PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Thuram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thuram kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dario G - Carneval de Paris. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Thuram
vs
Green

185 cm
22
208 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

191 cm
25
212 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Fight Club Clothing™
Core Tokyo

Core Tokyo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcel Thuram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Green!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thuram throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.
Green thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thuram if he has to take too many more of those.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Thuram counters with a series of strikes. Green will be more careful next time no doubt.
Green throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thuram counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Thuram.
Green motions for Thuram to come forward. Green throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
letting Thuram counter with a right hand.

It looks like Marcus Green has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green takes a swing at Thuram's ribcage but misses.

Thuram drops Green with a left right combo! Thuram follows him down to the ground into side control.
Thuram lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Green down.

Green is rocked!
Thuram creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Green is still in real trouble! Can Thuram finish him?
Thuram wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Green seems to have recovered his senses.
Green being controlled for a moment.
Green really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thuram. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ground and pound from Thuram seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is trying to buck Thuram off.
Thuram is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thuram tries to move to mount but Green blocks the move with his legs.
Thuram is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Green is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Green prevents Thuram from improving position.
Green wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Thuram tries for a kimura but Green is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Green can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thuram throws an elbow but Green slips to the side and avoids it well.
Green struggling a bit here.
Green is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Thuram is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to control but Thuram postures up.
Green prevents Thuram from improving position.
Thuram looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Green is avoiding damage well.
Thuram prevents Green from escaping the position.
Thuram working the ground and pound from side control.
Thuram remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Thuram throws an elbow but Green slips to the side and avoids it well.
Green is trying to control Thuram's posture but Thuram avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuram with the ground and pound but Green regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Thuram perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thuram stops Green from getting back to his feet.
Thuram is keen to just control but Green is a slippery customer.
Green is trying to control but can't.
Green wants to control the action here but instead Thuram manages to pass to full mount!

Thuram jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Green is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Green and Thuram has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Thuram scores with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green wants to control but Thuram postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Thuram dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Green's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thuram takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Green gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thuram counters with a three punch combo that has Green backing up. Green nods at Thuram to acknowledge the strikes.

That has opened up Marcus Green's cut even more.
Marcus Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Thuram closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thuram passes into side control, despite Green's attempt to control the position.
Thuram wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Green taking a bit of punishment here - Thuram scoring with strikes.
Thuram working the ground and pound but Green is defending the strikes.
Green struggling a bit here.
Thuram tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Thuram trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuram taking a breather here.
Thuram wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Green is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thuram wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thuram scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Green to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thuram is trying to get an arm triangle but Green is defending well.
Green on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Thuram advances to full mount.
Thuram postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Green looks a forlorn figure.
Thuram trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Green is in a horrible position here. Thuram smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Thuram.

The cut above Marcus Green's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Green's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcel Thuram!