PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauzon is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lauzon
vs
White

198 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Lauzon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dana White!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lauzon shoots in and gets a takedown into White's guard.
Lauzon looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lauzon throws a big right hand that misses.
Lauzon wants to get up but he can't break White's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lauzon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White trying to control the position here.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauzon postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
White keeping moving, preventing Lauzon from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lauzon drives through with a takedown into guard.
White throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lauzon is controlling him.
White keeping moving, preventing Lauzon from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lauzon postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Lauzon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Lauzon is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lauzon is one step ahead there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Lauzon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. White looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lauzon trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
White wants to control but Lauzon postures up.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lauzon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon controls the position from side control.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lauzon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
White is still trying to improve position.
White keeps trying to improve his position.
White is trying to control Lauzon's posture but Lauzon avoids it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Lauzon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. White is trying to defend but Lauzon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White is trying to maintain the position but Lauzon is very close to passing his half guard.
White is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Lauzon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Lauzon's cut.
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.

Lauzon shoots in and bounces White off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
White looking to control.
White tries to strike from the bottom.
Lauzon trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lauzon stops White from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lauzon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lauzon wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Lauzon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
Joe Lauzon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lauzon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of White is proving hard to escape from.
White is controlling Lauzon's posture.
Lauzon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lauzon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White looking for a guillotine here but Lauzon defends easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
White is trying to keep Lauzon in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Lauzon shoots in and bounces White off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lauzon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lauzon throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lauzon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Lauzon is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Lauzon prevents White from getting back to his feet.
Lauzon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
White throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lauzon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lauzon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Lauzon decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Lauzon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Lauzon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lauzon gets the takedown into side control.
White is trying to control Lauzon's posture but Lauzon avoids it.
Lauzon trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
White is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White parries the strikes from Lauzon easily there. Lauzon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable White to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon trying to control the position but White is working away.
White is looking to reverse the position.

Lauzon stands up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lauzon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lauzon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
White tries to bench press Lauzon off him but Lauzon keeps the position.

Lauzon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. White knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
White is not content to let Lauzon control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Lauzon crashes against the mat.

Lauzon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lauzon wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lauzon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

White gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
White keeping moving, preventing Lauzon from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Lauzon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lauzon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Lauzon!