PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jon Florian's chin.

Florian
vs
White

202 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris White!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with the combination.

White moves into range and clinches up with Florian.

Florian has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics White uses from the top position.

White gets to his feet. Florian looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Florian throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

White bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Florian explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Florian. Those never looked like landing.
White tries to counter by closing the distance.
Some wild striking there from Florian.

White shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Florian is trying to defend but White finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a head shot. Florian uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White throws a strike but Florian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

White throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Florian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Florian gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
White swings for the body but Florian moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Florian stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Florian looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

White pushes Florian up against the cage in a clinch.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Florian is landing a low percentage of strikes.

White has managed to clinch.
Florian jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Florian gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
White lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Florian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Florian slips a jab and a cross from White.
Florian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chris White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Florian circles away quickly and effectively.
White throws a hook but Florian avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from White.

White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Florian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Florian.
White looks to throw a body kick
enabling Florian to counter with a crisp jab.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Florian sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Florian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florian fails to land with a series of punches.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Florian looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Florian looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Florian.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Florian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Florian throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White slips a straight right by Florian.
Florian throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.

White takes the fight into the clinch.
Florian is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jon Florian will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

White dodges the punch combination from Florian.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Florian scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
White thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Florian if he has to take too many more of those.
A kick lands to the mid section there for White.
Jon Florian is winning the standup battle so far.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Florian.
Florian lands a body shot.
White defending well as Florian loads up on a big left hand.
White throws a right hand that Florian ducks under and follows up with a left that Florian also avoids with ease.
As White looks to move away, Florian throws a big counter combo but White just gets out of the way.
Florian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Florian takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Florian misses with a two punch combination.
White is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Florian throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Florian.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Florian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Florian tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.

White manages to break the clinch.
White scores with a three punch combo!
Florian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Florian moves out of range of the body kick from White.

White clinches with his opponent.

White breaks the clinch.
Florian throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Florian takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Florian throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White takes a swing at Florian's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Florian misses.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Florian pinned against the cage. Florian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

White clinches with his opponent.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Florian misses the jab.
Jon Florian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Florian moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

White has managed to clinch.
Florian blocks a punch to the side of the head.

White has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Florian regains guard immediately.
White prevents Florian from getting back to his feet.

Florian pushes White off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Florian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Florian is looking to land body kicks.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Florian tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And White tries to counter it with a takedown but Florian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Florian throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Florian.
A decent looking body kick lands there for White.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Florian counters with a nice body shot.
Florian listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
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 Jon Florian will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by White.
White scoring with punches and elbows.

White decides to take the fight back to the feet.
White is looking to clinch.
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Florian back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Florian throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
As Florian backs off White throws a huge counter combo but Florian manages to avoid it all.
White is looking to clinch but Florian is avoiding it.
White throws a hook but Florian avoids it easily.

White clinches up with Florian and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

White closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - White lands in his opponent's guard.

Florian pushes White off and scrambles back to his feet.
Florian throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Florian thinking.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Florian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Florian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Florian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Florian fails to land with a series of punches.
Florian misses with a leg kick.
White shoots for a takedown but Florian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Florian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Florian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Florian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Florian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Florian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White throws a counter combo.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Florian.
Florian throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White lets loose with a powerful body kick. Florian will feel that in the morning.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Florian seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

White gets a takedown into half guard.

Florian pushes White off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick from White lands but Florian takes it in his stride.
Florian throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Florian is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Florian circles away and we're back to standing.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from White does no damage.
Florian misses with a wild combination.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Florian connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
Florian throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jon Florian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris White.
Florian throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a body kick that stops Florian in his tracks momentarily.
Florian scores with a three punch combo!
Chris White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jon Florian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Florian misses.

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 Jon Florian.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Florian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Florian!