PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Captain Blood (ranked 4163 p4p, 4179 weight class) and James Green (ranked 0 p4p, 464 weight class). James Green has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Captain Blood's chin.

Blood
vs
Green

190 cm
24
180
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
185
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Captain Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Green!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
Blood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Blood missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Green clinches up with Blood and pushes him back against the cage.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but Blood blocks with his arms.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.

Green pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Green manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blood manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blood looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood wants to improve his position but instead Green has moved into half guard.

Green stands up out of the half guard.
A swing and a miss from Blood.
Captain Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Green counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blood's knee momentarily.
Green tries to clinch up.
Green with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Green wants to clinch
letting Blood counter with a right hand.

Green closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blood prevents a body shot from Green.
Green lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
Green tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Blood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Blood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blood tries to circle away but Green has him pinned against the cage.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Blood tries to circle away but Green has him pinned against the cage.
Green is leaning against Blood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Green connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blood's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Green manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Blood throws a strike but Green rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Blood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blood pulls Green in to control the position.

Green stands and steps away. Blood gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Blood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Green breaks from the clinch.
Blood with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
Green let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Green's head backwards.
Blood digs a good hook to Green's body.
Blood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like James Green has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Blood. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Green.
Blood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Green looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blood misses with a few strikes there.
Blood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Blood.
Blood throws a body shot but no joy.
Blood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Captain Blood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Green's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blood swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blood lands a jab-cross combination.
Blood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Green clinches with his opponent.
Blood is trying to break the clinch but Green is controlling him.
Green misses with a body punch.
Green tries a body shot but Blood blocks it.
Blood is trying to break the clinch but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Green is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blood managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Green manages to pull guard.

Blood got a little sloppy there for a moment and Green has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blood has managed to get both his arms back between Green's legs - danger averted.

Green throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blood scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blood works over Green with some ground and pound from guard.
Blood chips away with some ground and pound.
Blood throws a big elbow that misses.
Blood throws a big right hand that misses.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Green had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blood defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blood chips away with some ground and pound.
Blood landing some decent shots from guard.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Green's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?
Blood makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Green throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Green is breathing heavily.
Blood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Green is rocked!
Blood stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Green is still in real trouble! Can Blood finish him?
Blood is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blood gets to his feet and stands over Green, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Green felt that one! Blood unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Green from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Blood!
Captain Blood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.