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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Rock Jr (ranked 1645 p4p, 1420 weight class) and Bryan White (ranked 204 p4p, 175 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying White's choice of entrance music: “Tall Cans in the Air” Transplants. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Rock Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan White!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
White looks to land a left hand but Rock Jr moved out of range nicely.
Jab by White.
Rock Jr has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
Rock Jr misses with a knee strike.
Rock Jr lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rock Jr.
I was talking to Rock Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Rock Jr prevents the takedown attempt.
Rock Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White gets control of Rock Jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. White will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rock Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rock Jr is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has his foot on Rock Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rock Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
White has his foot on Rock Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rock Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Rock Jr tries to stand but White is controlling from the bottom.
Rock Jr won't allow White to sweep him here.
Rock Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rock Jr is one step ahead there.
White being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rock Jr pinned against the cage. Rock Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rock Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Rock Jr misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Rock Jr clinches with his opponent.
Rock Jr prevents a body shot from White.
Rock Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Rock Jr.
It looks like Bryan White has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rock Jr.
Rock Jr lands with a left to the head.
Rock Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rock Jr lands a shoulder strike.
White is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rock Jr to keep the fight standing.
Will Rock Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan White.
A head punch on the inside from Rock Jr fails to land.
White has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rock Jr uses from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rock Jr has passed into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock Jr moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
White is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Rock Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan 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.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rock Jr.
Rock Jr lands a big head kick that sends White tumbling to the mat! Rock Jr takes a step backwards and waves White back to his feet - he wants the finish!
White is rocked!
Rock Jr slips under a jab.
As White looks to move away, Rock Jr throws a big counter combo but White just gets out of the way.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Rock Jr finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Rock Jr.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock Jr digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
Rock Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Rock Jr ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking White out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Will Rock Jr!
Our winner, Will Rock Jr, 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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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