PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Gotts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. Gotts has chosen Godfather Theme as his entrance music. Stu Gotts is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

White
vs
Gotts

172 cm
26
156 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stu Gotts!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotts tries to clinch up.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gotts missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White blocks a jab.
Gotts misses with a looping left.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Gotts.
Gotts's corner calls for a 1-2. Gotts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gotts.
Gotts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White defending well as Gotts loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Gotts misses.
White throws a series of punches but Gotts moves out of range.
Gotts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
No joy there for Gotts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Gotts.
Stu Gotts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotts throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White scores with a hook.
Gotts misses with a looping right.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gotts.
Gotts tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Gotts fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throws a nice looking combination but Gotts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White lands a jab-cross combination.
Gotts looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Gotts throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Gotts.
Gotts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gotts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gotts throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gotts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gotts misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gotts. Those never looked like landing.
Gotts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White takes one to the side of the head.
White misses with a straight left.
White slips a straight right by Gotts.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gotts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gotts tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting White counter with a right hand.
Gotts doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Gotts looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Gotts misses with a straight left.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
White throws a body punch but Gotts moves out of range.
Gotts moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gotts wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Gotts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotts lands a jab-cross combination.
Gotts throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White misses the shot to the body.
Gotts misses the shot to the body.
Gotts misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White scores with a hook to the body. Gotts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gotts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gotts lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Gotts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gotts defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White throws a nice looking combination but Gotts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gotts thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by Gotts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by White.
White misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotts connects with a body shot.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Gotts is just out of range.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Gotts.
White moves away from the strike by Gotts.
Gotts ducks under a wild hook from White.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gotts finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gotts back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gotts dodges the punch combination from White.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Gotts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Gotts throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gotts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Gotts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gotts throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Gotts throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Gotts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White throws a looping overhand right but Gotts ducks down to avoid it.
Gotts lands a slapping body shot.
White lands with a nice body punch.

Gotts moves into the clinch.
Gotts misses with some punches.
Gotts lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gotts.
Gotts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Gotts won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gotts throws an elbow but misses.
White blocks an uppercut.
Gotts lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotts scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White trying to stall but Gotts improves his position.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gotts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from White.
Gotts keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gotts has a couple of punches blocked by White.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gotts.
Gotts misses with the head strike.
Gotts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gotts tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gotts is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gotts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gotts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Gotts throws a head punch that misses.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Gotts.
Gotts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gotts lands an elbow just above White 's eye.
White is trying to push Gotts away but Gotts has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gotts misses with an elbow over the top.
White blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotts working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White is trying to break the clinch but Gotts is controlling him.
Gotts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White is trying to break the clinch but Gotts is controlling him.
White tries to circle away but Gotts has him pinned against the cage.
White is trying to force a seperation but Gotts has the dominant position.
Gotts working aggressively here.
White working hard to break the clinch.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White is trying to break free.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White is trying to break the clinch but Gotts has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotts has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gotts taking a breather.
White tries to stall but Gotts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gotts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
White blocks an uppercut.
Gotts misses with the head strike.
Gotts keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gotts has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gotts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gotts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stu Gotts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Gotts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gotts throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Gotts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gotts missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gotts defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gotts. Gotts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gotts might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gotts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
Gotts tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Gotts misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Gotts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White slips a jab from Gotts.
Gotts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Marco White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from White misses.
Gotts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gotts just misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotts tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Gotts misses with a looping right.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gotts misses the target.
Gotts cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
Stu Gotts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White.
White lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
A big left from Gotts misses.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Gotts.
Gotts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gotts is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Gotts misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gotts misses its intended target.
Gotts misses with a hook.
Gotts moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
A left and a right from White both land. Nice combination.
Gotts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Gotts catches White right on the button with a cross.
Gotts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gotts.
Gotts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marco White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gotts tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Gotts tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gotts slips a straight right by White.
Gotts moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotts scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
Gotts throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Gotts's shoulder, as Gotts tries to avoid the shot.
White throws a hook but Gotts blocks it.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Gotts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White connects with a body shot that sends Gotts's belly button to the back.
White lands a slapping body shot.
Gotts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
Gotts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Gotts gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gotts slowing the pace effectively.
Gotts tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gotts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stu Gotts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

White is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotts lands with a light punch inside.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gotts is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White is trying to force a seperation but Gotts has the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gotts lands a left hand.
Gotts is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gotts creates a bit of space for himself and rocks White with a big uppercut! White tries to clinch up but Gotts pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples White to the mat! White covers up and Gotts unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stu Gotts!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Stu Gotts waved his t-shirt featuring Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!'s logo in front of the cameras.