PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Baddabing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greene has chosen Linkin Park - In The End as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Baddabing
vs
Greene

188 cm
40
177 lbs
41 - 19 - 1

181 cm
28
169 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 41 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Baddabing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Greene!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baddabing with a nice cross.
Jab, jab by Greene - just one landing.
Greene lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Greene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baddabing sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baddabing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baddabing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Greene counters with a nice kick to the body.
Baddabing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baddabing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baddabing throws a shot from downtown. Greene moves away and avoids it.
Baddabing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baddabing throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baddabing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Baddabing has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Greene throws a good cross that connects.
Baddabing on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Greene. Greene obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Greene.
Greene tries to land a leg kick but Baddabing saw it coming and moves away.
Baddabing throws out a loose jab but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baddabing checks a low kick from Greene.
Manny Baddabing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baddabing comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Greene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greene scores with a hook to the body. Baddabing takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Greene gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baddabing.
Greene lands a leg kick that knocks Baddabing off balance momentarily.
Greene is looking to land body kicks.
Baddabing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
The crowd cheers as Greene lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baddabing doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baddabing keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Greene throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baddabing throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greene scores with a head kick.

It looks like Manny Baddabing has been cut.
Baddabing loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baddabing.
Greene on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Greene scores with a hook.
Greene thumps Baddabing with a low kick.
Baddabing looks for the body kick but Greene saw that one coming.
Greene keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Greene connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Greene misses.
Baddabing misses with a body shot.
Baddabing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greene misses with a body shot.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baddabing manages to avoid it.
Baddabing throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
Greene wants to slow Baddabing down by chopping away at his legs.
Baddabing misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Greene 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greene throws a leg kick but Baddabing moved away.
Greene scores with a jab to the body.
Greene lunges at Baddabing with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baddabing's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baddabing.
Baddabing throws a hook but Greene blocks it.
Greene tests Baddabing's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Greene dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baddabing throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baddabing checks it well.
Baddabing throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Greene misses.
Baddabing misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baddabing.
Baddabing connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Greene's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Greene dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Baddabing's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Greene moves out of range of the strikes.
Greene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baddabing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baddabing throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.
Greene takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Baddabing throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Greene.
Greene avoids the body shot from Baddabing.
Baddabing missing with a left hand there. Greene was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baddabing misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Greene counters with an inside leg kick.
Baddabing is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baddabing misses the shot to the body.

Greene fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baddabing, pushing him back against the cage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Baddabing.
Baddabing moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Baddabing misses with a low kick.
Greene takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Anton Greene has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Greene.
Baddabing slips under a jab from Greene.
Baddabing throws out a loose jab but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greene throws a sloppy head kick and Baddabing moves out of range easily.
Greene misses with a body punch

and Baddabing decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Greene's guard.
Baddabing prevents Greene from getting back to his feet.
Baddabing wants to control from the top but Greene keeps moving.
Greene is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene controls Baddabing momentarily but Baddabing frees himself.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Greene manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene is working Baddabing over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Greene.
Greene with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baddabing working aggressively here.
Baddabing has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
Greene tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Greene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greene ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baddabing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene slips a jab and a cross from Baddabing.
Greene walks into a left hand.
Greene steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baddabing.
Greene lands with a thumping leg kick.
Greene staying out of range there.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baddabing.
Greene throws an overhand right that lands on Baddabing's shoulder, as Baddabing tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Baddabing misses its intended target.
Greene moves out of range as Baddabing strikes.
Baddabing throws a big shot that misses.
Greene throws a body punch but Baddabing moves out of range.
Greene looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing throws a looping overhand right but Greene ducks down to avoid it.
Greene throws a body punch but Baddabing moves out of range.
Greene slips under a jab.
Greene lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Greene comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Greene 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene slips a jab from Baddabing.
Baddabing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anton Greene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baddabing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baddabing moves away.
Baddabing throws a shot from downtown. Greene moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Manny Baddabing will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Greene staying out of range there.
Greene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Greene takes one to the side of the head.
Greene moves out of range as Baddabing strikes.
Baddabing looks to land a left hand but Greene moved out of range nicely.
Baddabing lands with a hook. Greene tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Baddabing throws a lazy right hand but Greene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baddabing throws out a loose jab but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baddabing misses with a left hand
and Greene counters with a right hand to the body.
Baddabing avoids the head kick by Greene.
Baddabing swings widly with a right hand
and Baddabing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greene cracks Baddabing with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baddabing swings for the body but Greene moves out of range.
Baddabing throws a hook but Greene blocks it.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baddabing manages to avoid it.
Baddabing misses with an uppercut

and Greene counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Greene.

Baddabing breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Greene.
Greene throws a solid leg kick but Baddabing takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Greene.
Baddabing checks a low kick from Greene.
Baddabing misses with a straight left.
A big left from Baddabing misses.
A big right from Baddabing misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene moves out of range as Baddabing strikes.
Baddabing misses with a straight right.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Baddabing.
Greene throws a sloppy head kick and Baddabing moves out of range easily.
Baddabing slips under a jab from Greene.
Baddabing throws an off balance right hand

and Greene counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Greene.
Baddabing can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Greene.
Baddabing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Greene blocking some punches.
Baddabing lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baddabing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Baddabing pulls Greene into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baddabing is pulling down on Greene's head to control his posture.
Greene is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Greene wants to stand but Baddabing has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Baddabing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greene is one step ahead there.
Baddabing is trying to control the position but Greene postures up.
Greene has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Baddabing is proving hard to escape from.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Baddabing is working an open guard so Greene takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Greene is looking to clinch.
Baddabing throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baddabing scores with a jab.
Greene moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baddabing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Greene just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Greene.
Greene throws a jab but it's blocked by Baddabing.
Nice body punch from Greene.
Baddabing throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.
A slow jab from Baddabing misses its intended target.

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 Manny Baddabing.
I think Baddabing has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Manny Baddabing!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Anton Greene!

The fight ends as a draw!