PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Green's choice of entrance music: Boom Boom. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Herald
vs
Green

186 cm
35
191 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

180 cm
30
185 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER
Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Herald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Green!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Herald closes the distance and clinches.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Green tries to work over Herald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green blocks a body shot from Herald.
Green presses Herald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Herald lands an uppercut.
Herald throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Herald tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Herald blocks a body shot from Green.
Herald has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Herald swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald misses with some punches.
Herald misses with some punches.
Green tries a body shot but Herald blocks it.
Herald swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Herald.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Herald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green misses with a body punch.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
Herald has a couple of punches blocked by Green.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Herald fails to land.
Green works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Herald.
Green lands an uppercut.
Herald swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green digs a right hand underneath Herald's ribcage. Herald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Herald is breathing heavily.
Green lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Green lands a shoulder strike.
Green tries a body shot but Herald blocks it.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Herald has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Green digs a right hand underneath Herald's ribcage. Herald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Herald controls the action.
Herald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herald throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
Herald working aggressively here.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Green.
I was talking to Herald's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green tries to work over Herald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herald misses with a short punch on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Green has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Herald controls the action.
A short right from Green on the inside.
Herald misses with a body punch.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Herald tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green misses with a body punch.
Herald prevents a body shot from Green.
Green digs a right hand into Herald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Herald's gas tank.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Green tries a body shot but Herald blocks it.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Herald avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Green.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Green scores with a nice short uppercut.
Green blocks a body shot from Herald.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a body punch in the clinch.
Herald throws a head punch that misses.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Herald controls the action.
Herald has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Herald prevents a body shot from Green.
Herald digs a right hand underneath Green's ribcage. Green let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Green has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Herald is trying to keep an underhook but Green manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Green is trying to work for a kimura but Herald is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Green wants to pass the guard but Herald is defending well.
Green is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Green is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Herald has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throwing shots but Herald is blocking nicely.
Green is trying to control the action in half guard but Herald is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Green.
Green thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Herald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Green.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Herald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Green not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Green missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Green looks to land a strike but Herald avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Green dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green misses with a body shot.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Green keeps Herald at a distance using the push kick.
Green throws a wild body kick that Herald sees coming a mile off.
Herald misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Travis Herald has been cut.
Herald tries to move into range but Green moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Herald throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Herald 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Green paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Green fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Herald checks it well.
Herald is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Green on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Herald thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Herald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herald darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Herald.
Green throws a leg kick which misses Herald's front leg but catches the back leg as Herald tries to avoid it.
Herald misses with a looping right.
Green finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Herald misses with the body kick

and Green counters with a single leg into guard. Herald didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Green pushes down on Herald's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Herald is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Green scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Herald keeps working.
Green misses with a head shot. Herald uses the momentum to regain guard.
Herald has Green pulled in close to control his posture.
Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but Herald has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but Herald has wrist control.
Green with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Green lands a couple of digs.
Green with a flurry of punches that miss.
Green lands a couple of digs.
Green lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Green working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Herald is trying to control the position but Green postures up.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Herald's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paul Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Herald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Green is working Herald over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Green content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Herald's head.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green scoring with some ground and pound.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Green working some strikes from top position.
Green chips away with some ground and pound.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Herald's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Green misses with a straight left.
Herald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Green misses with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.

Herald closes the distance and clinches.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Herald prevents a body shot from Green.
Herald tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green lands with a left to the head.
Green stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Herald controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is working Herald over against the cage.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Green.
Green presses Herald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green pushes Herald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green cracks Herald with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Herald controls the action.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green pushes Herald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Green.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Herald avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Herald working aggressively here.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of Herald backwards.

Herald is rocked!
Paul Green seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Herald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green tries a body shot but Herald blocks it.
Herald seems to have got his legs back now.
A short body shot lands from Green as the two fighters clinch.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Herald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Herald blocks a body shot from Green.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Herald misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Travis Herald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green digs a right hand into Herald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Herald's gas tank.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Herald controls the action.
Herald throws a head punch that misses.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Herald working aggressively here.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Herald throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Herald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Herald.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Herald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Green lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Herald or not.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herald's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Green.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herald's elbow.
Herald working aggressively here.
Green stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Green blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green digs a right hand underneath Herald's ribcage. Herald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Green presses Herald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Green digs a right hand into Herald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Herald's gas tank.
Herald blocks a body shot from Green.
Herald has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Nice body punch from Green.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Herald controls his hands.
Green lands with a light punch inside.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Herald avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
Herald misses with some punches.
Green lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Green creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Herald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Green lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Herald.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Herald blocks a body shot from Green.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Herald prevents a body shot from Green.
Green works on Herald's body with a couple of short punches.
Herald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul Green is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Herald prevents a body shot from Green.
Herald misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herald.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Herald controls his hands.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herald.
A right hook to the body lands for Green.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Green!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Green thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.