PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patty Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blair is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Patty Green acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Blair
vs
Green

197 cm
27
192 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

182 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patty Green!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Green closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Blair is breathing heavily.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Green thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Green prevents Blair from standing back up.
Green working the head and body with strikes.
Blair is refusing to be controlled, as Green sits in half guard.
Green wants to pass to mount but Blair is defending the position.
Green drops an elbow to the side of Blair's head.
Blair is looking for a sweep. Green is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Green thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blair's head.
Green controlling the action here.
Green working Blair over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blair blocking the ground and pound attempt from Green.
Green thows a huge punch but Blair dodges it nicely.
Green landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Green drops an elbow to the side of Blair's head.
Blair on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blair tries to get out of the position.
Blair wants to improve his position but Green is controlling well.
Green thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blair's head.
Green stalling.
Green is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Blair!

That's two 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 is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Green landing shots from mount.
Green looking to ground and pound but Blair is blocking nicely.
Green unloading with bombs!
Green dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green landing strikes, looking to finish!
Green in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Green scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blair?
Blair is in a horrible position here. Green smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green with good strikes from the mount here!
Green raining down shots from the mount!
Green working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Green scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blair?
Green lands a big shot there that rocks Blair but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Green cracks Blair with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Green postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blair looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Green connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Green lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green landing strikes, looking to finish!
Green lands a big elbow.
Green landing strikes from the mount and Blair is in trouble!
Green dominating with strikes here.
Green punishing his opponent with strikes.
Green lands a nice shot to the head.

Blair is rocked!
Green looking to finish Blair with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blair!
Oh Blair is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green raining down shots from the mount!
Green in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patty Green dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blair pinned against the cage. Blair gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blair seems to have got his legs back now.
Green shoots for a double leg takedown but Blair sprawls well. He's pushed Green's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Green shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blair manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Green must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Green trying to control but Blair is working from the bottom.
Green distracts Blair with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green stands and throws Blair's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Green in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blair keeps working.
Green working the ground and pound but Blair is defending the strikes.
Green landing strikes.
Green misses with the ground and pound.
Green lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blair down.
Green cracks Blair with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Green in side control, throwing shots but Blair defends.
Green working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Blair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blair takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Green lands a decent elbow from side control.
Green working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Green seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Green working the body and head with strikes.
Green in side control, throwing shots but Blair defends.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Blair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Green.
Patty Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blair is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Green trying to control the position but Blair is working away.
Green lands an elbow.
Blair is not content to let Green control the position.
Green is staying tight to Blair's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blair is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Green in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Green controlling the position.
Green scoring with punches from side control.
Green connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Blair some visible discomfort.
Green cracks Blair with a big right hand but Blair just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Green scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patty Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Green fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blair wants to clinch.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Green shoots in and drives through. Blair sprawls well.
Green shoots in for a double leg but Blair sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jimmy Blair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patty Green.
Blair displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Green.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blair stuffs the takedown.
Blair wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Blair.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blair sprawls well. Blair wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Jimmy Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.

Blair gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Green to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Blair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blair will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Blair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blair utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Green postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green with a flurry of punches that miss.
Green stands up over Blair, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
Green throwing strikes but missing.
Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Green throwing strikes from guard but Blair blocks nicely.
Green scoring with some ground and pound.
Blair trying to control the position.
Jimmy Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Green's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Green's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Green throwing strikes from guard but Blair blocks nicely.
Green postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blair's head.
Green scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Green throws a big right hand that misses.
Patty Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Green postures up in Blair's guard and throws a big left but Blair blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patty Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Green winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30

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