PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Brasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brasher
vs
Greene

181 cm
23
211 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

181 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donald Brasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randall Greene!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasher shoots for a takedown but Greene saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brasher blocks a head kick by Greene.
Greene fails with the takedown

and Brasher counters with a single leg into guard. Greene didn't expect that.
Brasher postures up and lands a big shot to Greene's brow.
Greene throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Brasher wants to control from the top but Greene keeps moving.
Brasher is looking to work some ground and pound but Greene has wrist control.
Greene should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Greene working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brasher.
Brasher postures up in Greene's guard and throws a big left but Greene blocks it.
Brasher lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Greene throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Greene holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Greene can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brasher controls the pace.
Brasher thows a big elbow that misses.
Greene is looking to stand up but Brasher isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brasher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greene controls Brasher momentarily but Brasher frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brasher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Greene makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Greene fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greene has his takedown stuffed

and Brasher counters with a takedown into side control.
Brasher is looking to take a break and control but Greene is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brasher in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Greene tries to buck Brasher off but Brasher is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Greene trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brasher lands a nice short elbow.
Greene really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brasher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Greene looks gassed!
Brasher trying to control the action but Greene is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brasher thows a huge punch but Greene dodges it nicely.
Brasher is trying to control. Greene wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brasher is thwarting Greene's attempts to control the position.
Brasher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Greene is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brasher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brasher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greene gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Brasher counters with a shoot takedown. Greene fights it but they end up in guard.
Donald Brasher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Greene.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brasher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Greene is striking but Brasher is not phased and passes to half guard.
Greene is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Brasher jumps into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greene wants to control but Brasher postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Brasher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Brasher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Brasher.
Brasher with a lazy takedown attempt

and Greene counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brasher!
Greene controlling the position easily from mount.
Greene manages to capitalize on a mistake by Brasher to take his back!
Brasher wants to control his opponent's hands but Greene gets his hands free.
What can Brasher do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Greene is controlling the position but Brasher somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Greene has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Greene is looking for a kimura but Brasher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Greene to get the leverage.
Donald Brasher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greene missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Greene content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Greene is stalling here. Brasher is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Greene seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brasher has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brasher scores with punches from side control.
Greene taking a bit of punishment here - Brasher scoring with strikes.
Greene is looking for a sweep.
Brasher connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Greene some visible discomfort.
Brasher lands a few punches from side control.
Brasher cracks Greene with a big right hand but Greene just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking for a sweep.
Brasher lands a few punches from side control.
Brasher working the head with strikes.
Brasher lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Greene down.
Brasher lands an elbow.
Brasher works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brasher throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Greene is looking to reverse the position.
Greene is not content to let Brasher control the position.
Brasher scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to buck Brasher off but Brasher is having none of it.
Brasher scores with punches from side control.
A control attempt from Greene but he's now mounted!
Brasher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brasher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Greene takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brasher landing strikes from the mount and Greene is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Brasher.
Brasher lands a big shot there that rocks Greene but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Brasher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donald Brasher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Greene gets a takedown into half guard.

Brasher actively working from the bottom here.
Greene passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brasher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brasher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene throwing strikes here but Brasher is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brasher is trying desperately to improve position.
Greene is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Greene avoids the attempt from Brasher to control.
Brasher gets back to half guard.
Greene missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Brasher actively working from the bottom here.
Greene trying to pass the guard but Brasher defending well.
Greene prevents Brasher from improving his position.
Well, if Greene is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brasher moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene trying to control but Brasher is working from the bottom.
Greene is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Brasher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greene defends it easily.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Brasher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Brasher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brasher keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.

Brasher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Greene would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Randall Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donald Brasher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randall Greene.
I think Brasher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Brasher!