PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik White (ranked 522 p4p, 3160 weight class) and Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 69 p4p, 402 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

White
vs
Kakuzo

185 cm
32
180
14 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
180
11 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredrik White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kakuzo to score with a decent uppercut.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kakuzo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Kakuzo's shoulder, as Kakuzo tries to avoid the shot.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Kakuzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Kakuzo's head.
A combination from Kakuzo does no damage.

Kakuzo has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as Kakuzo tries to tie him up.
Kakuzo throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
Kakuzo tries to score a body lock takedown but White shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kakuzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kakuzo backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kakuzo.
White lands a right hand.
Kakuzo looking for a takedown.
Fredrik White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nakagome Kakuzo.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Kakuzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Nakagome Kakuzo has been cut.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Kakuzo blocks with his arms.
Kakuzo looking to slow down the pace here.
White stops a takedown attempt from Kakuzo.
White misses with a punch on the inside.

Kakuzo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, White regains guard.

White manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that White has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Kakuzo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but White regains guard immediately.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White wants to stand and escape but Kakuzo is having none of it.
Kakuzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White has momentary wrist control but Kakuzo slips an elbow through the middle.
Kakuzo stops White from standing up.
Kakuzo throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kakuzo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A swing and a miss from White.
White is looking to clinch.
Kakuzo swinging wildly here.
White tries to clinch but Kakuzo is having none of it.
Kakuzo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Kakuzo persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakuzo is just out of range.

White moves into the clinch.
Kakuzo tries to pull guard but White forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kakuzo tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White misses with a body punch.

Kakuzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kakuzo gets a double leg takedown into White's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo won't allow White to get back to his feet.
Kakuzo throwing strikes but missing.
Kakuzo is looking to stand up but White won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kakuzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Kakuzo throwing strikes but missing.
White wants to stand up but Kakuzo is controlling him.
Kakuzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kakuzo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kakuzo stops White from standing up.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kakuzo on the ground.

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.
Kakuzo trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kakuzo works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
White wants to stand but Kakuzo is controlling the position.
White trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kakuzo digs a good hook to White's body.
Kakuzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
White takes one on the button.
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Kakuzo rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kakuzo is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fredrik White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nakagome Kakuzo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Kakuzo misses with an uppercut.
Kakuzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White clobbers Kakuzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nakagome Kakuzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kakuzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Kakuzo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kakuzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White misses with a looping right.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kakuzo.
White throws out a powerful jab.
Kakuzo tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left lands for White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kakuzo drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
Kakuzo jumps guard but White stands there with Kakuzo around his waist. Kakuzo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fredrik White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White with a knee to the head.
White pushes Kakuzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakuzo wants to stall.
White throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kakuzo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fredrik White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nakagome Kakuzo.
White misses with some punches.
Kakuzo looking to slow down the pace here.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kakuzo tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
Kakuzo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kakuzo is breathing heavily.
White is pressed up against the cage. Kakuzo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
White lands with a nice body punch.

White has managed to clinch.
Kakuzo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kakuzo can do to turn this around?
White lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakuzo.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White lands a nice uppercut.
Kakuzo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo jumps guard but White stands there with Kakuzo around his waist. Kakuzo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from White.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Kakuzo.
Kakuzo goes for a takedown attempt but White pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
White moves in looking to clinch but Kakuzo pushes him off.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fredrik White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakuzo manages to avoid it.
Kakuzo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.
Kakuzo misses with a straight left.
Kakuzo keeps the fight on the outside.

White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kakuzo, pushing him back against the cage.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kakuzo's face.
Kakuzo avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Kakuzo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. White is trying to keep an underhook but Kakuzo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kakuzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White is looking to escape.
Kakuzo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
White on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if White tries to get out of the position.
White tries to kick Kakuzo off but Kakuzo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kakuzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to stand back up but Kakuzo is controlling him
Kakuzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kakuzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
White wants to get back to his feet.

Kakuzo is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
White pushes Kakuzo off looking to stand but Kakuzo dives back in and keeps control.
Kakuzo trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
White taking some punishment here, with Kakuzo in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Kakuzo sits in half guard.
White tries to kick Kakuzo off but Kakuzo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrik White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nakagome Kakuzo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kakuzo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching White on his heels. He'll look to pass White's guard now, I'm sure.
White wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kakuzo manages to pass to side control.

Kakuzo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kakuzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kakuzo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
White looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nakagome Kakuzo has got the better of the ground game so far.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White looks like he's trying to stand up.

Kakuzo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kakuzo.
White tries to kick Kakuzo off but Kakuzo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kakuzo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Kakuzo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
White looks like he's trying to stand up.
White taking some punishment here, with Kakuzo in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kakuzo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. White tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kakuzo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nakagome Kakuzo!