PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce White Jr (ranked 2035 p4p, 240 weight class) and Drew Abilez (ranked 2703 p4p, 301 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

White Jr
vs
Abilez

170 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
158 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Threads of HARDCORE

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Abilez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abilez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abilez misses with a left hand
and White Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Abilez misses with a hook to the body

and White Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Abilez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Abilez is trying to push White Jr away but White Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Abilez working hard to break the clinch.
Abilez is trying to break the clinch but White Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Abilez tries to break the clinch but White Jr is controlling the position.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abilez is trying to push White Jr away but White Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White Jr working aggressively here.
Abilez tries to break free but White Jr pushes him back against the cage.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Abilez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abilez swings away with a body shot that misses
and White Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White Jr scores with the left hand. Abilez knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abilez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Decent striking displayed by White Jr there.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abilez.
A countering left hand to the body from Abilez misses.
Abilez throws a right hand that misses

and White Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Abilez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abilez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abilez throws a looping overhand right but White Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Abilez missing with a left hand there. White Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abilez misses with an uppercut
and White Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Abilez misses its intended target.
White Jr thuds his right hand into Abilez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
White Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abilez.
White Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Abilez breaks away and moves out of range.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr defending well as Abilez loads up on a big left hand.
Abilez misses with a hook
and White Jr counters with a straight right hand.
White Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abilez misses with a hook.
Abilez misses with a straight right.
It looks like White Jr has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abilez throws a poor cross that misses
and White Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abilez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abilez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abilez throws a shot from downtown. White Jr moves away and avoids it.
Abilez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by White Jr.
White Jr is looking to counter the offense by Abilez and move into the clinch.
White Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Abilez's head back.
White Jr connects with a right hand. Abilez shakes it off.
Abilez throws a lazy uppercut

and White Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White Jr.
Abilez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abilez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abilez is trying to push White Jr away but White Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White Jr misses with some punches.
Abilez has had enough of the clinch but White Jr keeps him there for the moment.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Abilez.

Abilez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abilez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White Jr cracks Abilez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abilez. White Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drew Abilez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abilez throws a lazy uppercut
enabling White Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Abilez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
White Jr blocks a jab.
White Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abilez misses with a hook
letting White Jr counter with a right hand.
We've been informed that Abilez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Abilez swings widly with a right hand
and White Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White Jr clobbers Abilez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

White Jr drives through and clinches with Abilez against the cage.

Abilez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abilez throws a looping overhand right but White Jr ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Abilez misses its intended target.
White Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
White Jr defending well as Abilez loads up on a big left hand.
White Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
White Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abilez tests White Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abilez misses with a body shot.
Abilez misses with a hook to the body
and Abilez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abilez misses with a shot to the body
and Abilez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White Jr lands with a good body shot.
White Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abilez.
Nice cross by White Jr.
Abilez misses with an uppercut. White Jr saw that one coming.
Abilez misses with a jab to the body
and White Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Abilez tries to get set, White Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Abilez manages to avoid the attempt.
White Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Abilez's head back.
White Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Abilez throws a poor cross that misses
and White Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White Jr moves out of range as Abilez strikes.
White Jr ducks under a wild hook from Abilez.
Abilez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abilez doesn't seem bothered though.
White Jr lands with a right hand.
Abilez walks into a left hand.
White Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abilez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce White Jr dominated that 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.

Abilez throws an off balance right hand
and White Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abilez lands a jab to White Jr's midsection.
Abilez misses with a looping left.
White Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
White Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abilez misses with a hook
enabling White Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Abilez throws a looping overhand right but White Jr ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Abilez misses.
Abilez looks to land a right hand but White Jr moved out of range.
As Abilez tries to get set, White Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Abilez manages to avoid the attempt.
Abilez looks to land a left hand but White Jr moved out of range nicely.
White Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abilez.
Bruce White Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Abilez misses with a left hand
and White Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abilez misses with a right hand

and White Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Abilez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Abilez fails to land.
Nice body punch from White Jr - that landed with a thud.
White Jr lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Abilez fails to land.
Abilez is trying to break the clinch but White Jr has him pressed against the cage.
White Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Abilez breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Abilez.
White Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abilez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White Jr.
Abilez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White Jr.
White Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
White Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abilez on the side of the head.
Abilez walks into a left hand.
Abilez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White Jr.
Abilez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice straight punches there by White Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White Jr.
Abilez misses with a lunging right hand
letting White Jr counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abilez misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
White Jr scores with a hook.
Abilez throws a body punch but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abilez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
White Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from White Jr.
White Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
White Jr takes a swing at Abilez's ribcage but misses.
Abilez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abilez walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Abilez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abilez throws an off balance right hand
and White Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
White Jr lands a nice looking body shot.

White Jr darts in and clinches Abilez up against the cage.
White Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abilez's efforts to push away.
White Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abilez backwards.
Abilez working aggressively here.
White Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abilez backwards.
Abilez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abilez is trying to force a seperation but White Jr has the dominant position.
White Jr presses Abilez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Abilez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abilez throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Abilez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
White Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
White Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
White Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
White Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White Jr scores with a nice strike.
Abilez misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for White Jr. That snapped Abilez's head back.
Abilez missing with a left hand there. White Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abilez misses with a left hand
and White Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White Jr scores with a body shot.
White Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abilez can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

White Jr moves into the clinch.
Abilez tries to circle away but White Jr has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abilez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Abilez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abilez backwards.
Good body shot from White Jr.
Abilez is breathing heavily.
White Jr is leaning against Abilez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from White Jr.
White Jr lands a nice uppercut.
White Jr gets through Abilez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from White Jr.
Abilez wants to break the clinch but can't.
White Jr lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abilez.
A shot in the inside from White Jr.
White Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abilez's efforts to push away.
White Jr lands with a light punch inside.
White Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abilez or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce White Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! White Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Abilez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abilez throws a hook to the side of White Jr's head but White Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abilez misses with a left hand
and White Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abilez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abilez throws an off balance right hand

and White Jr moves into the clinch.
White Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White Jr lands a shoulder strike.

Abilez is rocked!
White Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abilezs head.
Abilez is still on wobbly legs! Can White Jr finish him?
White Jr lands a big right hand that drops Abilez! The killer instinct kicks in and White Jr finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by White Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce White Jr!
Bruce White Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.