PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Growl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Street Carp by Deftones as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Growl
vs
White

175 cm
26
222 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
29
221 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Growl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel White!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Growl throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Growl on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Dave Growl has been cut.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Growl.
White cracks Growl with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Growl cracks White with an open hand slap.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Growl.
Growl with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Growl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Growl.
Growl jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Growl misses with the combination.
Growl blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White misses with a straight left.
White throws a right and a left that Growl avoids nicely.
Growl just misses with a punch to the body.
Growl takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Growl lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White throws a nice looking combination but Growl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniel White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Growl misses with a wild body shot.
Growl scores with a jab to the jaw.
Growl throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Growl throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Growl is just out of range.
Growl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Growl.
White throws a series of punches but Growl moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from White.
Growl throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Growl counters with a nice uppercut.
White punishes Growl's body with a nice straight punch.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Growl uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
Growl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. White catches Growl right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White scores with a jab to the body.
Growl throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
A combination from White does no damage.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Growl.
Growl misses with a double jab.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Growl's head.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Growl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Growl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Growl looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White tries to bum rush Growl with a series of wild strikes but Growl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Growl misses with a body shot.
White misses with a double jab.
Growl moves out of range of the strikes.
Growl sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Growl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Growl is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Growl.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Growl digs a good hook to White's body.
Growl misses the jab.
Donk. Growl catches White right on the button with a cross.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Growl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Growl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Growl misses with a body shot.
White moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Growl finds it's target.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Growl.
White throws a series of punches but Growl moves out of range.
Growl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Growl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White tries to bum rush Growl with a series of wild strikes but Growl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Growl thows a body shot but no joy.
Growl looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Growl.
Nice shot by White.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Growl finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White tries to bum rush Growl with a series of wild strikes but Growl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Growl throws a big shot that misses.
Growl jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dave Growl will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Growl's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Left hook, right uppercut from White.
Dave Growl is winning the standup battle so far.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Growl circles away quickly and effectively.
White blocks a jab.
Growl lands a jab.
White swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from White.
Growl fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Growl throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Growl feints a jab promting White to slip. Growl then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. White slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Growl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Growl misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White throws a looping overhand right but Growl ducks down to avoid it.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Growl.
White slips a straight right by Growl.
Growl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Growl.
Growl misses with an uppercut
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White misses with a straight left.
Dave Growl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Growl slips a jab and a cross from White.
Growl throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
White is breathing heavily.
Growl takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White moves away from the strike by Growl.
Growl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White ducks under a wild hook from Growl.
Growl slips a jab from White.
White throws a body punch but Growl moves out of range.
White looks to land a left hand but Growl moved out of range nicely.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Growl's head back.
White misses with a double jab.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Growl works White's body with a nice hook.
Growl swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Growl.
White throws a series of punches but Growl avoids them all with ease.
Growl digs a good body shot into White's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Growl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Growl.
White slips under a jab.
Growl scores with a body shot.
Growl throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from White misses.
White defending well as Growl loads up on a big left hand.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Growl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Growl throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
Growl lands with a cross.
Growl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Growl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Growl misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Growl dodges the punch combination from White.
White throws a series of punches but Growl avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Growl misses.
Growl thows a left - swing and a miss!
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
Growl throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White digs a good body shot into Growl's ribs.
A combination from White does no damage.
Growl thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Growl's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Growl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Growl feints a jab promting White to slip. Growl then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. White slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Growl misses with a straight right.
White connects with the punch.
Growl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Growl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White misses with a double jab
and Growl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniel White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
White's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and White duly obliges.

Dave Growl's cut is getting worse.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Growl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Growl is rocked!
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Growl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
White connects with a body shot.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Growl seems to have got his legs back now.
Some wild striking there from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Growl darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White throws a nice looking combination but Growl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Growl in his tracks.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Growl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
Growl throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Growl misses the jab.
White tests Growl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Growl lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Growl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Growl fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Growl misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Growl. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Growl throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Growl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Growl fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
White ducks under a wild hook from Growl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White slips under a jab from Growl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Growl misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Growl scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Growl moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
White throws a combination that misses
and Growl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Growl looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Growl finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
Growl scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Growl.
Growl misses the jab.
Growl connects with a single shot there.
Growl looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growl swinging wildly here.
Growl misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Growl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Growl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White throws a series of punches but Growl moves out of range.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White throws a series of punches but Growl moves out of range.
Growl avoids a punch combination nicely.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Growl.
White moves away from the strike by Growl.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel White.
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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

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