PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Grecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rambo
vs
Grecko

170 cm
21
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

160 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Grecko!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo misses with a few strikes there.
Grecko misses with a low kick.

Grecko moves into range and clinches up with Rambo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grecko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grecko lands with a short shot to the head.
Rambo jumps guard but Grecko stands there with Rambo around his waist. Rambo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rambo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Grecko.
Rambo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grecko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grecko.
Grecko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rambo can't break the clinch.
Rambo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grecko walks away with a smile on his face. Rambo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rambo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grecko to score with a decent uppercut.
Grecko catches Rambo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rambo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grecko.
Grecko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rambo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Rambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Grecko does no damage.
Rambo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grecko stalks Rambo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rambo's face. Rambo staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like John Rambo has been cut.
Rambo looks to score with a jab to the body but Grecko is just out of range.
Grecko tried to score with a low kick but Rambo checks it.
Tony Grecko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grecko moves out of range of the strikes.
Grecko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grecko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Grecko drives through and clinches with Rambo against the cage.
Grecko has Rambo pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Grecko - that landed with a thud.
Grecko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grecko gets through Rambo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grecko scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grecko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rambo tries to pull guard but Grecko holds him up against the cage and eventually Rambo drops back down to his feet.
Grecko works on Rambo's body with a couple of short punches.
Grecko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grecko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grecko works on Rambo's body with a couple of short punches.

Rambo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grecko content to stall in guard here.
Rambo keeping moving, preventing Grecko from controlling successfully.

Rambo working for a triangle but Grecko defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rambo, not yet.

Grecko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grecko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko stands and throws Rambo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grecko remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Grecko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rambo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Grecko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Rambo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Grecko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Grecko. Beautiful body shot.
Rambo is looking to clinch.
Rambo just misses with a punch to the body.
Grecko just misses with a punch to the body.
Rambo throws a poor cross that misses
and Grecko counters with a leg kick.
Grecko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grecko works the jab nicely.
Rambo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Rambo misses.
Rambo throws a head kick that misses.

Grecko closes the distance and clinches.
Rambo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grecko pushes Rambo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Grecko manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo swings for the body but Grecko moves out of range.
A cross from Grecko lands.
Rambo looks to land a right hand but Grecko moved out of range.
Rambo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rambo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grecko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good leg kick by Grecko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grecko connects with a body shot that sends Rambo's belly button to the back.

Rambo tries to keep at a distance but Grecko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grecko pushes Rambo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grecko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rambo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grecko.
Rambo trying to control the position but instead, Grecko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rambo into the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Grecko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rambo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo can't find room to land a body shot as Grecko controls the action.
Rambo taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rambo tries to break free but Grecko pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rambo is trying to break free.
Grecko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grecko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rambo tries to throw a body punch but Grecko avoids it by throwing Rambo back against the cage.
A short right from Grecko.
Rambo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grecko lands with a short shot to the head.
Rambo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rambo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rambo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grecko prevents Rambo from breaking the clinch.
Rambo taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Grecko scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rambo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grecko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grecko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grecko lands a nice shot to the body.
Grecko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rambo backwards.
Grecko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rambo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grecko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grecko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grecko.
Rambo wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grecko.
Grecko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grecko scores with a hook to the body.
Rambo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grecko lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grecko.
Grecko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rambo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rambo throws a punch but it's blocked by Grecko.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grecko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grecko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tony Grecko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grecko pushes Rambo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grecko lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Grecko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Rambo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rambo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John Rambo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grecko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rambo is looking to wear down Grecko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rambo staying out of range there.
Rambo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rambo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grecko, right into the meat.
Rambo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grecko.
Rambo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grecko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rambo is out of range.
Grecko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rambo misses the shot to the body.
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch but Grecko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grecko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rambo lands with a slapping head kick.
Grecko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rambo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rambo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rambo shoots in looking for a takedown. Grecko tries to sprawl out of it but Rambo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grecko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grecko connects with a solid leg kick.
Grecko cracks the inside of Rambo's front leg.
Rambo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grecko thows a body kick. Rambo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grecko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grecko lands a really nice looking cross but Rambo seems unphased.

Rambo is rocked!
Rambo is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Grecko Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Rambo is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tony Grecko!