PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo White (ranked 2775 p4p, 2820 weight class) and Knuckle Sandwhich (ranked 377 p4p, 385 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

White
vs
Sandwhich

186 cm
26
195
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
190
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckle Sandwhich!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White scores with a punch to the head.

Sandwhich gets a clinch.
Sandwhich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sandwhich.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sandwhich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Timo White has been cut.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
White blocks an elbow strike.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White gets through Sandwhich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Sandwhich misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
White blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandwhich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White blocks an elbow strike from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White avoiding damage as Sandwhich throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from White.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White lands an uppercut.
Sandwhich slows down the pace here.
Sandwhich is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sandwhich.
White looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sandwhich lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Sandwhich on the inside.
Sandwhich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Sandwhich controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
White scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Sandwhich misses with some punches.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from White.

White breaks the clinch.

Sandwhich has managed to clinch.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Sandwhich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sandwhich.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sandwhich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White avoids the elbow strike from Sandwhich, against the cage.
Sandwhich throws an elbow that misses.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandwhich.
Sandwhich scores with a shoulder strike.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandwhich struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sandwhich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sandwhich blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sandwhich lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Sandwhich to work.
A short left from White.
White working aggressively here.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Sandwhich taking a breather.
White lands with a left to the head.
White working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Knuckle Sandwhich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timo White's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sandwhich moves into the clinch successfully.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sandwhich in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
White blocking some punches.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White misses with the head strike.
White gets through Sandwhich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandwhich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White misses with the head strike.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sandwhich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Sandwhich controls the action.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White takes a shot to the head.
Knuckle Sandwhich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandwhich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sandwhich clinches.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White avoiding damage as Sandwhich throws knees to the body.
Sandwhich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White lands with a left to the head.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Sandwhich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich controlling the action here for a moment.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sandwhich pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
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 has a couple of punches blocked by Sandwhich.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandwhich backwards.
Sandwhich being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from White.
Sandwhich has a couple of punches blocked by White.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandwhich.
Sandwhich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White scores with a hook to the body.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sandwhich darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
Sandwhich lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White blocking some punches.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White lands with a left to the head.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Sandwhich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from White.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White blocking some punches.
White avoiding damage as Sandwhich throws knees to the body.
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!
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sandwhich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandwhich backwards.
White lands with a left to the head.
White is struggling to control the position.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Sandwhich.
White lands with a light punch inside.
White scores with a shot to the side of Sandwhich's head.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
White lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Knuckle Sandwhich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Timo White's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sandwhich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White is working Sandwhich over against the cage.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandwhich trying to land knees to the body.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Sandwhich leaning his opponent against the cage.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from White.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Nice body punch from White.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White misses with some punches.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sandwhich trying to land knees to the body.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandwhich.
White misses with some punches.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Timo White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich blocks an uppercut.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sandwhich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from White.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sandwhich controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from White.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Sandwhich is trying to stall.
Sandwhich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sandwhich lands a right hand.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Sandwhich working White over with knees to the body.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Sandwhich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandwhich backwards.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandwhich backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White misses with the head strike.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White avoids the elbow strike from Sandwhich, against the cage.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandwhich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from White.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sandwhich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandwhich lands a nice uppercut.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Sandwhich lands a body shot.
Sandwhich misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Timo White.
I think Sandwhich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knuckle Sandwhich!