PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shaka zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Green has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Green
vs
zulu

196 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Roid Rage

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, shaka zulu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
zulu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Albert Green has been cut.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
zulu 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.

zulu tries to keep at a distance but Green has taken the fight into the clinch.

Green breaks from the clinch.
zulu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

zulu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - zulu lands in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Green is trying to keep zulu in close.
Green wants to get back to his feet but zulu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
zulu stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
zulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
zulu preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants to stand up but zulu is controlling him.
zulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by zulu.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and zulu moves out of range easily.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
zulu fails in his attempt to clinch.

Green shoots in and bounces zulu off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
zulu has a closed guard, preventing Green from standing up.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
zulu seems keen to control Green's posture.
Green has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
zulu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
zulu pulls Green in close to his closed guard and prevents Green from doing any damage or advancing position.
zulu wants to sweep here but Green controlling him for the moment.
Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Green showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green wants to get up but he can't break zulu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
zulu wants to sweep but no luck.
zulu managing to control the position.
zulu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
zulu looking for a sweep. Not yet zulu, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by zulu.
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping zulu at a distance.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
zulu looks for a takedown but Green sprawls well.
Albert Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shaka zulu.
Green tries to bum rush zulu with a series of wild strikes but zulu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Green does it's job there.

It looks like shaka zulu has been cut.
Green throws a series of punches but zulu moves out of range.
zulu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from zulu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Green slips a jab and a cross from zulu.
Green throws a right hand that zulu ducks under and follows up with a left that zulu also avoids with ease.
Green throws a series of punches but zulu avoids them all with ease.
zulu wants to clinch but Green slips to the side
and Green counters with a three punch combo that has zulu backing up. zulu nods at Green to acknowledge the strikes.

zulu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Green sprawls well initially but zulu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
zulu controlling the pace.
zulu is keen to just control but Green is a slippery customer.
zulu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Green is trying to control but can't.
zulu wants to free his trapped foot but Green is holding on for dear life with his legs.
zulu stops Green from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Green trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but zulu manages to pass to mount!
zulu with shots to the head and body - Green looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green regains half guard.
zulu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but shaka zulu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

zulu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than zulu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Green is looking to get to half guard.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
zulu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Green?
zulu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Green is working to get back to half guard.
zulu lands with some strikes.
Green is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
zulu unloading with bombs!
zulu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Green is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
zulu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Green is squirming around, avoiding zulu's attempts to control the action.
Green is in all sorts of trouble here.
zulu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
zulu wants to control the pace but Green is squirming around nicely.
Green is looking to improve his position but zulu isn't that keen on the idea.
zulu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Green is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
zulu trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Green takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
zulu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
zulu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
Green is trying desperately to improve position.
zulu punishing his opponent with strikes.
zulu trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Green tries to lock up and control but zulu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
zulu landing strikes from the mount and Green is in trouble!
zulu looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Green's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
zulu landing strikes, looking to finish!

zulu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
zulu with the ground and pound from mount.

zulu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Green bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but zulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
zulu has his hands on Green's head, controlling the position.
zulu keeping full guard, as Green tries to pass.
zulu keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
zulu trying to keep a closed guard but Green is proving a slippery customer.
Green not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Green wants to stand but zulu is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
zulu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Green lands.
zulu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Green swivels and escapes.
No luck for zulu with that takedown attempt.

Green takes the fight into the clinch.

Green breaks the clinch.
Green lands a nice hook to zulu's body. zulu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

shaka zulu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from zulu.
zulu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
zulu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green misses with a looping right.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
zulu fails with the takedown.
zulu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
zulu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
zulu wants to clinch.
Green scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
zulu tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Green digs a good body shot into zulu's ribs.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Green dodges the punch combination from zulu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Green wants to control the pace but zulu is squirming around nicely.
zulu throwing hammer fists to the chest of Green. What's that going to do exactly?
zulu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
zulu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Green sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
zulu gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
zulu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Green's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Green's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - zulu's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
zulu controls the action.
You can see the frustration on Green's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
zulu is riding his opponent, not letting Green buck him off.

zulu is persistently looking for the submission but Green is defending it well.
Green manages to reverse the position and now he's in zulu's guard. Nice work there by Green.
Green is pushing down on zulu's leg trying to pass to half guard. zulu is fighting to maintain full guard but Green has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
zulu trying to control from the bottom.
zulu moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now zulu is on top in guard.
Green trying to control the position.
shaka zulu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst zulu is controlling him.
zulu 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.
Green is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
zulu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
zulu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
zulu doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Green breaks from the clinch.
zulu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but zulu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
zulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
zulu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - zulu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
zulu fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Green showed his dominance in that final round.
I think zulu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Albert Green!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for shaka zulu!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Albert Green!

Albert Green wins by split decision!