PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul De Muerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom. De Muerta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Crystal Method kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Paul Green could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raoul De Muerta's chin.

Green
vs
De Muerta

180 cm
31
185 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

188 cm
30
190 lbs
17 - 9 - 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raoul De Muerta!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green blocks a head kick by De Muerta.
A telegraphed right hand from De Muerta misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Green misses its target.
Green walks into a straight right hand from De Muerta.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green lands a leg kick that knocks De Muerta off balance momentarily.
De Muerta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Green connects with an inside leg kick.

Green drops De Muerta with a left right combo! Green follows him down to the ground into side control.

De Muerta is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green in side control, throwing shots but De Muerta defends.
De Muerta is still in real trouble! Can Green finish him?
De Muerta defending against the ground and pound.

Green is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Muerta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Muerta seems to have recovered his senses.
De Muerta struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Muerta is not content to let Green control the position.
De Muerta is looking for a sweep.
Green is working De Muerta over with some ground and pound from side control.
De Muerta regains half guard, as Green was trying to land strikes.
Green is thwarting De Muerta's attempts to control the position.
Green missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Muerta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Green.

Green is working for a submission of some sort.
De Muerta tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green lands strikes from half guard.
Green has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Muerta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Green scores with a couple of nice shots.
Green is keen to just control but De Muerta is a slippery customer.
De Muerta keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Green throws a strike but De Muerta avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
De Muerta seems keen to control Green's posture.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but De Muerta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta is controlling Green's posture.
De Muerta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Green controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Green lands a couple of digs.
Green scoring with some ground and pound.
Green throws a strike but De Muerta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

De Muerta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Muerta throws a strike but Green rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

De Muerta has Green pulled in close to control his posture.
Green throws a strike but De Muerta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Green dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from De Muerta finds it's way through Green's defenses.
Green looks to land a right hand but De Muerta moved out of range.
De Muerta misses with a body shot
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Muerta checks a leg kick nicely.
Green looks to land a left hand but De Muerta moved out of range nicely.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Muerta is able to avoid easily.
Green ducks under a wild hook from De Muerta.
De Muerta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. De Muerta does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Muerta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paul Green is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

De Muerta forces Green back against the cage and clinches.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Muerta.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as De Muerta controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to work over De Muerta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
De Muerta blocking some punches.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Green working aggressively here.

De Muerta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green throws out a powerful jab.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Muerta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Muerta blocks a low kick nicely.
Green throws a low kick but De Muerta moves out of range easily.
Green misses with a hook
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Muerta dips to his left and cracks Green with an uppercut!
De Muerta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green misses with a low kick.
De Muerta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Muerta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Muerta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green misses with a right hand
and De Muerta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Muerta drops his hands momentarily and Green takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Green lands an overhand right.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Muerta.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but De Muerta is just out of range.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Muerta throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a straight left.
De Muerta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Muerta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Muerta throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Muerta throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
De Muerta needs to keep his hands up - Green had a free shot at his head there.
De Muerta throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Muerta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Muerta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Muerta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from De Muerta. No joy for Green on that attempt.
Green fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta works the jab nicely.
De Muerta lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Muerta lands with a right hand.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Muerta misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Raoul De Muerta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Muerta moves out of range of the leg kick from Green.
De Muerta was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Muerta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Green.
De Muerta misses with a leg kick

and Green counters with a shoot takedown. De Muerta fights it but they end up in guard.
De Muerta is pulling down on Green's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Raoul De Muerta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

De Muerta moves into the clinch.
Green lands an uppercut.
De Muerta is trying to force a seperation but Green has the dominant position.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Muerta blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from De Muerta fails to land.
De Muerta is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Green.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Muerta is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from De Muerta.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Muerta can't break the clinch.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Muerta can do to turn this around?
De Muerta tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.

De Muerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from De Muerta.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Green.
De Muerta tries a head kick but it misses.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Green - just one landing.
De Muerta throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
De Muerta cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Muerta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Green, right into the meat.
De Muerta misses with a looping right.
Green swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Muerta misses with a kick to the body.
De Muerta throws a body shot but no joy.
Green moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a straight right.
De Muerta throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Green darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green throws a nice inside leg kick.
Green connects with a looping right hand.
De Muerta throws a head kick that misses.

De Muerta drives through and clinches with Green against the cage.

De Muerta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes De Muerta! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Paul Green!
A very excited looking Paul Green made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Raoul De Muerta spoke after the fight, saying 'All or nothing, that's how I fight. May the spirits take me and guide me back to the darkness.'.