PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Saber (ranked 3409 p4p, 3068 weight class) and Brayden Green (ranked 433 p4p, 0 weight class). Saber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sky Walker. Brayden Green will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Saber
vs
Green

175 cm
25
200
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
216
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Saber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brayden Green!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saber tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saber scores with a hook.

Green fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Saber to the ground. Green is now in Saber's guard.

Saber pushes Green off and gets back to his feet.
Green takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Green tries to move into range but Saber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Green has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Saber clinches up against the cage.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saber.
Green has Saber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Saber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green gets a takedown into half guard.
Saber looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Green is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Green lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saber could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Saber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Green.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saber gets back to full guard.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Saber is retaining full guard.
Green throws a big elbow that misses.
Saber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Green stops Saber from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Saber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Green on the ground.
Green working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Saber gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Green to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Green looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green scoring with some ground and pound.
Saber wants to stand up but Green is controlling him.
Saber has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Green is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Green with a nice head shot there.

Saber scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saber closes the distance and pushes Green back into the cage.

Saber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saber throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Saber lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saber jabs at Green's body.
Saber cracks Green with an open hand slap.
Saber lands a leg kick that knocks Green off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.

Green fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Saber to the ground. Green is now in Saber's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Saber dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Green shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saber as he jumps to the side.

Saber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Green, pushing him back against the cage.
Saber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Green jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saber walks away with a smile on his face. Green gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saber lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Saber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saber swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
Saber is looking to counter punch.
Nick Saber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brayden Green.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saber lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green dodges the punch combination from Saber.
Green wants to clinch up but Saber keeps it at a distance.

Saber rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.

Saber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saber connects with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Saber misses.
Nick Saber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saber misses with a body kick.

Green closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Saber.
Saber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Green is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Saber is defending well.
Green is looking to take this one to the mat.

Saber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nick Saber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Saber.
Saber throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
Nick Saber is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Saber.

Green is rocked!
Saber scores with a push kick.
Saber scores with a three punch combo!

Saber has Green up against the cage in a clinch.

Saber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nick Saber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Saber rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.

Saber manages to break the clinch.
Saber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saber throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Saber pushes Green up against the cage in a clinch.

Saber breaks the clinch.
Saber misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Green gets a clinch.
Nick Saber has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Saber manages to break the clinch.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Saber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?

Saber darts in and clinches Green up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saber lands a knee to the head.

Saber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saber thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Green if he has to take too many more of those.
Saber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Saber closes the distance and pushes Green back into the cage.

Saber manages to break the clinch.
Green has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saber finds it's way round the side to connect with Green's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Saber dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Saber wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Saber wants to clinch.

Green tries to keep at a distance but Saber has taken the fight into the clinch.

Saber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Saber.
Saber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saber is fending him off so far but Green persists. Nope, Saber circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to clinch but Saber moves out of range.
Saber went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Green tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Green shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saber manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green landing with the ground and pound.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saber wants to stand but Green is controlling the position.

Saber manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Saber misses with a double jab.
Green wants to counter with a clinch but Saber pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green closes the distance and clinches up with Saber, looking for a takedown. Green pushes Saber against the cage but Saber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saber throws a counter high kick but Green was just alert enough to avoid it.

Saber darts in and clinches Green up against the cage.
Saber lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Saber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saber throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green unleashes a big counter combination but Saber bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
Green just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSaber.
Nick Saber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brayden Green.

Saber closes the distance and clinches.
Saber lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saber throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
Saber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saber wants it to stay on the feet.

Saber moves into the clinch.
Saber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Green fails to pull guard.
Green takes an elbow to the temple.
Green is trying to pull guard but Saber has him pressed against the cage.

Saber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Green tries for a takedown but Saber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Saber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saber thows a body kick. Green tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Saber tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Saber lands with a slapping head kick.
Saber looks to land a body kick but Green moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown but Saber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Green's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saber tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.

Saber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brayden Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Saber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Green tries to land knees in the clinch but Saber avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Saber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saber, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Saber!
Nick Saber bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.