PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce White Jr (ranked 1525 p4p, 178 weight class) and Jacques Chaize (ranked 1586 p4p, 183 weight class). Bruce White Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

White Jr
vs
Chaize

170 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
160 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
White Jr slips a jab from Chaize.
White Jr is looking to counter punch.
Sloppy strikes from Chaize. Those never looked like landing.
White Jr throwing a counter right hand but Chaize manages to avoid it.
Chaize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from White Jr misses the target.
Chaize falls off balance throwing a combination
and White Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chaize throws a right and a left that White Jr avoids nicely.
White Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize misses with a hook
and White Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaize throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chaize fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Chaize. Those never looked like landing.
Chaize throws a jab but it's blocked by White Jr.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chaize swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chaize takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Chaize misses.

Chaize closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Chaize fails to land.
Chaize tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chaize goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chaize tries to throw a body punch but White Jr avoids it by throwing Chaize back against the cage.
White Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chaizes head.
Chaize misses with a body punch.
Chaize misses with some punches.
I was talking to White Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
White Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chaize backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from White Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize swings wildly with an uppercut but White Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chaize misses with a body punch.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr misses with a body punch.

Chaize breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chaize misses with a body punch
and White Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chaize misses with a left hand
and Chaize takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaize.
White Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chaize misses with a jab to the body
and White Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chaize is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down White Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaize. White Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from White Jr misses the target.
Chaize ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White Jr moves away.
White Jr is looking to counter punch.
Chaize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White Jr manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jacques Chaize will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chaize misses with a body punch
and White Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chaize swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chaize tries to bum rush White Jr with a series of wild strikes but White Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaize.
White Jr is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize misses the body punch
and White Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chaize throws a combination that misses
and White Jr counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Chaize misses.
White Jr throwing a counter right hand but Chaize manages to avoid it.
White Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chaize misses with a body shot
and White Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
White Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaize.
White Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chaize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
A little feinted left hand from White Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chaize throws a lazy uppercut
and White Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from White Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chaize pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White Jr is looking to counter punch.
White Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chaize.
Jacques Chaize seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chaize throws a jab but it's blocked by White Jr.
It looked like White Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jacques Chaize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaize will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from White Jr misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from White Jr misses the target.
Chaize throws a body punch but White Jr moves out of range.
Chaize stuns White Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chaize tries to bum rush White Jr with a series of wild strikes but White Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chaize's jab looks to have found its range, popping White Jr under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize throws a right hand that White Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that White Jr also avoids with ease.
White Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chaize lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White Jr walks into a left hand.
Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaize swings widly with a right hand
and Chaize takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Chaize showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chaize throws a sloppy body shot
enabling White Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Chaize misses with a looping right.
It looked like White Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chaize throws a nice looking combination but White Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like White Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chaize throws a shot from downtown. White Jr moves away and avoids it.
White Jr is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize connects with a good right hand that stumbles White Jr. White Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chaize swings for the body but White Jr moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize misses the body punch
and White Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
White Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chaize.
White Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chaize throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White Jr is looking to counter punch.
Chaize digs a good body shot into White Jr's ribs.
Chaize tries to clinch but White Jr is having none of it.
Chaize misses with a body punch
and White Jr counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize takes a swing at White Jr's ribcage but misses.
Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chaize misses the jab.
Chaize misses with a hook
and White Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chaize moves in looking to clinch but White Jr pushes him off.
It looked like White Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the body from Chaize misses
enabling White Jr to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize throws the left hand but White Jr avoids the punch easily.
Chaize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaize takes a swing at White Jr's ribcage but misses.
Chaize misses with a series of wild punches.
White Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chaize swings for the body but White Jr moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from White Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize misses with a body punch
and White Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chaize misses with a looping left.
White Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaize.
White Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaize.
A little feinted left hand from White Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chaize loads up on a big right hand but White Jr slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from White Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Chaize comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chaize winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Chaize!