PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bad Boy Bernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Transplants - Romper Stomper. Bad Boy Bernie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boy Bernie
vs
Green

200 cm
24
174 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bad Boy Bernie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Green!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Green instigates a clinch.
Bernie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bernie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Green just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Green blocks a body shot from Bernie.
Green lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Green.
Bernie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green blocks a body shot from Bernie.
Green blocks a body shot from Bernie.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bernie tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bernie misses with a punch to the body.
Green lands a shot to the body.
Green is leaning against Bernie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bernie missing with knees to the body.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bernie backwards.

Green is trying to trip Bernie. He has hold of a leg but Bernie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Green persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Green is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Bernie working for a triangle but Green defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Green's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Green looking to sit in guard and control but Bernie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green 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.
Bernie wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Green will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Green manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bernie wants to hold on but Green pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bernie is desperately trying to improve his position but Green has a good base and remains in mount.
Green pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bernie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Green dominating with strikes here.
Bernie tries to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Green postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bernie looks a forlorn figure.
Bernie is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Bernie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Green lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bernie hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green cracks Bernie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bernie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Green lands a big shot there that rocks Bernie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bernie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Green landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bernie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Green is landing with some decent strikes but Bernie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bernie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Green landing punches.
Green working the ground and pound effectively.
Green lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Green landing strikes from the mount.
Bernie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bernie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Green controlling from the full mount.
Bernie is looking to improve his position but Green isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bernie hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Green dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Green lands an overhand right.
Bernie scores with a punch to the head.
Bad Boy Bernie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bernie takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Bernie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bernie wants to clinch
and Green counters with a nice body shot.
Bernie misses with a body kick.
Green moves in looking to clinch but Bernie pushes him off.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.

Green rushes Bernie and presses him up against the ropes.
Bernie misses with a punch to the body.
Bernie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bernie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

Green works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Green postures up.
Green content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bernie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernie is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Bernie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Green defends well.
Green works over Bernie with some ground and pound from guard.

Bernie is looking for a triangle but Green pushes his legs off easily.
Green postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bernie trying to keep a closed guard but Green is proving a slippery customer.
Green lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bernie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Green puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Green is keen to just control but Bernie is a slippery customer.
Green is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Bernie looking for subs from the bottom but Green mounts him!
Bernie wants to control but Green is having none of it.
Green working Bernie over with strikes here.
Green lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bernie is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bernie is in a horrible position here. Green smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Charlie Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bernie is desperately trying to improve his position but Green has a good base and remains in mount.
Green with a couple of short strikes.
Green lands a big elbow.
Bernie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Green lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bernie hang on?
Bernie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Green lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Green lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green controlling from the full mount.
Bernie is trying to escape the mount.
Bernie gets back to half guard.
Bernie is trying to get back to full guard.
Green working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Green winds up and cracks Bernie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bernie gets full guard.
Green working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Green postures up and lands a big shot to Bernie's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bernie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green with a nice cross.
Bernie wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Green darts in and clinches Bernie up against the ropes.
Green lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Green changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bernie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bernie misses with a straight left.
Bernie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Green.
Bernie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Green checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bad Boy Bernie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Green throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bernie was covering up waiting for the punch and Green finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green works over Bernie with some ground and pound from guard.
Green throws and elbow that misses. Bernie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Green's guard. Nice move by Bernie!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bernie has gone for a leg lock! Green slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bernie's guard.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bernie wants to sweep but no luck.

Bernie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Green is aware though and is defending well.

Bernie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Green defends well.

Bernie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Green defends well.
Green content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a couple of elbows.
Green lands a couple of elbows.

Green avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bernie keeping full guard, as Green tries to pass.
Bernie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bernie is working hard here to advance position.
Green landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Green chips away with some ground and pound.
Bernie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bernie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Green is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four 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.
Bernie wants to take his opponent's back but Green doesn't allow it.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Bernie's attempts to control the action.
Bad Boy Bernie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bernie fails to take his opponent's back.
Bernie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Green is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Green sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bernie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Bernie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Green works his way to full guard. Good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Green has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30

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