PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gordie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Clipse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Green
vs
Clipse

165 cm
27
140 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

170 cm
29
142 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 7 - 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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Clipse!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Green misses.

Green gets tackled into the cage by Clipse. Clipse maintains the clinch.
Green blocks an elbow strike.
Clipse looking to throw knees to the head but Green is blocking nicely.
Clipse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Green avoids the elbow strike from Clipse, against the cage.
Green wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clipse has him pressed against the cage.
Clipse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clipse takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clipse lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Clipse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Green is trying to force a seperation but Clipse has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Clipse is pushing Green up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Green looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clipse tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Green dodges an elbow strike from Clipse.
Green avoids a wild elbow strike from Clipse.
Green avoids a wild elbow strike from Clipse.
Clipse lands a right hand.
Clipse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clipse tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Green is trying to force a seperation but Clipse has the dominant position.
Clipse misses with a knee to the head.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Clipse is controlling him.
Clipse keeps control of Green as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clipse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Green.
Clipse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clipse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clipse takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clipse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clipse lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clipse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Green is trying to force a seperation but Clipse has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clipse - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Clipse's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Clipse keeps control of Green as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clipse misses with a knee strike.

Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clipse misses with a looping left.
Clipse tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Green fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clipse has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
Green closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Green checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paul Clipse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clipse looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Green tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clipse wants to clinch.
Clipse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Clipse.
Clipse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clipse on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Clipse scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Clipse misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Clipse is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Green ducks under a wild hook from Clipse.
Green connects with a nice looking jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Green blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Green dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clipse. That did some damage!
Green dodges the punch combination from Clipse.
Clipse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Clipse.
Green cracks the inside of Clipse's front leg.

Clipse clinches with his opponent.
Clipse misses with an elbow over the top.
Clipse displaying some good clinch control by pressing Green up against the cage.
Clipse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clipse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green wants the takedown. Clipse is fighting it off but Green persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Clipse's guard against the cage.
Green wants to pass the guard but Clipse is keeping the position.
Green prevents Clipse from getting back to his feet.
Green slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Clipse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clipse looking to control.
Clipse pulls Green in close to prevent any damage.

Paul Clipse has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clipse manages to avoid it.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clipse but Clipse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clipse moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clipse tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Green moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Green tries to keep at a distance but Clipse has taken the fight into the clinch.
Green tries to pull guard but Clipse holds him up against the cage and eventually Green drops back down to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clipse swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green tries to break free but Clipse pushes him back against the cage.
Clipse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Clipse throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clipse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Paul Clipse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Green manages to break the clinch.
Green looks for a takedown but Clipse sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordie Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clipse blocks a jab.
Green shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gordie Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clipse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clipse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Green has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clipse throws a leg kick but Green checks it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
Clipse throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Green thumps Clipse with a low kick.
Clipse moves out of range of the leg kick from Green.
Clipse is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green cracks a nice hook into Clipse's ribs.
Clipse lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clipse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clipse throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
Green throws a low kick but Clipse moves out of range easily.
Green cracks Clipse with a right hand to the side of the head.
Green swings for the body but Clipse moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Clipse instigates a clinch.
Clipse looking to slow down the pace here.
Clipse lands a damaging elbow.
Green blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Green is looking to wear down Clipse with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Green looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Clipse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Clipse.
Clipse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green connects with a leg kick. Clipse looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clipse.
Green showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clipse.
Clipse fails to land with a series of punches.

Clipse has taken the fight to the clinch.
Green dodges an elbow strike from Clipse.
Clipse has Green pressed against the cage, preventing Green from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Green tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clipse smiles and moves away.

Clipse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clipse lands an elbow inside.
Clipse lands a knee to the head.
Green blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clipse.
Clipse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clipse throws an elbow but it misses.
Clipse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Clipse will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Green up against the cage.
Green avoids the elbow strike from Clipse, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clipse is pushing Green up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Green tries to break free but Clipse pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Clipse.
Clipse scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Gordie Green has been cut.
Clipse is pushing Green up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Green blocks an elbow strike from Clipse.
Clipse's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gordie Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to break free but Clipse pushes him back against the cage.
Green tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clipse smiles and moves away.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clipse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Green.
Clipse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Clipse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clipse throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green counters with a two punch combo.
Green drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Green shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Clipse's guard.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but Clipse has wrist control.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Clipse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Clipse is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Green content to stall in guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gordie Green.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clipse.
Paul Clipse is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Clipse there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Clipse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clipse winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Clipse!