PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Hemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemp has chosen Not Afraid as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

White
vs
Hemp

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Hemp!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemp moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
Hemp shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Hemp sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hemp dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Hemp's head and hops out.
Hemp plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

White shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hemp manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hemp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hemp has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
White wants to control from the top but Hemp keeps moving.
White not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hemp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for White!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemp throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for White because Hemp loaded up on that one.
White is breathing heavily.
Hemp won't let White get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hemp looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hemp misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is squirming around, avoiding Hemp's attempts to control the action.
Hemp scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish White?
White is trying desperately to improve position.
Hemp working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hemp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hemp stands up from mount. Strange move.
A left and a right from Hemp both land. Nice combination.

White gets tackled into the cage by Hemp. Hemp maintains the clinch.
Hemp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hemp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jared White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Hemp.

Hemp breaks from the clinch.
Hemp shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hemp tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Hemp scoring well with a low kick there.
Hemp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hemp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemp lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemp shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hemp displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Hemp counters with a left and a right that stings White.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hemp sprawls well. Hemp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Hemp shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Hemp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hemp is trying to work for a single leg takedown but White pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Hemp dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hemp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
Jared White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White swinging wildly here.
Hemp tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Hemp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hemp wants it to stay on the feet.
Hemp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hemp gets slowly back to his feet.
Hemp shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Hemp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jared White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Hemp.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hemp fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from White tenderised Hemp's leg. Hemp is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hemp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hemp is defended easily by White.
Hemp fails with an attempt to clinch.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Hemp circles away.
Hemp is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Hemp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hemp shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hemp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hemp scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemp shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Hemp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hemp tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Hemp.
Hemp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.
Hemp dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Hemp's head and hops out.

White drives through and clinches with Hemp against the cage.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Hemp controls the action.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hemp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White decides to pull guard.
Hemp wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Hemp is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hemp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mac Hemp wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hemp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hemp off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemp fails with an attempt to clinch.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hemp throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
Hemp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Mac Hemp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Hemp.
White tries to clinch but Hemp moves out of range.
Hemp shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hemp shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White misses with a wild combination.
Hemp has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mac Hemp will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White tries to pull guard but Hemp holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Hemp has White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
White has Hemp pressed against the cage.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hemp stalling in the clinch but White improves position.

White breaks from the clinch.
Hemp closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
Hemp tries a head kick but it misses.
Hemp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
Jared White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Hemp.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemp blocks a head kick by White.
Hemp's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hemp duly obliges.
White looks to clinch
and Hemp counters with a leg kick.
Hemp lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
White moves in looking to clinch but Hemp pushes him off.
Hemp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
White is looking to clinch.
Hemp tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hemp somewhat.
White misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemp tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hemp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.

White instigates a clinch.
Hemp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White stops a takedown attempt from Hemp.
White is stalling here.
Hemp misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White wants the takedown. Hemp is fighting it off but White persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hemp's guard against the cage.
Hemp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst White is controlling him.
Hemp keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Hemp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hemp keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Hemp is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control from the top but Hemp keeps moving.
Hemp keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hemp trying to strike off his back.
Jared White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mac Hemp has got the better of the ground game so far.
White wanted to stand there but Hemp had control of the position.
White won't allow Hemp to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hemp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mac Hemp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hemp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jared White.
I think Hemp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Hemp!