PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Camel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Transplants - Romper Stomper. Charlie Green had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.8lbs, 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, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Green
vs
Camel

185 cm
27
185 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

184 cm
26
175 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 10 - 8 - 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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Camel !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green moves forwards but Camel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Green misses with a body shot
and Camel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Camel misses with an uppercut.
Camel walks into a jab.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camel connects with a jab.
Camel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Green misses
and Camel counters with a stiff right hand.
Camel misses with a right hand
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Green misses with a hook.
Green throws a one two combo.
Camel leaves Green with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Camel misses with a two punch combination.
Green fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Green misses with a body punch
and Camel counters with a straight right hand.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camel throws out the jab.
Green swinging wildly here.
A lazy left from Camel finds it's target.
Nice jab there from Camel .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Camel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Camel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Green had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Camel misses with a straight right.

Green clinches up against the cage.
Green is working Camel over against the cage.
Camel fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Camel is fighting off a takedown attempt but Green is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Camel to the mat. Camel regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Green wants to pass the guard but Camel is keeping the position.
Green content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Green stopping the sweep attempt from Camel .
Green wants to control from the top but Camel keeps moving.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Camel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but Camel has wrist control.
Camel working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Camel holds on and takes a little breather.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Camel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Camel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Camel tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a big right hand that misses.
Camel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
Camel 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 on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Camel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Camel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Camel thows a huge punch but Green dodges it nicely.
Camel working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Green is breathing heavily.

Camel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Green defends it well.
Camel wants to take a breather but Green is having none of it.
Green won't allow Camel to pass to mount.
Camel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Camel wants to pass to mount but Green is defending the position.
Green moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Camel fails to land with a series of punches.
Camel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Green does no damage.
Green closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Green.
Camel misses with a takedown attempt - Green sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Green swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Camel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camel scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Camel does no damage.
Green is looking to wear down Camel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Green swings away with a body shot that misses
and Camel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Green looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camel .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camel throws a good cross that connects.
Camel throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camel thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.

Camel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Camel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Green won't allow Camel to pass to mount.
Camel trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.

Camel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Green sees it coming and defends easily.
Camel wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camel slows the pace down in half guard.
Camel thows a huge punch but Green dodges it nicely.
Camel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Camel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Camel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Camel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Camel 's attempts to control the action.
Green is in a horrible position here. Camel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Camel working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Green looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Camel ! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joe Camel !