PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crush Bandicoot (ranked 407 p4p, 49 weight class) and Freddy White (ranked 593 p4p, 25 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bandicoot
vs
White

173 cm
25
159 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

177 cm
42
164 lbs
39 - 26 - 4

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Shade Tree Nutrition

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crush Bandicoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 26 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandicoot with a jab.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
White lands with a kick to the temple. Bandicoot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bandicoot misses with a straight left.
White lands with a right hand.
Bandicoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bandicoot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good standup being displayed there by Bandicoot as he connects with a hook.
White ducks right into an uppercut from Bandicoot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from White.
Bandicoot is looking to counter punch.
Bandicoot misses with a looping right.
White scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White tests Bandicoot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White throws a head kick that misses
and Bandicoot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bandicoot misses the jab.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Bandicoot moves out of range of the body kick.

Bandicoot catches White napping and connects with a big right hand that sends White to the canvas!

White is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandicoot postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
White is still in real trouble! Can Bandicoot finish him?
Bandicoot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
Bandicoot pushes down on White's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bandicoot landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Bandicoot is sneakily working for an arm triangle but White sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White is trying to stand.

Bandicoot is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.

Bandicoot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bandicoot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bandicoot is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bandicoot lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot misses with a head shot. White uses the momentum to regain guard.

White pushes Bandicoot off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bandicoot misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Bandicoot takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bandicoot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Crush Bandicoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White swings for the body but Bandicoot moves out of range.
Bandicoot misses with a wild body shot.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot throws a shot to the body.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandicoot.
As Bandicoot backs off White throws a huge counter combo but Bandicoot manages to avoid it all.
Bandicoot misses with a left hand
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Bandicoot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White throws a nice looking combination but Bandicoot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Bandicoot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bandicoot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White looks to throw the jab but Bandicoot is out of range.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bandicoot misses with a straight left.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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 Crush Bandicoot 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.

Bandicoot defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Bandicoot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bandicoot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bandicoot misses with a left hand
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Bandicoot scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White slips a jab from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bandicoot under the eye.
White throws a hook to the side of Bandicoot's head but Bandicoot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Bandicoot tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bandicoot loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
And White responds with a good body kick, but Bandicoot manages to step out the way in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandicoot misses the target.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White looks to throw the jab but Bandicoot is out of range.
It looked like Bandicoot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bandicoot misses with a right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White throws a sloppy head kick
and Bandicoot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bandicoot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bandicoot throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
Bandicoot throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandicoot lands a slapping body shot.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Bandicoot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bandicoot misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a body kick that misses
and Bandicoot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandicoot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White throws a head kick but Bandicoot moves out of range.
White throws a leg kick but Bandicoot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bandicoot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bandicoot lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends White sprawling to the canvas. Bandicoot follows him down, looking for the kill. Can White hang on?
Bandicoot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bandicoot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bandicoot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bandicoot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White wants to get back to his feet.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bandicoot tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bandicoot scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bandicoot in particular looking to stall.
White is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bandicoot throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.
Bandicoot content to control rather than advance.
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. Bandicoot connects with a nice short shot to White's temple.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White is looking to escape.
Bandicoot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bandicoot wants to pass to mount but White is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandicoot perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crush Bandicoot dominated that second round.
That's time! Bandicoot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice cross by White.
Bandicoot misses with a hook
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bandicoot thinking.
Crush Bandicoot is winning the standup battle so far.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandicoot.
White throws a big counter head kick but Bandicoot avoids it with no problem.
Bandicoot throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White slips under a jab from Bandicoot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Bandicoot throws a hook but White blocks it.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from White.
Bandicoot throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
Bandicoot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White lands a nice hook to Bandicoot's body. Bandicoot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White ducks under a wild hook from Bandicoot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot misses with a straight left.
Bandicoot seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bandicoot walks into a stiff left hand from White.
White is looking to land body kicks.
Bandicoot scores with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bandicoot will feel that in the morning.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bandicoot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head 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!
Bandicoot lands with a nice body punch.
Bandicoot misses with a hook
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Bandicoot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Bandicoot moves out of range easily.
Bandicoot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White moves out of range as Bandicoot strikes.
A combination from White does no damage.
Bandicoot misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Bandicoot misses with an uppercut.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White slips under a jab.
White throws out a counter right but Bandicoot avoids it with no problem.
Bandicoot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White moves away from the strike by Bandicoot.
White dodges the punch combination from Bandicoot.
Freddy White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White moves away from the strike by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot connects with a body shot.
White is looking to chop away at Bandicoot's legs.
Crush Bandicoot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White defending well as Bandicoot loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from White.
Bandicoot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot slips a straight right by White.
White slips a jab from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bandicoot just misses with a punch to the body.
White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White misses the jab.
White misses with a jab to the body
and Bandicoot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws a right hand that Bandicoot ducks under and follows up with a left that Bandicoot also avoids with ease.
White lands with a nice body punch.
White walks into a left hand.

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 Crush Bandicoot.
Well Bandicoot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Crush Bandicoot!
During a confident post fight interview, Crush Bandicoot thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Freddy White stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the drawing board '.