PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Green might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can you hear me now - Hollywood Undead. Thiago Pereira will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Green
vs
Pereira

187 cm
26
217 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Grand Royal Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Green!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thiago Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira misses with a low kick as Green jumps back.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira lands a head kick!
Pereira throws a leg kick but Green checks it.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pereira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira connects with a solid leg kick.

Pereira moves into the clinch successfully.
Green takes an elbow to the temple.
Green drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pereira lands a damaging elbow.
Green is trying to force a seperation but Pereira has the dominant position.
Green tries to circle away but Pereira has him pinned against the cage.
Green prevents a body shot from Pereira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pereira is pressed up against the cage. Green has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pereira down to the mat. Pereira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira cracks the inside of Green's front leg.
Green misses with an uppercut
and Pereira counters with an inside leg kick.
Thiago Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Pereira moves into the clinch successfully.
Pereira lands a good knee to the midsection. Green won't want to take too many of those.
Green tries to score a body lock takedown but Pereira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pereira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pereira lands with a right to the head.
Pereira lands an elbow inside that Green shrugs off.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pereira.

It looks like Matt Green has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira lands an elbow that stopped Green in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Green's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Green's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Green is defending well for now.
Pereira lands an elbow just above Green 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Green takes an elbow to the temple.
Pereira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereira lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Pereira lands a damaging elbow.
Pereira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pereira controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Pereira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Green on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Pereira.
Pereira lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Pereira missing with knees to the body.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pereira is struggling to control the position.
Green tries to break free but Pereira pushes him back against the cage.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Pereira lands a damaging elbow.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Nice elbow from Pereira.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Green is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pereira missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pereira.
Pereira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pereira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Green has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Pereira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira lands an elbow that stopped Green in his tracks for a moment.
Good body shot from Pereira.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Green is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pereira lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Pereira.

Green gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Green throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pereira to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Green's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pereira throws a chopping leg kick but Green manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Green shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Green showed some decent athleticism there.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Pereira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Green's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. Green is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pereira's head.
Pereira is trying to stand.
Pereira gets back to full guard.
Pereira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants to improve his position but Pereira is controlling well.
Pereira is thwarting Green's attempts to control the position.
Pereira content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Thiago Pereira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
A clash of legs there as Green blocks the low kick.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pereira.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Pereira.
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pereira lands a head kick. Green smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pereira connects with a high kick.

Green is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green shoots in but no luck this time.
Oh Green is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick lands from Pereira.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Matt Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green misses with a straight right.
Green seems to have got his legs back now.
Pereira scores with a spinning back kick!
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Green drives through with a takedown into guard.
Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pereira wants to sweep but no luck.
Pereira controlling the position.
Green lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Green throws a big elbow that misses.
Pereira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pereira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Green in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pereira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pereira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pereira controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Pereira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Green'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.

Pereira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pereira connects with a high kick.
Green dives in and grabs Pereira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pereira pushes down on Green's head and hops out.
Pereira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Pereira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pereira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pereira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira fakes the leg kick and cracks Green in the body.

Pereira forces Green back against the cage and clinches.
Green is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pereira.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Pereira.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pereira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Green being controlled against the cage.
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.
Pereira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Green's defenses.
Thiago Pereira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Green tries to score a body lock takedown but Pereira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pereira lands an elbow inside that Green shrugs off.
Green takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pereira lands an elbow that stopped Green in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
Pereira prevents Green from breaking the clinch.
Pereira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Green prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira lands an elbow that stopped Green in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Pereira.
Pereira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Green's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira avoiding damage.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
A frustrated look appears on Green's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Pereira is controlling him.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira is pressed up against the cage. Green has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pereira down to the mat. Pereira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whack! Pereira lands a heavy head kick that drops Green. The ref tackles Pereira to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Green was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Thiago Pereira!
Thiago Pereira is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Thiago Pereira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.