PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pip Punchworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Punchworth
vs
White

190 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Angry Beaver Clothing ($9.50)

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pip Punchworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William White!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchworth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Punchworth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Punchworth connects with a high kick.

It looks like William White has been cut.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punchworth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Punchworth has White up against the cage in a clinch.
White trying to stall but Punchworth improves his position.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punchworth throws a knee to the head but misses.
White tries to pull guard but Punchworth holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
White wants to break free but Punchworth has control.

Punchworth manages to break the clinch.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Punchworth closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchworth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.

Punchworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Punchworth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Punchworth won't allow it.
Punchworth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from White.
Pip Punchworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William White.

Punchworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Punchworth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Punchworth misses with a knee to the head.

White ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. White no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Punchworth trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchworth wants to stand but White is controlling his posture from full guard.
Punchworth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White wants to sweep here but Punchworth controlling him for the moment.
Punchworth trying to stand up but can't free himself from White's guard.
Punchworth is breathing heavily.
White trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in for a double leg but Punchworth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
White closes the distance but Punchworth moves to the side
and Punchworth counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Punchworth clinches.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Punchworth.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Punchworth smiles and moves away.
White tries to clinch but Punchworth moves away
and Punchworth counters with a head kick. That will keep White thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Punchworth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Punchworth thinking.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Punchworth swivels and escapes.
Punchworth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Punchworth moves out of range of the body kick from White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White closes this distance looking for a takedown but Punchworth circles away.
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Punchworth but Punchworth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Punchworth. No joy for White on that attempt.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Punchworth sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Punchworth drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
Punchworth blocks an elbow strike.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Punchworth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Punchworth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Punchworth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
White tries to break the clinch but Punchworth is controlling the position.
White tries to pull guard but Punchworth won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pip Punchworth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William White's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

White closes the distance looking to clinch

and Punchworth moves into the clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punchworth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Punchworth landing knees to the body.
Punchworth tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Punchworth back against the cage.
Punchworth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Punchworth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Punchworth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
White tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchworth unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Punchworth unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Punchworth tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Punchworth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
White looking to slow down the pace here.
White drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pip Punchworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchworth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Punchworth tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Punchworth can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Punchworth walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
White throws a hook to the side of Punchworth's head but Punchworth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Punchworth is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Punchworth circles away and we're back to standing.

Punchworth closes the distance and clinches.
Punchworth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Punchworth breaks the clinch.
Punchworth throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a body kick that stops Punchworth in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White tries to clinch but Punchworth moves away
and Punchworth counters with a head kick. That will keep White thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Punchworth throws a sloppy head kick
and White finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Punchworth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Punchworth tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Punchworth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Punchworth feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Punchworth tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Punchworth to the ground. Punchworth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Punchworth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Punchworth misses with a knee strike.
Punchworth has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Punchworth prevents the takedown attempt.
Punchworth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Punchworth as White tries to tie him up.

White pulls Punchworth into guard.
Punchworth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Punchworth wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

White is looking to sinch up a triangle. Punchworth throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to White's body to avoid the submission. White has instead reached around Punchworth's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! White arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). William White!