PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger JonesJr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Green could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tiger JonesJr's chin.

Green
vs
JonesJr

177 cm
32
180 lbs
16 - 17 - 1

183 cm
29
184 lbs
16 - 19 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

No Contest Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiger JonesJr!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Green. Those never looked like landing.
Green shoots for a double leg takedown but JonesJr sprawls well. He's pushed Green's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Green doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
JonesJr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
JonesJr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.

A jab-cross combination lands for JonesJr and sends Green crashing to the mat! JonesJr follows him down to the mat - Green regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Green is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
JonesJr tries to stand and escape but Green is controlling the position.
Oh Green is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
JonesJr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Green looking for submissions off his back.
JonesJr seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Green seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Green actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like JonesJr is going to stand back up.

Green actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like JonesJr is going to stand back up.
Green is looking to control JonesJr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Green avoid being mounted?
JonesJr wants to get back to his feet.

Green actively working from the bottom here.
JonesJr is thwarting Green's attempts to control the position.
It looks like JonesJr is going to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Green is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but JonesJr pulls his head out easily.
JonesJr tries to stand and escape but Green is controlling the position.
Green trying to control but JonesJr postures up.
JonesJr tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Green actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
JonesJr wants to stand but Green has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Green wants to get back to full guard but JonesJr has mounted him!
JonesJr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
JonesJr wants to control the pace but Green is squirming around nicely.
Green is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Green tries to hold on but JonesJr postures up.
JonesJr wants to stand but Green is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Green can't escape the position.
JonesJr wants to get back to his feet but Green is holding on tight.
JonesJr avoids the attempt from Green to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
JonesJr tries to control but Green wriggling away.
JonesJr is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Green wants to control but JonesJr is having none of it.
JonesJr wants to control the pace but Green is squirming around nicely.
Green sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
JonesJr tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Green actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green trying to control but JonesJr postures up.

Green looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger JonesJr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Green shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Green was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Green tries for a kimura but JonesJr is defending well.
JonesJr can't do much from the bottom here.

Green tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Green has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on JonesJr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
JonesJr is trying to improve his position.
JonesJr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Green is looking for a kimura but JonesJr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Green to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
JonesJr wants to improve his position but Green is controlling well.
JonesJr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Green is working away from the top position though.
JonesJr tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
JonesJr is trying to control but can't.
JonesJr is in trouble now - Green has advanced to mount!
Green landing strikes, looking to finish!
Green scores with a couple of good head shots there.

JonesJr is rocked!

It looks like Tiger JonesJr has been cut.
Green sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
JonesJr is still in real trouble! Can Green finish him?
Green connects with a bit shot that sees JonesJr covering up! More strikes from Green and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Green is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Green!
During a confident post fight interview, Arthur Green thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.