PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorma White (ranked 3337 p4p, 4473 weight class) and Mathieu Bouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 547 weight class). Jorma White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

White
vs
Bouchard

186 cm
25
195
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jorma White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mathieu Bouchard!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bouchard.
White slips under a jab.
Bouchard connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.

White has closed the distance and engaged Bouchard in a clinch.
Bouchard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White working aggressively here.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bouchard throws a head punch that misses.
Bouchard lands with a right to the head.
Bouchard misses with some punches.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White lands a left hand.

White wants the takedown. Bouchard is fighting it off but White persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bouchard's guard against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bouchard looking for a sweep. Not yet Bouchard, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
White's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bouchard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bouchard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bouchard tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bouchard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Bouchard does a little dance to reset his feet.

White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White presses Bouchard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
White lands a shot to the body.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bouchards head.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bouchard backwards.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bouchard backwards.
A shot in the inside from White.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White gets through Bouchard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bouchard lands a right hand.
Bouchard can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White lands a body punch.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bouchard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bouchard throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bouchard.
Bouchard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bouchard looks winded!
Bouchard lands with a light punch inside.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bouchards head.
White pushes Bouchard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White gets through Bouchard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Bouchard is rocked!
White lands a left hand.
Bouchard is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a right to the head.
White is working Bouchard over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for White.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bouchard backwards.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 digs a right hand into Bouchard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bouchard's gas tank.
A short left from White.
White lands a body shot.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White is leaning against Bouchard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bouchard or not.
White lands a left hand.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from White.
White lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from White.
White is leaning against Bouchard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jorma White 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.

White clinches.
White blocking some punches.
Bouchard seems to have recovered his senses.
Bouchard misses with a punch on the inside.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bouchard backwards.
White pushes Bouchard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from White.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White pushes Bouchard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White dips a shoulder and cracks Bouchard with a mighty uppercut! Bouchard falls back against the cage and White unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bouchard is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - White screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorma White!