PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Gianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gianni comes to the cage accompanied by Somewhere I belong. The crowd seem to be enjoying Greco's choice of entrance music: Inner Circle- Bad Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gianni
vs
Greco

190 cm
25
217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Fishy Fighting
KAISER

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Gianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Greco!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gianni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greco throws a series of punches but Gianni avoids them all with ease.
Greco throws a series of punches but Gianni moves out of range.
Greco throws a head kick but Gianni moves out of range.
A head kick from Greco lands but Gianni takes it in his stride.

It looks like Hector Gianni has been cut.

Greco lands a big head kick that sends Gianni tumbling to the mat! Greco takes a step backwards and waves Gianni back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gianni is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Greco clinches with his opponent.
Oh Gianni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greco wants to break the clinch but can't.

Greco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Greco closes the distance and clinches.
Greco avoiding damage as Gianni throws knees to the body.
Gianni seems to have got his legs back now.

Greco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gianni throws a leg kick but Greco checks it.
Greco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gianni.

Greco moves into the clinch.

Greco manages to break the clinch.
Greco throws a nice looking combination but Gianni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gianni connects with a body shot that sends Greco's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianni throws a hook to the side of Greco's head but Greco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Greco darts in and clinches Gianni up against the cage.

Greco breaks from the clinch.

Greco lands a big head kick that sends Gianni tumbling to the mat! Greco takes a step backwards and waves Gianni back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gianni misses with an uppercut.
Greco throws a lazy head kick
and Gianni counters with a low kick, right behind Greco 's knee.
Greco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gianni.
Greco looks winded!
Gianni throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Greco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gianni is looking to clinch.
Gianni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Greco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gianni.
Gianni throws a sloppy head kick and Greco moves out of range easily.
Greco misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Greco rushes Gianni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gianni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Greco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gianni looks for the body kick but Greco saw that one coming.
Gianni throws a nice inside leg kick.

Gianni instigates a clinch.
Gianni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Greco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Greco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Greco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gianni tries to stall but Greco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni keeps control of Greco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Greco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gianni's brow.

Greco manages to break the clinch.
Gianni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greco avoids the body shot from Gianni.

Greco clinches up with Gianni and pushes him back against the cage.
Gianni looking to throw knees to the head but Greco is blocking nicely.
Greco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gianni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Greco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Greco tries to keep at a distance but Gianni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gianni gets through Greco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Greco misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Greco tries to land a knee to the head but Gianni blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Greco.
Gianni scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sam Greco has been cut.

Greco breaks the clinch.
Gianni throws the left hand but Greco avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gianni moves into the clinch.
Greco blocking some punches.

Greco breaks the clinch.
Gianni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Greco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Greco takes the fight into the clinch.
Greco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Greco dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Greco lands with a nice combination. Gianni backs away looking to recover.

Greco tries to keep at a distance but Gianni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gianni misses with an elbow strike.

Greco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Greco drives through and clinches with Gianni against the cage.
Gianni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Greco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gianni stalling in the clinch but Greco improves position.
Gianni looking to throw knees to the head but Greco is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gianni tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Greco avoids the elbow strike from Gianni, against the cage.
Greco is looking to break free of the clinch but Gianni has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Greco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gianni's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greco.

Hector Gianni's cut is getting worse.
Sam Greco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Greco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greco ducks under a wild hook from Gianni.
Greco tries a head kick but it misses.

Greco moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gianni - that landed with a thud.
Gianni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Greco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Greco.
Gianni digs a good body shot into Greco's ribs.
Greco throws a series of punches but Gianni moves out of range.
Gianni takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gianni misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Greco throws a head kick but Gianni moves out of range.
Greco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Greco is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Greco closes the distance and clinches.
Gianni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Greco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gianni blocks it with crossed arms.
Gianni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Greco's efforts to push away.
Gianni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greco blocks it with crossed arms.
Greco is trying to break free.
Greco lands a nice elbow.
Greco takes an elbow to the temple.
Greco dodges an elbow strike from Gianni.
Greco tries to break free but Gianni pushes him back against the cage.
Greco tries to break free but Gianni pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Greco lands an elbow just above Gianni 's eye.

Greco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Greco gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Greco manages to break the clinch.
Greco throws a head kick that misses.
Gianni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greco doesn't seem bothered though.
Gianni chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Greco clinches up against the cage.
Greco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Greco is trying to force a seperation but Gianni has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gianni keeps control of Greco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Greco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gianni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Greco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stalling in the clinch from Gianni.
Greco is trying to break free.
Greco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gianni's face.
Gianni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Greco's defenses.
Gianni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Greco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gianni blocks it with crossed arms.
Gianni avoiding damage.
Greco is trying to force a seperation but Gianni has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Greco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Gianni pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Greco moves into the clinch successfully.
Gianni's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gianni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Greco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gianni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Greco tries to land a knee to the head but Gianni blocks with his arms.
Gianni trying to stall but Greco improves his position.
Gianni blocks an elbow strike from Greco.
Gianni blocking some punches.
Gianni keeps control of Greco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Greco lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gianni lands a knee to the head.
Greco misses with a knee strike.
Gianni misses with an elbow strike.
Greco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gianni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Greco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gianni's defenses.
Gianni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greco.
Greco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gianni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greco avoids it.

Greco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Greco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Greco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hector Gianni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Greco moves into the clinch.
Gianni looking to slow down the pace here.
Gianni takes a knee right on the jaw!

Hector Gianni's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Greco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sam Greco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gianni moves into range and clinches up with Greco.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gianni.
Greco tries to break the clinch but Gianni is controlling the position.
Greco is trying to break the clinch but Gianni is controlling him.
Gianni lands a damaging elbow.
Gianni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Greco is looking to break free of the clinch but Gianni has double underhooks.
Greco throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gianni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Greco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gianni with a knee to the head.
Greco pushes off an throws an elbow but Gianni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Greco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gianni lands with a right to the head.
Greco takes an elbow to the temple.
Gianni connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Sam Greco's cut even more.

Greco breaks from the clinch.
Greco throws a right and a left that Gianni avoids nicely.
Greco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gianni misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greco throws a sloppy head kick and Gianni moves out of range easily.

Gianni has closed the distance and engaged Greco in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni looking to slow down the pace here.
Greco is looking to break free of the clinch but Gianni has double underhooks.
Gianni has Greco pressed against the cage, preventing Greco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gianni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Greco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gianni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gianni tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gianni lands a damaging elbow.
Gianni misses with a knee strike.
Greco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gianni backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gianni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gianni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Greco managing to block the knees to the body from Gianni.
Greco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hector Gianni.
Well Greco has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Greco!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sam Greco thanked Fight Night Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).