PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Erskine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pure White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erskine's entrance music is Headstrong-Trapt. A fine choice. Pure White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Erskine
vs
White

190 cm
29
216 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

193 cm
22
190 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Owen Erskine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pure White!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White takes a swing at Erskine's ribcage but misses.
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Erskine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White lands a nice hook to Erskine's body. Erskine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Erskine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White ducks under a wild hook from Erskine.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Erskine to counter with a crisp jab.
Erskine looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erskine.
Erskine keeps the fight on the outside.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erskine.
White lands a nice hook to Erskine's body. Erskine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Erskine at a distance.
Erskine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

White rushes Erskine and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries a body shot but Erskine blocks it.
White lands an uppercut.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.

White has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Erskine uses from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Erskine wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Erskine is one step ahead there.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Erskine wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erskine advances to half guard.
Erskine keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Erskine is working away from the top position though.
Erskine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
White is looking for a sweep. Erskine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Erskine is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
White is looking to control Erskine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erskine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
Erskine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White is trying to control but can't.
Erskine not doing much here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Erskine blocks a leg kick.
White is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Erskine rather than just go for the knockout.
Erskine throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Erskine checks a low kick from White.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White jabs Erskine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White wants to clinch.
White lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Erskine under the eye.
Erskine misses with a hook.
White scores with a body shot.
Erskine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White lands an overhand right.
White swings for the body but Erskine moves out of range.
White lands a nice hook to Erskine's body. Erskine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erskine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erskine.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Erskine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pure White dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

White throws a leg kick
and Erskine counters with a thumping low kick.

White rushes Erskine and presses him up against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for White. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Erskine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erskine.
Erskine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
White tries to work over Erskine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erskine.
White looking to stall.
Erskine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White trying to stall but Erskine improves his position.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Erskine stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Erskine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Erskine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erskine avoids the body shot from White.
White works Erskine's body with a nice hook.
Pure White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from White lands.
White throws a hook but Erskine avoids it easily.
Erskine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Erskine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White jabs Erskine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws an off balance right hand
and Erskine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Erskine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Erskine moves out of range as White strikes.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Erskine's calf.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
Erskine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pure White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White feints and then cracks Erskine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Erskine down.
White is looking to chop away at Erskine's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Erskine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Erskine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Erskine there as he acknowledges the shot.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Erskine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White looks to throw the jab but Erskine is out of range.
Erskine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White is breathing heavily.
Erskine lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
White lands a head shot.
Erskine looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White throws a hook to the side of Erskine's head but Erskine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 moves out of range as Erskine strikes.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White cracks a nice hook into Erskine's ribs.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Erskine throws a hook but White avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erskine missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Erskine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erskine throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Erskine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some bone on bone action there as Erskine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White punishes Erskine's body with a nice straight punch.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White slips a straight right by Erskine.
Erskine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White throws a series of punches but Erskine moves out of range.
White misses with an uppercut
and Erskine counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pure White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erskine lands with a shot to the body.
Erskine lands with a right hand.
Erskine staying out of range there.
Erskine avoids the body shot from White.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Erskine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Erskine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White misses with a body shot.
White lands with a cross.
Erskine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Erskine swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
White misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erskine moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White looks to land a left hand but Erskine moved out of range nicely.
White scores with a hook to the body. Erskine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Erskine blocks a leg kick.
Erskine throws a big shot that misses.
Erskine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Erskine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Erskine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
White loads up on a big right hand but Erskine slips the punch.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erskine moves away.
Erskine lands a nice shot to the body.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Erskine with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White scores with a jab to the body.
Owen Erskine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Erskine at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Erskine.

White is rocked!
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Erskine finish him?
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erskine.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Erskine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Erskine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Erskine.
Erskine throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White misses with a body shot.
White takes one to the chin there.
White lands a right hook to the body.
Erskine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from White.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erskine throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
White tries a low kick but Erskine avoids it.
Erskine throws a nice inside leg kick.

Erskine drops White with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but White looks back up at him and smiles so Erskine waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Erskine moves out of range of the strikes.
Pure White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White thows a leg kick but Erskine checks it
and Erskine counters with a big left hand that crumples White! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Owen Erskine!