PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tian Long (ranked 6436 p4p, 740 weight class) and Fredrik White (ranked 589 p4p, 99 weight class). White is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Long
vs
White

180 cm
24
180
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
30
180
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

New Standard
Phoenix

Dirty Commie $50

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tian Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredrik White!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Fredrik White has been cut.
Long with a hook.

White rushes Long and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Long tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Long drops back down to his feet.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Long jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tian Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White is looking to control Long's arms but Long gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage.

Long manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from White misses.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White drives through and clinches with Long against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fredrik White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White lands a two punch combo.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long ducks under a wild hook from White.

White tries to keep at a distance but Long has taken the fight into the clinch.
Long wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Long breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Long letting White take a breather here.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Long is blocking nicely.
I was talking to Long's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from White does no damage.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Long. Long gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook

and Long counters by clinching up.
White gets underhooks to prevent Long's takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White prevents the takedown attempt.
Long jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Long slips under a jab from White.
White lands a two punch combo.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Long misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Long takes the fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that White has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
Long changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Long shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Long keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Long will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Long momentarily.
White wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrik White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fredrik White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Long pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.

Long breaks the clinch.
Long shoots in but no luck this time.
Long fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Long counters with a left and a right that stings White.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Long paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

White rushes Long and presses him up against the cage.
White misses with some punches.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long slips a straight right by White.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

White clinches up with Long and pushes him back against the cage.
Long is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tian Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Long darts in looking for a takedown but White gets double underhooks and turns Long into the cage.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Long is blocking nicely.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
Long 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.
Long is working for takedown but White is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
Long blocking some punches.
Long stalling against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Long tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Long drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but White is defending well.
White gets underhooks to prevent Long's takedown attempt.
Long avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White landing knees to the body.
White misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Long takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Long has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fredrik White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
Long takes a shot right to the bread basket.

White clinches.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Long controls the action.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White misses with the head strike.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long blocks the elbow strike.
Long is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables White to keep the fight standing.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Long.

Long manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
Tian Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

White has taken the fight to the clinch.

Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fredrik White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long walks into a left hand.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
White tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrik White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fredrik White's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Long doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

White gets a clinch.
Long drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Long slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Long - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Long tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tian Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

White moves into range and clinches up with Long.

Long breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Long lands with a short shot to the head.
Long fails to pull guard.
White misses with a punch on the inside.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

White has closed the distance and engaged Long in a clinch.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
Long drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Long avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Long is blocking nicely.
Long blocks a couple of punches 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 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
A short right from White on the inside.
White throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Long's brow.
Long blocking some punches.
White lands an elbow inside that Long shrugs off.

It looks like Tian Long has been cut.
Long is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
White slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fredrik White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Long jumps guard but White stands there with Long around his waist. Long gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long has White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Long's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Long looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Long wants to break the clinch but can't.

Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.
White moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Long sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Long tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White tries to clinch but Long moves out of range.
Tian Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik White!
Fredrik White decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.