PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tin Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - No. 5. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tin Lau was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

White
vs
Lau

176 cm
26
155 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

175 cm
26
153 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tin Lau!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lau misses with a body shot.
White tries to clinch there but Lau circles away.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lau lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Lau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lau throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White throws a head kick but Lau moves out of range.
Lau thuds a left hand into White's body.
Some wild striking there from White.
Lau walks into a straight right hand from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lau. Those never looked like landing.
Lau misses with a few strikes there.
White misses with a kick to the body.
Lau's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
White punishes Lau's body with a nice straight punch.
Lau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lau takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Lau misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tin Lau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White circles away from the clinch attempt
and White counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lau misses with a few strikes there.
Lau misses the shot to the body.
Lau throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a two punch combo.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lau moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
White tries to clinch up but Lau circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by Lau. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau staying out of range there.
Lau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Lau swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lau bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
Lau throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tin Lau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
Lau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lau works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a head kick.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Lau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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 Lau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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!
Lau swinging wildly here.
Lau jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lau ducks right into an uppercut from White.
White scores with a hook to the body. Lau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tin Lau will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lau tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a thumping low kick.
Lau throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White lands a high kick!
Lau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Nice cross by White.
Lau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lau.
Lau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White slips a jab from Lau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lau getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White dodges the punch combination from Lau.
Gary White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lau lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lau.
Lau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lau falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a nice leg kick.

Lau clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from White.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Lau on the inside.
Lau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White prevents a body shot from Lau.
White prevents a body shot from Lau.

White manages to break the clinch.
White misses with a body punch
and Lau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a good low kick that Lau was not able to check.
Lau throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Lau tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Lau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau tries to clinch up.

Lau has managed to clinch.

White manages to break the clinch.
Lau misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lau lands a jab to White's midsection.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Lau manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
White connects with a right hand. Lau shakes it off.
Lau misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lau moves into the clinch.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

White manages to break the clinch.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lau looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Lau misses with a body shot.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Tin Lau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lau throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lau cracks White with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tin Lau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

White slips a jab from Lau.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lau.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lau is able to avoid easily.
White shoots in but Lau avoids the takedown attempt easily.
White misses with the combination.

Lau gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows White to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Lau is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking to pass the guard.
White trying to control but Lau is working from the bottom.
Lau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as White controls the pace.
White wants to control from the top but Lau keeps moving.

Gary White has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lau 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.
Lau scores with a jab to the body.
Lau misses with a looping left.
Lau misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Lau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lau connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
Tin Lau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lau loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Lau.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White cracks Lau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lau connects with a jab.
White tries to clinch up.
White throws a leg kick but Lau sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lau misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Lau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lau throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White walks into a straight right hand from Lau.
White throws a head kick but Lau moves out of range.
Lau works White's body with a nice hook.
Gary White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lau doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Lau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Lau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.

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 Gary White.
I think Lau has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tin Lau!
Tin Lau really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Adrenaline logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.