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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo White (ranked 3630 p4p, 2701 weight class) and Chuck Roast (ranked 454 p4p, 353 weight class). The key to victory for Timo White has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Roast!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roast looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Roast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White slips a straight right by Roast.
White tries to clinch but Roast is having none of it.
Roast looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roast looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White misses with a body shot.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roast manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roast scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Timo White has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roast manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roast throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roast throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roast is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
Roast throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Roast misses with some punches.
Roast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White has Roast pressed against the cage, preventing Roast from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roast looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
Roast misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Roast throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a good body shot.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Roast circles away.
Roast looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Roast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roast looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White thuds his right hand into Roast's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
White tries to clinch up but Roast circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roast.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White wants to clinch.
Roast 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.
White darts in and clinches Roast up against the cage.
Roast manages to break the clinch.
Roast rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Roast circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roast creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roast misses with some punches.
White tries to throw a body punch but Roast avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Roast throws an elbow that misses.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roast pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roast connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White dodges the punch combination from Roast.
A left lands for White.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Timo White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timo White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roast throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Chuck Roast has been cut.
Roast scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roast rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roast takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roast misses with a hook.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Roast circles away.
A little jabbing left from Roast on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roast throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roast swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Roast swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roast throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Roast throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roast throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White looks to clinch
enabling Roast to counter with a crisp jab.
Roast swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White has Roast up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Roast fails to land.
Roast escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roast connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roast counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White moves forwards but Roast connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Timo White's cut is getting worse.
White throws a series of punches but Roast moves out of range.
White closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White is looking for a counter combo.
White wants to clinch
letting Roast counter with a right hand.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roast misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Roast as he connects with a hook.
Timo White's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
White tries to clinch up but Roast circles away and keeps his distance.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roast moves away.
Roast throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Roast throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Roast misses.
Roast throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roast listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roast throws a right hand that misses
letting White counter with a right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Roast 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White moves in looking to clinch but Roast pushes him off.
Roast thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roast throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roast misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roast.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roast.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Roast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Roast thows a left - swing and a miss!
White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chuck Roast seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White moves to clinch but Roast breaks away
and Roast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White blocks a jab.
White tries to clinch up.
White takes the fight into the clinch.
Roast lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roast wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
White has Roast pressed against the cage, preventing Roast from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roast wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roast breaks from the clinch.
White lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by White.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Roast misses its intended target.
White is looking to counter punch.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Roast swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roast has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White tries to clinch but Roast is having none of it.
Roast thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by White.
Roast paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roast counters with a nice uppercut.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White moves away from the strike by Roast.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
White tries to clinch up.
Roast looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roast.
Roast throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Roast is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Roast throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roast.
Roast throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Roast clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jeez, Timo White's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Timo White's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chuck Roast!
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energy
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hype
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