PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ludwik Bourbon Conde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bourbon Conde might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sick Puppies- You're Going Down. The key to victory for Ludwik Bourbon Conde has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bourbon Conde
vs
Green

177 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
186 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludwik Bourbon Conde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Green!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bourbon Conde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Green looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bourbon Conde throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.
Bourbon Conde throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bourbon Conde. Those never looked like landing.
Bourbon Conde moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Green dodges the punch combination from Bourbon Conde.
Sloppy strikes from Bourbon Conde. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Bourbon Conde. Those never looked like landing.
Bourbon Conde misses with a double jab

and Green counters by clinching up.
Bourbon Conde wants to get back to striking at distance but Green won't allow it.

Bourbon Conde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bourbon Conde falls off balance throwing a combination

and Green counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourbon Conde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bourbon Conde tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.
Bourbon Conde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Green keeps control of Bourbon Conde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bourbon Conde can't break the clinch.
Bourbon Conde wants to get back to striking at distance but Green won't allow it.

Green drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Green working a defensive guard here.
Green has a closed guard, preventing Bourbon Conde from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Green is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bourbon Conde wants to get up but he can't break Green's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bourbon Conde scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bourbon Conde misses with the combination.
No joy there for Bourbon Conde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourbon Conde lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Green backs up against the cage.
Green avoids a punch combination nicely.
Green shoots for a double leg takedown but Bourbon Conde sprawls well. He's pushed Green's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bourbon Conde throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.
Bourbon Conde feints a jab promting Green to slip. Bourbon Conde then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Green slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bourbon Conde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Green misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bourbon Conde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourbon Conde throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.
Bourbon Conde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bourbon Conde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Green has Bourbon Conde pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bourbon Conde manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ludwik Bourbon Conde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Green.
Bourbon Conde is trying to push Green away but Green has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Bourbon Conde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bourbon Conde stalks Green and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Green's face. Green staggers backwards, shaken.
Bourbon Conde fails to land with a series of punches.
Green dodges the punch combination from Bourbon Conde.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourbon Conde throws a nice looking combination but Green bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bourbon Conde falls off balance throwing a combination

and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludwik Bourbon Conde dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Green dives in and grabs Bourbon Conde's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bourbon Conde pushes down on Green's head and hops out.
Bourbon Conde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bourbon Conde looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bourbon Conde misses with a series of wild punches.
Bourbon Conde looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
Bourbon Conde tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Bourbon Conde feints a jab promting Green to slip. Bourbon Conde then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Green slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bourbon Conde throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bourbon Conde throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bourbon Conde looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bourbon Conde throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourbon Conde lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bourbon Conde.
Bourbon Conde tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bourbon Conde looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
Bourbon Conde misses with a double jab

and Green counters by moving into the clinch.
Bourbon Conde wants to get back to striking at distance but Green won't allow it.

Bourbon Conde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bourbon Conde misses with a double jab

and Green counters by clinching up.
Bourbon Conde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bourbon Conde is trying to push Green away but Green has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bourbon Conde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourbon Conde gets underhooks to prevent Green's takedown attempt.

Bourbon Conde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bourbon Conde throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.
Bourbon Conde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bourbon Conde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Green has clasped his hands together around Bourbon Conde's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green wants to stand but Bourbon Conde is controlling his arm.
Bourbon Conde is trying to escape the position but Green is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Mark Green has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bourbon Conde misses with a wild combination.
Bourbon Conde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bourbon Conde misses with a series of wild punches.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bourbon Conde misses with a few strikes there.
Bourbon Conde misses with a double jab

and Green counters by moving into the clinch.
Green has Bourbon Conde pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bourbon Conde manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ludwik Bourbon Conde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Green.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourbon Conde tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Bourbon Conde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Green has Bourbon Conde pressed against the cage, preventing Bourbon Conde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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 Ludwik Bourbon Conde will probably get the nod.
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!

Bourbon Conde throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.
Bourbon Conde misses with a two punch combination.
Bourbon Conde throws a combination that misses

and Green counters by moving into the clinch.
Bourbon Conde tries to break free but Green pushes him back against the cage.

Bourbon Conde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bourbon Conde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourbon Conde misses with a double jab

and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bourbon Conde is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
Bourbon Conde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green prevents Bourbon Conde from breaking the clinch.

Green has hold of one of Bourbon Conde's legs. Bourbon Conde is fighting the takedown attempt but Green gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green 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.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Green slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bourbon Conde wants to get back to his feet but Green is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Green was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bourbon Conde misses with a double jab

and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourbon Conde is trying to push Green away but Green has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Bourbon Conde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown. Bourbon Conde tries to sprawl out of it but Green keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bourbon Conde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bourbon Conde misses with the combination.
Ludwik Bourbon Conde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bourbon Conde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Green tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bourbon Conde sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Green somewhat.
Bourbon Conde tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourbon Conde misses with a few strikes there.
Green avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bourbon Conde throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

Bourbon Conde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bourbon Conde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Bourbon Conde misses.
Bourbon Conde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bourbon Conde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bourbon Conde is trying to break free.
Bourbon Conde has had enough of the clinch but Green keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Bourbon Conde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mark Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourbon Conde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Green drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bourbon Conde can't break the clinch.

Bourbon Conde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ludwik Bourbon Conde is winning the standup battle so far.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Bourbon Conde shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourbon Conde looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ludwik Bourbon Conde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bourbon Conde misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ludwik Bourbon Conde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bourbon Conde, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludwik Bourbon Conde!