PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Lott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dana White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lott
vs
White

211 cm
19
346 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monty Lott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dana White!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lott.
Lott misses with a hook

so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lott is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Lott manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lott. White does a little dance to reset his feet.

Lott shoots in and gets a takedown into White's guard.

Lott decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on White, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White dodges the punch combination from Lott.

Lott takes the fight into the clinch.

Lott jumps into guard, dragging White to the mat.
Lott has control of White's left arm, preventing White from doing any damage.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Monty Lott just wasn't active enough.
Lott throws a poor cross that misses

and White counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lott's guard now.
Lott looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
White trying to control but Lott is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dana White.
Lott throws a head kick that misses.
Lott misses with a lunging right hand

and White counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lott's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Lott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dana White.
Lott tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lott pushes White off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lott misses with a jab to the body

and White counters with a single leg into guard. Lott didn't expect that.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lott looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Monty Lott just wasn't active enough.
Lott misses with a right hand

and White counters with a shoot takedown. Lott fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lott has control of White's left arm, preventing White from doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Monty Lott wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lott throws a combination that misses

and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lott drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Lott decides to stand up, so the ref orders White to his feet.
Lott misses with a double jab.
Lott misses with a left hand

and White counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lott!
White in the domination position with Lott hanging on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Monty Lott wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Lott has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Lott has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
White is trying to break the clinch but Lott is controlling him.
Lott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Lott has White pressed against the cage.
White is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Lott.
Lott has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lott tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
White is trying to break the clinch but Lott has him pressed against the cage.
Lott with a knee to the head.
Lott tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lott stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Lott has double underhooks.
Lott could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lott swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lott gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monty Lott dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lott swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Lott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lott throws a right hand that misses

and White counters with a single leg into guard. Lott didn't expect that.
White wants to control from the top but Lott keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dana White wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lott misses with a double jab

and White counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lott's guard now.

Lott has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. White is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Lott turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lott manages to end up in side control.
White is trying to escape the position but Lott is controlling the position.

Lott stands up and beckons White to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lott misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Lott throws a left and a right that both miss

and White counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lott trying to control the position here.
Dana White has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Monty Lott has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lott falls off balance throwing a combination

and White counters with a shoot takedown. Lott fights it but they end up in guard.
Lott is pulling down on White's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Monty Lott just wasn't active enough.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Lott clinches.

Lott drags the fight down to the ground.
White tries to stand but Lott is controlling from the bottom.

Lott has his feet on White's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lott throws a left and a right that both miss

and White counters with a takedown into side control.

White is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lott is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
White trying to control the action but Lott is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lott haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dana White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

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