PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bu Laia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ""E Ala E" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

White
vs
Laia

173 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
167 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Made 4 The Cage
Alpha-Omega

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bu Laia!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laia fails to land with a series of punches.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laia tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laia to the ground. Laia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laia swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White moves out of range as Laia throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laia is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.

Laia has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Laia misses with a knee strike.
White is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Laia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to maintain a safe position but Laia gets an underhook and turns White into the cage.
Laia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Laia.
Laia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laia landing knees to the body.
Laia prevents White from breaking the clinch.
White avoiding damage as Laia throws knees to the body.
Laia trying to land knees to the body.
Laia missing with knees to the body.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
Laia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Laia.
Laia connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Laia.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laia.
Laia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White is breathing heavily.
Laia lands a nice elbow.
Laia lands a nice knee to the body.
Laia scores a nice knee to the body.
Laia with a knee to the head.
Laia lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laia lands an elbow just above White 's eye.
Good body shot from Laia.
Laia lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laia scores with a knee to the head.
Laia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laia pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Laia.
Laia connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
Laia lands a nice knee to the body.
Laia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Laia unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laia connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
Laia lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
Laia crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
Laia lands an elbow inside.
Laia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laia unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laia lands a knee to the body.
Laia lands a knee to the body.
Laia crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laia.
Laia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laia with a knee to the head.
Laia scores a nice knee to the body.
Laia misses with a knee strike.
Laia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laia has him pressed against the cage.
Laia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laia.

That's four 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.
Nice elbow from Laia.
Laia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laia unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laia lands a knee to the body.
Laia'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.
Laia unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laia scores with a knee to the head.
White tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laia crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
White tries to break the clinch but Laia is controlling the position.
Laia connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
White tries to throw a body punch but Laia avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laia.
Laia lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bu Laia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Laia forces White back against the cage and clinches.
Laia misses with a knee to the head.
White avoiding damage as Laia throws knees to the body.
Laia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
White tries to score a body lock takedown but Laia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
White tries to break the clinch but Laia is controlling the position.
Laia tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
Knees to the body from Laia.
Laia trying to land knees to the body.
Laia lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Laia.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laia tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laia has him pressed against the cage.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White wants to stall.
Laia looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laia lands a nice elbow.
Laia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laia tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White has Laia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Laia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laia lands a nice knee to the body.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laia crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
Laia scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Laia.
Laia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laia misses with a knee to the head.
White takes a knee right on the jaw!
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laia lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
White is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Laia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Laia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White drops down looking for an ankle pick but Laia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Laia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laia tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laia lands with a nice body kick.
Laia misses with a series of wild punches.
White looks for a takedown but Laia sprawls well.
White moves out of range as Laia throws a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! White crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Laia - the referee stops the clock and White gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Laia. White manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Laia lands with a nice body punch.
White blocks the body kick.
Laia lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Laia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laia lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
Laia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Knees to the body from Laia.
Laia connects with a knee to the head.
Laia landing knees to the body.
Laia connects with a knee to the head.
Laia lands a knee to the body.
Laia lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bu Laia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Laia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laia misses with a combination

and White counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Laia!
Laia avoids a series of strikes thrown by White.
White avoids the attempt from Laia to control.
Poor strikes thrown by White there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a head shot.

White goes for an armbar but Laia turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Laia.
Laia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Laia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

White had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Laia is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. White Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Laia's back instead.
Even with his hooks in, White manages to miss with strikes from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White working for a choke but Laia reverses nicely into White 's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Laia slows the pace down.
White tries to bench press Laia off him but Laia keeps the position.
White is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laia staying calm.
White is trying to improve his position.
White trying to remain calm as Laia controls from the top position.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laia staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Despite being in the dominant position, Bu Laia just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laia lands with a right hand.
Laia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyler White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laia misses with a few strikes there.
Crunch! Laia slams his shin into White's torso.

Laia has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Laia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bu Laia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bu Laia!