PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob White (ranked 5958 p4p, 6028 weight class) and David Snake (ranked 239 p4p, 241 weight class). David Snake struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

White
vs
Snake

175 cm
18
142
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
144
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Snake!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

White shoots in and bounces Snake off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Snake.
White slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
White seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Snake for as long as he can get away with.
White forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White moves into full mount! Snake won't be happy about that!
White controlling his opponent.
Snake is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snake can do anything to dispel that myth.

White has hold of Snake's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Snake manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
White misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Snake to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Snake shrugs it off.
White thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
White unloads with some shots from mount but Snake bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snake wants to hold on but White pushes him away.
Snake has given up his back.
Snake tries to escape the position.
White keeps control of the position easily here as Snake tries to buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake wants to get back to his feet.
What can Snake do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
White has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four 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.
Snake tries to escape but White has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Snake is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

White has got one arm under Snake's chin. This could be trouble... Snake trying to control the other hand but White gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Snake has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob White!
Our winner, Bob White, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.