PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gordie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mars's choice of entrance music: Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Green
vs
Mars

165 cm
23
140 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

167 cm
21
141 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordie Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Mars!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mars is able to avoid easily.
Mars just misses with a punch to the body.
Green scores with a punch to the head.
Green misses the jab.
Mars misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Mars throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mars jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Green misses.
Mars throws a poor cross that misses
and Green counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mars on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Green throws a series of punches but Mars avoids them all with ease.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mars throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Green tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mars is in Green's guard.
Green keeping full guard, as Mars tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mars's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Green wants to stand up but Mars is controlling him.
Mars wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Mars throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mars with a nice head shot there.
Mars must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Green working for a triangle but Mars defends it easily.
Mars throwing strikes but missing.
Green 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.
Green looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars working some strikes from top position.
Mars postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mars.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mars working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mars won't allow Green to sweep him here.

Green had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mars defends it easily.
Mars stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mars scoring with some ground and pound.

Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mars scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mars stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Green had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mars defends it easily.
Green keeping moving, preventing Mars from controlling successfully.
Green trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Green trying to control the position.
Mars trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mars throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mars passes into half guard.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Mars slips a nice elbow through Green's hands, connecting with Green's forehead.
Mars thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Green's head.
Green taking some punishment here, with Mars in his half guard.
Green gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mars is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.

Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mars passes into half guard.
Green is pressing down on Mars's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mars lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mars tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
Mars is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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 Gordie Green will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mars throws out the jab.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green throws a hook but Mars blocks it.
Mars misses with a body shot.
Mars avoids the head kick by Green.
Mars digs a good body shot into Green's ribs.
Mars lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Green looks to throw the jab but Mars is out of range.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mars.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Green misses.
Green misses with a head kick.
Mars misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars misses with a wild body shot.
Mars is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Green rather than just go for the knockout.
Green slips under a jab from Mars.
A jab from Green misses.
Green blocks a jab.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mars.
Green scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mars.
Green throws out a leg kick but Mars moves out of range and Green only half commits.
Mars has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mars swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Green.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Green closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mars to the mat! Mars manages to get full guard.
Mars wants to sweep here but Green controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws and elbow that misses. Mars uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Green's guard. Nice move by Mars!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green keeping full guard, as Mars tries to pass.
Mars postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
Mars wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
Mars distracts Green with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mars stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mars accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green keeping full guard, as Mars tries to pass.
Mars with a flurry of punches that miss.

Green looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mars passes into side control.
Mars lands some shots froms side control.
Green is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mars's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Green is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mars scores with a couple of nice shots.
Green gets full guard.
Mars in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mars throwing strikes but missing.
Green is trying to keep Mars in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Mars is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Green is trying to keep Mars in close.
Mars passes into half guard.
Mars trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
Green gets back to full guard.
Green tries to strike from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Green is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gordie Green will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Green misses the shot to the body.
Mars is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Green fails with the takedown

so Mars counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mars is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Green keeping moving, preventing Mars from controlling successfully.
Mars trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mars with a nice head shot there.
Mars is working Green over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Green keeping moving, preventing Mars from controlling successfully.
Green pulls Mars in close to his closed guard and prevents Mars from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mars wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
Green working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mars postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Green throws a couple of heel strikes.
Mars lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mars landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Green is nestled in close to Mars, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mars is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Green jumps into side control!
Mars is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Green's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mars tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Mars is staying active underneath Green, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Green decides to return to a standing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Green lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Mars shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mars cracks Green with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Green throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mars. What's that going to do exactly?
Mars looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mars working Green over with strikes here.
Green really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mars is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Green can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mars cracks Green with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gordie Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawrence Mars has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Green hang on?
Mars is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Green wants to control but Mars is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mars winds up and cracks Green with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mars is pressing down on Green's thigh, looking to free his foot. Green is holding on for now.
Green avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mars.
Mars seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Green does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
Lawrence Mars has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mars not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mars wants to free his trapped foot but Green is holding on for dear life with his legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Mars comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Green 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

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