PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gofo Inge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by In the Air Tonight. 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.

Green
vs
Inge

195 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

187 cm
22
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taylor Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gofo Inge!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inge misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.

Green instigates a clinch.
Inge lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Green or not.
Inge pressing his opponent against the cage.
Inge misses with a knee to the head.
Inge tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Green can't get the takedown.
Inge wants to get back to striking at distance but Green won't allow it.
Inge misses with a knee to the head.
Green has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Inge avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Inge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Inge misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Inge tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Green.
Green drops down looking for an ankle pick but Inge pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taylor Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green shoots for a double leg takedown but Inge sprawls well. He's pushed Green's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Green avoids the head kick by Inge.

Green gets a takedown into half guard.
Inge pushes Green off looking to stand but Green dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Inge looks like he's trying to stand up.
Green is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Inge!

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.
Green with a couple of short strikes.
Green unloading with bombs!
Green postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Inge looks a forlorn figure.
Green trying to control but Inge is having none of it.
Inge taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to control the pace but Inge is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Green cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Inge that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Green tries to control but Inge wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Inge hang on?
Green landing shots from mount.
Inge wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Green dominated that round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Inge on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Inge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Inge throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Green.
Inge closes the distance but Green moves to the side

and Green counters with a shoot takedown. Inge fights it but they end up in guard.

Green decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Inge throws a sloppy head kick
and Green finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green lands with a shot to the body.
Green fails with the takedown.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Inge as he jumps to the side.
Green lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green looks for a takedown but Inge sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taylor Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt

and Green counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Green slips a nice elbow through Inge's hands, connecting with Inge's forehead.
Green trying to control from half guard but Inge is working away.
Green landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Green working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Inge tries to kick Green off but Green keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Inge is looking to escape.
Inge is looking to get back to is feet but Green passes into side control.
A lull in the action here as Green stalls from top position.

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.
Inge is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Green has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Green decides to stand back up. Green steps back and let's Inge get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Green darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Green seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Green dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Green closes the distance and clinches.
Inge prevents a takedown attempt there.

Inge breaks the clinch.
Inge misses with a looping right.

Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Inge wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Green.
Inge wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Green lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two 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.
Inge is squirming around, avoiding Green's attempts to control the action.
Inge is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Green has hold of Inge's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Inge manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Green postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Inge looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green dominating with strikes here.
Green landing strikes from the mount.
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 in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Green 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green controlling the position easily from mount.
Green is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Inge can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gofo Inge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Green!