PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismarck De Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Jager kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Afrikanerhart. White has chosen ASAP Ferg - Dump Dump as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

De Jager
vs
White

189 cm
30
210 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

193 cm
27
209 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bismarck De Jager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cruz White!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jager lands with a thumping leg kick.

White pushes De Jager up against the cage in a clinch.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Jager backwards.
De Jager throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White has a couple of punches blocked by De Jager.
A short right from De Jager on the inside.
De Jager can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
De Jager lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Jager misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from White.
De Jager looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.

White manages to break the clinch.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White throws a low kick but De Jager avoids it.
White scores with a push kick.
White loads up on a big right hand but De Jager slips the punch.
De Jager throws a low kick but White moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Jager scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by De Jager.
De Jager throws a big counter combination but White scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cruz White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Jager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
White lands a right hand.
De Jager holding his opponent close, against the cage.
White works on De Jager's body with a couple of short punches.

De Jager manages to break the clinch.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White misses with a looping left.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Jager moves away.
De Jager on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Jager throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Jager's head.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from De Jager. Those never looked like landing.
De Jager lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
De Jager throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Jager misses with a low kick.
White is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
White missing with a left hand there. De Jager was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White misses with an uppercut. De Jager saw that one coming.
De Jager throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
De Jager checks a leg kick nicely.
De Jager appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Jager fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
White lands a jab.
De Jager misses the shot to the body.
De Jager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
De Jager connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White wants to clinch.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Jager misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from White.
It looked like De Jager was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager misses the body punch
and White counters with a nice leg kick.
De Jager rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
De Jager throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
White keeps De Jager at a distance using the push kick.
De Jager lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Jager keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from De Jager misses.
A head kick misses from De Jager.
White misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from De Jager misses its intended target.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cruz White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

White looks to score with a jab to the body but De Jager is just out of range.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White slips a jab from De Jager.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White lands a right hook to the body.
De Jager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
De Jager misses with a wild body shot.
De Jager looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries to land a leg kick but De Jager saw it coming and moves away.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Jager counters with a stiff right hand.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Jager's calf.
Nice shot lands for White.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Jager's calf.
De Jager does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
White scores with a nice head shot.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Jager's calf.
White throws a leg kick but De Jager checks it.
De Jager connects with an inside leg kick.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Jager's calf.
De Jager is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Jager throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
White lands a really nice looking cross but De Jager seems unphased.
De Jager fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White throws a jab when De Jager was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White avoids the body shot from De Jager.
White throws a leg kick but De Jager checks it.
White dodges the punch combination from De Jager.
De Jager stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
De Jager on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
White misses with a right hand
and De Jager counters with a one-two to the body.
White swings widly with a right hand
enabling De Jager to counter with a crisp jab.
White on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Jager looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Jager.
It looked like De Jager wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White swings widly with a right hand
enabling De Jager to counter with a crisp jab.
White misses the jab.
De Jager throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Jager scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
Cruz White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from White misses
and De Jager counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
De Jager lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White checks the leg kick.
White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Jager.
De Jager fires out a quick counter leg kick but White just manages to avoid it.
De Jager keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Jager lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Jager pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Jager walks into a left hand.
De Jager throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Jager misses with a straight left.
White tries a quick counter leg kick but De Jager is wise to it.
De Jager is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White checks the leg kick.
De Jager throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Some wild striking there from White.
De Jager moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bismarck De Jager will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A jab from De Jager misses.
White misses with a leg kick.
De Jager is looking to counter punch.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from De Jager lands.

White has managed to clinch.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
De Jager swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Jager wants to break free but White has control.
De Jager misses with a short punch on the inside.

De Jager pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands a really nice looking cross but De Jager seems unphased.
White lands with an overhand left.
White throws a solid leg kick but De Jager takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
De Jager thows a leg kick but White checks it
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager blocks a low kick nicely.
De Jager looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
De Jager checks the leg kick.
White takes a swing at De Jager's ribcage but misses.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
White throws a low kick but De Jager avoids it.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

White clinches up with De Jager and pushes him back against the cage.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Jager backwards.

De Jager pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Jager misses with an uppercut.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
De Jager checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Jager walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
White jabs De Jager to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Jager loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Jager throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
De Jager checks a leg kick.
White throws the left hand but De Jager avoids the punch easily.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Jager staying out of range there.
White lands a nice hook to De Jager's body. De Jager takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White throws a leg kick

and De Jager counters with a nice double leg into side control. White won't be happy with that.
White is trying to control De Jager's posture but De Jager avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
De Jager unloading with bombs!
De Jager lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Jager punishing his opponent with strikes.
De Jager throwing strikes here but White is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
De Jager scoring with strikes but White is staying in there.
De Jager cracks White with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
White tries to hold on but De Jager pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Jager sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries to hold on but De Jager pushes him away.
De Jager wants to control the pace but White is squirming around nicely.
De Jager throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for White because De Jager loaded up on that one.
De Jager wants to control the pace but White is squirming around nicely.
De Jager landing shots from mount.
White can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bismarck De Jager.
I think De Jager has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bismarck De Jager!
After winning the bout, Bismarck De Jager thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Cruz White had this to say: 'Rematch?'.