PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Stram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen General Public - Tenderness as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jamal White enters the cage!

Stram
vs
White

185 cm
25
168 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

184 cm
24
165 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Good knees
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

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 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Stram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal White!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stram blocks a head kick by White.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Stram closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stram tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Stram is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed White to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Stram is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stram loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stram slips nicely into half guard.

Stram wants to work for an arm triangle but White is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

White is defending against the submission attempts here by Stram.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stram is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Stram seems to be working for a kimura but White defends the submission attempt.

Stram is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stram wants to work for an arm triangle but White is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Stram looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Stram is trying for a kimura here. White looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Stram wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taylor Stram!