PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Freddy White (ranked 3119 p4p, 313 weight class) and Timothy Wilkinson (ranked 3394 p4p, 341 weight class). Timothy Wilkinson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

White
vs
Wilkinson

177 cm
34
164 lbs
27 - 21 - 4

175 cm
24
171 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timothy Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Timothy Wilkinson has been cut.
White does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wilkinson throws a hook but White blocks it.
Wilkinson moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
Wilkinson counters with a body kick.
Wilkinson moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilkinson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
A leg kick checked by White.
White throws a combination. Wilkinson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson checks the leg kick nicely there.

White lands a front kick to the face, that drops Wilkinson to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
White pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wilkinson is out of range and White settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a front kick that sends Wilkinson stumbling back into the ropes.
Wilkinson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and White connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wilkinson scrambles back to his feet.

Wilkinson is rocked!

That has opened up Timothy Wilkinson's cut even more.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wilkinson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but White checks it well.
White tried to counter with a leg kick but Wilkinson avoided it.
Wilkinson misses with a leg kick.
Wilkinson slips a jab from White.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilkinson connects with the punch.
White misses the jab.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a low kick as Wilkinson jumps back.
Wilkinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
A combination from White does no damage.
White backing away here, and Wilkinson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Wilkinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilkinson in his tracks.
Wilkinson avoids the body shot from White.
Wilkinson unleashes a big counter combination but White bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilkinson.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White throws a jab when Wilkinson was well out of range.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Wilkinson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilkinson is out of range.
Wilkinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wilkinson throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilkinson is out of range.
And Wilkinson responds with a good body kick, but White manages to step out the way in time.
Wilkinson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
White takes a swing at Wilkinson's ribcage but misses.
Wilkinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilkinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilkinson.
White misses with a head kick.
Wilkinson misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson connects with a nice looking jab.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilkinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wilkinson lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a leg kick.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
White throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
White lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Wilkinson misses its intended target.
Wilkinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
Freddy White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White cracks Wilkinson with a right hand to the side of the head.

The cut above Timothy Wilkinson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wilkinson throws a leg kick
letting White counter with a right hand.
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!
Jab from Wilkinson.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilkinson can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A countering left hand to the body from Wilkinson misses.
A head kick misses from Wilkinson.
White fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wilkinson just manages to avoid it.
White ducks under a wild hook from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White misses with a head kick.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
White scores with a hook.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilkinson's sensitive parts.
White lands with a nice body kick.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wilkinson counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check.
Wilkinson throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

White wants to slow Wilkinson down by chopping away at his legs.
Wilkinson misses with a hook to the body
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid body kick from Wilkinson.
White looks to land a combination but Wilkinson avoids it well.
Wilkinson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wilkinson throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
White scores with a head kick.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson misses with a leg kick
and White counters with a leg kick.
Freddy White is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilkinson throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wilkinson.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Wilkinson.
White misses with a looping right.
Wilkinson misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilkinson. That's going to slow White down.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Timothy Wilkinson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
White misses the jab.
And Wilkinson responds with a good body kick, but White manages to step out the way in time.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wilkinson moves out of range as White strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson scores with a hook.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Wilkinson counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check.
White lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Wilkinson cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
White throws a head kick but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Wilkinson misses with a head kick.
White tries to land a leg kick but Wilkinson saw it coming and moves away.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Wilkinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Wilkinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy White clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wilkinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wilkinson.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilkinson blocks a jab.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilkinson.
White is looking to counter punch.
White walks into a straight right hand from Wilkinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilkinson's hands.
White connects with the punch.
White tries to score with a low kick but Wilkinson moves his leg out of the way.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson slips a jab from White.
Wilkinson throws a leg kick
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wilkinson. White shrugs it off though.
Wilkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Timothy Wilkinson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Freddy White!
During a confident post fight interview, Freddy White thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.