PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 21 Guns. Chris Green has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Green
vs
White

182 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

170 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric White!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White connects with the punch.
Green takes one to the side of the head.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Green shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Green throws a head kick that misses.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Green on the side of the head.
Green swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eric White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Green under the eye.
White scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Green pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Green tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
Green really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Green throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Green off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Green wants to clinch
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Green.
Green tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Green throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Green throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White connects with a jab.
White lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a looping right hand.
Green on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Green is rocked!
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Green on the side of the head.
Oh Green is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White scores with a shot to the body.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Green had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
White lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
Green looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Green seems to have got his legs back now.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White with a jab.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Green.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Green has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Green's head.
Green on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Green 's head but he takes it in his stride.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric White dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Green gets in close and instigates a clinch.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eric White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
Green connects with the punch.
White cracks Green with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
White avoids the head kick by Green.
Green swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White ducks under a wild hook from Green.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Green checks it well.
Green misses with a wild combination.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Green. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
Green throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White jabs Green to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
White lands with a right hand.
A left and a right from White both land. Nice combination.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White lands a jab.
White lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Green looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
White with a jab.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White dodges the punch combination from Green.
Green shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from White as Green shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White scores with a hook to the body. Green takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chris Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from White lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White clobbers Green with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
White connects with a looping right hand.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green has a takedown stuffed.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Green walks into a straight right hand from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White lands with a cross.
A left lands for White.
Green throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Green looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Green swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Green 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a hook. Green tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Green takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
White connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Green dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Green's head and hops out.
White connects with a body shot that sends Green's belly button to the back.
Green takes one on the button.
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!
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Nice jab there from White.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Green's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White punishes Green's body with a nice straight punch.
Donk. White catches Green right on the button with a cross.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Green throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Green seems unphased.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Green takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eric White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Green.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White lands a jab to the head.
Chris Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White scores with a hook to the body. Green takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric White!
A relieved looking Eric White thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.