PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jone White (ranked 25309 p4p, 3751 weight class) and Caique Lima (ranked 582 p4p, 417 weight class). This should be fireworks!

White
vs
Lima

205 cm
20
205
1 - 4 - 0

195 cm
20
211
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

White Gorilla

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jone White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caique Lima!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Lima staying out of range there.
Lima tries to clinch up
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lima tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lima scores with a jab to the head.
Lima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Lima is just out of range.
Lima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lima throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lima tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
White lunges at Lima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lima's hand.
Lima staying out of range there.
Lima wants to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch position.
Lima swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Lima throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lima wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Good exchange - Lima coming out on top.
Lima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lima fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lima lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Lima drives through and clinches with White against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lima fails with an attempt to clinch.
White blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Lima. Beautiful body shot.

White tries to keep at a distance but Lima has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lima tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
Lima jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Lima gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lima throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a body shot.
Lima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White throws a looping overhand right but Lima ducks down to avoid it.
Lima tries to clinch up
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Caique Lima will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lima's corner calls for a 1-2. Lima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lima tries to clinch up.
Lima cracks White with a good jab.
Lima tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Lima tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
White cracks Lima with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lima tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
Lima tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
Lima swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lima tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jone White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caique Lima.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lima.
White blocks an uppercut.
Lima tries to pull guard but White forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Lima wants to clinch.
Caique Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lima throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Lima's shoulder, as Lima tries to avoid the shot.
Lima tries to clinch but White moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Lima. That snapped White's head back.
Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from White misses its target.
Lima misses the shot to the body.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lima comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lima throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Lima's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lima tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lima lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
Lima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
Lima scores with a nice right hand.
White misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Lima misses its intended target.
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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caique Lima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Caique Lima will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Jab, jab by Lima - just one landing.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lima cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
Lima tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Lima thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
Lima doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Lima works White's body with a nice hook.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lima is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lima moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
A jab lands there for Lima.
Lima misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lima throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lima moves into the clinch successfully.
Lima is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables White to keep the fight standing.
Lima jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Lima gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lima tries to counter by closing the distance.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lima with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Lima is looking to clinch.
White throwing a counter right hand but Lima manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima misses with a right hand
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White misses with a hook. Lima ducked under it nicely.
Lima tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lima looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Lima doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White circles away from the clinch attempt
and White counters with a nice body shot.

Lima closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lima misses with a short punch on the inside.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Lima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jone White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caique Lima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lima winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caique Lima!