PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandar Spartacus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Transplants - Romper Stomper. Spartacus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by clubbed to death. Charlie Green had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Green
vs
Spartacus

185 cm
27
185 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

184 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GMMA Supps ($30 156!!)

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandar Spartacus!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Green closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Green lands in his opponent's guard.
Green thows a big elbow that misses.
Spartacus controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself.
Spartacus has Green pulled in close to control his posture.
Spartacus wants to get back to his feet but Green is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Green working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spartacus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alexandar Spartacus.
No luck for Green with that takedown attempt.
Green misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Spartacus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green moves forwards but Spartacus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Green gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Green.
Spartacus working hard to break the clinch.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spartacus's elbow.
Green misses with a body punch.
Spartacus is trying to push Green away but Green has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Green.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spartacus's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Spartacus's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Spartacus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spartacus lands a jab.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Green.
Spartacus slips under a jab from Green.
Green swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spartacus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spartacus scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Green slips a jab from Spartacus.

Green forces Spartacus back against the cage and clinches.
Green has Spartacus pressed against the cage, preventing Spartacus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Green.
Spartacus scores with a shot to the side of Green's head.
Green tries to work over Spartacus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green misses with a body punch.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Spartacus avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Spartacus trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spartacus into the cage.

Spartacus breaks from the clinch.
Spartacus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Spartacus cracks a nice hook into Green's ribs.
Green throws a jab when Spartacus was well out of range.
Spartacus cracks Green with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spartacus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Spartacus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Green doesn't seem phased though.
Green shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Green shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Green showed some decent athleticism there.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green stops Spartacus from getting back to his feet.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spartacus is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus trying to control here.
Green thows a huge punch but Spartacus dodges it nicely.
Spartacus is looking to escape.
Green not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spartacus tries to get to full guard but Green has control of the leg.
Green passes into side control, despite Spartacus's attempt to control the position.
Green has control of an arm but Spartacus manages to advance to Green's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Charlie Green will probably get the nod.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Spartacus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
Charlie Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Green gets the takedown into side control.
Green throws a strike aimed at the side of Spartacus's head but Spartacus avoids it well.
Green scoring with punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Green.
Spartacus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spartacus is trying to control Green's posture but Green avoids it.
Spartacus takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Green working the head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Green are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Green fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Spartacus prevents Green from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Green postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Spartacus wants to control but Green postures up.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spartacus keeps working.
Green misses with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green working the body and head with strikes.
Green creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Spartacus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Green throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

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 misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Green in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Green 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.
Green moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
An elbow from Green crashes against the mat.
Green creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Spartacus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Green has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Green in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Green misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus regains half guard there - taking advantage of Green's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Green working Spartacus over with strikes.
Spartacus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Green prevents Spartacus from improving his position.
Green throwing shots but Spartacus is blocking nicely.
Green not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Green passes the guard and advances to mount!
Green thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Spartacus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Spartacus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Green unloads with some shots from mount but Spartacus bucks and avoids them well.
Green thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Spartacus tries to lock up and control but Green gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Green dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Spartacus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spartacus misses with the combination.
Spartacus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Green misses with a hook to the body
and Spartacus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Green shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spartacus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.
Spartacus cracks Green with an open hand slap.
A jab from Spartacus does it's job there.
Green looks to land a right hand but Spartacus moved out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green defending well as Spartacus loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Spartacus.
Spartacus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spartacus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus misses the shot to the body.
Alexandar Spartacus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spartacus looks to land a combination. Green sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spartacus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Spartacus does no damage.
Spartacus looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Spartacus lands a jab.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch combination from Spartacus misses.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spartacus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spartacus throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alexandar Spartacus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab lands there for Spartacus.
Some wild striking there from Spartacus.
Spartacus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Green eats them both and turns towards Spartacus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Green is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Spartacus. Those never looked like landing.
Spartacus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spartacus connects with the punch.
Oh Green is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spartacus counters with a left right combination that sends Green crashing to the mat - Spartacus wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Green out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandar Spartacus!