PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Old Greg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Howzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Greg
vs
Howzer

180 cm
22
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Boomerang! Nutrition and Development Center

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Old Greg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Milton Howzer!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howzer looks to land a left hand but Greg moved out of range nicely.
Howzer has a takedown stuffed.

Greg shoots in and bounces Howzer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Greg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Howzer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Howzer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Greg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Howzer is trying to keep Greg in close.
Greg 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.
Howzer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Greg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Howzer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Greg holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Howzer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Howzer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greg tries to reverse the position but Howzer maintains control.
Greg regains half guard.
Greg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Greg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Howzer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greg wants to sweep here but Howzer controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greg is on top in guard.
Howzer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Greg with a nice head shot there.
Greg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greg working some strikes from top position.
Greg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howzer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Greg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greg throwing strikes from guard but Howzer blocks nicely.
Greg chips away with some ground and pound.
Greg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howzer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Howzer looking for a sweep. Not yet Howzer, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howzer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Greg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Greg is breathing heavily.
Howzer wants to improve his position but Greg is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howzer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Greg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howzer's head.
Howzer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Howzer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Greg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Howzer tries to get to full guard but Greg has control of the leg.
Greg is thwarting Howzer's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howzer taking some punishment here, with Greg in his half guard.
Howzer pushes Greg off looking to stand but Greg dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Greg scores a takedown into full mount!
Greg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Howzer taking shots to the head.
Howzer wants to control but Greg is having none of it.
Howzer is looking to get to half guard.
Howzer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Howzer tries to hold on but Greg pushes him away.
Greg landing strikes, looking to finish!
Howzer regains half guard.

Howzer looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Old Greg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Greg shoots in and bounces Howzer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Howzer wants to sweep here but Greg controlling him for the moment.
Greg is pushing down on Howzer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Howzer is fighting to maintain full guard but Greg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Howzer pushes Greg off looking to stand but Greg dives back in and keeps control.
Greg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Howzer has hold of Greg's hands but Greg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Howzer is breathing heavily.

Greg is trying to work for a kimura but Howzer is defending well.
Howzer is looking to control Greg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Howzer avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Greg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Howzer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Greg trying to mount his opponent but Howzer defends it.
Greg throwing shots but Howzer is blocking nicely.
Howzer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Greg slips a nice elbow through Howzer's hands, connecting with Howzer's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greg prevents Howzer from improving his position.

That's two 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.
Howzer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Greg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Greg lands a nice short elbow.
Howzer tries to get to full guard but Greg has control of the leg.

Greg is working for a submission of some sort.
Greg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Greg lands strikes from half guard.
Greg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Howzer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Howzer looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Greg is working for a kimura but Howzer is defending it quite comfortably.
Howzer gets full guard.
Old Greg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howzer looking for a sweep. Not yet Howzer, not yet.
Greg tries to free his leg and advance position but Howzer is retaining full guard.
Howzer is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howzer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Greg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Howzer controls Greg momentarily but Greg frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greg preventing the sweep.
Greg chips away with some ground and pound.
Greg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Greg lands a couple of elbows.
Greg landing some decent shots from guard.
Greg is pushing down on Howzer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Howzer is fighting to maintain full guard but Greg has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greg lands strikes from half guard.
Greg lands with a punch from half guard.
Greg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Greg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Howzer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Old Greg dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Greg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Greg looking to pass the guard.
Greg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Greg slips nicely into half guard.
Greg is nestled in close to Howzer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Greg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Greg throws a strike but Howzer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Howzer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Greg is controlling him.
Greg pushes down on Howzer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Greg looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Howzer trying to hold on to Greg's head to control him but Greg postures up.
Greg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Howzer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Howzer taking some punishment here, with Greg in his half guard.
Greg prevents Howzer from standing back up.

Greg is working for a submission of some sort.
Howzer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greg scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Greg prevents Howzer from improving his position.
Greg slips a nice elbow through Howzer's hands, connecting with Howzer's forehead.
Howzer tries to roll over but Greg keeps him under control.
Greg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Howzer wants to control but Greg is keeping busy.
Howzer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Howzer trying to keep a closed guard but Greg is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greg looking to pass the guard.
Greg throwing strikes from guard but Howzer blocks nicely.
Greg postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Howzer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howzer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howzer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Greg circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Howzer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Howzer fails with the takedown

and Greg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Greg.
Greg preventing the sweep.
Greg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Howzer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Howzer taking a bit of punishment here - Greg scoring with strikes.
Howzer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Greg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Howzer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howzer tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Old Greg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Greg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Old Greg!