PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie McStar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen RATM -Killing in the name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McStar
vs
Green

180 cm
25
198 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
195 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie McStar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Green!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McStar shoots in but no luck this time.
Green tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling McStar to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Brandon Green has been cut.
McStar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Green is fending him off so far but McStar persists. Nope, Green circles away and we're back to standing.
Green moves in looking to clinch but McStar pushes him off.

Green gets caught flat footed, as McStar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McStar trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
McStar wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
Green looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McStar trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McStar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McStar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
McStar throwing strikes but missing.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but McStar is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStar trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green tries to clinch up.
Green displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McStar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie McStar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Green rushes McStar and presses him up against the cage.

McStar is trying to trip Green. He has hold of a leg but Green is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McStar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
McStar throws an elbow that misses. Green uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McStar's guard. Nice move by Green!
McStar is looking to stand back up but Green counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by McStar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McStar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Green is working away from the top position though.
Green is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McStar wants to get back to full guard but Green has passed into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McStar is pushing Green's head away, looking to escape. Green manages to hold on to the position though.

Green stands up.
McStar swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Nice sprawl there from Green as McStar shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Green has closed the distance and engaged McStar in a clinch.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as McStar controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie McStar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Green's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Green leaves McStar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McStar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Green sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Robbie McStar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McStar shoots in for a takedown but Green shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie McStar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McStar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green tries to clinch up but McStar circles away and keeps his distance.
McStar fails with the takedown.
McStar fails with a takedown attempt.
McStar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Green takes the fight into the clinch.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by McStar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McStar is looking for a takedown.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green prevents a takedown attempt there.
McStar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Green fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Green wants to clinch up but McStar keeps it at a distance.

Green rushes McStar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Green prevents the takedown attempt.
McStar blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Green throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McStars head.
McStar prevents a body shot from Green.
Green tries to work over McStar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStar goes for a takedown attempt but Green pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

McStar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
McStar prevents Green from standing back up.
Green blocking the ground and pound attempt from McStar.
McStar looks to land a strike but Green avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McStar throws a big elbow that misses.
McStar won't allow Green to get back to his feet.
McStar throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
McStar won't allow Green to get back to his feet.
McStar is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green keeping moving, preventing McStar from controlling successfully.
Robbie McStar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McStar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McStar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McStaris looking to pass into half guard but Green pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Green is in guard.
McStar is pulling down on Green's head. It's preventing any offense from Green, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McStar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 Robbie McStar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Green's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

McStar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green tries to clinch up but McStar circles away and keeps his distance.
McStar fails with the takedown
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Green as McStar shoots in.
McStar doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Green counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Green.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie McStar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green tries to throw a body punch but McStar avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green tries a body shot but McStar blocks it.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McStar tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing McStar back against the cage.
McStar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Green avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McStar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McStar.

McStar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Green is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Green lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McStar.
Green is trying to maintain a safe position but McStar gets an underhook and turns Green into the cage.
A short left from Green.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McStar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Green is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McStar blocking some punches.
A short left from McStar.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStar tries for a takedown. No joy.
McStar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McStar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Green pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Green digs a right hand underneath McStar's ribcage. McStar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McStar or not.
Green scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Brandon Green seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Green is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McStar works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
Green tries to work over McStar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McStar is keeping busy.
Green lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Green misses with a body punch.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as McStar controls his hands.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green stalling in the clinch but McStar improves position.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

McStar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Green manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Green wants to control the pace but McStar is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green prevents McStar from getting the reversal.
McStar 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 looking to control but McStar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McStar working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McStar has given up his back here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McStar 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!