PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maria Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Im The Boss as his entrance music. Dana White will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lester
vs
White

205 cm
24
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Sun-Tzu
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maria Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dana White!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester ducks under a wild hook from White.

Lester drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lester postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lester gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
White has momentary wrist control but Lester slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lester is aware though and is defending well.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

White is looking for a triangle but Lester pushes his legs off easily.

White has his foot on Lester's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lester works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White looking for subs off his back but Lester has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lester is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.

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

Lester is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lester will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
White is trying to maintain the position but Lester is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lester landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White tries to roll over but Lester keeps him under control.
Lester working White over with strikes.

White looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Lester pushes past his half guard into mount!
Lester really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
BOOM! Lester connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lester lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Lester is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. White can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
White bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lester has control of White's left arm, preventing White from doing any damage.
White wants to control from the top but Lester keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester punching to the body, from the bottom.
White being controlled here momentarily.

Lester looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lester looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lester is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maria Lester dominated that round.
That's time! Lester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

White clinches with his opponent.
White with a knee to the head.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester blocks an uppercut.

Lester turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Lester stands up.

White rushes Lester and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Lester.
Lester wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lester tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.
Lester takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White misses with a knee strike.
Lester taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lester's face.

It looks like Maria Lester has been cut.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lester in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lester takes a knee to the side of the body.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lester lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White lands an elbow just above Lester 's eye.
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
White lands an elbow inside.

Lester is rocked!
White pushes Lester against the cage. White is working some dirty boxing. White pushes off with a quick right hook! Lester goes down! Lester tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! White moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dana White!
After the fight, Dana White was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.