PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clement Greenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greenburg's entrance music is Your Mother's Got A Penis. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gray's choice of entrance music: Pink Floyd - Any Color You Like. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Greenburg
vs
Gray

204 cm
26
281 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

193 cm
31
264 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clement Greenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brett Gray!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenburg catches Gray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Greenburg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Greenburg throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greenburg sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Gray has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greenburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greenburg prevents Gray from breaking the clinch.
Gray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Greenburg lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray wants a takedown.
Greenburg can't find room to land a body shot as Gray controls the action.
Greenburg is pushing Gray up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenburg is pressed up against the ropes. Gray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Greenburg down to the mat. Greenburg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clement Greenburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Gray.
Gray throws the left hand but Greenburg avoids the punch easily.
Gray misses with a hook
and Greenburg counters with a series of strikes. Gray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Greenburg sprawls well. Greenburg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gray gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Greenburg.
Gray throws a hook but Greenburg blocks it.
Gray cracks a nice hook into Greenburg's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gray finds it's way through Greenburg's defenses.

It looks like Clement Greenburg has been cut.
Gray is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gray is defended easily by Greenburg.
Gray throws a hook to the side of Greenburg's head but Greenburg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greenburg throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray lands a nice looking body shot.
Brett Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greenburg is breathing heavily.
Gray lands a jab to Greenburg's midsection.
Greenburg blocks a head kick by Gray.
Greenburg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gray lands a really nice looking cross but Greenburg seems unphased.
Gray cracks Greenburg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gray lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Greenburg falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gray dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Gray!
Brett Gray decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.