PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce White Jr (ranked 452 p4p, 614 weight class) and Bazar Al Jhit (ranked 57 p4p, 81 weight class). Al Jhit has chosen The Greatest Light is the Greatest Shade as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

White Jr
vs
Al Jhit

170 cm
30
155
19 - 10 - 0

178 cm
32
158
15 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains
Voodoo Nutrition

Conviction

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 19 - 10 - 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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bazar Al Jhit!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr ducks under a wild hook from Al Jhit.
White Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Bazar Al Jhit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White Jr throws out a loose jab but Al Jhit uses good head movement to avoid it.
White Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Al Jhit.
Nice cross by White Jr.

Al Jhit throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. White Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Al Jhit finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Al Jhit got a little sloppy there for a moment and White Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Al Jhit has managed to get both his arms back between White Jr's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Jhit won't allow White Jr to sweep him here.
White Jr trying to control the position.
White Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Al Jhit is now in half guard.
White Jr wants to control but Al Jhit is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White Jr throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Al Jhit manages to pass to side control.
A control attempt from White Jr but he's now mounted!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit prevents White Jr from getting the reversal.
Al Jhit misses with a head shot.
White Jr tries to hold on but Al Jhit pushes him away.
White Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Al Jhit landing shots from mount.
White Jr is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit wants to take his opponent's back but White Jr doesn't allow it.
White Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
White Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White Jr tries to lock up and control but Al Jhit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
White Jr tries to reverse the position but Al Jhit maintains control.
Al Jhit avoids the attempt from White Jr to control.
White Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit working away from the top, dropping strikes.
White Jr is working to get back to half guard.
White Jr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Al Jhit.
White Jr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Al Jhit passes to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bazar Al Jhit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Al Jhit does it's job there.
White Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Al Jhit decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
White Jr trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Al Jhit manages to pass to mount!
White Jr is trying to escape the mount.
White Jr tries to lock up and control but Al Jhit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr regains half guard.

White Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. White Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Al Jhit postures up.

White Jr has an active guard here but Al Jhit has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. White Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

White Jr working for submissions but it's allowed Al Jhit to get to half guard.
White Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
White Jr is looking to control Al Jhit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White Jr avoid being mounted?

White Jr has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Al Jhit escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Al Jhit!
Al Jhit wants to lay and pray for a moment but White Jr keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White Jr looks to move to half guard but instead Al Jhit has passed into mount! Damn!
Al Jhit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White Jr wants to control but Al Jhit is having none of it.
Al Jhit lands a big shot there that rocks White Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr tries to lock up and control but Al Jhit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
White Jr is squirming around, avoiding Al Jhit's attempts to control the action.
White Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bazar Al Jhit has got the better of the ground game so far.
White Jr regains half guard.
White Jr trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Jhit is nestled in close to White Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bazar Al Jhit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

White Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Al Jhit.
Al Jhit shoots in and drives through. White Jr sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from White Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Jhit.
White Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Al Jhit with a poor takedown
letting White Jr counter with a right hand.
Bruce White Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bazar Al Jhit.
White Jr throws a jab when Al Jhit was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Al Jhit lands an impressive looking overhand right. White Jr doesn't seem phased though.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White Jr ducks under a wild hook from Al Jhit.
White Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
White Jr throws a right hand that Al Jhit ducks under and follows up with a left that Al Jhit also avoids with ease.
Al Jhit throws a looping overhand right but White Jr ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Al Jhit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White Jr slips a jab and a cross from Al Jhit.
Al Jhit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White Jr at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Jhit with a lazy takedown attempt
and White Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Al Jhit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and White Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruce White Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Jhit misses the jab.
White Jr misses the jab.
A slow jab from Al Jhit misses its intended target.
Al Jhit looks to land a combination but White Jr avoids it well.
White Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Al Jhit.
A lazy left from Al Jhit finds it's target.
Al Jhit throws a poor cross that misses
and White Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Al Jhit misses.
A big left from Al Jhit misses.
White Jr moves away from the strike by Al Jhit.
White Jr misses with a hook.
Al Jhit looks to throw the jab but White Jr is out of range.
A lazy left from White Jr finds it's target.
Bruce White Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Al Jhit might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Al Jhit looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
White Jr tries to roll over but Al Jhit keeps him under control.
Al Jhit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
White Jr wants to get back to full guard.

Al Jhit is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, Al Jhit seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit is trying to control. White Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Al Jhit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White Jr moves into full guard.
White Jr wants to improve his position but instead Al Jhit has moved into half guard.
White Jr gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Al Jhit stopping the sweep attempt from White Jr.
Al Jhit wants to control from the top but White Jr keeps moving.

White Jr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Al Jhit has picked White Jr up and slammed him! White Jr can't keep hold of the triangle and Al Jhit manages to pass to side control!
White Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on White Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bazar Al Jhit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Al Jhit 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bazar Al Jhit!
An out of breath Bazar Al Jhit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Bruce White Jr had this to say: 'I'll be back!'.