PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saenchai Sor Kingstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Green
vs
Sor Kingstar

215 cm
32
260 lbs
16 - 18 - 0

184 cm
28
242 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, James Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Saenchai Sor Kingstar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kingstar darts in and clinches Green up against the cage.
Kingstar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Green walks away with a smile on his face. Kingstar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice uppercut there from Kingstar.
Kingstar misses the shot to the body.
Green shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kingstar sprawls well. Kingstar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Green swinging wildly here.
Green moves out of range as Kingstar strikes.
Kingstar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A decent looking cross lands there for Green.
Kingstar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kingstar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Kingstar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Green as he avoids it easily.
Kingstar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saenchai Sor Kingstar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar scores with a jab.
Kingstar ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kingstar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Green somewhat.
Kingstar ducks right into an uppercut from Green.
Green shoots in for a double leg but Kingstar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingstar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kingstar staying out of range there.
Kingstar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Green is out of range.

Green changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kingstar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kingstar sneaks back into half guard.
Green throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Green is looking for a kimura but Kingstar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Green to get the leverage.
Green is trying to control. Kingstar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kingstar wants to get back to full guard.

Green is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kingstar sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Green 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.
Kingstar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kingstar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kingstar's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green with a flurry of punches that miss.
Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green trying to control but Kingstar is working from the bottom.
Green looking to pass the guard.

Kingstar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kingstar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Green doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Green manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Kingstar looking for a guillotine here but Green defends easily.
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 James Green will probably get the nod.
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 looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kingstar!
Green raining down shots from the mount!
Green avoids the attempt from Kingstar to control.

Kingstar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Green.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Green working for a guillotine from mount but Kingstar is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingstar is working to get back to half guard.
Kingstar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Green goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kingstar turns into him and now he's in Green's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
Kingstar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Green wants to get back to his feet but Kingstar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Green not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green keeping full guard, as Kingstar tries to pass.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Kingstar is proving a slippery customer.
Green will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

We're going to have a standup here because James Green wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Green looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kingstar is fending him off so far but Green persists. Nope, Kingstar circles away and we're back to standing.
Kingstar jabs Green to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kingstar stuffs the takedown.
Green scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingstar thumps Green with a low kick.
Kingstar blocks the body kick.
Green stalks Kingstar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kingstar's face. Kingstar staggers backwards, shaken.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
Green missing with a left hand there. Kingstar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A big left from Kingstar misses.
Green is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Green fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green connects with a single shot there.
Kingstar lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
Kingstar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kingstar tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Kingstar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kingstar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingstar throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Green dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kingstar throws a lazy uppercut
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kingstar lands a jab to Green's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Kingstar.
Green keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.

Green shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kingstar is trying to defend but Green finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Green is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kingstar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Green.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green is looking for a kimura but Kingstar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Green to get the leverage.
Kingstar is trying to stand up here but Green is controlling him well.

Green is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
James Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Green is looking for a kimura here.

Green 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.

Green is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kingstar has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar manages to get to full guard.

Kingstar has his foot on Green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Green works his way back into a safe position though.
Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kingstar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
Kingstar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kingstar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
Green keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kingstar's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Green thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kingstar working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Green has gone for a leg lock! Kingstar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Green's guard.

Green uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kingstar tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kingstar counters with a low kick, right behind Green 's knee.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Green missing with a left hand there. Kingstar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Kingstar.
Green lands a glancing blow to the side of Kingstar's head.
Kingstar looks for a takedown but Green sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Saenchai Sor Kingstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green swings widly with a right hand
and Kingstar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for James Green!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for James Green!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for James Green!

James Green wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, James Green made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.