PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Len Mercedes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Len Mercedes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

White
vs
Mercedes

184 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Len Mercedes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mercedes drives through with a takedown into White's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
White is breathing heavily.
Mercedes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.

White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mercedes defends well.
Mercedes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mercedes scoring with some ground and pound.
Mercedes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mercedes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mercedes distracts White with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White has momentary wrist control but Mercedes slips an elbow through the middle.
Mercedes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mercedes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mercedes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mercedes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercedes lands a couple of elbows.
Mercedes distracts White with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mercedes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mercedes lands a couple of digs.
Mercedes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mercedes with a nice head shot there.
Mercedes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercedes works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
Mercedes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mercedes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mercedes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mercedes landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercedes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
Mercedes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mercedes cracks White with a solid left hand.
Mercedes works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
Mercedes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Mercedes stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mercedes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mercedes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mercedes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercedes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Mercedes is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercedes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mercedes advances to half guard.
Mercedes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mercedes pulls his head out easily.
Mercedes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mercedes wants to pass the guard but White is defending well.
White is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mercedes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mercedes's back!

White is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mercedes is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if White gets his way!
White is looking to control Mercedes but Mercedes is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Mercedes is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercedes looking very determined here, making life difficult for White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Len Mercedes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mercedes gets a takedown into half guard.
Mercedes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Len Mercedes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mercedes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mercedes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mercedes working the head and body with strikes.
Mercedes winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mercedes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mercedes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercedes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mercedes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mercedes stalling.
Mercedes winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mercedes working the head and body with strikes.
Mercedes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mercedes wants to pass to mount but White is defending the position.
Mercedes working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mercedes lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercedes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
White punching from the bottom.
White is trying to control but can't.
Mercedes tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
White is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mercedes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mercedes's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lull in the action here.

White has got one arm under Mercedes's chin. This could be trouble... Mercedes trying to control the other hand but White gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Mercedes has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Evan White!