PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blake Green (ranked 210 p4p, 901 weight class) and Nuri Jafar (ranked 30 p4p, 117 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Sugar Rush. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Green
vs
Jafar

168 cm
39
146
51 - 15 - 3

175 cm
32
145
31 - 20 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 51 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green looks to land a left hand but Jafar moved out of range nicely.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Jafar is just out of range.
Green throws a sloppy body shot
and Jafar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jafar.
Green takes a swing at Jafar's ribcage but misses.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
Green scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jafar moves away from the strike by Green.
Green with the inside leg kick.
Green displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jafar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jafar.
Jafar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jafar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Green counters with a right hand to the body.
Blake Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuri Jafar.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jafar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jafar misses with a body shot.

Jafar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Green is looking for a sweep. Jafar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Jafar decides to stand and escape the position.
Jafar moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
Jafar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jafar misses with a hook.
Green looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Jafar throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
Green lands with a nice body kick.
Jafar moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Jafar jabs at Green's body.
Jafar defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Jafar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jafar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Green counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jafar thinking.
Blake Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jafar takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Jafar has managed to clinch.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Jafar digs a right hand underneath Green's ribcage. Green let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Green.
Jafar pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green blocks a body shot from Jafar.
Jafar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar misses with some punches.
Green blocks a body shot from Jafar.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.

Green breaks the clinch.
Green throws a head kick but Jafar moves out of range.
Green throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jafar.
Green swings for the body but Jafar moves out of range.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jafar.
Green is looking to wear down Jafar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Green stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Green wants it to stay on the feet.
Green looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jafar.
Green swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jafar throws a body shot but no joy.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Jafar with a poor takedown
and Green counters with a leg kick.
Jafar misses with a left hand
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jafar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jafar punishes Green's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Jafar finds it's way through Green's defenses.
Green scores with a jab to the body.
Jafar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jafar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Jafar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jafar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jafar manages to avoid it.
Jafar tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Jafar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Green bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Green takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Green takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good shot there by Jafar.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Jafar shoots in looking for a takedown but Green manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jafar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jafar.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jafar.
Green keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Green avoids the body shot from Jafar.
Green was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jafar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Jafar's shoulder, as Jafar tries to avoid the shot.
Jafar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Green.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nuri Jafar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jafar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Green lands with a shot to the body.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Jafar moves away and avoids it.
Green fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jafar on the side of the head.
Jafar misses with a straight left.
Green lands the left hand.

Jafar looking to score a takedown here. Green is defending well but Jafar drives through and ends up in Green's guard.
Jafar is stalling in the full guard.
Jafar throws a big elbow that misses.
Jafar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jafar trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Jafar looking to sit in guard and control but Green gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green content to stall in guard here.

Jafar is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Green presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've been informed that Jafar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Green lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Green misses with a body punch.

Green breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Jafar slips the punch.
Green throws a nice outside leg kick.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Jafar backs away, Green returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Green works the jab nicely.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Jafar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick from Green misses.
Jafar misses the jab.
Jafar blocks a head kick by Green.
Green shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jafar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Green's head backwards.
Green looks to throw the jab but Jafar is out of range.
Green takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jafar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jafar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Green - that will leave a mark!
Jafar thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Green misses with a hook
and Jafar counters with a nice body shot.
Green takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jafar throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Green misses the target.
Green throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jafar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jafar cracks a nice hook into Green's ribs.
Jafar moves out of range as Green strikes.
Green walks into a jab.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jafar.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Green.
Jafar swings for the body but Green moves out of range.

Jafar closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Jafar controls the action.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jafar working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar misses with some punches.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Jafar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jafar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Green misses with the head strike.
Nuri Jafar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jafar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jafar misses with a body punch.
Green tries a body shot but Jafar blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Jafar tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Green pushes Jafar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Green misses with the head strike.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green lands a left hand.
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 Blake Green will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jafar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Jafar tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Jafar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Green.
Jafar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Jafar.
Jafar throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Jafar misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Green swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Green throws the left hand but Jafar avoids the punch easily.
Green stuns Jafar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Green sizes up Jafar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Green looks to land a left hand but Jafar moved out of range nicely.
Green darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jafar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Green.
Green misses with a hook. Jafar ducked under it nicely.
Jafar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Jafar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake Green is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jafar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jafar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Green.
Jafar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Jafar throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Jafar misses the shot to the body.
Jafar misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Green misses with a hook.
Jafar lands a slapping body shot.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Jafar throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green lands with an uppercut that bounces Jafar off the cage and back into range.
Jafar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
Jafar takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Jafar misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Green misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands a head shot.
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!
Jafar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Green lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Jafar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jafar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
The fighters circling - Jafar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jafar lands with a hook. Green tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Green throws a wild body kick that Jafar sees coming a mile off.
Jafar misses with a looping left.
Jafar lands a body shot.
A jab from Jafar misses.
Jafar throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Jafar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Green. That one must have hurt.
Green swings for the body but Jafar moves out of range.
Green misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Jafar misses.
Jafar misses with a wild body shot.
Jafar looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jafar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Jafar.
Green cracks Jafar with an open hand slap.
Jafar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jafar misses with a body shot.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jafar.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jafar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Jafar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jafar throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jafar.
Decent striking displayed by Jafar there.
Green throws a leg kick which misses Jafar's front leg but catches the back leg as Jafar tries to avoid it.
Green moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jafar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Green as he jumps to the side.
Jafar misses with a wild body shot.
Green thuds a left hand into Jafar's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Green is looking to score with low kicks.
Jafar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jafar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jafar moves away.
Jafar throws a body shot but no joy.
Jafar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green avoids the body shot from Jafar.
Jafar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jafar.
Jafar tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Green on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jafar checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Jafar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Green swings widly with a right hand
and Jafar counters with a nice body shot.
Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Green lands with a thumping leg kick.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jafar manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Green showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Green has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Green!
Blake Green very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Nuri Jafar spoke after the fight, saying 'He did not follow the script'.