PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Wendell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezra Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Vice Versa as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wendell
vs
Green

170 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wendell Wendell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezra Green!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wendell tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Wendell shoots in for a takedown but Green shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wendell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wendell dives in and grabs Green's left leg, looking for a takedown. Green pushes down on Wendell's head and hops out.
Wendell wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.

Green throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wendell was covering up waiting for the punch and Green finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Green working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wendell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wendell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wendell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throwing strikes but missing.
Green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wendell is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wendell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wendell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Green counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wendell won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wendell Wendell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green landing a few strikes.
Green sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wendell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Green passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wendell!
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wendell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wendell's face.
A nice elbow there by Green.
Green cracks Wendell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Green prevents Wendell from getting the reversal.
Green landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wendell is breathing heavily.
Green misses with a head shot.
Green lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wendell hang on?
Green unloading with bombs!
Green unloads with some shots from mount but Wendell bucks and avoids them well.
Green avoids the attempt from Wendell to control.
Green scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wendell?
Wendell tries to lock up and control but Green gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green landing strikes from the mount.
Green fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Green scoring with strikes but Wendell is staying in there.
Wendell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Green on the ground.
Green scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wendell?
Green lands a nice shot to the head.
Green is landing with some decent strikes but Wendell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wendell is in a horrible position here. Green smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wendell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wendell is bucking up trying to escape but Green cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wendell wants to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Green postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wendell looks a forlorn figure.
Wendell wants to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Wendell working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green dominating with strikes here.
Green looking to finish Wendell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wendell!
Wendell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wendell is in a horrible position here. Green smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Green there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Green looking to ground and pound but Wendell is blocking nicely.
Wendell avoids a series of strikes thrown by Green.
Green misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezra Green dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wendell tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Green counters with a single leg into guard. Wendell didn't expect that.
Green works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Green passes the guard and advances to mount!
Green lands with some strikes.
Green lands with some strikes.
Wendell tries to hold on but Green postures up.
Wendell is in a horrible position here. Green smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Green punching from mount but Wendell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Green thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wendell?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green breaks from Wendell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wendell is trying to escape the mount.
Wendell avoids a series of strikes thrown by Green.
Green thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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!
Wendell avoids a series of strikes thrown by Green.
Green looking to ground and pound but Wendell is blocking nicely.
Green with a couple of short strikes.
Green working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Green lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wendell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Green with a couple of short strikes.
Green is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Green throws some wild stikes that Wendell manages to avoid easily.
Green lands with some strikes.
Wendell is looking to get to half guard.
Green looking to finish Wendell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wendell!
Ezra Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green throwing strikes here but Wendell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Green is landing with some decent strikes but Wendell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Green throwing strikes here but Wendell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Green thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Green throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Green throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Green lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wendell hang on?
Green throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wendell because Green loaded up on that one.
Green lands with some strikes.
Green lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wendell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Green working Wendell over with strikes here.
Green dominating with strikes here.
Wendell is desperately trying to improve his position but Green has a good base and remains in mount.

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.
Green fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Green throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Green scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wendell?
Green unloads with some shots from mount but Wendell bucks and avoids them well.
Wendell is desperately trying to improve his position but Green has a good base and remains in mount.
Wendell wants to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Green putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Green there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Green thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green is landing with some decent strikes but Wendell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Green pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Green throws some wild stikes that Wendell manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezra Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wendell darts in trying to clinch

and Green counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Green in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green advances to half guard.
Wendell is trying to maintain the position but Green is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wendell wants to improve his position but Green is controlling well.
Green passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is landing with some decent strikes but Wendell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Green fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wendell is bucking up trying to escape but Green cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Green scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Green working Wendell over with strikes here.
Green throwing strikes here but Wendell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Green thowing shots but they're missing.
Green throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Green.
Green landing strikes from the mount.

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 lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wendell hang on?
Green putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Green with good strikes from the mount here!
Green throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Green misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Green scoring with strikes but Wendell is staying in there.
Wendell throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Green lands a nice shot to the head.
Wendell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Green with a couple of short strikes.
Green lands a heavy elbow.
Green throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wendell because Green loaded up on that one.
Wendell is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wendell blocking the ground and pound.
Green sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wendell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Green throwing strikes here but Wendell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wendell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Green.
Green is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wendell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Green breaks from Wendell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Green dominating with strikes here.
Wendell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Green.
Poor strikes thrown by Green there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Green is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Green punching from mount but Wendell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Green lands a big shot there that rocks Wendell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Green landing strikes, looking to finish!
Green lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wendell hang on?
Green thowing shots but they're missing.
Green looking to finish Wendell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wendell!
Green is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wendell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Green lands with some strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wendell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Green postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wendell looks a forlorn figure.
Green throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezra Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Green has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

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