PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Monte White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismael Gesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes into the arena with Korn - Got The Life blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

White
vs
Gesta

183 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

PR1ME

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Monte White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ismael Gesta!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White takes a swing at Gesta's ribcage but misses.
Gesta throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a left to the body.
Gesta throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Gesta misses with a jab to the body
letting White counter with a right hand.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gesta throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Gesta.
Gesta falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes one on the button.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Gesta misses with a body punch
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gesta throws a predictable looking body shot
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gesta thinking.
Gesta throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gesta thinking.
Gesta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gesta swings widly with a right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.

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.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gesta doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Gesta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gesta falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White connects with a single shot there.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gesta throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Gesta misses
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gesta falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Gesta's head back.
Gesta misses the body punch
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Gesta fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gesta misses with a body shot
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White misses the shot to the body.
Gesta misses with a hook
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gesta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gesta misses with a body shot
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gesta thinking.
Gesta misses with a body punch
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monte White dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gesta throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Gesta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gesta misses with a combination
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gesta thinking.
Gesta misses with a right hand
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Gesta.
White just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gesta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gesta misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Gesta.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Gesta counter with a right hand.
Jab by Gesta.
Gesta misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gesta catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Gesta.
Gesta connects with a right hand. White shakes it off.

White is rocked!
A low kick from White misses
and Gesta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gesta.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Gesta misses with a right hand
and White counters with a series of strikes. Gesta will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gesta throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gesta throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gesta throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Gesta.
Gesta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gesta throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Gesta misses with a left hand
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gesta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gesta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gesta throws a right hand that misses
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White is looking to wear down Gesta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the body from Gesta misses
and White counters with a nice body shot.
Ismael Gesta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gesta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gesta is able to avoid easily.
Gesta misses with a right hand
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ismael Gesta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gesta misses with an uppercut
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gesta throws a right hand that misses
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Gesta throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gesta checks a low kick from White.
Gesta misses with a lunging right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gesta swings widly with a right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Gesta misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gesta thinking.
Gesta misses with a hook
letting White counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gesta misses with a left hand
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gesta misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gesta tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gesta moves away.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gesta.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gesta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
White lands the left hand.
Gesta swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monte White is winning the standup battle so far.
Gesta misses with a right hand
letting White counter with a right hand.
Gesta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gesta swings widly with a right hand
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gesta throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Gesta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to chop away at Gesta's legs.
Gesta throws a sloppy body shot
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gesta throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gesta throws a right hand that misses
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Gesta.
Gesta misses with a body punch
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Gesta.
Gesta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a low kick as Gesta jumps back.
Gesta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gesta misses with a right hand
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gesta swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A left and a right from White both land. Nice combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gesta lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monte White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

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