PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Opa Jaeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jaeh
vs
Greco

180 cm
25
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
27
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Opa Jaeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Greco !
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Greco darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Greco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Greco working Jaeh over with strikes.
Greco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Greco is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Greco lands with a punch from half guard.
Greco trying to control the action but Jaeh is working from the bottom.
Jaeh is trying to stand back up but Greco is controlling him
Jaeh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jaeh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Greco stops Jaeh from getting back to his feet.

Greco seems to be working for a kimura but Jaeh defends the submission attempt.
Jaeh pushes Greco off looking to stand but Greco dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco slips a nice elbow through Jaeh's hands, connecting with Jaeh's forehead.
Greco scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jaeh taking some punishment here, with Greco in his half guard.
Jaeh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greco passes to side control.
Greco staying calm.
Jaeh is trying to get back to his feet.
Greco landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jaeh is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jaeh is breathing heavily.

Greco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jaeh, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here as Greco stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeh taking a bit of punishment here - Greco scoring with strikes.
The referee asks Greco politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Greco prefers to stall for the moment though.
Greco scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greco working the ground and pound.
Greco working the body and head with strikes.
Jaeh trying to remain calm as Greco controls from the top position.
Greco cracks Jaeh with a big elbow.
Jaeh is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Greco has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jaeh takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jaeh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Jaeh is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Jaeh's face as Greco controls the position.
Greco is working Jaeh over with some ground and pound from side control.
Greco working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oh Jaeh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Check out the look on Greco 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A big shot lands for Greco ! That's hurt Jaeh! Will he recover? Greco fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damon Greco !