PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Del Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Del Soto
vs
White

190 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Del Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden White!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Del Soto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Del Soto misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Del Soto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White misses with a double jab
and Del Soto counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check.
Aiden White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Soto circles away from the clinch attempt.

Del Soto shoots in and bounces White off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Del Soto wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Del Soto throwing strikes but missing.
Del Soto wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Del Soto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Del Soto trying to control but White is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Del Soto takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Miguel Del Soto has been cut.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Del Soto counters with a two punch combo.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Del Soto.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Soto was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Del Soto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Del Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Soto is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White misses with the combination.
White misses with a double jab

and Del Soto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but Del Soto postures up.
White is looking to improve his position.
White is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Del Soto is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.

Del Soto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Del Soto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Del Soto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.
Del Soto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Del Soto moves out of range easily.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Del Soto circles away.

Del Soto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
White moves into full guard.
White lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Del Soto!
Del Soto tries to buck White off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Soto tries to lock up and control but White gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
White dominating with strikes here.
White connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
White looking to finish Del Soto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Del Soto!
Del Soto wants to hold on but White pushes him away.
White cracks Del Soto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
White avoids the attempt from Del Soto to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White cracks Del Soto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
White has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Del Soto's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Del Soto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

White slaps away a takedown attempt from Del Soto, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Del Soto drives through with a takedown into guard.
White trying to control the position.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Del Soto manages to get himself to full guard.

White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Del Soto thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Del Soto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Del Soto is trying to control the position but White postures up.

Del Soto has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes White off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Del Soto gets a takedown into half guard.
Del Soto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White is looking for a sweep. Del Soto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Del Soto trying to advance position but White counters by regaining guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
Del Soto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Del Soto has his hands on White's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Soto is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and White dives into side control.
Del Soto wants to control but White postures up.
White tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Del Soto has one of White's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Del Soto tries to bench press White off him but White keeps the position.
White is trying to move to mount but Del Soto reverses beautifully and ends up in White's guard.
White wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Soto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Del Soto won't allow White to sweep him here.
Del Soto wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White working a defensive guard here.
Del Soto being controlled here momentarily.

Del Soto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
White trying to control the position here.

That's four 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.
Del Soto 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.
White is trying to control the position but Del Soto postures up.
Del Soto trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Del Soto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Del Soto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Del Soto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Del Soto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

White lands with an overhand left.
Del Soto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Del Soto avoids a punch combination nicely.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Del Soto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Del Soto fails with a takedown attempt.
Del Soto has his takedown stuffed
letting White counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Del Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from White misses.
Miguel Del Soto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Soto.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Del Soto has a takedown stuffed.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Del Soto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. White did well to prevent Del Soto getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Del Soto tries to stand but can't do so whilst White controls his leg.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Del Soto.
White wants to get back to his feet.
White is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Del Soto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Del Soto's back!
Del Soto looking to control the position.
White trying to control momentarily.

That's two 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.
Del Soto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
White lands a nice shot to the head.
White misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
White raining down shots from the mount!
Del Soto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Del Soto tries to hold on but White postures up.
Del Soto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by White.
Del Soto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
White lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Soto tries to reverse the position but White maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, White cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
White takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
White working Del Soto over with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Del Soto really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Del Soto is desperately trying to improve his position but White has a good base and remains in mount.
Del Soto tries to hold on but White pushes him away.
White lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
White with good strikes from the mount here!
Del Soto is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
White connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
White is in the full mount, landing strikes.
White has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Del Soto's face.
White lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Del Soto hang on?
White trying to control but Del Soto is having none of it.
Del Soto sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
White thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Del Soto to regain full guard.
White tries to stand but Del Soto is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

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