PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Greenwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard The Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard The Demon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Greenwood's chin.

Greenwood
vs
The Demon

192 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 London, Ray Greenwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Howard The Demon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwood misses with a body shot.
The Demon pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Greenwood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Greenwood throws a punch but it's blocked by The Demon.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

The Demon jumps guard and drags Greenwood to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The Demon wants to sweep here but Greenwood controlling him for the moment.
The Demon working a defensive guard here.
Greenwood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenwood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Demon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greenwood is looking to work some ground and pound but The Demon has wrist control.
Greenwood preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greenwood sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Demon keeping full guard, as Greenwood tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greenwood lands with a good body shot.
Ray Greenwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greenwood is looking to clinch but The Demon is avoiding it.
The Demon looks to throw the jab but Greenwood is out of range.
Greenwood tries to clinch there but The Demon circles away.
Greenwood stuffs the takedown.

The Demon clinches.
The Demon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Greenwood misses with the head strike.
The Demon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Demon can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greenwood.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greenwood.
The Demon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Demon misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Greenwood takes a shot to the head.

The Demon manages to pull guard.

The Demon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Greenwood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Greenwood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The Demon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greenwood defends well.
The Demon looks gassed!
Greenwood wants to control from the top but The Demon keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greenwood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwood trying to control but The Demon is working from the bottom.
The Demon trying to keep a closed guard but Greenwood is proving a slippery customer.
Greenwood is fighting to break The Demon's control of his arms but The Demon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Demon tries to clinch up.
The Demon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ray Greenwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard The Demon.
Greenwood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Demon.

It looks like Howard The Demon has been cut.
Nice body punch from Greenwood.
Greenwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from The Demon. No joy for Greenwood on that attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Greenwood.

Greenwood closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenwood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Greenwood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Greenwood scores with a shoulder strike.
Greenwood tries to land knees in the clinch but The Demon avoids the damage to the body.
Greenwood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Demon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Demon circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Demon counters with a head kick.
Greenwood throws a head kick that misses.
Greenwood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Demon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Demon circles away from the clinch attempt.

The Demon has closed the distance and engaged Greenwood in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greenwood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Greenwood is trying to force a seperation but The Demon has the dominant position.
Greenwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greenwood swings wildly with an uppercut but The Demon uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Greenwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howard The Demon'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.

The Demon misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Demon tries to clinch there but Greenwood circles away.

The Demon moves into the clinch successfully.
The Demon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Greenwood is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Demon blocks an uppercut.
The Demon avoiding damage as Greenwood throws knees to the body.
Greenwood takes an elbow to the temple.
Greenwood pushes The Demon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Greenwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greenwood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Demon backs up against the cage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Demon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Demon prevents Greenwood from breaking the clinch.
The Demon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Demon is looking to control Greenwood's arms but Greenwood gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Demon has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Greenwood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Greenwood stalling in the clinch but The Demon improves position.
The Demon tries to score a body lock takedown but Greenwood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Greenwood lands a nice shot to the body.
Greenwood stalls.
The Demon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greenwood walks away with a smile on his face. The Demon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ray Greenwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard The Demon.
A shot to the liver by Greenwood. Beautiful body shot.

Greenwood clinches up with The Demon and pushes him back against the cage.
The Demon takes a shot to the head.

Greenwood decides to pull guard.
Greenwood 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.
The Demon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Demon preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenwood trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Greenwood 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.
The Demon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Demon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greenwood is keeping the position for now.
Greenwood is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Greenwood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Greenwood 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.
Greenwood trying to control the action but The Demon is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Demon wants to control but Greenwood is keeping busy.

The Demon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The Demon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Greenwood.
Ray Greenwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greenwood clinches but The Demon breaks the clinch

and The Demon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Demon.

The Demon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Greenwood tries to clinch but fails miserably

and The Demon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Demon.
A frustrated look appears on The Demon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Greenwood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Greenwood.
Greenwood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Demon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

The Demon manages to pull guard.
Greenwood preventing the sweep.

The Demon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Greenwood forces his way into half guard.
The Demon is staying active underneath Greenwood, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The Demon is trying to control but can't.

Greenwood seems to be working for a kimura but The Demon defends the submission attempt.
The Demon is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Greenwood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Howard The Demon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Greenwood looks to land a combination but The Demon avoids it well.
The Demon has a takedown stuffed.
The Demon misses with a takedown attempt
and Greenwood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Greenwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Demon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greenwood wants to clinch up but The Demon keeps it at a distance.
The Demon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greenwood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Greenwood clinches but The Demon breaks the clinch

and The Demon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Demon.
The Demon trying to control the position from guard on top but Greenwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greenwood has control of The Demon's left arm, preventing The Demon from doing any damage.
Greenwood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Demon is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Demon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Demon trying to control the position from guard on top but Greenwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Demon prevents Greenwood from getting back to his feet.
Greenwood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Demon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Greenwood slips under a jab.
The Demon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Greenwood slips a jab from The Demon.
Greenwood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Demon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Greenwood shoots for a takedown but The Demon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Demon.
Greenwood tries to clinch up but The Demon circles away and keeps his distance.
Greenwood is looking to wear down The Demon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Demon shoots in for a double leg but Greenwood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ray Greenwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard The Demon.
Greenwood wants to clinch

and The Demon moves into the clinch.
Greenwood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Greenwood takes an elbow to the temple.
Greenwood tries to break free but The Demon pushes him back against the cage.
Greenwood takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Demon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Greenwood wants to stall.
Greenwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Greenwood fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Demon is pressed up against the cage. Greenwood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Demon down to the mat. The Demon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

The Demon has closed the distance and engaged Greenwood in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Greenwood tries to break the clinch but The Demon is controlling the position.
Greenwood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Demon lands an elbow inside that Greenwood shrugs off.

The Demon manages to pull guard.
Greenwood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Demon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greenwood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Greenwood won't allow The Demon to get back to his feet.
Greenwood trying to control but The Demon is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray Greenwood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greenwood is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Demon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The Demon wants to sweep but no luck.
The Demon pulls Greenwood in close to prevent any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Demon throws a series of punches but Greenwood moves out of range.
Howard The Demon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greenwood lands a two punch combo.
The Demon falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Greenwood to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Howard The Demon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Greenwood 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Greenwood!