PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Werdum (ranked 2613 p4p, 2288 weight class) and Buster White (ranked 360 p4p, 324 weight class). White is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Whiskey Myers - Stone. Anderson Werdum has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Werdum
vs
White

200 cm
23
218
7 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
210
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing & Laundry 20%

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Werdum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster White!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werdum dodges the punch combination from White.
Werdum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
Werdum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Werdum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Werdum misses with a head kick.
White digs a good hook to Werdum's body.
White with the inside leg kick.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
White misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from White does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Werdum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Werdum.
White with the inside leg kick.
Werdum is on the wrong end of a nice combination from White.
Werdum fakes the leg kick and cracks White in the body.
Some wild striking there from White.
Werdum swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White misses with a double jab
and Werdum counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werdum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Werdum misses with a body kick.
White misses with a straight left.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Werdum.
Werdum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've been told by Werdum's head coaches at High Kicks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
White connects with a body shot.
Werdum blocks a low kick nicely.
White punishes Werdum's body with a nice straight punch.
Werdum slips under a jab.
Werdum moves out of range as White strikes.
Werdum thinks about countering with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Werdum down.
White lands a jab to Werdum's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from White.
Some wild striking there from White.
Werdum checks a low kick from White.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Werdum.
Werdum throws a quick counter kick to the body but White avoids it.
Buster White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White tries to bum rush Werdum with a series of wild strikes but Werdum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Werdum quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
White loads up on a big right hand but Werdum slips the punch.
Werdum ducks under a wild hook from White.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Werdum manages to avoid it.
Werdum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White lands a jab to Werdum's midsection.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Werdum takes one to the side of the head.
Werdum throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from White misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White loads up on a big right hand but Werdum slips the punch.
Werdum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White missing with a left hand there. Werdum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Werdum looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Werdum counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
White lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White.
White throws a jab when Werdum was well out of range.
Werdum fires out a quick counter leg kick but White just manages to avoid it.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Werdum counters with a nice body kick.
White looks winded!
A bone on bone clash there as Werdum blocks the leg kick.
White is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Werdum moves out of range of the strikes.
White moves out of range as Werdum throws a body kick.
White throws a counter combo.
Werdum checks the leg kick.
Werdum throws a counter high kick but White was just alert enough to avoid it.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Buster White dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

White throws a leg kick
and Werdum counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Werdum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Werdum counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Werdum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Werdum throws a head kick that misses.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Werdum checks it well.
White tried to score with a low kick but Werdum checks it.
White misses with a wild combination.
Werdum looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
White is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White swinging wildly here.
Werdum throws a quick counter head kick but White was just out of range.
Werdum is looking to chop away at White's legs.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Werdum moves away.
Werdum thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Werdum counters with a nice kick to the body.
Werdum slips a jab from White.
Werdum is looking to counter with a body kick.
Buster White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Werdum throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Werdum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White wants to slow Werdum down by chopping away at his legs.
Werdum lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Werdum.
White throws a counter combo.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Werdum thinks about countering with a head kick.
Werdum lands with a nice body kick.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Werdum. That one must have hurt.
White avoids a kick to the body.
Werdum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Werdum looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Werdum throws a head kick that misses.
White with a hook.
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!
White throws a hook to the side of Werdum's head but Werdum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Werdum might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Werdum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White throws a leg kick
and Werdum counters with a body kick that stops White in his tracks momentarily.
White misses with an uppercut. Werdum saw that one coming.
Werdum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White throws a counter combo.
Buster White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Werdum throws a head kick but White moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a combination that misses
and Werdum counters with a good, hard body kick but White shrugs it off.
Werdum looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
White throws a series of punches but Werdum avoids them all with ease.
Werdum thinks about countering with a body kick.
White throws a hook but Werdum blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Werdum blocks the low kick.
Werdum lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
White misses with a right hand
and Werdum counters with a thumping low kick.
Werdum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Werdum!
White throws a series of punches but Werdum avoids them all with ease.
White just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWerdum.
That kick from Werdum tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Werdum counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werdum scoring well with a low kick there.
Werdum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Werdum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from White.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Werdum checks a leg kick.
It appears Werdum was looking to counter with a kick there.
White looks to land a left hand but Werdum moved out of range nicely.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Werdum counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
Werdum pushes White away with a front kick.
White moves out of range as Werdum throws a body kick.
White appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Werdum scores with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Werdum dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

White throws a body punch but Werdum moves out of range.
Werdum jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
White misses with a low kick.
A low kick from White misses
and Werdum makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Werdum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White throws a shot from downtown. Werdum moves away and avoids it.
It appears Werdum was looking to counter with a kick there.
Werdum checks the leg kick nicely there.
A cross from White lands.
White misses with a double jab
and Werdum counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Werdum.
Werdum lands with a kick to the ribs.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Werdum.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Werdum counters with a nice leg kick.
Werdum pushes White away with a front kick.
Werdum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Werdum.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Werdum circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from Werdum tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
Werdum looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
White misses with a right hand
and Werdum counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
A head kick from Werdum lands but White takes it in his stride.
White missing with a left hand there. Werdum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Werdum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWerdum.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werdum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Werdum thinks about countering with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Werdum blocks a jab.
White misses with a low kick.
Werdum thinks about countering with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
Werdum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Werdum throws a head kick that misses.
White throws a right hand that Werdum ducks under and follows up with a left that Werdum also avoids with ease.
Werdum feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A punch combination from White misses.
White misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werdum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White misses with a straight left.
White misses with a hook
and Werdum counters with a body kick.
White motions for Werdum to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Werdum defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Werdum.
White tries to work over Werdum's front leg with a kick but Werdum checks it.
White misses with a low kick.
Werdum looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Werdum throws a half hearted mid kick.
White scores with a jab. Werdum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from White misses
and Werdum counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a jab when Werdum was well out of range.
Werdum lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
White throws a shot from downtown. Werdum moves away and avoids it.
Werdum half committed to a counter leg kick.
Werdum slips a jab and a cross from White.
Nice body kick from Werdum.
White takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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 low kick, looking for Werdum's leg but Werdum calmly moves out of range.
Werdum throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Werdum.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Werdum is looking to counter with head kicks.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Werdum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Werdum.
Werdum quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Werdum.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Werdum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Werdum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Werdum!
Anderson Werdum really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.