PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Rash Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peppy Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rash Jr's entrance music is quick to back down - Lil jon ft. nas. A fine choice. Matt Rash Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rash Jr
vs
Greco

180 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Rash Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peppy Greco!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco slips under a jab from Rash Jr.
Rash Jr throws a hook to the side of Greco's head but Greco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rash Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rash Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rash Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rash Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Greco.
Rash Jr scores with a nice strike.
Rash Jr throws a hook to the side of Greco's head but Greco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greco fails with the takedown.
Rash Jr throws a hook but Greco avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Rash Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rash Jr.
An inside leg kick from Greco misses.
Greco shoots in looking for a takedown. Rash Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Greco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rash Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Greco.
A telegraphed right hand from Rash Jr misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rash Jr misses.
Greco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matt Rash Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peppy Greco.
A slow jab from Rash Jr misses its intended target.
Greco dives in and grabs Rash Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rash Jr pushes down on Greco's head and hops out.
Greco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Greco dives in and grabs Rash Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rash Jr pushes down on Greco's head and hops out.
Rash Jr looks to land a left hand but Greco moved out of range nicely.
Greco moves out of range as Rash Jr strikes.
Rash Jr misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Rash Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Greco doesn't seem phased though.
Rash Jr misses the jab.
Greco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Greco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rash Jr circles away.
Rash Jr misses with a looping left.
Greco looks for the body kick but Rash Jr saw that one coming.
Rash Jr throws a hook but Greco avoids it easily.
Rash Jr cracks Greco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rash Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Greco's head.
Rash Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Greco.
Rash Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Greco. That one must have hurt.
Greco moves out of range as Rash Jr strikes.
Rash Jr throws a hook to the side of Greco's head but Greco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rash Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Rash Jr misses its intended target.
Greco slips a jab from Rash Jr.
Rash Jr missing with a left hand there. Greco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Rash Jr.
Greco defending well as Rash Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Greco.
Rash Jr defending well as Greco loads up on a big left hand.
Rash Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rash Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rash Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Greco's shoulder, as Greco tries to avoid the shot.
Greco staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Rash Jr.
Greco misses with a straight right.
Rash Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Greco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rash Jr.
Rash Jr throws a hook to the side of Greco's head but Greco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greco ducks under a wild hook from Rash Jr.
Greco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Greco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rash Jr moves away.
A left lands for Rash Jr.
Rash Jr misses the jab.
Rash Jr throws a looping overhand right but Greco ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Rash Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rash Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rash Jr loads up on a big right hand but Greco slips the punch.
Rash Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Greco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rash Jr tries to buck Greco off but Greco is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rash Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Greco's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rash Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Greco won't allow Rash Jr to sweep him here.
Greco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rash Jr looking to control.
Greco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greco postures up in Rash Jr's guard and throws a big left but Rash Jr blocks it.
Rash Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Rash Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Greco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greco preventing the sweep.
Rash Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greco.
Rash Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rash Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greco ducks under a wild hook from Rash Jr.
Greco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rash Jr manages to avoid it.
Rash Jr misses with a looping right.
Rash Jr defending well as Greco loads up on a big left hand.
Greco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rash Jr.
A big left from Rash Jr misses.
Rash Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Greco should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Rash Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rash Jr.
Greco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rash Jr missing with a left hand there. Greco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rash Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matt Rash Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rash Jr connects with a single shot there.

Greco shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rash Jr trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Greco winds up and cracks Rash Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Greco is trying to control. Rash Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Greco looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rash Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rash Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rash Jr gets back to full guard.
Greco throwing strikes from guard but Rash Jr blocks nicely.
Rash Jr wants to sweep here but Greco controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rash Jr pulls Greco in close to his closed guard and prevents Greco from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rash Jr lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Greco!
Greco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rash Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rash Jr has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Greco's face.
Rash Jr working Greco over with strikes here.
Rash Jr trying to control but Greco is having none of it.
Greco can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rash Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Greco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Greco regains half guard.
Greco wants to control but Rash Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rash Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Rash Jr not doing much here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Greco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rash Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Rash Jr there.
Rash Jr wants to free his trapped foot but Greco is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco is looking to control Rash Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Greco avoid being mounted?
Rash Jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rash Jr thows a huge punch but Greco dodges it nicely.
Rash Jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Greco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Greco moves away from the strike by Rash Jr.
Greco slips a straight right by Rash Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Rash Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rash Jr misses with an uppercut.
Greco drops his hands momentarily and Rash Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Greco moves away from the strike by Rash Jr.
Greco slips a jab from Rash Jr.
Rash Jr with a jab.
Greco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greco looks for a takedown but Rash Jr sprawls well.
Rash Jr throws a shot from downtown. Greco moves away and avoids it.
Greco fails to land the takedown.
Rash Jr throws the left hand but Greco avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rash Jr misses with an uppercut. Greco saw that one coming.
Rash Jr looks to land a right hand but Greco moved out of range.
Greco throws a body punch but Rash Jr moves out of range.
Rash Jr misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Rash Jr.

Greco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rash Jr 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.
Rash Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rash Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rash Jr pulls Greco in close to prevent any damage.
Greco wants to control from the top but Rash Jr keeps moving.
Rash Jr is pulling down on Greco's head to control his posture.

We're going to have a standup here because Matt Rash Jr wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Greco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matt Rash Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peppy Greco.
Greco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Greco misses.
Greco looks for a takedown but Rash Jr sprawls well.
Rash Jr looks to throw the jab but Greco is out of range.
Greco staying out of range there.
Rash Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Greco blocks a jab.
Rash Jr looks to land a right hand but Greco moved out of range.
Rash Jr misses with a hook.
Rash Jr leaves Greco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Greco slips a straight right by Rash Jr.
Rash Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Rash Jr loads up on a big right hand but Greco slips the punch.
Greco misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rash Jr misses with an uppercut. Greco saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Rash Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Greco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rash Jr.
Greco moves away from the strike by Rash Jr.
Greco shoots in and drives through. Rash Jr sprawls well.
Matt Rash Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rash Jr throws a lazy right hand but Greco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Rash Jr.
Rash Jr looks to throw the jab but Greco is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rash Jr misses the target.
Rash Jr missing with a left hand there. Greco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rash Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greco.
Greco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Greco ducks under a wild hook from Rash Jr.
Greco shoots in for a takedown but Rash Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Greco shoots in but no luck this time.
Rash Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

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.

Greco scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rash Jr trying to control here.
Greco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rash Jr keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rash Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rash Jr.
Rash Jr is pulling down on Greco's head. It's preventing any offense from Greco, at least for the moment.
Greco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rash Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peppy Greco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greco works over Rash Jr with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Rash Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rash Jr 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Rash Jr!