PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesper Svenington (ranked 7535 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy White (ranked 5688 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Svenington
vs
White

185 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesper Svenington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy White!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to clinch up.
Billy White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 pushes Svenington up against the cage in a clinch.
Svenington is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
White scores with a hook to the body.
Svenington fails to pull the fight into his guard.
White tries a knee to the head but Svenington blocks it.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Svenington backwards.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Svenington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Svenington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Svenington on the side of the head.
Svenington goes for a double leg but White avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as White continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesper Svenington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White with a jab.
White connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White scores with a punch to the head.
Svenington throws a body shot but no joy.

Svenington dives in and scores a takedown into White's guard.

Svenington stands up from guard. Let's bang!
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Svenington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Svenington closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
Svenington seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White wants to stand but Svenington is controlling the position.
Svenington content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Svenington stands up and waves to White to follow him.
White stuffs the takedown.
Svenington throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White lands with a shot to the body.
White scores with a nice head shot.
Svenington dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Svenington's head and hops out.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Svenington momentarily.
Svenington throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looks to clinch

and Svenington decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in White's guard.
Svenington looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Svenington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Svenington stops White from standing up.
Svenington is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Svenington is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Svenington closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into White's guard.
Svenington is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy White dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Svenington fails to land the takedown.
Svenington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Svenington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svenington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Svenington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesper Svenington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Svenington. Svenington gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
Svenington throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Svenington.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Svenington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Svenington prevents White from escaping the position.

Svenington is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
White is pushing Svenington's head away, looking to escape. Svenington manages to hold on to the position though.
White is trying to escape the position but Svenington is controlling the position.
Jesper Svenington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Svenington.
White is letting Svenington control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenington's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Svenington throws a strike aimed at the side of White's head but White avoids it well.

Svenington stands up.
Billy White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by White.
Svenington tries for a takedown but White circles away easily
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White tries to clinch but Svenington is having none of it.
Svenington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Svenington gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Svenington.
White jabs at Svenington's body.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
Svenington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Svenington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Svenington shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Svenington looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White being controlled here, momentarily.
Svenington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Svenington stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Svenington is defended easily by White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Svenington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Billy White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svenington tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Svenington takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Svenington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by White.
White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

White closes the distance and clinches.
Svenington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Svenington has double underhooks.
Svenington has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sveningtons head.
Svenington is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenington tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Svenington swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.

Svenington manages to break the clinch.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Svenington looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
White scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Svenington manages to mount him!
Svenington trying to control but White is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Svenington thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We've been hearing that Svenington has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Svenington controlling from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Svenington working for a submission but White is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying desperately to get to his feet.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Svenington wants to finish this one by submission but White is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Svenington.
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Svenington lands with some strikes.

Svenington is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, White has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Svenington breaks from White's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenington landing strikes from the mount and White is in trouble!
Svenington lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Svenington takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svenington landing strikes, looking to finish!
Svenington controlling the pace for now.
Svenington landing shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesper Svenington showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy White!