PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Domino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Domino has chosen Shake, Rattle, and Roll as his entrance music. Adam White has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

White
vs
Domino

165 cm
19
150 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

175 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daryl Domino!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a series of punches but Domino avoids them all with ease.
White is looking to slow Domino down with leg kicks.
Daryl Domino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Domino.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Domino to the floor! White dives in looking for the finish!

Domino is rocked!

White seems to be working for a kimura but Domino defends the submission attempt.
Domino is still in real trouble! Can White finish him?
White is looking to advance position but Domino won't allow it.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Domino!
Domino seems to have recovered his senses.

White stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Domino keeps the fight on the outside.
White scores with a shot to the body.
Domino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Domino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Domino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Domino closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Domino lands in his opponent's guard.
Domino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.

White stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Domino throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.

Domino takes the fight into the clinch.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Domino wants to break the clinch but can't.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
White can't get the takedown.
Domino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

White breaks the clinch.
Domino looks to land a combination. White sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
White with a nice cross.
Domino tries to clinch up.
Domino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Domino lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Domino.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Domino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domino throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Domino throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with an inside leg kick.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Domino misses with a double jab
and White counters with a head kick.
White is breathing heavily.
Domino avoids the head kick by White.
White misses with a head kick.

Domino instigates a clinch.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Domino smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Domino.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Domino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White loads up on a big right hand but Domino slips the punch.

White tries to keep at a distance but Domino has taken the fight into the clinch.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Domino just stands there and leans against the cage.
Domino stops a takedown attempt from White.
Domino digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Domino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Domino just stands there and leans against the cage.
Domino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White can't get the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Domino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Domino misses with a short punch on the inside.

Domino has dropped down and is working for a takedown. White is trying to keep an underhook but Domino manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Domino trying to control the pace.
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 Adam White will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

White misses with a wild body shot.
White connects with a jab.
White throws a solid leg kick but Domino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
Domino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Domino misses with a few strikes there.
Domino doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Domino looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Domino tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White dodges the punch combination from Domino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Domino scores with a one two! White had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
White cracks the inside of Domino's front leg.
Domino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Domino scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Domino looking to control and managing it successfully.
White tries to hold on but Domino pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
Domino tries to control but White wriggling away.
Domino controlling his opponent.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domino controlling from the full mount.
White wants to try and get back to his feet.
Domino prevents White from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White is squirming around, avoiding Domino's attempts to control the action.
White is trying desperately to improve position.
Domino looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Despite being in the dominant position, Daryl Domino just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Domino falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Adam White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

White has Domino up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daryl Domino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Domino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Domino.
Domino closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to de liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Domino down.
Domino misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Domino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Domino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Domino throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
Domino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Domino with that takedown attempt.
Domino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
White lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Domino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White is looking to slow Domino down with leg kicks.

Domino closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Domino lands in his opponent's guard.

White scrambles and gets back to his feet.
White throws a head kick but Domino moves out of range.
White misses with a double jab.
Domino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Domino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domino dodges the punch combination from White.
Domino throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Domino.
Domino falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White is looking to wear down Domino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Domino takes the fight into the clinch.
White drops down looking for an ankle pick but Domino pulls his leg out and moves away.
White misses with a combination
and Domino counters with a one-two to the body.
Domino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with an outside leg kick.
Domino avoids the head kick by White.
Domino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White moves in looking to clinch but Domino pushes him off.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Domino counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domino misses with a combination
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Domino slips a jab from White.
A choreographed right hand from White misses the target.
White misses with a combination

and Domino counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in White's guard now.
Domino won't allow White to get back to his feet.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Domino stopping the sweep attempt from White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

White stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Domino is looking to clinch.
White works over Domino's head and body with a nice combination.
White wants to slow Domino down by chopping away at his legs.

Domino decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

White is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Domino pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White gets full guard.

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 Adam White.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28

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