PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongo Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Roman Greco has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Greco
vs
Cat

189 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mongo Cat!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Greco fails to land with a series of punches.

Cat shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cat wants to free his trapped foot but Greco is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Greco with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Greco keeps working.
Cat scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cat works his way into side control.
Cat tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cat working the body and head with strikes.

Cat working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cat lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Greco down.
Greco is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cat off and has taken his back!
Cat controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Greco is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Greco looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Cat is controlling Greco 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Greco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cat is aware though and is defending well.

Greco throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cat escapes and throws Greco's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cat working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cat lands a nice forearm strike.
Greco is looking for a sweep.
A big shot lands for Cat! That's hurt Greco! Will he recover? Cat fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mongo Cat!