PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phineas Ferb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Ferb

180 cm
22
158 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

178 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phineas Ferb!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferb tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White lands a jab to the head.
Ferb moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Ferb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Ferb closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.

Ferb successfully pulls guard.
Ferb wants to improve his position but instead White has moved into half guard.

White is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

White wants to work for an arm triangle but Ferb is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ferb manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferb throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

White drops back looking for a leg! Ferb is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ferb manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Ferb's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Ferb is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

White drops back looking for a leg! Ferb is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ferb manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Ferb's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferb had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. White defends it easily.

Ferb has an active guard here but White has managed to pass into half guard.

White is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ferb wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferb is looking to get back to full guard here but White has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ferb regains half guard.
Ferb is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute White jumps into side control!
Ferb manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Ferb looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ferb looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferb wants to get back to full guard.

White is working for a submission of some sort.
White is breathing heavily.
Ferb is pressing down on White's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Ferb throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ferb wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phineas Ferb dominated that round.
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.

White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferb.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferb.
Ferb tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Ferb wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Ferb tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

White shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than White was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ferb really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferb sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ferb defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferb is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.

Ferb actively working from the bottom here.

White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ferb defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferb regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two 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.
White won't allow Ferb to sweep him here.

White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Ferb had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. White defends it easily.
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ferb manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
Ferb passes White's left leg - he's now in half guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferb is trying for a kimura here. White looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ferb wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Phineas Ferb!