PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Rotoras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rotoras might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember the Name!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rotoras
vs
White

172 cm
27
155 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

176 cm
30
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Rotoras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck White!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rotoras shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. White manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
White controlling Rotoras's posture.
Rotoras wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Rotoras trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rotoras's guard.
White is in close to Rotoras's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rotoras is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White wants to pass the guard but Rotoras is keeping the position.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Rotoras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White postures up.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rotoras works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rotoras works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
White slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
White working away.
White throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
White landing strikes.
White working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rotoras gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rotoras is pressing down on White's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rotoras looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rotoras throws his legs up looking for a submission but White uses it to pass to side control.
White working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
White is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rotoras keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rotoras's head.

White seems to be looking for submissions.
Rotoras is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
White is nestled in close to Rotoras, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rotoras works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rotoras is trying to control the position but White postures up.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Rotoras is retaining full guard.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White with a nice head shot there.
White works over Rotoras with some ground and pound from guard.
Rotoras keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.

Rotoras is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Rotoras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White preventing the sweep.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
White postures up.
White wants to pass the guard but Rotoras is keeping the position.
White trying to control but Rotoras is working from the bottom.
White is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rotoras had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. White defends it easily.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Rotoras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Rotoras's brow.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Rotoras isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. White stacks Rotoras on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by White!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rotoras tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rotoras on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

White tries for a kimura but Rotoras is defending well.
White landing a few strikes.
White trying to control the position but Rotoras is working away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rotoras is looking to reverse the position.
White in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

White thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rotoras keeps working.
White working the head with strikes.
Rotoras is trying to get back to half guard.
White working the ground and pound.
Rotoras manages to work his way to half guard, despite White's best efforts.
Rotoras is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rotoras is pressing down on White's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rotoras manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White wants to sweep here but Rotoras controlling him for the moment.
Rotoras is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Rotoras wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
Rotoras is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rotoras forces his way into half guard.
Rotoras not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

White is defending against the submission attempts here by Rotoras.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rotoras missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White gets full guard.
White is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
White is trying to control the position but Rotoras postures up.
White is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rotoras trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rotoras trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rotoras shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Rotoras 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.
Rotoras lands a slapping body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rotoras's waist but Rotoras gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.
Rotoras misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a series of strikes. Rotoras will be more careful next time no doubt.
White looks to land a left hand but Rotoras moved out of range nicely.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rotoras lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
White misses with an uppercut. Rotoras saw that one coming.
Rotoras shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Rotoras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rotoras tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
Rotoras connects with a jab.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rotoras sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Rotoras.
Rotoras shoots and misses
and White counters with a right hand to the body.

White shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rotoras is trying to defend but White finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
White wants to control but Rotoras is keeping him busy.
Chuck White has got the better of the ground game so far.
White working over Rotoras with some ground and pound. Rotoras looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from White there.
White is trying to control. Rotoras wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rotoras is trying to control but White manages to pass to mount!
Rotoras regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rotoras sees it coming and defends easily.
Rotoras is trying to defend against the ground and pound but White scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rotoras moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Rotoras.
White trying to control but Rotoras is working from the bottom.
White looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rotoras is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White stands and throws Rotoras's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked White off and has taken his back!

Rotoras is persistently looking for the submission but White is defending it well.
White turns into Rotoras and is now in his guard.
Rotoras working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
White stands up over Rotoras, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is in close to Rotoras's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White stands up over Rotoras, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rotoras utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rotoras working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
White trying to control but Rotoras is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras is trying to control the position but White postures up.
Rotoras looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.

Rotoras looking for submissions from the bottom but instead White passes into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rotoras takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rotoras is trying to improve his position.
White scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rotoras to see if he's OK.
Rotoras sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
White wants to take a breather but Rotoras is having none of it.
White takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
White moves into full mount! Rotoras won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras is working to get back to half guard.
White is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rotoras can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rotoras is looking to improve his position but White isn't that keen on the idea.
Rotoras wants to hold on but White pushes him away.
Rotoras is working to get back to half guard.
White scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rotoras?

Rotoras is rocked!
BOOM! White connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Rotoras is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
White landing strikes, looking to finish!
White loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rotoras scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from White land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. White stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck White!
During a confident post fight interview, Chuck White thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.