PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Green
vs
Niaz

200 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Niaz misses with a wild body shot.
Niaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Niaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Green.
Green has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Green there as he acknowledges the shot.
Niaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Niaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Niaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
Green tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Niaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niaz.
Green throws a combination that misses
and Niaz counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niaz. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green shoots and misses
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Niaz but Niaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Niaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Green closes the distance but Niaz moves to the side
letting Niaz counter with a right hand.
Niaz works the jab nicely.
Niaz misses the shot to the body.
Niaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niaz swings widly with a right hand
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Green has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz misses with an uppercut.
Green shoots in but Niaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Green is breathing heavily.
Niaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Green stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Niaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Niaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Niaz 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.
Niaz with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niaz throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Niaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into range.
Niaz connects with a single shot there.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niaz moves away.
Good shot there by Niaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green slips a jab from Niaz.
Green tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Niaz counters with a straight right hand.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Niaz shows good takedown defense.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Niaz as he avoids it easily.
Niaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Niaz lands.
Niaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Green should have avoided that one.
Green has a takedown stuffed.
Niaz connects with a crisp jab.
Niaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz scores with a hook to the body. Green takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Niaz but Niaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Niaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Green on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Niaz lands with a right hand.
Green gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Niaz.
Green tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Niaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Niaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Niaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Green should have avoided that one.
Green closes this distance looking for a takedown but Niaz circles away.
Green dives in and grabs Niaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Niaz pushes down on Green's head and hops out.
Niaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Green.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green looks to clinch
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice jab there from Niaz.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niaz.
Niaz lands a right hook to the body.
Niaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Green stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Green looks to clinch
and Niaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
Niaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green closes the distance and clinches up with Niaz, looking for a takedown. Green pushes Niaz against the cage but Niaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Niaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Green back to the cage. Niaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Green throws a head kick that misses.
Niaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marvin Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Niaz misses.
No luck for Green with that takedown attempt.
Niaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Green closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dick Niaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Niaz. That snapped Green's head back.
Niaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Green should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz with a nice cross.
Niaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Niaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Niaz cracks Green with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Niaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Niaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Niaz.
Niaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Green looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Niaz is fending him off so far but Green persists. Nope, Niaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Niaz connects with a body shot.
Green shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Niaz defends it nicely.
Niaz digs a good hook to Green's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Niaz scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Niaz.
Niaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Niaz throws a big shot that misses.
Niaz digs a good body shot into Green's ribs.
Niaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Niaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Green takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Niaz misses with a hook.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Niaz jabs at Green's body.
Green looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz scores with a nice right hand.
Green takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Niaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Green shoots for a double leg takedown but Niaz sprawls well. He's pushed Green's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good shot there by Niaz.
Green takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Niaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niaz looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Niaz scores with a nice right hand.
Green slips under a jab from Niaz.
Jab by Niaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Niaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Niaz with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Niaz misses.
Niaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Green counters with a nice body kick.
Green defending well as Niaz loads up on a big left hand.
Green scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Dick Niaz has been cut.
Green is looking to clinch.
Niaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice sprawl there from Niaz as Green shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Green tries to clinch but Niaz is having none of it.
Niaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Green doesn't seem bothered though.
Green gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Niaz counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green wants to clinch
and Niaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niaz lands a jab to the nose.
Green dives in and grabs Niaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Niaz pushes down on Green's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niaz cracks Green with an open hand slap.
Green throws a right hand that Niaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Niaz also avoids with ease.
Niaz cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Niaz works Green's body with a nice hook.
Niaz throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Green takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Green in his tracks.
Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Niaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
Niaz tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Green darts in trying to clinch
and Niaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Niaz throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Niaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Niaz is fending him off so far but Green persists. Nope, Niaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Niaz as he avoids it easily.
Niaz lands a jab to the head.
Green looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Niaz is fending him off so far but Green persists. Nope, Niaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Niaz lands a jab.
Green's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Niaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Green scrambles back to his feet.
Niaz lunges at Green with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Green's hand.
Green takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Green throws a head kick but Niaz moves out of range.
Niaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Green.
A slow jab from Niaz misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz connects with a crisp jab.
Green looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Niaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Niaz works the jab nicely.
Niaz lands a slapping body shot.
Niaz works over Green's head and body with a nice combination.
Niaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Niaz. Beautiful body shot.
Green shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Niaz defends it nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Green. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niaz scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Niaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Niaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Niaz!
A victorious Dick Niaz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.