PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 185 p4p, 127 weight class) and Thor White (ranked 25 p4p, 17 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Erdogan
vs
White

188 cm
33
195
27 - 7 - 0

189 cm
33
195
26 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Erdogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Erdogan. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheers as Erdogan lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Erdogan counters with a body kick.
Erdogan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Erdogan avoids the body shot from White.
Erdogan lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.

It looks like Thor White has been cut.
White misses with an uppercut.
Erdogan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Erdogan there as he acknowledges the shot.
White shoots in and drives through. Erdogan sprawls well.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Erdogan, looking for a takedown. White pushes Erdogan against the cage but Erdogan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Erdogan tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Erdogan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mustafa Erdogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor White.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erdogan moves away.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Erdogan. Erdogan obviously looking to wear him down.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Erdogan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mustafa Erdogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Erdogan looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erdogan was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White throws a nice looking combination but Erdogan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throws a body punch but Erdogan moves out of range.
Erdogan looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Erdogan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White misses with a wild combination.
Erdogan misses with a wild body shot.
Thor White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White loads up on a big right hand but Erdogan slips the punch.
Erdogan cracks White with an open hand slap.
White misses with a takedown attempt
and Erdogan counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Erdogan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

White working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

White working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
White is looking to take a break and control but Erdogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Erdogan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
White is looking to take a break and control but Erdogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

White working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

White working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Erdogan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

White thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Erdogan is pushing White's head away, looking to escape. White manages to hold on to the position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mustafa Erdogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor White'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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Erdogan. White does a little dance to reset his feet.

Erdogan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White jumps guard but Erdogan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
White tries to pull guard but Erdogan holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Erdogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Erdogan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Erdogan on the inside.
White is trying to pull guard but Erdogan has him pressed against the cage.
Mustafa Erdogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor White.
Erdogan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Erdogan misses with an elbow strike.
White tries to throw a body punch but Erdogan avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Erdogan gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan lands with a light punch inside.
White is trying to pull guard but Erdogan has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Erdogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White jumps guard but Erdogan stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Erdogan.
White tries to pull guard but Erdogan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Erdogan lands an elbow just above White 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan lands a shot to the body.
White is breathing heavily.
Erdogan lands a body shot.
Erdogan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White tries to work over Erdogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White tries to pull guard but Erdogan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from Erdogan on the inside.
White prevents a body shot from Erdogan.
Erdogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.

That has opened up Thor White's cut even more.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
Erdogan scores with a hook to the body.
Erdogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Erdogan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Thor White's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Erdogan.
Erdogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Erdogan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Erdogan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if White can turn it around.
Erdogan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erdogan lands with a right to the head.
Erdogan lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Erdogan.

Thor White's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Erdogan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Erdogan lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Erdogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.

White is rocked!
Nice body punch from Erdogan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Erdogan finish him?

Erdogan drops White onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! White is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Erdogan lands a body shot.
Mustafa Erdogan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Erdogan misses with a punch to the body.
Erdogan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Erdogan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles White! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Erdogan is unloading with more strikes now! White drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Erdogan!
Our winner, Mustafa Erdogan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.