PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reptile Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Reptile Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Brown looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Brown
vs
Green

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Brown!
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, Reptile Green!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Green.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Green clinches with his opponent.
Green avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.

Brown wants the takedown. Green is fighting it off but Brown persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Green's guard against the cage.
Green bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.

Green stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brown is breathing heavily.
No luck for Green with that takedown attempt.
Green tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
James Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reptile Green.
Green tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily

and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to stand but Green is controlling his head.
Green struggling a bit here.
Green sneaks back into half guard.
Green missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Green trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Green on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Green is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Green pushes Brown off and scrambles back to his feet.
Green cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Green tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily

and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Green lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brown!
Green trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Green.
Green looking to ground and pound but Brown is blocking nicely.

Green is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Green shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown clinches but Green breaks the clinch
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four 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 circles away from the clinch attempt
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Green counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Green tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily

and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Green some visible discomfort.
Green sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Green works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brown tries for a takedown but Green sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Green tries to clinch up

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Green slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown wanted to stand there but Green had control of the position.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Green has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Green's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green pushes Brown off and gets back to his feet.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brown moves forwards but Green connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Green gets a takedown into half guard.
Green prevents Brown from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Green seems to be looking for submissions.
Green is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Brown is looking to escape.
Green thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Green won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brown off and has taken his back!
Brown looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Brown tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Green trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brown really wants to buck Green off and get back to his feet.
Green throws some wild stikes that Brown manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Green trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
You get the feeling that Brown really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Green's attempts to control the action.
Green sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brown blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Brown dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Green.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Green.
Green shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown wants to clinch.
Green tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily

and Brown counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Green!
James Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reptile Green.
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Green hang on?
Green wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green regains half guard.
Green works his way to full guard. Good work.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Green is on top in guard.
Green wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Green gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Green stuffs the takedown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Green shows good takedown defense.
Green fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Green shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Green really felt that one!
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch

and Green counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Green.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.

Green breaks the clinch.
Green throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt

and Green moves into the clinch.
Green throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Green is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Green tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.

That's four 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.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown is trying to stall.

Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Green rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Green tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Green drops back down to his feet.
Brown wants to stall.

Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Green moves into the clinch.
Green is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Reptile Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Brown pulls guard.
Green with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reptile Green.
I think Brown 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 Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Brown!