PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Wanted Dead Or Alive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Black
vs
White

195 cm
28
217 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

187 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Black throws a leg kick
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
White throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
White slips a jab and a cross from Black.

Black tries to sprawl but White drives through with a takedown into half guard.
White is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Black!
White takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
White unloads with some shots from mount but Black bucks and avoids them well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is trying to escape the mount.
White wants to control the pace but Black is squirming around nicely.

White is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Black has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Black tries to hold on but White postures up.

White wants to finish this one by submission but Black is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from White.
White prevents Black from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is working hard here to advance position.

White working for a submission but Black is keeping him at bay.
White misses with a head shot.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
White trying to control but Black is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Black is working to get back to half guard.

White is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Black has managed to escape the submission attempt.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White prevents Black from getting the reversal.
White content just to control the position here.

White looking for a guillotine from mount but Black is having none of it.
White misses with some ground and pound and Black recovers position to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black is not content to let White control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter White dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Black misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White lands a jab.
White connects with a right hand. Black shakes it off.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
Black misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Walter White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
White looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
White throws a shot to the body.

Black decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
White keeps control of the position for the meantime.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Walter White has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
Black winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Black is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White makes his way to full guard. A much better position for White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White wants to get back to his feet but Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Black passes White's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to stand.
White is looking for a sweep. Black is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White trying to control from the bottom.
Black looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Black prevents White from standing back up.
Black thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.
Black trying to control the pace.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
White is trying to stand.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to take a breather but White is having none of it.
Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Black stops White from getting back to his feet.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black trying to pass the guard but White defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
White trying to control the position.

White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
White has control of Black's left arm, preventing Black from doing any damage.
Black advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Black dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Black misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Black throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
White cracks Black with an open hand slap.
Black moves out of range as White strikes.
Black thows a leg kick but White checks it
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Black backing up. Black nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White gets caught napping as Black dives in and scores a takedown. White manages to retain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
White has control of Black's left arm, preventing Black from doing any damage.
Black is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.
White wants to stand up but Black is controlling him.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Black advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
Black is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White regains full guard. Nicely done.
Black lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

White uses the cage to get back to his feet.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White working a defensive guard here.

White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

White is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
White is pressed up against the cage. Black has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

White manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Black on his heels. He'll look to pass Black's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

White is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Black is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Black has escaped and now he's on top!
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Walter White.
I think White 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter White!
Walter White seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.