PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Travis Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Tretow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tretow comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Days of Thunder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dennis Tretow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Greene
vs
Tretow

177 cm
19
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
139 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Tretow!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Greene gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Greene with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tretow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tretow fails to pull guard.
Greene tries to land knees in the clinch but Tretow avoids the damage to the body.
Tretow managing to block the knees to the body from Greene.
Greene scores with a knee to the head.
Tretow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Greene with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tretow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tretow taking a breather.
Greene tries to land knees in the clinch but Tretow avoids the damage to the body.

Tretow drags the fight down to the ground.
Greene wants to stand but Tretow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Tretow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tretow will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tretow has a closed guard, preventing Greene from standing up.
Tretow tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Greene wants to stand but Tretow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tretow pulls Greene in close to prevent any damage.
Greene has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tretow's guard.

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.
Tretow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greene wants to stand and escape but instead Tretow has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Greene is looking to stand up but Tretow isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dennis Tretow will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tretow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greene's waist but Greene gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tretow off to one side.
Greene tries to land a front kick but Tretow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Greene darts in and clinches Tretow up against the cage.
Greene throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tretow has Greene pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Greene manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tretow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Greene.
Greene with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Tretow decides to pull guard.
Tretow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tretow trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Greene has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tretow is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tretow seems keen to control Greene's posture.
Greene wanted to stand there but Tretow had control of the position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Greene got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tretow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Greene has managed to get both his arms back between Tretow's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Greene would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Greene trying to control but Tretow is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Greene 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 throws a wild body kick that Tretow sees coming a mile off.
Tretow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Greene counters with a head kick. That will keep Tretow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tretow blocks a head kick by Greene.
Tretow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tretow blocks a head kick by Greene.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tretow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tretow moves out of range as Greene throws a body kick.
Greene throws a low kick, looking for Tretow's leg but Tretow calmly moves out of range.
Greene misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greene throws a wild body kick that Tretow sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tretow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Tretow closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Greene did well to prevent Tretow getting side control.
Tretow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tretow frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Greene trying to get back to his feet but Tretow is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tretow just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Greene trying to control the action but Tretow just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene is trying to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Greene showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Greene has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Greene!