PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Payday The Heist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RJ Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

The Heist
vs
Greene

185 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Payday The Heist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, RJ Greene!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Heist throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Greene.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Greene.
The Heist pulls out of a head kick attempt.

The Heist fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Greene, pushing him back against the cage.
The Heist misses with a knee strike.
The Heist holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The Heist looking to throw knees to the head but Greene is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Heist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Greene's face.
Greene letting The Heist take a breather here.
The Heist tries to land a knee to the head but Greene blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Heist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Heist throws a head kick that misses.

The Heist fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Greene, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Greene throws an elbow but misses.

Greene pulls guard effortlessly.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The Heist prevents Greene from getting back to his feet.

Greene throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Greene has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Heist can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greene is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Heist is refusing to be controlled, as Greene sits in half guard.
The Heist tries to kick Greene off but Greene keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Greene wants to control but The Heist is keeping him busy.
The Heist tries to roll over but Greene keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Heist knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene throwing shots but The Heist is blocking nicely.
Greene slows the pace down in half guard.
Greene sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Heist defending well though.
Greene wants to stand up but The Heist is controlling the position.
Greene is looking to take a break and control but The Heist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. RJ Greene hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A head kick from The Heist lands but Greene takes it in his stride.
The Heist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Greene shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Heist defends it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Heist. That's going to slow Greene down.

The Heist clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greene has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Heist scores with a knee to the head.
Greene is trying to pull guard but The Heist has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Payday The Heist will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The Heist doesn't manage to clinch there - Greene circles away.
The Heist defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Greene.

The Heist has Greene up against the cage in a clinch.
Greene looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Heist displaying some good clinch control by pressing Greene up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with The Heist for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Greene has The Heist pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Heist manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

The Heist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Greene pushes The Heist up against the cage in a clinch.
The Heist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Heist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greene blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for The Heist to work.
Greene throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Heist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Heist stalling.
The Heist lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from The Heist.

The Heist manages to break the clinch.
Greene shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Heist as he avoids it easily.
Payday The Heist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RJ Greene.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Heist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Heist throws a head kick that misses.
The Heist throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Greene tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Heist sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Greene somewhat.
Payday The Heist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The Heist has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from The Heist.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Heist with a knee to the head.
The Heist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Heist misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Heist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greene has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Heist stalling in the clinch but Greene improves position.
The Heist stops a takedown attempt from Greene.
The Heist gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Greene.
Greene looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Heist effectively controlling the action here.
Greene tries to pull guard but The Heist won't allow it.
The Heist putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Greene in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Greene wants to get back to striking at distance but The Heist won't allow it.
The Heist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene trying to control the position but instead, The Heist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Greene into the cage.
Greene wants to get back to striking at distance but The Heist won't allow it.
Greene jumps guard but The Heist stands there with Greene around his waist. Greene gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Heist manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Greene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Greene successfully pulls guard.
Greene has control of The Heist's left arm, preventing The Heist from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Payday The Heist dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Greene fails with a takedown attempt.
The Heist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Greene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Heist lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

The Heist clinches up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Heist obliges.
The Heist landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Heist stalls.
The Heist looking to throw knees to the head but Greene is blocking nicely.
The Heist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Heist stalling the fight.
Greene has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Heist is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Greene takes a knee to the side of the body.
Greene is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Heist to keep the fight standing.
Payday The Heist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RJ Greene.
The Heist looking to throw knees to the head but Greene is blocking nicely.
The Heist putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Greene in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Heist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee calls for The Heist to work.
Greene tries for a takedown. No joy.
Greene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Heist is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The Heist scores with a knee to the head.
The Heist has Greene pressed against the cage, preventing Greene from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Heist leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Heist landing knees to the head.
The Heist leaning against his opponent.
The Heist prevents the takedown attempt.
The Heist scores a nice knee to the body.
The Heist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Greene's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Heist lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Heist with a knee to the head.
Greene takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Heist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Heist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Greene has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Heist avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Heist lands a good knee to the midsection. Greene won't want to take too many of those.
The Heist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Heist manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Heist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payday The Heist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Heist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Greene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greene shoots in looking for a takedown but The Heist manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Greene's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Greene changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Heist tries to avoid it but Greene manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Heist to the ground. The Heist escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Heist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Heist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Greene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Heist tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The Heist moves into the clinch.
The Heist with an attempt at a knee that misses.
RJ Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Heist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

And that's the end of the fight!
Payday The Heist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Heist, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Payday The Heist!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Payday The Heist!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Payday The Heist!

Payday The Heist wins by unanimous decision!