PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sinkaram Hamzah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen General Public - Tenderness as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hamzah
vs
White

167 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
23
165 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sinkaram Hamzah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal White!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamzah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
White misses the shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by White!
Hamzah moves away from the strike by White.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White moves in looking to clinch but Hamzah pushes him off.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hamzah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White lands a high kick!
Hamzah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hamzah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Hamzah.
White slips under a jab.
Hamzah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Hamzah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hamzah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws out a loose jab but Hamzah uses good head movement to avoid it.
White tries to clinch but Hamzah moves out of range.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hamzah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hamzah misses with a double jab.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamzah circles away.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Hamzah moves out of range easily.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hamzah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

White has closed the distance and engaged Hamzah in a clinch.
Hamzah lands a body punch.
Hamzah throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamzah struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Hamzah blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hamzah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hamzah lands a shoulder strike.
Hamzah misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hamzah.
Hamzah avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White misses with a knee strike.
Hamzah avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
Hamzah digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
White looks winded!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Hamzah breaks the clinch.
White misses the shot to the body.
White moves to clinch but Hamzah breaks away
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Hamzah. Beautiful body shot.
Hamzah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White closes the distance but Hamzah moves to the side
and Hamzah counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamzah cracks White with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! White looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hamzah finish him?

White is rocked!

It looks like Jamal White has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Hamzah finish him?
Hamzah drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks White right on the button. White goes down! Hamzah follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hamzah gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinkaram Hamzah!