PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cee Lo Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Faehn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Faehn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lo Green
vs
Faehn

171 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cee Lo Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Faehn !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faehn lands a high kick!
Green lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Faehn moves into range and clinches up with Green.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Faehn has him pressed against the cage.

Green is fighting off a takedown attempt but Faehn is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Green to the mat. Green regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Faehn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Green wants to control the position but Faehn says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Faehn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Green's coaches at Boyz II Men have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Faehn thows a huge punch but Green dodges it nicely.
Green tries to get to full guard but Faehn has control of the leg.
Faehn trying to control from half guard but Green is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faehn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Faehn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
Faehn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Faehn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Faehn is trying to control. Green wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
Green is trying to control but can't.
Green avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Faehn .
Faehn working over Green with some ground and pound. Green looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Green trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Faehn manages to pass to mount!
Green is in all sorts of trouble here.

Faehn moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Green has worked his arm free - good work by Green!
Green tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faehn scoring with strikes but Green is staying in there.
Green tries to lock up and control but Faehn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Green really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
Faehn trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Faehn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Faehn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faehn landing punches.

Faehn working for a guillotine from mount but Green is in no mood to give up.
Green can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faehn unloading with bombs!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faehn working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Faehn is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Green to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Green shrugs it off.
Faehn dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Faehn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Faehn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Faehn trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Green's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Green tries to bench press Faehn off him but Faehn keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faehn working away.
Green is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Green wants to control but Faehn postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faehn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Faehn .
Faehn trying to control the position but Green is working away.
Faehn landing a few strikes.
Faehn trying to control the position but Green is working away.
Green struggling a bit here.
Faehn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.

Faehn has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to land a body kick

and Faehn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Green's guard.

Green working for submissions but it's allowed Faehn to get to half guard.
Faehn is keen to just control but Green is a slippery customer.
Faehn is nestled in close to Green, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It looks like Faehn is going to stand back up.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Faehn is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faehn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Faehn works his way into full mount!
Faehn dominating with strikes here.
Faehn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Green's face.
A nice elbow there by Faehn .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faehn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Faehn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Faehn working for a guillotine from mount but Green is in no mood to give up.
Green is trying desperately to improve position.
Green is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faehn is landing with some decent strikes but Green is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Green tries to hold on but Faehn pushes him away.
Green is desperately trying to improve his position but Faehn has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Faehn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Green lands with a straight right. Faehn didn't see that one coming.

Faehn dives in and scores a takedown into Green's guard.
Faehn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Green's guard.
Faehn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Green does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Green is looking to control Faehn 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Green avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green won't allow Faehn to pass to mount.
Faehn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is not content to let Faehn control the position.
Green won't allow Faehn to pass to mount.
Ground and pound from Faehn .
Faehn wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
Green is looking to control Faehn 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Green avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Faehn .
Faehn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cee Lo Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Green wants to control but Faehn is having none of it.
Mike Faehn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Faehn working the ground and pound effectively.
Green wants to control but Faehn is having none of it.
Faehn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is working to get back to half guard.
Green wants to hold on but Faehn pushes him away.
Faehn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Faehn scoring with strikes but Green is staying in there.
Green is desperately trying to improve his position but Faehn has a good base and remains in mount.
Faehn landing shots from mount.
Faehn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Faehn .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Green tries to hold on but Faehn postures up.
Faehn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Faehn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Green really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Faehn looking to finish Green with some ground and pound. This is bad for Green!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faehn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Green's face.
Faehn raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mike Faehn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Green is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faehn looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Faehn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Faehn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Faehn !