PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Greenthumb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lima
vs
Greenthumb

150 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexandre Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikhail Greenthumb!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima shoots in but no luck this time.
Greenthumb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lima keeps the fight on the outside.
Greenthumb lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Greenthumb scores with a spinning back kick!
Greenthumb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greenthumb wants to clinch.
Lima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Greenthumb pinned against the cage. Greenthumb gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Greenthumb darts in and clinches Lima up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb crunches a lovely knee into Lima's ribcage.
Lima looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greenthumb prevents the takedown attempt.
Lima goes for a takedown in the clinch but Greenthumb prevents it.
Greenthumb lands a nice knee to the body.
Lima is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Greenthumb gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lima really is a fat lump.
Greenthumb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lima lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Greenthumb with a knee to the head.
Lima drops down looking for an ankle pick but Greenthumb pulls his leg out and moves away.

Greenthumb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lima is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greenthumb obliges.
Greenthumb stops a takedown attempt from Lima.
Knees to the body from Greenthumb.
Lima takes a knee to the side of the body.
Greenthumb lands a good knee to the midsection. Lima won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Greenthumb.
Greenthumb lands a knee to the head.
Greenthumb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Greenthumb lands a knee to the body.
Greenthumb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lima in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greenthumb unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Greenthumb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Greenthumb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Greenthumb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Greenthumb lands a damaging elbow.
Greenthumb working Lima over with knees to the body.
Greenthumb lands a knee to the body.
Greenthumb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Greenthumb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lima in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Greenthumb lands a knee to the body.
Greenthumb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lima lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Greenthumb lands a good knee to the midsection. Lima won't want to take too many of those.
Greenthumb landing knees to the body.
Greenthumb scores a nice knee to the body.
Greenthumb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Greenthumb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Greenthumb lands an elbow inside.
Greenthumb lands an elbow just above Lima 's eye.
Greenthumb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lima's face.
Greenthumb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Greenthumb connects with a knee to the head.
Greenthumb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Greenthumb gets underhooks to prevent Lima's takedown attempt.
Greenthumb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Greenthumb.

Lima is rocked!
Greenthumb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Lima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greenthumb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Greenthumb lands a nice knee to the body.
Greenthumb creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Lima! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Greenthumb.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Greenthumb!