PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orla Wanker (ranked 1262 p4p, 3842 weight class) and Ralphie White (ranked 181 p4p, 499 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Wanker
vs
White

190 cm
28
191
14 - 12 - 0

191 cm
36
200
5 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

The Dirty Needle Project

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ralphie White!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanker throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Wanker's shoulder, as Wanker tries to avoid the shot.
Wanker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wanker moves out of range of the strikes.
Wanker misses the jab.
White appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wanker is out of range.
White misses with a head kick.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wanker finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
Wanker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.

It looks like Orla Wanker has been cut.
Wanker lands a slapping body shot.
White jabs Wanker right on the nose. Wanker blinks but takes it well.
Wanker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wanker misses with a body kick.
Wanker with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Wanker with that takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wanker. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wanker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wanker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
White has his hands on Wanker's head, controlling the position.
Wanker stopping the sweep attempt from White.
Wanker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wanker trying to control but White is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wanker looking to pass the guard.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wanker trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Wanker moves out of range easily.
Wanker connects with the punch.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wanker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wanker looks to land a combination. White sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White dodges the punch combination from Wanker.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker slips a straight right by White.
Wanker throws a quick inside leg kick.
White is looking to land body kicks.

White gets caught flat footed, as Wanker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wanker's guard.

Wanker pulls White in to control the position.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wanker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White stays in close to Wanker's body and controls the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Wanker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wanker is trying to keep White in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wanker wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
White engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wanker looking for a sweep. Not yet Wanker, not yet.
Wanker is adopting a defensive guard.

Wanker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
White's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Orla Wanker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orla Wanker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wanker blocks a low kick nicely.
Wanker is looking to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
Wanker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wanker misses with a wild combination.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wanker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wanker misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Wanker. Those never looked like landing.
Wanker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wanker off to one side.
White misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a leg kick but Wanker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wanker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and White connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wanker scrambles back to his feet.
Orla Wanker is winning the standup battle so far.
Wanker checks a leg kick.
Wanker tries to counter with a takedown but White is quick to defend against it.
White misses with a body shot.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wanker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from White.
Wanker feinted with a counter takedown.
Wanker throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wanker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wanker manages to avoid it.
Wanker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wanker misses with a looping left.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wanker shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wanker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wanker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wanker cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
White takes a swing at Wanker's ribcage but misses.
Wanker misses with a double jab.
Wanker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White misses the shot to the body.
Wanker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Wanker throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Wanker thuds a left hand into White's body.
White lands with an uppercut that bounces Wanker off the cage and back into range.
Wanker blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Wanker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wanker scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from White.
Wanker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wanker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wanker.

Wanker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wanker is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Wanker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but White sees it coming and defends easily.
Wanker wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wanker prevents White from improving his position.
Wanker controlling the action here.
Wanker is trying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

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.
White gets full guard.
White managing to control the position.
Wanker wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Wanker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wanker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

White looking to score a takedown here. Wanker is defending well but White drives through and ends up in Wanker's guard.
Wanker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Wanker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Wanker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wanker looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Orla Wanker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orla Wanker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wanker fails with the takedown.
Wanker throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wanker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White misses the shot to the body.
White missing with a left hand there. Wanker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wanker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a body shot.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White leaves Wanker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White drops his hands momentarily and Wanker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wanker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orla Wanker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker throws a body shot but no joy.
Wanker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice takedown defense from Wanker. No joy for White on that attempt.
Wanker misses with the combination.
Wanker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
White misses with a jab to the body

and Wanker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wanker.
Wanker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wanker trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wanker wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wanker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
White keeping moving, preventing Wanker from controlling successfully.
Wanker won't allow White to sweep him here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
White throws a body shot but no joy.

Wanker drives through with a takedown into White's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wanker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Our spies down at at Punch Out Gym inform us that White has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Wanker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wanker wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Orla Wanker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Wanker is proving a slippery customer.
Wanker sitting in guard here, content to control.
White is pulling down on Wanker's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wanker connects with a solid leg kick.
Wanker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White swings for the body but Wanker moves out of range.

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.
A solid body kick from Wanker.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Wanker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wanker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wanker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wanker throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Wanker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from White misses.
Wanker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wanker gets slowly back to his feet.
Orla Wanker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wanker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Orla Wanker.
Well Wanker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orla Wanker!