PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anaconda Prosperity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Prosperity
vs
White

190 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anaconda Prosperity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry White!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White slips a jab from Prosperity.
Barry White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

White changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Prosperity looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

White decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Prosperity which made him look bad.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prosperity fails in his attempt to clinch.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Prosperity pinned against the cage. Prosperity gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Prosperity stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Anaconda Prosperity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry White.
Prosperity misses with the combination.

White darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Prosperity is trying to control but White manages to pass to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prosperity is trying to escape the mount.
White controlling the pace for now.
Prosperity working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
White content just to control the position here.
Prosperity tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Prosperity swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
White prevents Prosperity from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prosperity is working hard here to advance position.
Prosperity tries to hold on but White pushes him away.
White is landing with some decent strikes but Prosperity is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

White is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Prosperity can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
White with good strikes from the mount here!
Prosperity working to try and regain half guard.

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 lands a big elbow.
White wants to control the pace but Prosperity is squirming around nicely.
White fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Prosperity really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Prosperity is breathing heavily.

White with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

White moves out of range as Prosperity throws a body kick.
Prosperity closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
White misses with a takedown attempt

and Prosperity counters with a nice double leg into guard.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Prosperity is proving a slippery customer.

White has his foot on Prosperity's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Prosperity works his way back into a safe position though.
Prosperity has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Prosperity slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

White is looking for a triangle but Prosperity pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prosperity tries to stand but White is controlling from the bottom.
Prosperity pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Prosperity is controlling him.
Prosperity knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Prosperity forces his way into half guard.

White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Prosperity is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Prosperity seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Prosperity there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

White actively working from the bottom here.

Prosperity decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Horrible takedown by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Prosperity which made him look bad.
Anaconda Prosperity is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Prosperity looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Prosperity looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White keeping moving, preventing Prosperity from controlling successfully.

White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Prosperity gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Prosperity looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anaconda Prosperity dominated that second 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. 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.

White wants to clinch.
White fails with the takedown

and Prosperity counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Prosperity is tying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White trying to hold on to Prosperity's head to control him but Prosperity postures up.
White wants to get back to full guard but Prosperity has passed into side control.
Prosperity scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prosperity tries to control but White wriggling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White regains half guard.

White looking for submissions off his back.
White tries to kick Prosperity off but Prosperity keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two 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 throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Prosperity is tying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Prosperity wants to free his trapped foot but White is holding on for dear life with his legs.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Prosperity.
Prosperity wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Prosperity thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing White to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

White gets the takedown into side control.
Prosperity tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Prosperity trying his best to control but White has mounted him.
Prosperity is looking to improve his position but White isn't that keen on the idea.
White trying to control but Prosperity is having none of it.

White has control of Prosperity's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Prosperity regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prosperity is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White tries to control but Prosperity wriggling away.

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 Anaconda Prosperity.
I think Prosperity 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anaconda Prosperity!