PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

White
vs
Mask

178 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

210 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lorenzo White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Mask!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a hook

and Mask counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for White!
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.
White's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
White trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mask looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mask controlling the position easily from mount.
White squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Mask stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Mask is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask ducks under a wild hook from White.
White throws a right hand that misses

and Mask counters with a takedown into side control.
White wants to get back to his feet but Mask drags him back down.

Mask decides to stand up, so the ref orders White to his feet.
Mask blocks a jab.
White misses with a hook

and Mask counters with a single leg into guard. White didn't expect that.
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 wants to stand up but Mask is controlling him.
Mask is looking to stand up but White won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask prevents White from getting back to his feet.
Mask engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mask stops White from standing up.
Mask wants to get up but he can't break White's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
White wants to stand and escape but Mask is having none of it.
Mask wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Mask was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sloppy strikes from Mask. Those never looked like landing.
Mask will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Mask counters with a left and a right that stings White.
White swings widly with a right hand
letting Mask counter with a right hand.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mask misses with a wild combination.
White misses with an uppercut
and Mask counters with a right hand to the body.
White is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mask's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mask just misses with a punch to the body.
White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mask counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White slips a jab from Mask.
Mask goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mask thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask misses with a right hand
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws out a loose jab but Mask uses good head movement to avoid it.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White misses with a looping right.
White throws a hook but Mask avoids it easily.
Mask closes the distance and lands a one-two.
White misses with an uppercut
and Mask counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Mask, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White slips under a jab.
Mask throws a hook but White blocks it.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Mask cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White ducks under a wild hook from Mask.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mask waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White looks to land a right hand but Mask moved out of range.
White misses with a left hand
and Mask counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mask lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mask fails to land with a series of punches.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mask counters with a three punch combo that has White backing up. White nods at Mask to acknowledge the strikes.
A big left from White misses.
Johnny Mask is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White misses with a right hand
and Mask counters with a straight right hand.
Mask swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White throws an off balance right hand
letting Mask counter with a right hand.
A big left from Mask misses.
Mask tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Mask.
Mask throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mask.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Mask counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
White misses with a right hand
and Mask counters with a two punch combo.
Mask misses with a hook.
Mask is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mask lands with a nice body punch.
Mask moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a hook
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mask lands an overhand right.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mask counter with a right hand.
Mask has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mask there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mask throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Mask throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mask.
Mask keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
Mask has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mask there as he acknowledges the shot.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Mask cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mask misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White dodges the punch combination from Mask.
The fighters circling - Mask throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mask to counter with a crisp jab.
White moves away from the strike by Mask.
A big left from Mask misses.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mask counter with a right hand.
Mask connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
White misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mask to counter with a crisp jab.
Mask looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White looks to land a right hand but Mask moved out of range.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mask.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Mask counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mask slips under a jab.
Johnny Mask seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mask misses with a wild body shot.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White misses with a hook
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mask rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws out a loose jab but Mask uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mask throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White throws a lazy right hand but Mask sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mask staying out of range there.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Mask counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses with a looping right.
White avoids the body shot from Mask.
Mask throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Mask misses with a hook
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White misses with a straight right.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mask as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Mask.
White cracks Mask with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mask.
Mask throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
Mask throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Mask.
White misses with a hook. Mask ducked under it nicely.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Mask counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White slips a jab and a cross from Mask.
Mask throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White throws a lazy right hand but Mask sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mask misses with a hook
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mask throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White throws a lazy right hand but Mask sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White cracks Mask with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Mask counters with a left and a right that stings White.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mask takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Mask will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mask fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White looks to land a left hand but Mask moved out of range nicely.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Mask counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Mask counters with a left and a right that stings White.
Mask scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Mask misses.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mask momentarily.
Mask misses with a right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Mask avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mask, as that shot connected.
White throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mask to counter with a crisp jab.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mask counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Mask does no damage.
White misses with an uppercut
and Mask counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a hook
and Mask counters with a nice uppercut.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mask throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a hook to the side of Mask's head but Mask sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Mask counters with a straight right hand.
White misses with a right hand
and Mask counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mask counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White misses with a right hand
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from White.
Mask throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Mask bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
White looks to land a left hand but Mask moved out of range nicely.
White misses with a hook
and Mask counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask misses with a hook
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Mask counters with a right hand to the body.
Mask with a nice cross.
White misses with a hook
and Mask connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mask changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mask lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.
Mask displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Mask misses with a looping left.
A big left from Mask misses.
White misses with a left hand
and Mask counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lorenzo White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Mask cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mask.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White misses with a right hand
and Mask counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from White misses.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Mask cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mask lands an overhand right.
White throws a hook but Mask blocks it.
Mask misses with a jab, cross combination.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mask sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mask counters with a stiff right hand.
Mask missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
White looks to land a right hand but Mask moved out of range.
Mask throws a good cross that connects.
Mask swings widly with a right hand
letting White counter with a right hand.
Mask swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mask throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mask missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from White misses.
Mask misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Mask is rocked!
Mask swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mask is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mask seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White staying out of range there.
Mask misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

White shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than White was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

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 Lorenzo White.
Well Mask 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Johnny Mask!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Johnny Mask!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Johnny Mask!

Johnny Mask wins by unanimous decision!