PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daiel White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daiel White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alberto Lara's chin.

Lara
vs
White

180 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alberto Lara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daiel White!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White scores with a leg kick.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
White lands a jab to Lara's midsection.

Lara closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.

White pulls guard effortlessly.
Lara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lara seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lara passes White's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lara is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.
White flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lara is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.

Lara stands up out of the half guard.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Lara sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lara keeps the fight on the outside.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alberto Lara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daiel White.
White shoots in for a double leg but Lara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
White moves to clinch but Lara breaks away

and Lara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Lara drags the fight down to the ground.
White being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lara keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Lara wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lara is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

White shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than White was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lara is pushing White's head away, looking to escape. White manages to hold on to the position though.
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Lara sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lara is positioning himself well to prevent White advancing to mount.
Lara is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lara.
White is looking to stall here but Lara recovers full guard.
White wants to control from the top but Lara keeps moving.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Lara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten White somewhat.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lara leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
Alberto Lara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White tries for a takedown but Lara sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alberto Lara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daiel White.
White lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lara tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lara somewhat.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lara pinned against the cage. Lara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lara darts in looking for a takedown but White gets double underhooks and turns Lara into the cage.

Lara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lara misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White.

It looks like Alberto Lara has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White is looking to slow Lara down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lara sprawls well. Lara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Lara, looking for a takedown. White pushes Lara against the cage but Lara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
White shoots for a takedown but Lara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lara counters with a three punch combo that has White backing up. White nods at Lara to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White shoots in for a takedown but Lara shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch

and Lara counters by moving into the clinch.

Lara pulls White into guard.

White drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lara manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now White has Lara in his guard.
White lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lara!
Lara tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

White goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lara is on top in guard.

Lara gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
White closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White moves to clinch but Lara breaks away

and Lara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alberto Lara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alberto Lara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lara's waist but Lara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.

White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lara jumps guard and drags White to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
White trying to move into half guard but instead Lara has managed to sweep!
Lara postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
White thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Alberto Lara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lara sitting in guard here, content to control.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lara postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
White wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lara is now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lara sitting in guard here, content to control.
White is trying to control the position but Lara postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Alberto Lara wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
White lands a head kick!

Lara is rocked!
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oh Lara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White tries to clinch up
and Lara counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alberto Lara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daiel White.
Lara misses with a double jab
and White counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lara's knee momentarily.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lara shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lara shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lara gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! White gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daiel White!