PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and recom uy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). uy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by bleed it out by linkin park. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Greco
vs
uy

166 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, recom uy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Greco changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. uy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
uy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

uy actively working from the bottom here.
Greco keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Greco drops an elbow to the side of uy's head.
uy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Greco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of uy is proving hard to escape from.

uy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Greco is stalling in the full guard.

uy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
uy keeping full guard, as Greco tries to pass.

Greco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
uy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Greco is controlling him.
Greco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

uy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two 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.
Greco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as uy walks away with a smile on his face. Greco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Greco drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

uy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Greco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
uy looks gassed!
Greco stays in close to uy's body and controls the position.
Greco looking to pass the guard.

uy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Greco has passed into half guard!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco works his way into side control.
Greco tries to move into full mount but can't pass uy's legs.
uy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Greco wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Greco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Greco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
uy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Greco lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

uy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
uy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Greco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Greco moves into the clinch successfully.
Greco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but uy gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Greco gets a trip takedown into half guard.
uy is looking to improve his position.

Greco postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for uy to stand up.

uy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Greco napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greco tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Greco dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

uy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greco slips a jab from uy.
uy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greco manages to avoid it.
uy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Greco counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Greco is looking to stall here but uy recovers full guard.
uy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Greco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Greco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. uy is keeping the position for now.
Greco wants to control from the top but uy keeps moving.
Greco has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco won't allow uy to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
uy lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Greco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

uy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Greco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
uy is trying to keep Greco in close.
uy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

uy has his foot on Greco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Greco works his way back into a safe position though.
Greco controlling from the top position.

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.

uy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greco defends well.
Greco is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Greco tries to free his leg and advance position but uy is retaining full guard.

uy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greco lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco advances to half guard.
Greco stalling.

uy looking for submissions off his back.
Greco prevents uy from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

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.
Greco's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Greco is trying to control. uy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jose Greco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Greco decides to stand and escape the position.

uy scores with a takedown into Greco's guard.
uy passes Greco's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
uy tries to pass to full mount but Greco defends it.
Greco is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Greco dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

uy with a lazy takedown attempt

so Greco counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
uy keeping full guard, as Greco tries to pass.

uy kicks Greco off and gets to his feet.
uy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
uy tries for a takedown but Greco circles away easily

and Greco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

uy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Greco has picked uy up and slammed him! uy can't keep hold of the triangle and Greco manages to pass to side control!
uy pushes Greco away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Greco gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Greco decides to stand up, so the ref orders uy to his feet.
uy with a lazy takedown attempt

and Greco counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jose Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of recom uy.

uy looking for a guillotine here but Greco defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

uy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greco defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

uy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
uy being controlled here, momentarily.
Greco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greco's corner is telling him to maintain position.

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.
Greco wanted to stand there but uy had control of the position.

Greco got a little sloppy there for a moment and uy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Greco has managed to get both his arms back between uy's legs - danger averted.
Greco passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
uy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Greco stalling.
uy is pressing down on Greco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
uy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Greco controls the pace.

uy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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

uy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Greco is aware though and is defending well.
uy is trying to keep Greco in close.
Greco seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Greco tries to free his leg and advance position but uy is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

uy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greco defends well.
Greco seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Greco looking to pass the guard.
recom uy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
uy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Greco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greco 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Greco!