PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nert Wasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Wasko
vs
White

185 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Apocalypse Clothing
Apocalypse Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nert Wasko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny White!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White looks to land a body kick but Wasko moved away.
Wasko looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

White forces Wasko back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White is pressed up against the cage. Wasko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. Wasko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wasko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wasko darts in trying to clinch

and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.

White breaks from the clinch.
Wasko throws a right and a left that both miss.

White has managed to clinch.

White manages to break the clinch.

White looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
White sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wasko is trying to keep White in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

White gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

White clinches up with Wasko and pushes him back against the cage.

White breaks the clinch.

White moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wasko clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
White slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

White working for a choke but Wasko is defending well.

White is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wasko is defending well though. White let's go of the attempt for now.
Wasko has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Wasko covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
White wants to control the position but Wasko frees himself and scrambles - White manages to regain control in side control.

White stands up and beckons Wasko to his feet.
White shoots in and drives through. Wasko sprawls well.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Wasko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nert Wasko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasko tries to clinch

and White counters by moving into the clinch.

White breaks the clinch.
White just misses with a punch to the body.

White drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
White slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
White stands up over Wasko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

White drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and White jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

White decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wasko, up you get!

White looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
White advances to half guard.
White moves nicely into side control.
White moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasko is trying to escape the mount.
White with shots to the head and body - Wasko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wasko working to try and regain half guard.

White wants to finish this one by submission but Wasko is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from White.
Wasko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wasko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

White is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wasko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wasko is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White controlling the position easily from mount.

White working for a guillotine from mount but Wasko is in no mood to give up.
White sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

White looking for a guillotine from mount but Wasko is having none of it.
White is in the full mount, landing strikes.

White looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

White working for a submission but Wasko is keeping him at bay.
White controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny White dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

White changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wasko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

White thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

White has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

White looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wasko!
Wasko tries to reverse the position but White maintains control.

Wasko defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from White.
Wasko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
White unloading with bombs!
White content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wasko is trying to escape the mount but White keeps good control and instead manages to take Wasko's back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasko tries to escape but White has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Johnny White has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wasko tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

White stands up from mount. Strange move.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
White stalling the fight.
White with a knee to the head.

White breaks from the clinch.
Wasko misses with a low kick.
White scores with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by White.
Wasko tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and White counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wasko!

White wants to finish this one by submission but Wasko is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from White.
Wasko tries to get back to half guard but can't.

White is standing up, even though he is in mount.

White scores with a takedown into Wasko's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wasko throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
White sitting in guard, not really doing much.

White stands and steps away. Wasko gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
White should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wasko closes the distance but White moves to the side

and White counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
White is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
White wants to take a breather but Wasko is having none of it.
Wasko gets full guard.
Wasko keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White stops Wasko from standing up.
White stays in close to Wasko's body and controls the position.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White wants to pass the guard but Wasko is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White stands up over Wasko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
White stays in close to Wasko's body and controls the position.

White gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
White throws a right hand that Wasko ducks under and follows up with a left that Wasko also avoids with ease.
Wasko stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Nert Wasko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wasko closes the distance but White moves to the side

so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wasko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White lands a couple of digs.

White stands up from guard. Let's bang!

White moves into the clinch.
Wasko fails to pull guard.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wasko tries for a takedown. No joy.
White stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

White closes the distance and clinches.
White is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wasko goes for a takedown attempt but White pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nert Wasko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasko closes the distance looking to clinch
and White counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

White clinches up against the cage.

White manages to break the clinch.
White scores with a hook.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

White changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wasko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wasko throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
White happy to just control the position for now.
Wasko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

White tries for a kimura but Wasko is defending well.
Wasko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

White shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. White showed some decent athleticism there.
Wasko taking some punishment here, with White in his half guard.
White sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wasko trying to control but White postures up.
White winds up and cracks Wasko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

White escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wasko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but White checks it well.
Wasko tries to clinch

and White counters with a single leg into guard. Wasko didn't expect that.
White controls from within his opponent's guard.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wasko is keeping the position for now.
Wasko wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasko is looking to stand up but White isn't so interested in that idea.
Wasko keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.

White drops back looking for a leg! Wasko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wasko manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Wasko's guard.

Wasko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
White 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.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Wasko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

White decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two 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.
Wasko tries to clinch but White moves away

and White counters with a single leg into guard. Wasko didn't expect that.

White stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Good exchange - White coming out on top.

White scores with a takedown into Wasko's guard.
Wasko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as White controls the pace.
Wasko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wasko trying to control from White's half guard. White has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wasko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wasko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as White holds on and takes a little breather.
White wants to hit a switch here but Wasko passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for White there!
Wasko avoids the attempt from White to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
White preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wasko trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
White slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as White holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wasko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wasko wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasko wanted to stand there but White had control of the position.
White throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
White manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
White avoids the attempt from Wasko to control.
Wasko wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

White is persistently looking for the submission but Wasko is defending it well.
White controls the action.
Nert Wasko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
I really don't envy Wasko right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny White!