PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor White (ranked 622 p4p, 1023 weight class) and Hunter Broderick (ranked 89 p4p, 146 weight class). Broderick has chosen Mind by Savanah as his entrance music. 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?

White
vs
Broderick

189 cm
29
195
17 - 8 - 0

188 cm
30
192
21 - 16 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Broderick !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Broderick misses.
Broderick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.

It looks like Hunter Broderick has been cut.
Broderick scores with a decent looking hook.
Broderick throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been informed that Broderick has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Broderick throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
A decent looking cross lands there for Broderick .

It looks like Thor White has been cut.
A jab from White finds it's way through Broderick 's defenses.
Broderick 's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
Broderick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White looks to throw the jab but Broderick is out of range.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Broderick .
White misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broderick wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Broderick connects with an inside leg kick.
Broderick lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Broderick fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
White throws a jab when Broderick was well out of range.
Broderick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Broderick throws a body kick that misses
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Broderick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Broderick throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Broderick backing up. Broderick nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
Good leg kick by Broderick .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White ducks under a wild hook from Broderick .
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Broderick moves out of range of the strikes.
White moves away from the strike by Broderick .
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Broderick thows a leg kick but White checks it
and White counters with a two punch combo.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Broderick counters with a leg kick.
Broderick misses with a right hand
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.
Broderick only half commits to the counter leg kick.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Broderick misses with a low kick.
Broderick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Broderick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Broderick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Broderick takes one to the side of the head.

Broderick clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Broderick ducks under a wild hook from White.
Broderick scores with a nice strike.
Broderick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Broderick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Broderick is looking to clinch.
White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Broderick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White misses with an uppercut. Broderick saw that one coming.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Broderick throws a head kick that misses
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for White.
Broderick scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White 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 rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Broderick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Broderick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! White had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
White missing with a left hand there. Broderick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Broderick is looking to clinch.
Broderick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.
Broderick misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Broderick cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
Broderick closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Broderick dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Broderick .
Broderick ducks under a wild hook from White.
Crunch! Broderick slams his shin into White's torso.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Broderick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Broderick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Broderick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hunter Broderick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broderick throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Broderick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
Broderick misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Broderick .
Hunter Broderick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Broderick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Broderick connects with the punch.
White misses the shot to the body.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Broderick misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Broderick dodges the punch combination from White.
Broderick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Broderick throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Broderick looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White throwing a counter right hand but Broderick manages to avoid it.
White has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Broderick tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Broderick on the side of the head.
Broderick throws a poor cross that misses
letting White counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broderick throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Broderick counters with a good, hard body kick but White shrugs it off.
Broderick tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Broderick throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Broderick moves out of range as White strikes.
Broderick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Broderick missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Broderick throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Broderick moves out of range as White strikes.
Broderick misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Broderick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Broderick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Broderick throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Broderick on the side of the head.
White misses with a hook.

Broderick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Broderick tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Broderick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White tries to pull guard but Broderick holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Broderick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Broderick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Broderick has a couple of punches blocked by White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to break the clinch but Broderick has him pressed against the cage.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White throws a jab when Broderick was well out of range.
Broderick just misses with a punch to the body.
White throws a combination that misses
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Broderick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Broderick .
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Broderick throws a quick inside leg kick.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Broderick .
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Broderick .
Broderick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Broderick scores with a kick to the body.
Broderick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Broderick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Broderick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Broderick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White looks to throw the jab but Broderick is out of range.
Broderick misses with a right hand
and White counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Broderick .
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Broderick .

Broderick moves into the clinch.
Broderick prevents White from breaking the clinch.
Broderick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White has had enough of the clinch but Broderick keeps him there for the moment.
Broderick misses with some punches.
White fails to pull guard.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Broderick smiles and moves away.
A nice leg kick from Broderick , right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by White.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Broderick throws a lazy head kick
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White looks to land a left hand but Broderick moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Broderick misses.
Broderick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Broderick misses with a low kick.
Broderick throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Broderick throws a nice inside leg kick.
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Broderick eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Broderick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White jabs Broderick right on the nose. Broderick blinks but takes it well.
Broderick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from White misses.
Broderick throws a poor cross that misses
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Broderick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broderick manages to avoid it.
Broderick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Broderick under the eye.
White's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a hook but Broderick avoids it easily.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Broderick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Broderick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a looping left.
Broderick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Broderick .
Good shot there by Broderick .
Broderick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
White lands with a shot to the body.
Broderick pushes White away with a front kick.
Broderick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
White will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Broderick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White scores with a jab to the head.
White looks to land a left hand but Broderick moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broderick cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Broderick scores with a punch to the head.
Broderick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
Broderick throws a hook but White blocks it.
Broderick is looking to chop away at White's legs.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Broderick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Broderick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Broderick throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Broderick .

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hunter Broderick .
Well Broderick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Broderick !
Hunter Broderick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.