PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Smit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Greenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Smit
vs
Greenberg

175 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Smit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Greenberg!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenberg stuffs the takedown attempt from Smit. Smit gets slowly back to his feet.
Smit looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Greenberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smit looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Greenberg is putting a hurting on Smit here, landing some big shots from side control.
Greenberg landing a few strikes.

Greenberg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Greenberg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Greenberg with a lazy takedown attempt

and Smit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smit won't allow Greenberg to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greenberg is on top in guard.
Greenberg advances position into side control!
Smit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Greenberg connects with a decent elbow.
Smit taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Greenberg connects with a decent elbow.
Smit takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Greenberg working the ground and pound.
Greenberg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Greenberg is chipping away with strikes.
Greenberg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smit to see if he's OK.
Greenberg connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smit some visible discomfort.
Greenberg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smit takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Greenberg landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenberg landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Greenberg working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Greenberg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Greenberg connects with a decent elbow.
Greenberg scoring with punches and elbows.
Greenberg working the head and body with strikes.
Greenberg landing strikes.
Greenberg working the head and body with strikes.
Greenberg landing strikes.
Greenberg is putting a hurting on Smit here, landing some big shots from side control.
Greenberg cracks Smit with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenberg cracks Smit with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Greenberg scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Greenberg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Greenberg connects with a decent elbow.
Greenberg is chipping away with strikes.
Greenberg trying to control the position but Smit is working away.
Smit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Greenberg connects with a decent elbow.
Smit is not content to let Greenberg control the position.
Greenberg looks up at the clock and then as Smit takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Greenberg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenberg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Greenberg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Greenberg working the ground and pound.
Greenberg is looking to take a break and control but Smit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greenberg lands a few punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greenberg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Smit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Greenberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Greenberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Greenberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Greenberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Greenberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smit is keeping the position for now.
Greenberg stands and throws Smit's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Greenberg working the head with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greenberg lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smit down.
Smit is not content to let Greenberg control the position.
Greenberg tries to advance to mount but Smit denies him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenberg landing a few strikes.
Smit is looking for a sweep.
Greenberg working the ground and pound.

Greenberg stands up and beckons Smit to his feet.
Smit walks into a left hand.
Greenberg fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Greenberg. No joy for Smit on that attempt.
Greenberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smit ducks right into an uppercut from Greenberg.
Greenberg with a poor takedown

and Smit decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Greenberg's guard.
Jan Smit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Greenberg.
Greenberg is looking to sweep but instead, Smit has passed into half guard.
Greenberg missing with punches from the bottom.
Greenberg gets back to full guard.
Greenberg doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Greenberg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Greenberg striking off his back but it's not causing Smit any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenberg lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Smit working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greenberg's head.
Greenberg trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Smit won't allow Greenberg to sweep him here.
Smit working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greenberg's head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smit throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greenberg's waist but Greenberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smit off to one side.
Greenberg shoots in for a takedown but Smit shows good takedown defense.

Greenberg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Greenberg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smit regains half guard.
Smit gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smit throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Greenberg works over Smit with some ground and pound from guard.
Greenberg with a nice head shot there.
Greenberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greenberg slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smit is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Smit taking a bit of punishment here - Greenberg scoring with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greenberg landing a few strikes.
Smit wants to control but Greenberg postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Greenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Greenberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Greenberg with a lazy takedown attempt

and Smit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Greenberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greenberg is on top in guard.
Smit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greenberg is one step ahead there.
Greenberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greenberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Greenberg stopping the sweep attempt from Smit.
Greenberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Greenberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Greenberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Greenberg wants to control from the top but Smit keeps moving.
Smit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Greenberg!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Greenberg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smit landing strikes from the mount and Greenberg is in trouble!
Smit throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenberg bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Smit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greenberg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greenberg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Greenberg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Greenberg is working Smit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smit 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.
Smit trying to keep a closed guard but Greenberg is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greenberg scoring with some ground and pound.
Greenberg trying to control but Smit is working from the bottom.
Greenberg thows a big elbow that misses.
Greenberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mark Greenberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Smit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Greenberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jan Smit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greenberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smit.

Greenberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Greenberg.
Well Greenberg 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Greenberg!