PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heydar Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev comes to the cage accompanied by 'Let's Get It On' by Marvin Gaye. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Aliyev
vs
Green

179 cm
20
160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

173 cm
19
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heydar Aliyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leroy Green!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Green.
A jab from Aliyev misses.
Heydar Aliyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green checks a low kick from Aliyev.
Green shoots in but Aliyev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aliyev swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Aliyev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Aliyev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Green walks into a jab.
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!

Aliyev closes the distance and clinches.
Aliyev scores a nice knee to the body.
Aliyev lands an elbow inside that Green shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Aliyev - that landed with a thud.
Green has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aliyev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aliyev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Green looks gassed!
Aliyev lands a knee to the head.
Aliyev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Green is rocked!
Aliyev prevents Green from breaking the clinch.
Aliyev landing knees to the body.
Aliyev scores with a knee to the head.
Aliyev lands a knee to the head.
Aliyev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aliyev connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev connects with a knee to the head.
Aliyev lands an elbow just above Green 's eye.
Aliyev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aliyev digs a right hand into Green's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Green's gas tank.
Aliyev presses Green against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Aliyev.
Aliyev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Aliyev crunches a lovely knee into Green's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Aliyev.
Aliyev scores with a knee to the head.
Aliyev lands a nice shot to the body.
Aliyev crunches a lovely knee into Green's ribcage.
Aliyev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aliyev works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Aliyev.
Aliyev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aliyev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aliyev lands a knee to the body.
Aliyev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aliyev crunches a lovely knee into Green's ribcage.
Aliyev lands an elbow inside that Green shrugs off.
Green throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aliyev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aliyev prevents Green from breaking the clinch.
Green takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aliyev looking to throw knees to the head but Green is blocking nicely.
Green dodges an elbow strike from Aliyev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heydar Aliyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aliyev lands a really nice looking cross but Green seems unphased.
Green lands a head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Green darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aliyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aliyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aliyev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green blocks a head kick by Aliyev.
Aliyev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Green darts in and clinches Aliyev up against the cage.
Aliyev trying to land knees to the body.
Aliyev lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green can't break the clinch.
Aliyev lands an elbow inside that Green shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Aliyev.
Green wants to get back to striking at distance but Aliyev won't allow it.
Aliyev scores with a knee to the head.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Aliyev has double underhooks.
Aliyev misses with a knee strike.
Aliyev keeps control of Green as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Green wants to get back to striking at distance but Aliyev won't allow it.
Green can't break the clinch.
Aliyev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Green wants to get back to striking at distance but Aliyev won't allow it.
Good body shot from Aliyev.
A body shot lands from Aliyev.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Aliyev has double underhooks.
Green fails to pull guard.
Heydar Aliyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Green.
Aliyev blocks a body shot from Green.
Aliyev landing knees to the body.
Aliyev pushes Green back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aliyev with a knee to the head.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Green takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aliyev.
Aliyev keeps control of Green as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aliyev lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Aliyev.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green pushes off an throws an elbow but Aliyev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aliyev lands a knee to the body.
Green wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aliyev has him pressed against the cage.
Aliyev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aliyev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Green has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Green does it's job there.
Aliyev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Green lands with a nice combination. Aliyev backs away looking to recover.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aliyev tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Aliyev throws a leg kick but Green moved away.
Aliyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heydar Aliyev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aliyev tries to clinch up.
Aliyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aliyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crunch! Aliyev slams his shin into Green's torso.
Green lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aliyev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aliyev is looking to clinch.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Green misses.

Aliyev pushes Green up against the cage in a clinch.
Aliyev lands a body punch.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Aliyev has him pressed against the cage.
Green has had enough of the clinch but Aliyev keeps him there for the moment.
Aliyev landing knees to the body.
Green is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aliyev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green takes a knee right on the jaw!
Green is trying to break free.
Aliyev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aliyev lands a nice knee to the body.
Aliyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aliyev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Aliyev has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aliyev.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aliyev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heydar Aliyev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aliyev scores a nice knee to the body.
Aliyev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aliyev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Green's face.
Green can't break the clinch.
Aliyev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aliyev lands a knee to the head.
Aliyev lands a shot to the body.
Green is trying to break free.
Green on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Green wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Green goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aliyev prevents it.
Aliyev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aliyev with a jab.
Aliyev scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
Green throws a head kick that misses
and Aliyev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aliyev throws a front kick that sends Green stumbling back into the cage.
Aliyev drops his hands momentarily and Green takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Green doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aliyev scores with a jab to the head.
Aliyev scores with a body shot.
Aliyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green cracks Aliyev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Green scores with a three punch combo!
Green scores with a decent looking hook.
Green misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aliyev misses the shot to the body.
Green is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aliyev.
Green lands with a straight right. Aliyev didn't see that one coming.
Aliyev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.

Aliyev clinches up against the cage.
Aliyev tries to land knees in the clinch but Green avoids the damage to the body.
Green can't break the clinch.
Aliyev lands with a right to the head.
Green wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Green wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aliyev has him pressed against the cage.
Aliyev prevents the takedown attempt.
Aliyev scores with a shot to the side of Green's head.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Green is trying to break free.
Aliyev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aliyev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aliyev scores with a knee to the head.
Aliyev prevents Green from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aliyev tries to clinch up.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Aliyev's shoulder, as Aliyev tries to avoid the shot.
Aliyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green tries to clinch there but Aliyev circles away.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heydar Aliyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Aliyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Aliyev throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aliyev throws a body kick the misses
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Jab by Green.
Aliyev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heydar Aliyev dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Green throws a series of strikes that have Aliyev backpedaling.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Aliyev drives through and clinches with Green against the cage.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Green has had enough of the clinch but Aliyev keeps him there for the moment.
Aliyev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Green's face.
Aliyev cracks Green with a nice body shot.
Aliyev cracks Green with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aliyev.
Aliyev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aliyev lands a nice knee to the body.
Green takes a knee right on the jaw!

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

Aliyev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aliyev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aliyev lands a knee to the head.
Green is trying to break free.
Green looking for a takedown.
Green trying to land knees to the body.
Aliyev lands a knee to the body.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aliyev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aliyev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aliyev landing knees to the body.
Aliyev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Green has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Green pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aliyev misses with a knee strike.
Aliyev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Green tries to break the clinch but Aliyev is controlling the position.
Green can't break the clinch.
Aliyev landing knees to the body.
Green has had enough of the clinch but Aliyev keeps him there for the moment.
Aliyev prevents Green from breaking the clinch.
Aliyev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Aliyev has double underhooks.
Aliyev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aliyev is pressed up against the cage. Green has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aliyev down to the mat. Aliyev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Green takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aliyev misses with a wild body shot.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aliyev circles away quickly and effectively.
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aliyev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aliyev throws a low kick, looking for Green's leg but Green calmly moves out of range.
Aliyev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leroy Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aliyev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aliyev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Green misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Green does it's job there.
Green throws a hook but Aliyev blocks it.
Leroy Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green avoids the body shot from Aliyev.
Aliyev misses with a body punch
and Green counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aliyev looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Aliyev throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Green.
Green throws a head kick that misses
and Aliyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aliyev circles away quickly and effectively.
Green fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Heydar Aliyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heydar Aliyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Green.
Green takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Green slips a straight right by Aliyev.
Green throws a series of punches but Aliyev moves out of range.
Aliyev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Green sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aliyev throws a nice looking combination but Green bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aliyev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aliyev lands with a cross.
Aliyev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aliyev doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Aliyev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Green backs up against the cage.
Green scores with a jab to the head.
Aliyev slips under a jab from Green.
Aliyev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Green might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Aliyev thows a body shot but no joy.

Aliyev has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
Green is trying to break free.
Green is trying to break free.
Green wants to break free but Aliyev has control.
Aliyev landing knees to the head.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aliyev scores with a hook to the body.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heydar Aliyev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aliyev 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heydar Aliyev!