PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Pleshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

White
vs
Pleshenko

225 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Pleshenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleshenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pleshenko misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pleshenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barry White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Pleshenko.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from White as Pleshenko shoots in.

White feints and as Pleshenko raises his hands in defense, White changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pleshenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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

White scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
White tries to move to full mount but Pleshenko actually manages to regain half guard.
Pleshenko pushes White off looking to stand but White dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to pass to full mount but Pleshenko defends it.
White performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

White decides to return to a standing position.
Pleshenko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pleshenko looks gassed!
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

White drives through with a takedown into guard.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White escapes and gets back to his feet.

White shoots in and bounces Pleshenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
White sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleshenko can't keep his opponent in guard - White advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

White lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pleshenko shoots and misses

and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Pleshenko is rocked!
White lands a big elbow - Pleshenko is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for White!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry White!