PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greco Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blowed Mexican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco Roman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Roman
vs
Mexican

170 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greco Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blowed Mexican !
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Roman is controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roman lands a nice short elbow.
Roman not doing much here.
Roman uses his free foot to push down on Mexican 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mexican .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman content just to control the position here.
Roman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mexican because Roman loaded up on that one.
Roman with good strikes from the mount here!
Roman throwing strikes here but Mexican is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman controlling from the full mount.
Roman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Roman lands a big shot there that rocks Mexican but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mexican really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roman content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mexican is trying to stand.
Roman punching from mount but Mexican doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Roman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mexican because Roman loaded up on that one.
Roman controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman unloads with some shots from mount but Mexican bucks and avoids them well.
Roman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mexican is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mexican takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mexican hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greco Roman dominated that round.
That's time! Roman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mexican throws a nice looking combination but Roman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mexican throws a nice looking combination but Roman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Roman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Roman works his way into side control.
Greco Roman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Roman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mexican will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Roman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mexican for as long as he can get away with.
Roman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mexican wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Mexican 's face as Roman controls the position.
Roman has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Roman misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman controlling the position easily from mount.
Roman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mexican looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Roman is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mexican to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mexican shrugs it off.
Mexican tries to buck Roman off but he can't manage it.
Roman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greco Roman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mexican gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Roman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Roman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roman forces his way into half guard.
Roman is taking a breather. Mexican says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Roman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman throwing shots but Mexican is blocking nicely.
Roman working Mexican over with strikes.
Roman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mexican !
Roman misses with a head shot.
Roman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman with good strikes from the mount here!

Roman goes for an armbar but Mexican turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mexican .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Greco Roman just wasn't active enough.
Mexican misses with a wild combination.
Blowed Mexican is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Roman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mexican 's guard.
Roman throws an elbow that misses. Mexican uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roman's guard. Nice move by Mexican !
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roman is on top in guard.
Roman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Greco Roman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Blowed Mexican has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Greco Roman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roman 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greco Roman!
A very excited looking Greco Roman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.