PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tipao Vermelho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimura Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BLING BLING SHIT. 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!

Vermelho
vs
Greco

189 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
18
266 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tipao Vermelho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kimura Greco!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco drops his hands momentarily and Vermelho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vermelho misses with a looping right.
Vermelho cracks Greco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Greco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vermelho tries to clinch but Greco is having none of it.
Vermelho moves in looking to clinch but Greco pushes him off.
Vermelho tries to clinch but Greco moves out of range.
Vermelho throws a lazy right hand but Greco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Vermelho.
Vermelho tries to close the distance and clinch but Greco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Greco misses the shot to the body.

Vermelho forces Greco back against the cage and clinches.

Vermelho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vermelho throws out a loose jab but Greco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vermelho tries to clinch up but Greco circles away and keeps his distance.
Greco keeps the fight on the outside.
Vermelho lands a glancing blow to the side of Greco's head.
Vermelho jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vermelho defends it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greco. Vermelho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vermelho lands with a cross.
Tipao Vermelho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vermelho, as that shot connected.
Greco ducks under a wild hook from Vermelho.
Vermelho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Greco. Greco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tipao Vermelho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermelho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greco 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.
Vermelho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Greco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vermelho manages to avoid it.
Vermelho wants to clinch.
Vermelho cracks Greco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermelho scores with a jab to the head.
Greco tries to move into range but Vermelho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vermelho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermelho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Greco misses with a hook. Vermelho ducked under it nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Vermelho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Vermelho misses.
Vermelho lands a head shot.
Vermelho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greco.
Vermelho misses the jab.
Vermelho looks to land a left hand but Greco moved out of range nicely.
Greco slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Vermelho misses its intended target.
A jab from Vermelho finds it's way through Greco's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermelho missing with a left hand there. Greco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vermelho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Greco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vermelho.
Greco ducks right into an uppercut from Vermelho.
A jab lands there for Vermelho.
Vermelho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab from Vermelho.
Vermelho scores with a sloppy right hand. Greco should have avoided that one.

Vermelho rushes Greco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Vermelho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermelho dips to his left and cracks Greco with an uppercut!
Vermelho lands a head shot.
Greco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vermelho cracks Greco with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermelho tries to clinch there but Greco circles away.
Vermelho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vermelho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Vermelho clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vermelho.
Vermelho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greco backwards.

Vermelho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Greco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vermelho throws the left hand but Greco avoids the punch easily.
Greco slips under a jab.
Greco keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Vermelho.
Greco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vermelho.
Vermelho jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Vermelho misses.
Vermelho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermelho is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vermelho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vermelho tries to clinch but Greco moves out of range.
Greco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vermelho lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tipao Vermelho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vermelho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tipao Vermelho is winning the standup battle so far.
Greco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Vermelho clinches up with Greco and pushes him back against the cage.
Vermelho lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Vermelho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vermelho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vermelho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Greco's head backwards.
Greco slips under a jab.

Vermelho clinches.

Vermelho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vermelho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vermelho misses with an uppercut.
Greco blocks a jab.
Vermelho ducks under a wild hook from Greco.
Greco throws a body punch but Vermelho moves out of range.
Greco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vermelho pinned against the cage. Vermelho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermelho tries to clinch but Greco is having none of it.
Greco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Vermelho finds it's way through Greco's defenses.
Vermelho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Greco's head backwards.

Vermelho clinches.
Vermelho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greco can do to turn this around?

Vermelho breaks from the clinch.
Vermelho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Greco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Greco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Vermelho clinches.
Vermelho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Greco takes a shot to the head.
Greco tries for a takedown but Vermelho manages to get underhooks.
Greco wants to stall.
Vermelho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greco is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Greco can't find room to land a body shot as Vermelho controls the action.
Greco is looking to control Vermelho's arms but Vermelho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Greco has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vermelho smiles and moves away.
Tipao Vermelho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimura Greco.
Vermelho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vermelho misses with an uppercut. Greco saw that one coming.
Vermelho is looking to clinch but Greco is avoiding it.
Vermelho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greco.
Greco walks into a jab.
Vermelho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Greco takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Vermelho forces Greco back against the cage and clinches.

Vermelho breaks the clinch.
Vermelho tries to clinch there but Greco circles away.
Greco slips a straight right by Vermelho.
Vermelho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vermelho moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco thows a body shot but no joy.
Greco is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vermelho rather than just go for the knockout.
Vermelho scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Vermelho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vermelho lands a jab to the nose.
Greco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vermelho.
Greco throws a jab but it's blocked by Vermelho.
Donk. Vermelho catches Greco right on the button with a cross.
Greco moves out of range as Vermelho strikes.
Vermelho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vermelho to score with a decent uppercut.
Vermelho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermelho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Vermelho instigates a clinch.
Vermelho gets through Greco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco can't find room to land a body shot as Vermelho controls the action.

Vermelho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermelho is looking to clinch.
Greco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vermelho tries to clinch up.
Vermelho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Greco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vermelho wants to clinch up but Greco keeps it at a distance.
Vermelho tries to clinch but Greco moves out of range.
Vermelho tests Greco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vermelho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vermelho closes the distance and clinches.
Vermelho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Greco backwards.

Vermelho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tipao Vermelho dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Greco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vermelho throws a big shot that misses.
Vermelho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vermelho tries to clinch but Greco moves out of range.
Vermelho throws a lazy right hand but Greco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Greco keeps the fight on the outside.
Vermelho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vermelho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Vermelho misses its intended target.
Vermelho tries to clinch up but Greco circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Vermelho.
Vermelho tries to clinch there but Greco circles away.
Vermelho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greco looks for a takedown but Vermelho sprawls well.
Vermelho scores with a jab. Greco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Vermelho clinches up against the cage.

Vermelho breaks from the clinch.
Vermelho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Greco in his tracks.
Greco ducks under a wild hook from Vermelho.
Vermelho thuds his right hand into Greco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vermelho connects with a looping right hand.
Vermelho throws a looping overhand right but Greco ducks down to avoid it.
Vermelho throws out a loose jab but Greco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermelho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greco throws the left hand but Vermelho avoids the punch easily.
Greco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vermelho throws out the jab.
Vermelho misses with an uppercut.
Vermelho loads up on a big right hand but Greco slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Vermelho.
Greco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Greco moves away from the strike by Vermelho.
Vermelho clobbers Greco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vermelho dips to his left and cracks Greco with an uppercut!
Vermelho tries to clinch there but Greco circles away.
A slow jab from Greco misses its intended target.
Vermelho misses with a looping left.
Vermelho scores with a jab. Greco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vermelho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermelho cracks Greco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Greco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vermelho lands a nice shot that snaps Greco's head back.
Vermelho cracks Greco with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Vermelho - just one landing.
Vermelho misses with a hook.
Vermelho is looking to clinch but Greco is avoiding it.
Greco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermelho.
Vermelho tries to clinch up but Greco circles away and keeps his distance.
Vermelho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vermelho tests Greco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vermelho tries to close the distance and clinch but Greco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Greco keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Vermelho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vermelho misses with a straight right.
Vermelho scores with the left hand. Greco knows he should have avoided that one.
Vermelho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vermelho manages to avoid it.
Vermelho misses the jab.
A big right from Vermelho misses.
Greco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greco swats away the attempt to clinch by Vermelho.
Greco slips a jab from Vermelho.
Vermelho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Greco. Greco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vermelho missing with a left hand there. Greco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Greco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vermelho moves away.
Greco moves out of range as Vermelho strikes.
Nice defenses there by Greco.
Vermelho tries to close the distance and clinch but Greco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Greco misses with a body shot.
Kimura Greco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vermelho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tipao Vermelho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vermelho 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tipao Vermelho!