PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Kanye West - Stronger as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Cottero
vs
White

170 cm
21
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
155 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary White!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cottero has White up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
Cottero looking to slow down the pace here.

Cottero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cottero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cottero on the side of the head.
Cottero throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Cottero tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
Cottero tries a low kick but White avoids it.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cottero can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cottero.
Cottero throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
Cottero misses with a kick to the body
and White counters with a thumping low kick.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
Cottero misses with a body shot
and White counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White swinging wildly here.
Cottero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
Cottero misses with a wild body shot.
Cottero swings away with a body shot that misses
letting White counter with a right hand.
Cottero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White checks a low kick from Cottero.
Cottero thows a leg kick but White checks it
and White counters with a thumping low kick.
Cottero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cottero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cottero is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero misses with an uppercut

and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
Cottero lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cottero looking to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cottero.
White is working Cottero over against the cage.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Cottero.
Cottero scores with a hook to the body.
Cottero misses with a body punch.
Cottero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cottero tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White misses with a body punch.
White misses with a body punch.
White misses with some punches.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cottero misses with a short punch on the inside.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Cottero.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Cottero.
A short uppercut from White.
Cottero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cottero.
Cottero stalling.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White prevents a body shot from Cottero.
White works on Cottero's body with a couple of short punches.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Cottero blocks a body shot from White.
Cottero takes a shot to the head.
White is working Cottero over against the cage.
White lands with a light punch inside.
Cottero manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White cracks Cottero with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White missing with a left hand there. Cottero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cottero throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Cottero looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cottero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cottero throws a lazy body kick
letting White counter with a right hand.
Cottero just misses with a punch to the body.
White blocks a leg kick.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White ducks under a wild hook from Cottero.
White looks to land a body kick but Cottero moved away.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
Cottero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A left lands for White.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cottero connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cottero throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cottero digs a good hook to White's body.
Cottero throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cottero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Cottero misses with a leg kick
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tommy Cottero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White lands a nice shot to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cottero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White defending well as Cottero loads up on a big left hand.
Cottero keeps White at a distance using the push kick.
A low kick from Cottero misses
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cottero misses with a right hand

and White counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cottero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White lands a right hand.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Cottero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Cottero.
White tries to work over Cottero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cottero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cottero's elbow.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cottero misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Cottero as the two fighters clinch.
Cottero stalling in the clinch but White improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cottero.
White blocks a body shot from Cottero.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Cottero controls his hands.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Cottero controls the action.
Cottero keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cottero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cottero - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cottero lands a body shot.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cottero.
White lands with a left to the head.
Cottero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Cottero blocks a body shot from White.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cottero.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White letting Cottero take a breather here.
White misses with a body punch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cottero scores with a nice hook to the head.
White tries to throw a body punch but Cottero avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White tries a body shot but Cottero blocks it.
Cottero gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cottero lands a body punch.
White looks gassed!
White being controlled against the cage.
Cottero tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Cottero controls the action.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Cottero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cottero lands an uppercut.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cottero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Cottero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White tries a body shot but Cottero blocks it.
The referee calls for Cottero to work.
A body shot lands from White.
Nice body punch from Cottero - that landed with a thud.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Cottero uses good head movement to avoid it.
White lands an uppercut.
Cottero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
White misses with the head strike.
White lands a left hand.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White blocks a body shot from Cottero.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Cottero slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White takes a shot to the head.
Cottero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cottero misses with a body punch.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Cottero controls the action.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cottero just leaning against White, taking a breather.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
Cottero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cottero blocking some punches.
A short left from White.
White lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cottero.
White lands with a left to the head.
White blocks a body shot from Cottero.
A right handed body shot lands from Cottero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary White dominated that round.
That's time! Cottero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

White stuns Cottero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cottero finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
Cottero throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a left to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as White checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
White wants to clinch up but Cottero keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Cottero misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cottero throws a big shot that misses.
Cottero swings away with a body shot that misses
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cottero throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cottero looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White blocks a leg kick.
Cottero misses with a looping left.
White defending well as Cottero loads up on a big left hand.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cottero.
Cottero misses with a right hand

and White counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cottero is working White over against the cage.
White misses with some punches.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Cottero controls the action.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White scores with a shot to the side of Cottero's head.
Nice body punch from Cottero.
Cottero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Cottero stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero lands an uppercut.
Cottero lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cottero pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White is breathing heavily.
Cottero has White pressed against the cage.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Cottero controls his hands.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cottero lands a shot to the body.
Cottero misses with some punches.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cottero has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White tries to throw a body punch but Cottero avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White blocks an uppercut.
Cottero tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Tommy Cottero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cottero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White misses with a body punch.
Cottero pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White misses with the head strike.
Cottero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cottero lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cottero.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cottero's elbow.

Cottero manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero misses with a low kick.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Cottero.
Cottero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cottero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Cottero.
Cottero misses with a leg kick.
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 kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Cottero misses.
Cottero cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cottero missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottero lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
Cottero misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cottero misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Cottero looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Cottero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cottero walks into a left hand.
Cottero throws an ugly left hook that misses

and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.
White lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cottero.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cottero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cottero has White pressed against the cage.
Cottero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Cottero.
A short uppercut from Cottero.
Cottero misses with a hook from the clinch.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cottero.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cottero.
Cottero wants to break free but White has control.
Cottero lands a body shot in the clinch.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
Cottero digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Cottero.
Cottero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Cottero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cottero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cottero misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White thows a body shot but no joy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Cottero is just out of range.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cottero on the side of the head.
Cottero misses with a hook
and Cottero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by White.
Cottero connects with a solid leg kick.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cottero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gary White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cottero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cottero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cottero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cottero misses with a body kick.
Cottero throws a poor cross that misses

and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cottero lands with a short shot to the head.
Cottero lands a shot to the body.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cottero has him pressed against the cage.
Cottero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cottero's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cottero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cottero displaying some good clinch control by pressing White up against the cage.
Cottero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cottero is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cottero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cottero blocks a body shot from White.
Nice body punch from Cottero.
Cottero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Cottero.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Cottero.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Cottero controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Cottero.
Cottero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White misses with a body punch.
White tries to work over Cottero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cottero.
Cottero lands with a left to the head.
Cottero trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cottero into the cage.
White working aggressively here.
Cottero lands a body punch.
Cottero content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cottero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White throws a head punch that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cottero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cottero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Cottero.
White tries to work over Cottero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cottero is working White over against the cage.
Cottero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cottero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cottero.
Cottero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cottero stalling in the clinch but White improves position.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White tries to work over Cottero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Cottero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cottero throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White ducks under a wild hook from Cottero.
White takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cottero misses with a body kick.
White scores with the left hand. Cottero knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Cottero dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cottero tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
Cottero connects with a solid leg kick.
Cottero thows a body shot but no joy.
White throws a body punch but Cottero moves out of range.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cottero.
Cottero misses the shot to the body.
Cottero misses with a right hand
and White counters with a left to the body.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
White wants to land a leg kick but Cottero is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White connects with a body shot that sends Cottero's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cottero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Cottero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cottero misses with a hook to the body
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Cottero misses with a leg kick
and White counters with a nice body shot.

White pushes Cottero up against the cage in a clinch.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cottero tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cottero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cottero taking a breather.
Cottero works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cottero has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White tries a body shot but Cottero blocks it.
Cottero wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cottero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White working aggressively here.
Cottero prevents a body shot from White.
White blocks a body shot from Cottero.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White is leaning against Cottero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cottero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from White.
A short right from White on the inside.
Nice body punch from White.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Cottero backwards.
Cottero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cottero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cottero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cottero looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Cottero uses good head movement to avoid it.
White prevents a body shot from Cottero.
White blocks a body shot from Cottero.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
White lands with a left to the head.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Cottero lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cottero.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White misses with the head strike.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cottero.
Cottero wants to stall.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cottero is trying to stall.
Cottero lands with a short shot to the head.
Cottero stalling in the clinch but White improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Cottero.
A hook to the body from White.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

White breaks from the clinch.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White misses with a wild combination.
Cottero thows a leg kick but White checks it
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Cottero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
White blocks a jab.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cottero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White tries to land a leg kick but Cottero saw it coming and moves away.
Cottero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a low kick as Cottero jumps back.
Cottero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Cottero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cottero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cottero misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White misses with a jab to the body
and Cottero counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
Cottero lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
Cottero pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and Cottero settles back down.

That's six 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.
Cottero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White connects with a leg kick. Cottero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White catches Cottero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cottero lands an overhand right.
White looks to land a right hand but Cottero moved out of range.
Cottero throws a hook but White blocks it.
Cottero misses with a low kick.
Cottero just misses with a punch to the body.
Cottero scoring well with a low kick there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cottero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to White's calf.
Cottero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

White clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by White.
A short right from White on the inside.
White tries to work over Cottero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cottero controlling the action here for a moment.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Cottero.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Cottero stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Cottero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Cottero.
Cottero is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cottero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cottero slowing the pace effectively.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White misses with some punches.
Cottero lands a body punch.
Cottero blocking some punches.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cottero.
White takes a shot to the head.
Cottero prevents a body shot from White.
White prevents a body shot from Cottero.

Cottero breaks from the clinch.
White misses with a body kick.
Cottero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cottero throws a leg kick
and Cottero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White avoids the body shot from Cottero.
Cottero misses with a wild body shot.
White misses with a low kick.
Cottero shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. White eats them both and turns towards Cottero to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A left lands for Cottero.
Cottero misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Cottero.
Cottero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Cottero misses with a leg kick
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Danga de danga de dang - White scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Gary White!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Gary White!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Gary White!

Gary White wins by unanimous decision!