PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wilson
vs
White

190 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike White!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson misses with a combination
and White counters with a big head kick but Wilson shrugs it off.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
Wilson has his takedown stuffed
and White counters with an inside leg kick.

White is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilson's half guard.
White seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control but White postures up.
Wilson trying to get back to full guard but White takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Wilson is trying to escape the mount.
Wilson tries to hold on but White postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Wilson tries to hold on but White postures up.
White looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wilson is looking to improve his position but White isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
White controlling from mount.
White looking to control but Wilson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wilson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
White trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike White dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wilson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
White wants to clinch
and Wilson counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Wilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
White with a lazy takedown attempt

so Wilson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wilson advances to half guard.
Wilson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson wants to pass to mount but White is defending the position.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Wilson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Wilson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. White looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wilson throws a strike aimed at the side of White's head but White avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Wilson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wilson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wilson trying to control the position but White is working away.
White is trying to improve his position.
Wilson working away.
You can see the frustration on White's face as Wilson controls the position.
Wilson trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
White gets back to half guard.
White wants to improve his position but Wilson is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control but can't.
Wilson wants to stand up but White has a hold of him and won't allow it.
White is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
White missing with punches from the bottom.
Wilson stops White from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
White trying to control from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
White shoots and misses

and Wilson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pat Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike White.
Wilson jumps guard but White stands there with Wilson around his waist. Wilson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wilson 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.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

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 Wilson uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Wilson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wilson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White with a lazy takedown attempt

and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wilson.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson throws a lazy head kick

and White counters with a single leg into guard. Wilson didn't expect that.

Wilson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
White tries to stand but Wilson is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Wilson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
White tries for a takedown but Wilson circles away easily
and Wilson counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.

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

and Wilson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wilson.
Pat Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike White.
White wants to control the position but Wilson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
White trying to control but Wilson postures up.

Wilson decides to stand and escape the position.
Wilson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson has his hands on White's head, controlling the position.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
Pat Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike White!