PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darsin Bleak (ranked 329 p4p, 596 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 50 p4p, 85 weight class). Bleak kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bleak
vs
White Jr

180 cm
29
160
20 - 4 - 0

170 cm
32
155
19 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr tries to clinch up.
White Jr misses with a right hand
and Bleak counters with a straight right hand.
White Jr thuds a left hand into Bleak's body.
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleak was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
White Jr throws the left hand but Bleak avoids the punch easily.
Bleak defending well as White Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Bleak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White Jr missing with a left hand there. Bleak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bleak drops down looking for a counter takedown but White Jr sprawls and moves away.
White Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bleak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bleak shoots in and bounces White Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bleak prevents White Jr from getting back to his feet.
Bleak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White Jr wants to stand up but Bleak is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak with a flurry of punches that miss.
White Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bleak is looking to advance position but White Jr has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Bleak manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bleak is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak trying to control but White Jr postures up.
Bleak looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bleak wants to improve his position but White Jr is controlling well.

Bleak actively working from the bottom here.
Bleak wants to control the action here but instead White Jr manages to pass to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bleak bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bleak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bleak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bleak trying to control but White Jr is working from the bottom.
Bleak works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bleak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bleak has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
White Jr wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
White Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bleak fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've been hearing that Bleak has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bleak thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bleak 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.
Bleak throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak lands a nice shot to the head.
Bleak looking to ground and pound but White Jr is blocking nicely.
Bleak lands a nice shot to the head.
Bleak throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bleak scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish White Jr?
Bleak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as White Jr is looking to escape.
Bleak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darsin Bleak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleak was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
Bleak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White Jr tries to clinch up.
White Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bleak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
White Jr misses with a straight left.
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleak was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
The fighters circling - White Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr misses with a hook
letting Bleak counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr throws a hook but Bleak avoids it easily.

White Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Bleak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White Jr digs a right hand underneath Bleak's ribcage. Bleak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from White Jr.
A short right from Bleak on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Bleak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bleak can't get the takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White Jr.
White Jr misses with a body punch.

Bleak breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Bleak does a little dance to reset his feet.
White Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White Jr digs a good body shot into Bleak's ribs.
Bleak with a hook.
Bleak shoots in for a double leg but White Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
White Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Bleak pushes him away.
Nice defenses there by Bleak.
Bleak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bleak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darsin Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White Jr throws out a loose jab but Bleak uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bleak doesn't seem bothered though.
Bleak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak slips a straight right by White Jr.
Bleak shoots in looking for a takedown but White Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bleak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bleak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruce White Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White Jr jabs Bleak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White Jr throws a looping overhand right but Bleak ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from White Jr lands.
White Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bleak at a distance.
A big left from Bleak misses.
White Jr throws a jab when Bleak was well out of range.
White Jr misses with a hook.

White Jr closes the distance and clinches.
White Jr lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from White Jr on the inside.
White Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bleak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White Jr smiles and moves away.

Bleak gets a double leg takedown into White Jr's guard.
Bleak postures up in White Jr's guard and throws a big left but White Jr blocks it.
Bleak looking to sit in guard and control but White Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bleak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Bleak looking for subs off his back but White Jr has passed one foot through into half guard.
White Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bleak. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bleak is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute White Jr jumps into side control!
Bleak tries to bench press White Jr off him but White Jr keeps the position.
Bleak is working hard here to advance position.
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!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce White Jr 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. This is the final round!

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

White Jr sneaks out the side door and pushes Bleak away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nice jab there from Bleak.
White Jr misses with a hook. Bleak ducked under it nicely.
White Jr cracks Bleak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
White Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bleak slips a straight right by White Jr.
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!
Bleak moves out of range of the strikes.
White Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bleak.
Bleak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Bleak dives in and grabs White Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. White Jr pushes down on Bleak's head and hops out.
White Jr swings for the body but Bleak moves out of range.
Bleak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White Jr.
Bruce White Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr lands with a shot to the body.
White Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bleak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
Bleak tries to counter with a takedown but White Jr is quick to defend against it.
White Jr jabs Bleak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bleak throws a lazy right hand but White Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White Jr stuffs the takedown.
White Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bleak on the side of the head.
White Jr misses with a straight right.
A big left from Bleak misses.
Bleak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White Jr cracks a nice hook into Bleak's ribs.
Bleak blocks a jab.
Bleak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr throws a shot from downtown. Bleak moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Bleak misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

White Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Bleak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bleak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bleak blocking some punches.
A short right from Bleak on the inside.

Bleak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bleak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White Jr.
Bleak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for White Jr.
Bleak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bleak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bleak moves away from the strike by White Jr.
Bleak appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bleak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
White Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bleak blocks a jab.
Bleak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Bleak.
White Jr lands a jab to Bleak's midsection.
Bleak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bleak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darsin Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bleak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White Jr sprawls well. White Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bleak gets slowly back to his feet.
Bleak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bleak lands with an uppercut that bounces White Jr off the cage and back into range.
White Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bleak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White Jr.
Bleak needs to keep his hands up - White Jr had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
White Jr stuns Bleak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bleak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bleak tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but White Jr defends well and Bleak ends up having to push White Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
White Jr lands an uppercut.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White Jr is working Bleak over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White Jr prevents the takedown attempt.
Bleak misses with a body punch.
Bleak prevents a body shot from White Jr.
A short right from White Jr on the inside.
Bleak blocks an uppercut.
White Jr works on Bleak's body with a couple of short punches.
White Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bleak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but White Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
White Jr lands with a light punch inside.
White Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce White Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White Jr 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce White Jr!
After winning the bout, Bruce White Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.