PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bryant Baez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Wanna Be A Baller as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baez
vs
Green

183 cm
19
176 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

193 cm
26
204 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Vikai Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryant Baez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Green!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Green lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baez doesn't seem phased though.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Green if he has to take too many more of those.
Green throws a leg kick but Baez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A slow jab from Baez misses its intended target.
Green throws a nice head kick!
Baez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Green.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Green.
Baez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green throws a wild body kick that Baez sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Green has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baez.
Baez throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green dodges the punch combination from Baez.
Baez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Green.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green delivers a nice body kick.
Baez misses with a low kick.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Green checks a low kick from Baez.
Baez misses with a body shot.
Baez keeps Green at a distance using the push kick.
Green lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Green - that will leave a mark!
Green scores with a jab. Baez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baez takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Baez moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.

Baez darts in and clinches Green up against the cage.
Baez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Baez.
Baez tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Green.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baez throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Baez.
Baez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Baez working aggressively here.
Baez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baez backwards.
Baez tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Baez back against the cage.
Green is looking to control Baez's arms but Baez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the cage.
Green works on Baez's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Baez swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baez misses with some punches.
Green's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Baez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green working aggressively here.
Green is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baez.
Baez tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Baez back against the cage.
Green prevents a body shot from Baez.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Baez fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with some punches.

Green breaks from the clinch.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baez.

Baez moves into the clinch.
Baez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baez can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Green.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baez's elbow.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green is trying to maintain a safe position but Baez gets an underhook and turns Green into the cage.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Baez controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baez can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Baez.
Baez tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Nice body punch from Baez.
Green blocks a body shot from Baez.
A head punch on the inside from Baez fails to land.
Baez tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Baez back against the cage.
Green will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baez up against the cage.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Baez controls his hands.
Green tries to work over Baez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Baez avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Baez looking to slow down the pace here.
Baez works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Green.
Baez working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Baez misses with a punch to the body.
Green is trying to stall.
Baez cracks Green with a nice body shot.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Baez.
Green is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Baez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baez is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from Baez as the two fighters clinch.
Green stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Baez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Baez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baez throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Baez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Green prevents a body shot from Baez.
Baez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baez.
Green takes a shot to the head.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Baez.
Baez lands a right hand.
Baez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baez blocks a body shot from Green.
Baez misses with a punch to the body.
Baez with a knee to the head.
Baez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
A short right from Baez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Green.
Baez has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Green softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Green blocks an uppercut.

Green breaks from the clinch.
Baez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Green missing with a left hand there. Baez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green thumps Baez with a low kick.
Baez cracks Green with a right hand to the side of the head.
Green takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Green throws a lazy body kick
and Baez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baez throws a leg kick which misses Green's front leg but catches the back leg as Green tries to avoid it.
Green lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baez misses with a body shot.
Baez drops his hands momentarily and Green takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Green throws a body kick that misses.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baez tries to work over Green's front leg with a kick but Green checks it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Baez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Baez misses with a kick to the body
and Baez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green throws a hook but Baez blocks it.
Mike Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baez lands a jab.
Green takes one to the chin there.
Green works the jab nicely.
Green looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Green is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Baez moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
Green bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Baez does no damage.
Baez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Baez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bryant Baez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Baez is looking to chop away at Green's legs.
Green throws a body kick that misses.
Baez throws a leg kick that misses.
Baez works Green's body with a nice hook.

Baez moves into the clinch.
Baez scores with a shot to the side of Green's head.
Baez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Green.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baez.
Baez tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Baez fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Baez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baez prevents a body shot from Green.
Baez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Green cracks Baez with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green lands with a right to the head.
Baez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Baez backwards.
Baez blocks an uppercut.
Baez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Green.
Baez swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green tries to work over Baez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baez lands with a left to the head.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Baez.
Baez has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Bryant Baez has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Baez controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Baez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Baez misses with the head strike.
Baez misses with a punch on the inside.
Baez blocks a body shot from Green.
Green tries to work over Baez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green works on Baez's body with a couple of short punches.
Green misses with the head strike.
Green lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Green trying to control the position but instead, Baez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Green into the cage.
Green pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Baez backwards.
Green digs a right hand into Baez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baez's gas tank.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Baez.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baez backwards.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baez misses with some punches.
Green works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Green.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
Green stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Green.
Green stalling in the clinch but Baez improves position.
Baez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baez backwards.
A body shot lands from Green.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green is pushing Baez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Baez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Baez controls the action.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baez misses with a punch on the inside.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Green managing to block the knees to the body from Baez.
Green working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Green blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.

Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baez throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Baez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baez.
Baez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Green moves into the clinch.
Baez blocking some punches.
Baez can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Baez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baez blocking some punches.
Green digs a right hand into Baez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baez's gas tank.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baez backwards.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Green prevents a body shot from Baez.
Green working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baez can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Baez blocks an uppercut.
Baez blocks an uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Come on Green - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baez misses with a punch to the body.
Green stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Green blocks a body shot from Baez.
Baez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Baez.
Green trying to stall but Baez improves his position.
Baez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baez misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Green breaks the clinch.
Green jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baez throws a solid leg kick but Green takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baez.
Green blocks the body kick.
Mike Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baez takes one to the chin there.
Green misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Baez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Baez loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green pushes Baez away with a front kick.
Baez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Green connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baez scrambles back to his feet.
Baez misses with a wild combination.
Green lands a head kick. Baez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Green thuds his right hand into Baez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Baez is rocked!
Baez throws a big shot that misses.
Baez scores with a shot to the body.
Baez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Baez throws a leg kick but Green moved away.
Baez misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
A big right from Baez misses.
Baez throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baez misses with a hook.
And Green responds with a good body kick, but Baez manages to step out the way in time.
Green goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green looks to land a body kick but Baez moved away.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baez misses with a two punch combination.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baez lands a slapping body shot.
Baez connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Baez feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down.
Baez pushes Green away with a front kick.
Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baez throws a low kick but Green moves out of range easily.
Baez swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Green on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Green throws a head kick that misses
and Baez counters with a straight right hand.

Green clinches.
Baez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Green.
Baez swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green is working Baez over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Green feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baez's calf.
Baez swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Baez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Green.
Baez scores with a punch to the head.
Green goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Green throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Green thinking.
Baez throws a big shot that misses.
Green is trying to counter with his kicks.
Green thumps Baez with a low kick.
Baez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Green thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baez if he has to take too many more of those.
Baez throws a leg kick which misses Green's front leg but catches the back leg as Green tries to avoid it.
Baez blocks a low kick nicely.
Baez scores with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Green.
Green feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baez's calf.
Green throws a wild body kick that Baez sees coming a mile off.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baez.
Baez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baez moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Green lands with a straight right. Baez didn't see that one coming.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Baez moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Baez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Green is out of range and Baez settles back down.
Green is trying to counter with his kicks.
Baez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baez misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a wild body kick that Baez sees coming a mile off.
Baez throwing a counter right hand but Green manages to avoid it.
Green throws a leg kick but Baez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Green scores with a spinning back kick!
Baez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green ducks under a wild hook from Baez.
Baez takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baez. That's going to slow Green down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Green. Baez shrugs it off though.
Baez misses with a body kick.
Green scores with a kick to the body.
Baez tries to land a front kick but Green steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Green looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a front kick.
Green looks to land a body kick but Baez moved away.
Green stuns Baez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baez lands a nice shot that snaps Green's head back.
Green connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Green misses.
Baez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Baez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baez moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
Baez misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Green moves into the clinch successfully.
Baez can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baez lands a body punch.
Green presses Baez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baez struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Baez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baez misses with some punches.
Green blocks a body shot from Baez.
Baez misses with the head strike.
Baez prevents a body shot from Green.

Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Green thuds his right hand into Baez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some bone on bone action there as Baez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Green on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Green connects with a leg kick. Baez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baez misses with a double jab.
Baez throws a low kick but Green moves out of range easily.
Baez throws a low kick but Green moves out of range easily.
Baez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Baez catches Green with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice inside leg kick there by Baez. That's going to slow Green down.
Baez lands a front kick.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baez throws a big shot that misses.
Baez misses with a few strikes there.
Green throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baez clobbers Green with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Green connects with a solid leg kick.
Baez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Green scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baez looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
Baez throws a front kick aimed at Green's knee but Green avoids it well.
Baez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Green under the eye.
Green plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Green blocks the leg kick.
Green misses with a kick to the body.

Green forces Baez back against the cage and clinches.
Baez lands an uppercut.
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Baez controls the action.
Baez cracks Green with a nice body shot.
Baez lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Baez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baez lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baez.
Baez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green tries to stall but Baez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green scores with a shot to the side of Baez's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Baez tries to tie him up.
Baez has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Baez struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Green taking a breather.
Baez presses Green against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Baez controls the action.
Baez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Baez blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Baez lands with a short shot to the head.
Green is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baez works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
Baez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baez struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Green tries to work over Baez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green misses with a body punch.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green looking to slow down the pace here.
Baez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Green.
Baez prevents a body shot from Green.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Green.
Green is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Green trying to stall but Baez improves his position.
Baez lands a nice uppercut.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baez lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baez.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green tries a body shot but Baez blocks it.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green tries a body shot but Baez blocks it.
Baez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baez tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Baez back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baez as Green tries to tie him up.
Green's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Green.
Well Green 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Mike Green!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Bryant Baez!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!