PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gordie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipino Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordie Green could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Filipino Saint's chin.

Green
vs
Saint

165 cm
22
140 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordie Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Filipino Saint!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
A good leg kick by Green.
Green wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.
Saint takes one on the button.
Green with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Green missing with a left hand there. Saint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Green.
Nice uppercut lands for Green. That snapped Saint's head back.
Green avoids the body shot from Saint.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
Saint keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An inside leg kick lands from Green.
Saint takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Saint misses

and Green counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Green.
Green lands a shot to the body.

Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saint throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Green wants to clinch.
Saint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Green, right into the meat.
Green looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A big left from Green misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint keeps the fight on the outside.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green tries to clinch up.

Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Saint wants to get back to his feet.
Saint avoids a series of strikes thrown by Green.

Green looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Green misses with a head shot.
Green throws some wild stikes that Saint manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Green thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Saint tries to lock up and control but Green gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Green throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Green punching from mount but Saint doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Green cracks Saint with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Green with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Green throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Saint really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Green tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Saint is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Green thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Saint blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Saint taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordie Green dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Green connects with a high kick.
Green swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saint connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green cracks Saint with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Green misses with a combination
and Saint counters with a left to the body.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Green scoring well with a low kick there.
Green lands with an uppercut that bounces Saint off the cage and back into rage.

Green darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Saint reverses the position - he's now on top in Green's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green has his feet on Saint's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Green scores with a jab to the jaw.
Green falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Green.
Green tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Saint shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green swinging wildly here.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Saint throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Green clinches with his opponent.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Green breaks the clinch.
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint slaps away a takedown attempt from Green, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordie Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green tries to clinch but Saint moves away
and Saint counters with a right hand to the body.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Green closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Green throws a strike but Saint avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Green decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gordie Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green misses with a body punch
and Saint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Green throws a leg kick but Saint checks it.
A low kick from Saint misses
and Green counters with a nice body kick.
Green wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.
Saint throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green tries for a takedown but Saint sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Green is looking to clinch.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint.
Green scoring well with a low kick there.
Green scores with a sloppy right hand. Saint should have avoided that one.

Green drives through and clinches with Saint against the cage.
Saint tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.

Saint is fighting off a takedown attempt but Green is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Saint to the mat. Saint regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saint's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Green drops back, looking for a kneebar! Saint looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Saint looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Saint!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordie Green dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Saint slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Saint misses with a looping left.
Saint misses with an uppercut.
Gordie Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Green swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green misses with a looping right.
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.
Green cracks the inside of Saint's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a nice outside leg kick.
Green tries to clinch up
and Saint counters with a left to the body.
Saint misses with a hook.
Saint's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Green scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Green.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
Saint avoids a kick to the body.
Green doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint circles away.
Gordie Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saint swivels and escapes.
Saint misses the shot to the body.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green motions for Saint to come forward. Green throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Saint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint lands a jab to Green's midsection.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the body from Saint misses

and Green counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is pushing down on Saint's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saint is fighting to maintain full guard but Green has managed to sneak the leg through.

Green is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Saint defends it well.
Saint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Green.

Green is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ground and pound from Green.
Gordie Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Saint regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Green.
Green showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Green stands up from Saint's guard - Green perhaps looking for a knockout.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordie Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Green has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

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