PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Casey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by KNOW THIS X !. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jones
vs
Green

225 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Casey Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Green!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.

Jones drives through and clinches with Green against the cage.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Green misses with the combination.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the body.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Green up against the cage.
Green drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jones clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Green somewhat.
Green misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Green somewhat.
Green looks gassed!
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Green back into the cage.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Green which made him look bad.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Green.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Green fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Green circles away.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Green leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Green throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Green shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jones moves into the clinch.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Green tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick from Jones lands but Green takes it in his stride.
Green falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Green drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Green sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Green defends it nicely.
Green misses with a looping right.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Green.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Green throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Green throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Green tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Green to the ground. Green escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Green misses with a few strikes there.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Green working hard to break the clinch.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Green sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Jones gets a clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Jones tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones is stalling here.
Green looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Green wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones is pushing Green up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Green tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Green.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Green sprawls well.
Green falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Green misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Green shows good takedown defense.
Green looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Green stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Green.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Green tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
Casey Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Green circles away.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Green throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Green throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Green sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Green drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Green throwing strikes but missing.

Green gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a two punch combination.

Jones has Green up against the cage in a clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Green stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Green.
A combination from Green does no damage.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Green circles away.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Green misses.

Green tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Green wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arthur Green will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Green misses with a straight left.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Green pinned against the cage. Green gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Green tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Green manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Green falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones counters by clinching up.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones shoots in but Green avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Green defends it nicely.
Green throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones lands a head kick!
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Green throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Jones rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Green avoids the damage to the body.
Green wants to break free but Jones has control.
Green tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Green is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green misses with a wild combination.
Green misses with the combination.

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.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Green letting Jones take a breather here.
Green has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Arthur Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Green bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Green lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Green has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Green with a jab.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Green sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Green.
Green is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Green is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Jones is not content to let Green control the position.
Jones trying to control here.
Green is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Green is controlling him well.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Green has passed into side control.
Green working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Green 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Green!