PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny White (ranked 1188 p4p, 125 weight class) and Azumah Nelson (ranked 2185 p4p, 223 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Nelson

175 cm
36
166 lbs
26 - 17 - 1

178 cm
27
148 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Danny White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azumah Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a series of strikes that have Nelson backpedaling.
Nelson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nelson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nelson moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from White.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
White with a nice cross.
White misses with a straight right.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nelson.
White needs to keep his hands up - Nelson had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White scores with a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White.
White blocks the body kick.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White lands with a cross.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from White.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White misses with a head kick.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from White.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from White misses.
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nelson back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from White.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Nelson.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from White does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nelson throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Nelson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses the jab.
Nelson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson.

White shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nelson wants to control but White is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from White.
Nelson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
White looks to land a strike but Nelson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nelson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst White is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nelson is controlling White's posture.
White distracts Nelson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson managing to control the position.
White throwing strikes from guard but Nelson blocks nicely.
Nelson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

White slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny White dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nelson tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from White misses.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Danny White is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nelson!
White throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.

White scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.
Nelson tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nelson pushes White off looking to stand but White dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
Nelson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
White looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
White seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, White seems content to control.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Danny White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Nelson trying to control but White postures up.
White prevents Nelson from standing back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Azumah Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nelson tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nelson misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Nelson.

White shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
White trying to control from half guard but Nelson is working away.
Nelson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
Nelson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control White haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White slips a nice elbow through Nelson's hands, connecting with Nelson's forehead.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White prevents Nelson from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny White dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nelson swinging wildly here.
White swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nelson scores with a nice head shot.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White takes one on the button.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson scores with a three punch combo!

White dives in and scores a takedown into Nelson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
White postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
White won't allow Nelson to sweep him here.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to sweep but instead, White has passed into half guard.
Nelson is trying to stand back up but White is controlling him
Nelson tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. White connects with a nice short shot to Nelson's temple.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nelson desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Azumah Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nelson wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Danny White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
White working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nelson is not content to let White control the position.
White keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
White takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nelson is trying to control but White manages to pass to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
White has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
White in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
White with a couple of short strikes.
White unloading with bombs!

Nelson is rocked!
White landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nelson is still in real trouble! Can White finish him?
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 working Nelson over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Danny White!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Danny White!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Danny White!

Danny White wins by unanimous decision!
Danny White was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Azumah Nelson stepped up to the mic, saying 'the slowest learner I have ever had. lol had no chance'.