PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Green might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to yes. Ross has chosen Show me how to live as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Green
vs
Ross

177 cm
33
158 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

179 cm
28
167 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Green avoids the head kick by Ross.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ross connects with a nice looking jab.
Green feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ross's calf.
Green misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Green.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ross.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ross.
Ross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ross keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Ross misses with a hook.
Ross throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Mr Green has been cut.
Green lands the left hand.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ross's sensitive parts.
Ross slips a jab from Green.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Ross lands a leg kick that knocks Green off balance momentarily.
Ross scores with a head kick.
Rick Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross is looking to clinch.
A big right from Green misses.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Green.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross moves away from the strike by Green.
Ross scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Green tests Ross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Ross.
Green moves out of range of the body kick.
Ross connects with the punch.

Green is rocked!
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
Green swings for the body but Ross moves out of range.
Ross wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ross counters with a low kick, right behind Green 's knee.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ross.
Ross with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid body kick from Ross.
Ross lands a nice leg kick that just misses Green's sensitive parts.
Green misses with a hook
and Ross counters with a nice uppercut.
Ross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ross pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ross throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Green stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ross.
Ross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ross misses with a straight left.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Green misses.
Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Ross throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Green feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Green's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ross shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Green misses with a double jab.
Green walks into a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Ross finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rick Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ross tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Ross misses.
Ross throws a low kick, looking for Green's leg but Green calmly moves out of range.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green throws a right and a left that Ross avoids nicely.
Green checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Green throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ross's waist but Ross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Green off to one side.
Green closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ross circles away.
Ross swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ross counters with a slapping leg kick.
Green sizes up Ross with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ross wants to control but Green is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green throwing strikes but Ross bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.

Green isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ross stacks Green on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ross!

Ross decides to stand back up. Ross steps back and let's Green get back to his feet.
Green scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green missing with a left hand there. Ross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ross wants to clinch.
Ross misses with a straight left.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Ross.
Green avoids the head kick by Ross.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Ross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green checks the leg kick nicely there.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Ross counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross avoids the body shot from Green.
Green takes a swing at Ross's ribcage but misses.
Green on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ross throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ross misses with a head kick.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green avoids the head kick by Ross.
Ross explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and Ross counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Green's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Ross.
Green looks to throw the jab but Ross is out of range.
Ross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Rick Ross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ross looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ross scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Green is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Ross moves away from the strike by Green.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross lands with a right hand.
Ross throws a head kick that misses.
Green cracks the inside of Ross's front leg.
Green misses with a combination
and Ross counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body kick from Ross.
Ross thumps Green with a low kick.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Ross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green looks for a takedown but Ross sprawls well.
Ross lands a jab to Green's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green jabs Ross right on the nose. Ross blinks but takes it well.
Ross throws a leg kick which misses Green's front leg but catches the back leg as Green tries to avoid it.
Green throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mr Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ross is looking to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ross lands a nice looking kick to the body. Green takes a step back to recover.
Ross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Ross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Green.
Rick Ross is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries a head kick but it misses.
Ross swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Ross doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Ross.
Ross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick by Ross misses
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ross changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Ross.
Ross misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Green throws an off balance right hand
and Ross counters with a straight right hand.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ross explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ross throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Green scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ross in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green throws out a loose jab but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ross.
A head kick from Ross lands but Green takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Ross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ross 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

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