PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brook Whitebeard (ranked 3749 p4p, 408 weight class) and Cazacu Bors (ranked 7294 p4p, 572 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Whitebeard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember The Name. Brook Whitebeard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Whitebeard
vs
Bors

185 cm
26
192 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brook Whitebeard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cazacu Bors!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitebeard misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Whitebeard does it's job there.

It looks like Cazacu Bors has been cut.
Whitebeard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Bors uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitebeard.
Bors's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whitebeard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bors scrambles back to his feet.
Whitebeard throws a right hand that misses
and Whitebeard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bors swings widly with a right hand
letting Whitebeard counter with a right hand.
Whitebeard misses with a wild combination.
Whitebeard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Borss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Bors is rocked!
Whitebeard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bors manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Bors misses.
Bors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitebeard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitebeard swings widly with a right hand
letting Bors counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bors wants to clinch.
It looked like Whitebeard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bors rushes Whitebeard and presses him up against the cage.
Whitebeard lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've been informed that Bors has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Whitebeard avoids a wild elbow strike from Bors.
Whitebeard misses with some punches.
Whitebeard is trying to break the clinch but Bors has him pressed against the cage.
Whitebeard blocks an elbow strike from Bors.
Whitebeard takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Bors.
Bors struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitebeard controls his hands.
Whitebeard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitebeard.
Bors misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitebeard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bors swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitebeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard digs a right hand into Bors's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bors's gas tank.
Whitebeard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bors's elbow.
Bors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitebeard is leaning against Bors and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whitebeard misses with the head strike.
Whitebeard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whitebeard can't find room to land a body shot as Bors controls the action.
Whitebeard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borss head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Whitebeard breaks the clinch.
Bors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitebeard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bors throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whitebeard on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitebeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bors jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bors connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whitebeard's hands.
The fighters circling - Whitebeard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bors looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bors throws out a loose jab but Whitebeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard misses with a body shot.
Whitebeard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bors lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitebeard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bors rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whitebeard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bors closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bors.
Bors working aggressively here.
Bors lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bors tries to throw a body punch but Whitebeard avoids it by throwing Bors back against the cage.
Bors tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitebeard's elbow.
Bors blocks an uppercut.
Whitebeard scores with a shoulder strike.
Bors looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Whitebeard.
Whitebeard lands with a short shot to the head.
Whitebeard is trying to push Bors away but Bors has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whitebeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitebeard misses with a punch to the body.

Whitebeard breaks from the clinch.
Whitebeard moves out of range of the strikes.

Bors clinches up against the cage.
Bors misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brook Whitebeard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cazacu Bors's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bors throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitebeard. Bors does a little dance to reset his feet.

Bors moves into range and clinches up with Whitebeard.
Whitebeard misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bors.
Whitebeard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bors comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Brook Whitebeard has been cut.
Whitebeard avoids a wild elbow strike from Bors.
Bors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitebeard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bors tries to throw a body punch but Whitebeard avoids it by throwing Bors back against the cage.
Bors lands a right hand.
Bors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bors prevents a body shot from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard throws a punch but it's blocked by Bors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitebeard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bors's elbow.
Whitebeard digs a right hand underneath Bors's ribcage. Bors let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bors looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whitebeard blocks the elbow strike.
Bors misses with the head strike.
Bors lands a right hand.
Bors lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Bors on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bors scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whitebeard working aggressively here.
Bors creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Whitebeard fails to land.
Bors throws an elbow that misses.
Bors misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bors tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bors misses with a punch to the body.
Bors pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bors misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Bors fails to land.
Whitebeard misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitebeard blocks a body shot from Bors.

Whitebeard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitebeard scores with a one two! Bors had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Whitebeard throws a right hand that misses
and Bors counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitebeard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitebeard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bors.
Whitebeard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bors was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitebeard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitebeard with a nice cross.
Bors is still on wobbly legs! Can Whitebeard finish him?

That has opened up Cazacu Bors's cut even more.
Bors tries to clinch but Whitebeard moves out of range.
Bors seems to have recovered his senses.
Whitebeard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bors moves away.
Whitebeard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bors was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitebeard.

Bors gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bors misses with an elbow over the top.
Bors prevents a body shot from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard digs a right hand underneath Bors's ribcage. Bors let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bors misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitebeard swings wildly with an uppercut but Bors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bors pushes off an throws an elbow but Whitebeard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Whitebeard scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bors can't find room to land a body shot as Whitebeard controls the action.
Whitebeard has a couple of punches blocked by Bors.
Whitebeard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitebeard blocks an uppercut.
Whitebeard dodges an elbow strike from Bors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitebeard.
Bors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bors throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitebeard.
Whitebeard lands a hook to the side of 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!
Whitebeard tries to work over Bors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bors softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whitebeard is working Bors over against the cage.
Bors creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cazacu Bors will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bors! Whitebeard is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cazacu Bors!
A relieved looking Cazacu Bors thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.