PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coy Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Pessoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Green
vs
Pessoa

197 cm
25
279 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

213 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Coy Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Pessoa!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pessoa throws a lazy head kick
and Green counters with a series of strikes. Pessoa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Pessoa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Green misses.
Pessoa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Green sprawls well. Green wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pessoa gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Green as Pessoa shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pessoa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Green counters with a one-two to the body.
Coy Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Pessoa.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pessoa as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green gets tackled into the cage by Pessoa. Pessoa maintains the clinch.
Green wants a takedown but no success here.

Green gets control of Pessoa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Green will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pessoa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Green scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Green checks the leg kick.
Pessoa throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Pessoa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Green circles away.
Green could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Pessoa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pessoa jumps guard but Green turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pessoa slowing the pace effectively.
Pessoa is looking for a takedown.
Pessoa is working for takedown but Green is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pessoa wants a takedown but no success here.
Green is pressed up against the cage. Pessoa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Green down to the mat. Green avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pessoa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Green circles away.
Pessoa misses with a two punch combination.
Green leaves Pessoa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Green appears to be looking for a big counter.

Pessoa gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to work over Pessoa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pessoa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pessoa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pessoa lands a shot to the body.
Green wants to take the fight to the mat but Pessoa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Green is breathing heavily.
Pessoa wants to break free but Green has control.

Pessoa jumps guard and drags Green to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pessoa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pessoa wants to hit a switch here but Green passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pessoa there!
Green throws some wild stikes that Pessoa manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pessoa is looking to escape.
Pessoa wants to control but Green is having none of it.
Pessoa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pessoa wants to control but Green is having none of it.
Pessoa blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coy Green dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pessoa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Green defends well and Pessoa ends up having to push Green into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Green tries to counter by clinching up but Pessoa breaks away and moves out of range.
Pessoa shoots in looking for a takedown. Green tries to sprawl out of it but Pessoa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Green manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pessoa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pessoa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Green as he jumps to the side.
Coy Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Pessoa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pessoa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Green appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Green avoids the head kick by Pessoa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green stuffs the takedown attempt from Pessoa. Pessoa gets slowly back to his feet.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pessoa can do to turn this around?
A combination from Pessoa does no damage.

Pessoa drives through and clinches with Green against the cage.
Pessoa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Green is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Green is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pessoa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pessoa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Green is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pessoa prevents a body shot from Green.
Pessoa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Green pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pessoa or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pessoa working hard to break the clinch.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pessoa is trying to pull guard but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Green drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pessoa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pessoa has Green pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Green manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Green tries for a takedown but Pessoa manages to get underhooks.
Pessoa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Green gets control of Pessoa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Green will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pessoa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Green bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pessoa's guard.

Pessoa wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Green is now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is keen to just control but Pessoa is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pessoa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pessoa trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Pessoa stops Green from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Green thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pessoa tries to lock up and control but Green gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pessoa is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Green is staying active.
Pessoa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pessoa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pessoa is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green throwing strikes here but Pessoa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coy Green dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pessoa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Green defends well and Pessoa ends up having to push Green into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Green blocks a head kick by Pessoa.
Green is looking for a counter combo.
Green moves in looking to clinch but Pessoa pushes him off.
Coy Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pessoa throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Pessoa shoots in and drives through. Green sprawls well.
Green is looking to counter the offense by Pessoa and move into the clinch.
Green shoots and misses
and Pessoa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Coy Green has been cut.
Fernando Pessoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pessoa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Green sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Coy Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Pessoa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Pessoa misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pessoa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Green tries to avoid it but Pessoa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Green to the ground. Green escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Green appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Pessoa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pessoa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pessoa looking to stall.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Green wants to take the fight to the mat but Pessoa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pessoa tries for a takedown but Green manages to get underhooks.
Pessoa takes an elbow to the temple.
Green drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pessoa pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pessoa clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.
Pessoa tries for a takedown but Green manages to get underhooks.
Green lands a good knee to the midsection. Pessoa won't want to take too many of those.
Pessoa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Green.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Green pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Green pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pessoa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pessoa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Green working a defensive guard here.
Pessoa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Green's guard.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pessoa is one step ahead there.
Pessoa wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pessoa is looking to advance position but Green has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Green trying to control but Pessoa is having none of it.
Pessoa wants to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green looking to control but Pessoa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fernando Pessoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coy Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coy Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Green has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coy Green!