PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

White
vs
Smith

165 cm
25
148 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Smith!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from White.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith dodges the punch combination from White.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from White does no damage.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
White throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
White throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from White.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. White shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Danga de danga de dang - White scores with a four punch combination!

Smith is rocked!
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.

White waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Smith. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Smith to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to stand up but White is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
White cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith blocks a head kick by White.
White slips a jab from Smith.
White lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith dodges the punch combination from White.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
White is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Smith like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Smith from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James White!