PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bridgam Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wild has chosen Get Free as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tyler Wild has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Green
vs
Wild

182 cm
20
211 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

197 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bridgam Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Wild!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Green has Wild up against the cage in a clinch.
Green effectively controlling the action here.
Wild is trying to break free.
Green using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wild has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Green landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Green prevents Wild from breaking the clinch.
Wild is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
Wild being controlled against the cage.

Green manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Green doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wild throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Green escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wild gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Green could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wild wants to get up but he can't break Green's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green trying to control the position.
Green trying to strike off his back.
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.
Wild postures up.
Wild must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wild postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Green is controlling Wild's posture.
Wild missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wild has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Green is proving hard to escape from.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green keeping moving, preventing Wild from controlling successfully.
Green wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wild postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wild wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
Wild looks gassed!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Green moves into the clinch successfully.
Wild is pressed up against the cage. Green has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wild down to the mat. Wild avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Wild gets a clinch.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but Wild blocks with his arms.
Wild is pressed up against the cage. Green has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wild down to the mat. Wild avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Green tries to clinch up
and Wild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild tries to work over Green's front leg with a kick but Green checks it.
Green closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wild counters with a left and a right that stings Green.
Green tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wild counters with a leg kick.
Wild misses with a double jab.
Bridgam Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wild lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Green pushes Wild away with a front kick.
Green tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Green drives through and clinches with Wild against the cage.
Green gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wild is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Green with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Green lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bridgam Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green landing knees to the body.
Green is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wild avoids the elbow strike from Green, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Green just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wild's brow.
Wild has had enough of the clinch but Green keeps him there for the moment.
Green tries a knee to the head but Wild blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bridgam Green dominated that round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Green doesn't manage to clinch there - Wild circles away.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Wild swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Green blocks the leg kick.
Bridgam Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Green fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wild, pushing him back against the cage.
Wild wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Green is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Green misses with an elbow over the top.
Green misses with a knee to the head.
Wild wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Green has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
Green gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Green with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Green misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a knee to the head.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but Wild blocks with his arms.
Green missing with knees to the body.
Wild makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Green throws an elbow that misses.
Green scores a nice knee to the body.
Green stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wild avoiding damage as Green throws knees to the body.
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Green tries to pull guard but Wild holds him up against the cage and eventually Green drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The is referee keeping an eye on Green - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Green scores a nice knee to the body.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wild wants to get back to striking at distance but Green won't allow it.
Wild wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wild is pressed up against the cage. Green has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wild down to the mat. Wild avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bridgam Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Wild with that takedown attempt.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wild throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Wild throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild keeps the fight on the outside.
Wild lands with a nice combination. Green backs away looking to recover.
Green darts in trying to clinch
and Wild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Green closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Green is looking to control Wild's arms but Wild gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the cage.
Green tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wild is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
Wild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wild wants to get back to striking at distance but Green won't allow it.
Wild wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four 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 throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Green looking to throw knees to the head but Wild is blocking nicely.

Wild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green checks a leg kick.
Wild throws a series of strikes that have Green backpedaling.
Wild is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wild tries to land a front kick but Green steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Green clinches.
Green is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wild managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wild has had enough of the clinch but Green keeps him there for the moment.
Green lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bridgam Green will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Green tries to clinch up

and Wild counters by clinching up.
Green lands a nice knee to the body.
Green gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wild has had enough of the clinch but Green keeps him there for the moment.
Green using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wild can't break the clinch.
Green has Wild pressed against the cage.
Green misses with a knee strike.
Green landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Green tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wild just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green lands an elbow that stopped Wild in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green slows down the pace here.
Green landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Green unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wild lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Green can't get the takedown.
Wild takes an elbow to the temple.
Wild avoids the elbow strike from Green, against the cage.
Green landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Green will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wild up against the cage.
Green throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wild blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Green with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Green.
Green with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wild throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greens head.
Green trying to control the position but instead, Wild has worked for underhooks and has pushed Green into the cage.
Green misses with a knee to the head.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but Wild blocks with his arms.
Wild is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
Wild is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Green misses with a knee strike.
Wild avoiding damage as Green throws knees to the body.
Wild wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wild can't break the clinch.
Wild tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Green just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wild's brow.
Green missing with knees to the body.
Green jumps guard but Wild stands there with Green around his waist. Green gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bridgam Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green is pushing Wild up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bridgam Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wild has had enough of the clinch but Green keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wild can't break the clinch.
Green using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Green has Wild pressed against the cage.
Tyler Wild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wild wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wild gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Green.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bridgam Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

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