PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kanye West - Stronger. This should be a great matchup!

White
vs
Cottero

176 cm
21
155 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

[CBK] AJFC Smashwear clothing
Legal High's [CBK]

[CBK] AJFC Smashwear clothing
•‡• LION Clothing •‡• [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cottero.
Cottero just misses with a punch to the body.
Cottero throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Tommy Cottero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cottero swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Cottero dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
Cottero loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Cottero misses with a few strikes there.
Cottero with a hook.
Cottero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cottero misses with an uppercut.
Cottero lands with a shot to the body.
Cottero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cottero ducks under a wild hook from White.
Cottero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cottero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White moves forwards but Cottero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Cottero.
Cottero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cottero lands a jab to White's midsection.
Cottero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White misses with an uppercut. Cottero saw that one coming.
White avoids the body shot from Cottero.
Cottero fails in his attempt to clinch.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cottero.
Cottero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by White.
Cottero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Cottero.
Cottero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cottero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cottero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cottero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cottero manages to avoid it.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cottero.
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cottero to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from White misses.
Cottero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
Cottero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cottero wants to clinch but White slips to the side
and White counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cottero's knee momentarily.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cottero ducks under a wild hook from White.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cottero.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White connects with a crisp jab.
White slips under a jab from Cottero.
A big left from Cottero misses.
Cottero misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White looks to land a right hand but Cottero moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero tries a low kick but White avoids it.
Cottero misses the shot to the body.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cottero.
Cottero walks forward, straight into a front kick from White.
Cottero walks into a stiff left hand from White.
White moves away from the strike by Cottero.
White swings for the body but Cottero moves out of range.
Cottero swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Cottero throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
Cottero looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Cottero misses with an uppercut.
Cottero avoids the body shot from White.
Cottero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cottero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cottero scores with a hook.
Cottero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottero throws a combination that misses
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cottero is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! White had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheers as Cottero lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cottero at a distance.
Cottero slips a straight right by White.
Cottero swings away with a body shot that misses
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cottero missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cottero tries to clinch up.
White slips under a jab from Cottero.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White connects with a body shot.
Cottero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cottero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Cottero misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
A jab from Cottero finds it's way through White's defenses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cottero misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cottero throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cottero lands a nice looking kick to the body. White takes a step back to recover.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cottero in his tracks.
Cottero staying out of range there.
Cottero thows a body shot but no joy.
Cottero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Cottero misses with a hook.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from White.
Cottero throws a lazy body kick
and White counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cottero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Cottero.
Cottero throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White throws a looping overhand right but Cottero ducks down to avoid it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cottero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Cottero with a hook.
Cottero lands with a nice body punch.
Cottero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cottero.
Cottero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cottero throws out a powerful jab.
Cottero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Cottero.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

White clinches up against the cage.
Cottero tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Cottero back against the cage.
Cottero is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
Cottero lands a body shot in the clinch.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cottero lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Cottero lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cottero lands a body shot in the clinch.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cotteros head.
White is breathing heavily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cottero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good body shot from Cottero.
White tries to work over Cottero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cottero's elbow.
Cottero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cottero working aggressively here.
Cottero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Cottero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cottero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cottero thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cottero can pounce on him.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cottero misses with a leg kick
letting White counter with a right hand.
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cottero.
Cottero lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Cottero. That snapped White's head back.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
Cottero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Cottero does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cottero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cottero misses with a body punch
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cottero.
Cottero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cottero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cottero tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cottero lands a body shot.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Cottero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cottero. That's going to slow White down.
Cottero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cottero cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cottero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cottero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
Cottero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Cottero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Cottero moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cottero.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cottero cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cottero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.

Cottero moves into the clinch.
Cottero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cottero's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cottero taking a breather.
Cottero is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cottero taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cottero.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cottero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Cottero dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cottero with a hook.
Cottero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White moves in looking to clinch but Cottero pushes him off.
Cottero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cottero.
Cottero connects with a body shot.
Cottero connects with an inside leg kick.
Cottero misses the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cottero in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cottero looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White avoids the body shot from Cottero.
Cottero connects with a body shot.
Cottero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cottero looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Cottero circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cottero was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Jab by Cottero.
Cottero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cottero slips under a jab from White.
Tommy Cottero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cottero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cottero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Cottero.
White slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by White.
Cottero throws a nice inside leg kick.
White misses the shot to the body.
Cottero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cottero.
Cottero takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White looks to throw the jab but Cottero is out of range.
Cottero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good leg kick by Cottero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cottero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cottero misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cottero.
Cottero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cottero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cottero misses with an uppercut.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cottero moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Cottero takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Cottero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cottero looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Cottero lands a nice looking body kick.
Cottero throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Cottero throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cottero darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
Cottero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cottero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Cottero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cottero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cottero lands a left hand.
White working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Cottero.
White misses with some punches.
Cottero has White pressed against the cage.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cottero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cottero digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.

Cottero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cottero can pounce on him.
Cottero lands a body shot.
Good leg kick by Cottero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White takes one to the chin there.
Cottero lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cottero. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cottero wants to clinch
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Cottero scores with a shot to the body.
Cottero digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
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!
Cottero thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cottero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cottero lands with a good body shot.
Cottero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cottero scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cottero jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cottero jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cottero thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cottero cracks White with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cottero. White does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cottero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cottero thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab lands there for Cottero.
Cottero scores with a shot to the body.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cottero.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cottero. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cottero throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from White misses.
Cottero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Good shot there by Cottero.
Cottero scores with a jab to the head.
Cottero digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Cottero's shoulder, as Cottero tries to avoid the shot.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cottero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cottero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cottero with a hook.
White swings for the body but Cottero moves out of range.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cottero.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Cottero counters with a straight right hand.
Cottero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cottero.
Cottero cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cottero lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cottero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White blocks a jab.
Cottero scoring well with a low kick there.
White defending well as Cottero loads up on a big left hand.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cottero throws a body kick that misses.
Cottero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Cottero stalks White and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into White's face. White staggers backwards, shaken.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cottero.
Cottero throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Cottero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cottero scores with a jab to the body.
Cottero wants to clinch but White slips to the side
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White throws the kick towards the body but Cottero avoids it.
Cottero misses with a kick to the body
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cottero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cottero connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cottero lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cottero, right into the meat.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
Cottero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Cottero circles away.
White walks into a straight right hand from Cottero.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cottero explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cottero throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cottero.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cottero.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White wants to land a leg kick but Cottero is out of range.
Cottero misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cottero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cottero misses with a straight left.
Cottero swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Cottero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Cottero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cottero throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cottero tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cottero throws out the jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cottero misses with a wild body shot.
Cottero throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Cottero stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cottero defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Cottero closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cottero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White throws a body punch but Cottero moves out of range.
Cottero lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cottero. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White with a hook.
Cottero misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cottero throws out a powerful jab.
Cottero lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into rage.
Cottero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Good standup being displayed there by Cottero as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Cottero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Cottero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cottero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Cottero.
Cottero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Cottero has managed to clinch.
Cottero misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Cottero as the two fighters clinch.
Cottero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cottero pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cottero.
Cottero presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cottero.
Cottero scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Cottero on the inside.
Cottero lands a shoulder strike.
Cottero lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.

White is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Cottero as the two fighters clinch.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cottero.
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!
Cottero lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Cottero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cottero lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cottero.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cottero throws a big uppercut that drops White! More strikes from Cottero and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! White lies dazed against the cage as Cottero celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Cottero!
Tommy Cottero is the new featherweight champion!