PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Chick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Greiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greiner has chosen August Burns Red - Spirit Breaker as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chick
vs
Greiner

190 cm
26
220 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

193 cm
24
217 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Chick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Greiner!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Chick 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Andy Chick has been cut.
Chick wants to clinch up but Greiner keeps it at a distance.
Greiner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Greiner keeps the fight on the outside.
Chick thows a leg kick but Greiner checks it

and Greiner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Greiner looking to sit in guard and control but Chick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Greiner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chick is one step ahead there.
Chick wants to control from the top but Greiner keeps moving.
Greiner wants to improve his position but instead Chick has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greiner has his hands clasped together around Chick's back. He's all about the action.
Greiner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chick wants to take a breather but Greiner is having none of it.
Chick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greiner trying to control here.
Greiner is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Chick is staying active.
Greiner wants to get back to full guard.
Greiner is pressing down on Chick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Greiner looking for a sweep. Not yet Greiner, not yet.
Greiner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Chick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greiner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chick wants to sweep but no luck.
Chick pulls Greiner in close to his closed guard and prevents Greiner from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chick throws a hook but Greiner avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Greiner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Greiner blocks a head kick by Chick.
Chick walks into a jab.
A shot to the body from Greiner misses
enabling Chick to counter with a crisp jab.
Andy Chick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chick misses with a straight right.
Chick slips a jab from Greiner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chick misses with a low kick.
Greiner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chick cracks a nice hook into Greiner's ribs.
Chick throws a jab when Greiner was well out of range.
Greiner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Greiner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greiner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Greiner loads up on a big right hand but Chick slips the punch.
Greiner lands a slapping body shot.
Chick takes a swing at Greiner's ribcage but misses.
Chick misses with a low kick.
Chick looks for the body kick but Greiner saw that one coming.
Chick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greiner's sensitive parts.
Chick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Greiner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Chick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Greiner looks to land a combination but Chick avoids it well.
Chick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Greiner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Greiner momentarily.
Matt Greiner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Chick does no damage.
Chick lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Greiner slips a jab from Chick.
Chick misses with a looping right.
Chick punishes Greiner's body with a nice straight punch.
Greiner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greiner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greiner scores with a punch to the head.
Greiner walks into a left hand.
Chick blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greiner walks into a stiff left hand from Chick.
Chick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Greiner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chick momentarily.
A combination from Greiner does no damage.
Chick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Greiner defending well as Chick loads up on a big left hand.
Greiner throws a jab but it's blocked by Chick.
Greiner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greiner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chick missing with a left hand there. Greiner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chick scores with a hook to the body. Greiner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Greiner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chick back to the cage. Greiner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Andy Chick's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greiner.
Chick throws a body kick that misses

and Greiner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Greiner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chick seems keen to control Greiner's posture.
Greiner won't allow Chick to sweep him here.
Greiner 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.
Greiner postures up in Chick's guard and throws a big left but Chick blocks it.
Greiner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chick is trying to keep Greiner in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chick throws a right hand that misses

so Greiner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chick keeping moving, preventing Greiner from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greiner wants to pass the guard but Chick is keeping the position.
Chick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greiner.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chick holds on and takes a little breather.
Greiner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greiner is one step ahead there.
Greiner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chick.
Chick moves in looking to clinch but Greiner pushes him off.
Chick throws a leg kick that misses.
Greiner just misses with a punch to the body.
Greiner takes a swing at Chick's ribcage but misses.
Greiner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chick.
Chick misses with a wild body shot.
Greiner misses with a body shot
and Chick counters with a thumping low kick.
Chick throws a wild body kick that Greiner sees coming a mile off.
Greiner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chick on the side of the head.
Chick tries to land a front kick but Greiner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chick moves in looking to clinch but Greiner pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matt Greiner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andy Chick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Chick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Greiner cracks Chick with a good jab.
Chick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Greiner throws a push kick but Chick slaps the foot to one side.
Chick throws a leg kick

and Greiner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chick's guard.
Chick wants to sweep here but Greiner controlling him for the moment.
Chick trying to control the position.
Greiner trying to control but Chick is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greiner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greiner trying to control but Chick is working from the bottom.
Greiner is in close to Chick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greiner is one step ahead there.
Chick keeping moving, preventing Greiner from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greiner misses with a double jab.
Greiner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chick doesn't seem bothered though.
Chick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Chick.
Andy Chick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greiner manages to avoid it.
Greiner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Greiner.
Chick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greiner.
Chick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chick throws a body shot but no joy.
Chick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Greiner.
Greiner lands with a right hand.
Greiner swings for the body but Chick moves out of range.
Greiner cracks Chick with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greiner punishes Chick's body with a nice straight punch.
Greiner throws a hook to the side of Chick's head but Chick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greiner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chick lands a nice looking kick to the body. Greiner takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greiner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Greiner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chick tries to clinch up

and Greiner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Greiner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greiner trying to control from half guard but Chick is working away.
Greiner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greiner.
Chick wants to control but Greiner is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Greiner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Greiner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chick slips under a jab from Greiner.
Chick tries to land a front kick but Greiner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chick defending well as Greiner loads up on a big left hand.
Greiner swings for the body but Chick moves out of range.
Andy Chick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chick takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Greiner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Greiner 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

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