PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Django (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Can you hear me now - Hollywood Undead as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Django
vs
Green

185 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
217 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Hates pizza

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Django!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Green!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Django walks into a jab.

Django closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Django tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.
Django is trying to pull guard but Green has him pressed against the cage.

Green has hold of one of Django's legs. Django is fighting the takedown attempt but Green gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Green controls from within his opponent's guard.
Green trying to move into half guard but instead Django has managed to sweep!
Django is working Green over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Django preventing the sweep.
Django postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
Django throwing strikes but missing.
Green wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Django is now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Django is trying to control the action in half guard but Green is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Django lands with a punch from half guard.
Green trying to control but Django postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Django is trying to work for a kimura but Green is defending well.
Green trying to control from the bottom.

Django is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Green defends it well.
Django lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green regains full guard. Nicely done.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Django distracts Green with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Django with a flurry of punches that miss.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Django got a little sloppy there for a moment and Green has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Django has managed to get both his arms back between Green's legs - danger averted.
Django lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Django throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Django lands a couple of digs.
Green has control of Django's left arm, preventing Django from doing any damage.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
Green keeping full guard, as Django tries to pass.

Green has his feet on Django's thighs here. He's pushed Django off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Django screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Green!
Matt Green is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Matt Green thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.