PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Marianos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marianos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Duran Duran - Wildboys. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marianos
vs
Green

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Marianos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Green!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marianos throws a head kick that misses.
Green tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Green fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marianos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Green takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Green looks gassed!
Marianos misses with a head kick.
Marianos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Green backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green has a takedown stuffed.
Arturo Marianos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Green.
Marianos wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Marianos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Green's sensitive parts.
Marianos misses with a low kick.
Marianos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Green checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marianos misses with a head kick.
Marianos misses with a kick to the body.
Marianos throws a head kick that misses.
Marianos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Green's sensitive parts.
Marianos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marianos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marianos throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marianos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Green if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick misses from Marianos.
Marianos misses with a low kick.
Arturo Marianos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Green thows a huge punch but Marianos dodges it nicely.
Green not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marianos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Green on the ground.
Green sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marianos defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Green is working for a kimura but Marianos is defending it quite comfortably.

Green is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Green is keen to just control but Marianos is a slippery customer.
Marianos tries to kick Green off but Green keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Green is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Green not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Marianos is defending against the submission attempts here by Green.
Green has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Green working for a guillotine from mount but Marianos is in no mood to give up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Marianos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Marianos gets caught flat footed, as Green shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Green works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Green thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marianos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Green.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Green trying to control the action but Marianos is working from the bottom.
Green lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Green is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is pressing down on Marianos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marianos is holding on for now.
Marianos is not content to let Green control the position.
Green thows a huge punch but Marianos dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Green is looking for a kimura here.
Green tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marianos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marianos is not content to let Green control the position.
Green trying to mount his opponent but Marianos defends it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marianos throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.
Green checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marianos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Green scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Green frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Green trying to control but Marianos is having none of it.
Green tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Green landing strikes from the mount and Marianos is in trouble!
Green trying to control but Marianos is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marianos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Green with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Marianos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Green.

Green is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marianos is surviving well by controlling Green's body position as best he can.
Green controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Marianos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Marianos misses with a few strikes there.
Marianos cracks the inside of Green's front leg.
Marianos throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch combination from Marianos misses.
Marianos pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Green closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Green is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marianos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Green.
Green passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green punishing his opponent with strikes.
Green sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marianos wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Green stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Arturo Marianos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marianos misses with a body kick.
Marianos misses with a leg kick.

Green scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Green is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marianos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Green just content to control the position.
Green cracks Marianos with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marianos is trying to get back to his feet.

Green tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Green tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Green has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Green wants to control but Marianos is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marianos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Green has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Green takes a little break here. Marianos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Green tries for a kimura but Marianos is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Green has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

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