PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cuthbert Allgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Greeven has chosen Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul as his entrance music. Dick van Greeven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Allgood
vs
van Greeven

189 cm
26
219 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

205 cm
30
284 lbs
17 - 15 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cuthbert Allgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick van Greeven!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Allgood forces van Greeven back against the cage and clinches.

van Greeven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
van Greeven looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
van Greeven closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Cuthbert Allgood has been cut.
van Greeven stuffs the takedown.
Allgood misses with a few strikes there.
Allgood lands with a straight right. van Greeven didn't see that one coming.
van Greeven uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Allgood has time to react.
Allgood falls off balance throwing a combination
and van Greeven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allgood misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from van Greeven misses.
Allgood misses with a double jab.
van Greeven shoots in and drives through. Allgood sprawls well.
Allgood misses with a wild combination.
Allgood is looking to clinch but van Greeven is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allgood, right into the meat.
van Greeven fails with a takedown attempt.
Cuthbert Allgood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick van Greeven.
Allgood fails to land the takedown.
Allgood shoots in looking for a takedown. van Greeven tries to sprawl out of it but Allgood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. van Greeven manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
van Greeven keeps the fight on the outside.
van Greeven shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Allgood defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Allgood.
Allgood walks into a straight right hand from van Greeven.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Allgood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with van Greeven, pushing him back against the cage.
Allgood prevents the takedown attempt.

van Greeven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allgood misses with a takedown attempt
and van Greeven counters with a left and a right that stings Allgood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Allgood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
van Greeven has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Allgood avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Allgood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from van Greeven.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven is looking to break free of the clinch but Allgood has double underhooks.
van Greeven is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Allgood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Allgood dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Allgood seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Allgood gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, van Greeven regains guard.
van Greeven looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven is adopting a defensive guard.

Allgood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Allgood works over van Greeven with some ground and pound from guard.
Allgood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Allgood is looking to work some ground and pound but van Greeven has wrist control.
Allgood might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Allgood is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Greeven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Allgood is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
van Greeven really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Allgood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Allgood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Allgood drops back looking for a leg! van Greeven is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and van Greeven manages to kick Allgood off! Allgood jumps back into van Greeven's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cuthbert Allgood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cuthbert Allgood'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.

van Greeven shoots for a double leg takedown but Allgood sprawls well. He's pushed van Greeven's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
van Greeven looks for a takedown but Allgood sprawls well.

Allgood gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows van Greeven to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Allgood keeping moving, preventing van Greeven from controlling successfully.
van Greeven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Allgood is on top in guard.
van Greeven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allgood preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
van Greeven seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Allgood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Allgood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Allgood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
van Greeven preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

van Greeven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allgood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Allgood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Allgood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Allgood won't allow van Greeven to sweep him here.
Allgood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven trying to keep a closed guard but Allgood is proving a slippery customer.
Allgood is looking to work some ground and pound but van Greeven has wrist control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Allgood here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Allgood content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Allgood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Allgood connects with a couple of short punches.
Allgood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as van Greeven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
van Greeven working a defensive guard here.
Allgood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Allgood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Allgood throwing strikes from guard but van Greeven blocks nicely.
Allgood scoring with some ground and pound.
Allgood throws and elbow that misses. van Greeven uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allgood's guard. Nice move by van Greeven!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allgood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Allgood is trying to control the position but van Greeven postures up.
van Greeven tries to free his leg and advance position but Allgood is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Allgood is on top in guard.
Allgood content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
van Greeven is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allgood throws a strike but van Greeven rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allgood manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Allgood with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Allgood has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of van Greeven's face.
Cuthbert Allgood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Allgood landing strikes, looking to finish!
Allgood working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allgood looking to finish van Greeven with some ground and pound. This is bad for van Greeven!
Allgood scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cuthbert Allgood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cuthbert Allgood's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

van Greeven takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Allgood misses with a takedown
and van Greeven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Allgood wants to clinch up but van Greeven keeps it at a distance.
Allgood shoots for a takedown but van Greeven saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Allgood. Those never looked like landing.
Allgood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but van Greeven manages to avoid it.
Allgood misses with the combination.
van Greeven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Allgood.
Allgood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps van Greeven's head backwards.
Allgood stuffs the takedown attempt from van Greeven. van Greeven gets slowly back to his feet.
van Greeven looks to score with a jab to the body but Allgood is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allgood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. van Greeven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
van Greeven swinging wildly here.

Allgood looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for van Greeven!
van Greeven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
van Greeven is wriggling around trying to escape.
Allgood lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
van Greeven tries to hold on but Allgood postures up.
Allgood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
van Greeven tries to hold on but Allgood pushes him away.
Allgood cracks van Greeven with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allgood prevents van Greeven from getting the reversal.
van Greeven regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allgood drops an elbow to the side of van Greeven's head.
Allgood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Allgood is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
van Greeven is looking to control Allgood's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can van Greeven avoid being mounted?
Allgood is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Allgood is working for a submission of some sort.
Allgood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allgood is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Allgood is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so van Greeven is just riding it out for now. Allgood eventually gives up the hold.

Allgood seems to be working for a kimura but van Greeven defends the submission attempt.
Cuthbert Allgood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
van Greeven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Allgood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven moves into full guard.
van Greeven keeping moving, preventing Allgood from controlling successfully.
Allgood looking to pass the guard.
van Greeven wants to sweep here but Allgood controlling him for the moment.
van Greeven is trying to hold Allgood in close to prevent damage but Allgood has managed to pass into half guard.
Allgood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dick van Greeven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Greeven has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Allgood is working away from the top position though.
Allgood working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cuthbert Allgood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allgood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cuthbert Allgood!