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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven de Pina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hollywood Undead - No. 5 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gary White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm
30
152 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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176 cm
27
155 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven de Pina! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary White! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! de Pina lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. de Pina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Pina changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. de Pina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. de Pina slips under a jab from White. de Pina lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from de Pina.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Steven de Pina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. de Pina swings for the body but White moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. de Pina throws a body punch but White moves out of range. White throws a sloppy head kick and de Pina moves out of range easily. White throws a right and a left that de Pina avoids nicely. White throws out a loose jab but de Pina uses good head movement to avoid it. de Pina tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault. White throws a sloppy body shot
and de Pina counters with a straight right hand. de Pina misses with a body shot.
de Pina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White. de Pina feints a jab promting White to slip. de Pina then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. White slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. de Pina thows a body shot but no joy. de Pina checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by de Pina.
A nice combination there by White.
de Pina misses the shot to the body. White tries to clinch there but de Pina circles away.
White checks a low kick from de Pina. de Pina on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. de Pina swats away the attempt to clinch by White. de Pina throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White. de Pina cracks White with an open hand slap. White is looking to take this fight into the clinch. White fails to land the takedown. White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. White takes a swing at de Pina's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. de Pina throws a left and a right that both miss
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. de Pina moves out of range as White strikes. de Pina takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses. de Pina is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by de Pina!
de Pina throws a body punch but White moves out of range. de Pina lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. de Pina throws a wild combination but nothing lands. de Pina fails to land with a series of punches.
White misses with a wild body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven de Pina dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and de Pina has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. White moves into the clinch successfully.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. de Pina misses with a body shot
and White counters with a nice body kick. de Pina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White misses with the combination.
de Pina goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. White throws a leg kick but de Pina sees it coming and checks it nicely. Steven de Pina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. de Pina throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round. White lands a slapping body shot.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. de Pina looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range. White misses with a two punch combination.
White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. de Pina swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. de Pina stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. de Pina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
de Pina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by de Pina.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ouch! a nice leg kick from de Pina, right into the meat.
de Pina swats away the attempt to clinch by White. de Pina misses with the combination.
de Pina takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses. de Pina throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease. Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing. de Pina checks a low kick from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round. de Pina misses with a body shot.
Steven de Pina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. de Pina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White walks into a straight right hand from de Pina. de Pina throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but de Pina manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. de Pina throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. White moves into range and connects with a jab. de Pina lands the left hand. White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
de Pina tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. de Pina lands with a shot to the body. A good leg kick by de Pina. de Pina takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses. de Pina throws a hook but White blocks it. White dodges the punch combination from de Pina.
de Pina jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. de Pina throws a left and a right that both miss
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. de Pina misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven de Pina dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch. de Pina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
de Pina looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range. de Pina lands with a slapping head kick. White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from de Pina. Nice shot by de Pina. An inside leg kick lands from de Pina. No joy there for de Pina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. de Pina slips under a jab. de Pina fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. de Pina throws a hook but White avoids it easily. White lands with a straight right. de Pina didn't see that one coming. White lands with a nice combination. de Pina backs away looking to recover. White misses with a straight left. Nice uppercut there from de Pina. de Pina throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease. de Pina is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. de Pina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from de Pina misses. White is trying hard to land a takedown here. de Pina sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Steven de Pina is winning the standup battle so far. de Pina throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it. de Pina with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from White. White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. White tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A combination from de Pina does no damage. de Pina pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and de Pina settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. de Pina throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. de Pina scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one. de Pina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a nice leg kick. White misses with a wild combination.
de Pina throws a series of punches but White moves out of range. White has closed the distance and engaged de Pina in a clinch.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. de Pina swings for the body but White moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
de Pina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White. White throws a quick inside leg kick. No joy there for de Pina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White lands a head kick!
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gary White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. White lunges at de Pina with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by de Pina's hand. Steven de Pina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steven de Pina. Well I reckon that's a shut out for de Pina, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven de Pina! Steven de Pina bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
36% |
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