PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik White (ranked 3482 p4p, 5914 weight class) and Neil Nucombe (ranked 372 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Nucombe

185 cm
29
180
5 - 0 - 0

166 cm
54
166
43 - 29 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fredrik White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neil Nucombe!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nucombe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Neil Nucombe has been cut.
Nucombe throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
Nucombe throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nucombe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White cracks Nucombe with a good jab.

Nucombe is rocked!
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Nucombe should have avoided that one.
Nucombe is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
Nucombe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

White pushes Nucombe up against the cage in a clinch.
White pushes Nucombe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nucombe seems to have recovered his senses.
Nucombe misses with a punch on the inside.
Nucombe swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White scores with a shot to the side of Nucombe's head.
Nucombe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nucombe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White lands with a right to the head.
Nucombe tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White digs a right hand into Nucombe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nucombe's gas tank.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Nucombe on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Nucombe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nucombe backwards.
Nucombe takes a shot to the head.
Nucombe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nucombe misses with a punch to the body.
White presses Nucombe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nucombe.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nucombe misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nucombe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

White has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe working aggressively here.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nucombe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nucombe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from White.
White lands a right hand.
Nucombe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
Nucombe looks winded!
White lands a right hand.
Nucombe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nucombe missing with knees to the body.
Nucombe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Nucombe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nucombe trying to land knees to the body.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from White.
White is leaning against Nucombe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a shot to the side of Nucombe's head.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White lands with a right to the head.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

White rushes Nucombe and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
A short right from White.
White blocks an uppercut.
White lands with a left to the head.
White lands a body punch.
Nucombe takes a shot to the head.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nucombe backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nucombe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from White.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
White gets through Nucombe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from White.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White presses Nucombe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
White works on Nucombe's body with a couple of short punches.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nucombe misses with a punch on the inside.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White gets through Nucombe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from White.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by White.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White digs a right hand underneath Nucombe's ribcage. Nucombe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

White scores with a sloppy right hand. Nucombe should have avoided that one.

White closes the distance and pushes Nucombe back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
Nucombe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nucombe throws a head punch that misses.
Nucombe tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White lands a left hand.
Nucombe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
A body shot lands from White.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nucombe is breathing heavily.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White pushes Nucombe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White lands an uppercut.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nucombe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by White.
A short right from White on the inside.
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nucombe.
White lands a shot to the body.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
White presses Nucombe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
White lands with a left to the head.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nucombe can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White gets through Nucombe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White scores with a shot to the side of Nucombe's head.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from White on the inside.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White dips a shoulder and cracks Nucombe with a mighty uppercut! Nucombe falls back against the cage and White unloads with a barrage of strikes! Nucombe is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - White screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fredrik White!