PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sic Vicious (ranked 1655 p4p, 213 weight class) and Danny White (ranked 871 p4p, 120 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Vicious
vs
White

186 cm
30
179 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

175 cm
37
166 lbs
29 - 17 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sic Vicious !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Danny White!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White ducks under a wild hook from Vicious .
Vicious takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White throws a hook but Vicious blocks it.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vicious throws a leg kick
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vicious .
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vicious under the eye.
Vicious pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Vicious misses
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White misses with a hook
and Vicious counters with a straight right hand.
Vicious takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vicious needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
Vicious throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Vicious .
Vicious has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicious works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Vicious , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White throws a right hand that Vicious ducks under and follows up with a left that Vicious also avoids with ease.
White connects with a crisp jab.
Vicious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vicious misses with a body kick.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vicious had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vicious steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vicious was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White looks to land a right hand but Vicious moved out of range.
Vicious throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Vicious throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vicious slips a straight right by White.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Vicious moves out of range easily.
Vicious thuds a left hand into White's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vicious on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
White throws out a loose jab but Vicious uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vicious to the mat! Vicious manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vicious works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vicious holds on and takes a little breather.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vicious has White pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
Vicious utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White won't allow Vicious to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
White with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vicious counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by White.
White might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White checks a leg kick.
Vicious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White throws a right hand that Vicious ducks under and follows up with a left that Vicious also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Vicious there.
Sic Vicious is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Vicious .
White connects with a jab.
White slips a jab from Vicious .
Vicious fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
Vicious misses with an attempted mid kick.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vicious . White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vicious misses with an attempted mid kick.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vicious throws a quick counter kick to the body but White avoids it.
A jab from White misses.
Vicious scores with a hook.
Vicious looks to land a combination. White sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vicious .
Vicious drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vicious moves out of range of the body kick from White.
Good standup being displayed there by Vicious as he connects with a hook.
Vicious throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White avoids the body shot from Vicious .
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vicious is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Vicious circles away and we're back to standing.
Sic Vicious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny White.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Vicious .
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vicious .
Vicious swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vicious scores with a jab to the jaw.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Danny White will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vicious misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White scores with a nice right hand.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vicious as he avoids it easily.
Vicious jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Danny White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vicious takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vicious bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White misses with a looping right.
White looks to land a combination but Vicious avoids it well.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Vicious to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vicious ducks under a wild hook from White.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
White throws a body punch but Vicious moves out of range.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vicious walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vicious throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White connects with a body shot that sends Vicious 's belly button to the back.
Vicious 's corner calls for a 1-2. Vicious obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White throws a shot from downtown. Vicious moves away and avoids it.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vicious is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Vicious .
White connects with a crisp jab.
Vicious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vicious .
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vicious .
White checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vicious lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
White tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vicious defends well and White ends up having to push Vicious into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vicious lands a head shot.
White looks to land a combination. Vicious sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vicious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Danny White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vicious throws a right and a left that both miss.
White misses with a double jab
and Vicious makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White staying out of range there.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White moves away from the strike by Vicious .
Vicious lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vicious counters with a left and a right that stings White.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice cross by Vicious .
White scores with the left hand. Vicious knows he should have avoided that one.
Vicious throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Vicious .
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by White.
Nice straight punches there by White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White.
Vicious explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vicious is looking to score with low kicks.
White throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Vicious was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White.
Vicious ducks under a wild hook from White.
White throws the kick towards the body but Vicious avoids it.
White misses with an uppercut
and Vicious counters with a left to the body.
A jab from White misses.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
White checks a leg kick.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vicious finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vicious lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Vicious wants to land a leg kick but White is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Vicious scores with a four punch combination!
Vicious pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and Vicious settles back down.
Vicious throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Vicious keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sic Vicious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny White.
Vicious uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vicious connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vicious looks to land a combination. White sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

White is rocked!
Vicious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vicious 's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sic Vicious dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Vicious dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
A jab from White finds it's way through Vicious 's defenses.
Vicious paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Vicious finish him?
Vicious swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vicious was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vicious throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White throws a combination. Vicious tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vicious avoids the body shot from White.
Vicious swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White is looking to slow Vicious down with leg kicks.
Vicious moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws the left hand but Vicious avoids the punch easily.
Vicious throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Vicious misses.
Vicious looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Vicious pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vicious 's waist but Vicious gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicious on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vicious goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vicious looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
A punch combination from Vicious misses.
White lands a nice hook to Vicious 's body. Vicious takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White checks a leg kick.
White dives in for a single leg takedown but Vicious sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vicious rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White misses with a looping left.

White shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vicious napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
White working away.
Vicious is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicious takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on White's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vicious is looking to work his way out of this bad position but White is controlling him well.
White trying to control the action but Vicious is working from the bottom.
White throws an elbow but Vicious slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicious wants to get back to his feet but White drags him back down.
White misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
White lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
White misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
White sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vicious is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vicious is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vicious tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Vicious avoids the strikes from White.
White controlling well, preventing Vicious from escaping the position.
Vicious trying to control the hands but White breaks the grip.
Vicious is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny White!
Danny White is the new welterweight champion!
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, Sic Vicious stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back motherf##kers!!'.