PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antwan White (ranked 5577 p4p, 529 weight class) and Solum Bumba (ranked 5671 p4p, 535 weight class). Solum Bumba acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

White
vs
Bumba

183 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

198 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Antwan White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Solum Bumba!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bumba thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

White instigates a clinch.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bumba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
Bumba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Bumba working hard to break the clinch.
Bumba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Bumba controls his hands.
Bumba tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bumba wants to break free but White has control.
Bumba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bumba misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bumba tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White working aggressively here.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from White.
White tries to throw a body punch but Bumba avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Bumba has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
Bumba throws a head punch that misses.
White gets through Bumba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bumbas head.
Bumba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as White takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bumba working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White has Bumba pressed against the cage, preventing Bumba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Bumba controls the action.
Bumba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bumba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bumba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bumba's efforts to push away.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antwan White dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

White pushes Bumba up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from White.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bumba has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White misses with a knee strike.
Bumba tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antwan White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bumba swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bumba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bumba backwards.
White slowing the pace effectively.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White misses with a body punch.
White is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White lands a body shot.
Bumba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bumba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bumba has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Bumba prevents a body shot from White.
White tries to throw a body punch but Bumba avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Bumba wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bumba has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Bumba misses with a hook from the clinch.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bumba's elbow.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bumba tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
Bumba blocks a body shot from White.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
White stalls.
White is leaning against Bumba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White working aggressively here.
White tries a body shot but Bumba blocks it.
Bumba is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antwan White dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bumba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Bumba sends White crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bumba is motioning to the referee to let White up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

White is rocked!
White closes the distance but Bumba moves to the side
and Bumba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Bumba engages and cracks White with a massive lead left hook - White tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Bumba is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solum Bumba!