PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Greene (ranked 750 p4p, 485 weight class) and Kratos Karumaa (ranked 54 p4p, 34 weight class). Greene comes to the cage accompanied by Stepdad- Eminem. Karumaa has chosen MINK'S - Le Gars Là Est Laid as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Greene
vs
Karumaa

151 cm
29
135
16 - 14 - 0

168 cm
30
137
18 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kratos Karumaa!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karumaa throws a body kick that misses.
Greene connects with a looping right hand.
Karumaa misses with a looping left.
Greene tries to counter with a takedown but Karumaa is quick to defend against it.
Greene takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karumaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
Greene fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kratos Karumaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene lands with a nice body punch.
Greene shoots in but no luck this time.
Greene takes a swing at Karumaa's ribcage but misses.
Greene shoots in looking for a takedown. Karumaa tries to sprawl out of it but Greene keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karumaa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene misses with a jab to the body
and Karumaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Karumaa slips a jab from Greene.
Greene throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karumaa wants to land a leg kick but Greene is out of range.
Greene has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Karumaa misses with a body shot.
Greene attempts a counter takedown but Karumaa avoids it well and moves away.
Greene misses with an uppercut.
Greene bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karumaa's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greene. Karumaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greene misses with a takedown attempt
and Karumaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karumaa throws a lazy right hand but Greene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karumaa swings for the body but Greene moves out of range.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karumaa manages to avoid it.
Greene walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Greene. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Karumaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karumaa.
Karumaa lands a jab to the nose.
Karumaa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greenes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karumaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Karumaa tries to keep at a distance but Greene has taken the fight into the clinch.
Greene prevents a body shot from Karumaa.
Karumaa blocking some punches.
Greene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karumaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karumaa blocks an uppercut.

Greene pulls Karumaa into guard.
Karumaa wanted to stand there but Greene had control of the position.
Greene trying to keep a closed guard but Karumaa is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karumaa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Greene has his foot on Karumaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karumaa works his way back into a safe position though.
Karumaa wants to stand but Greene is controlling his posture from full guard.
Karumaa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Greene looking for a guillotine here but Karumaa defends easily.
Karumaa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Karumaa wants to get up but he can't break Greene's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Greene throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Greene has a closed guard, preventing Karumaa from standing up.
Karumaa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Greene has his hands on Karumaa's head, controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Greene throws the left hand but Karumaa avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karumaa.
Karumaa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Karumaa swings for the body but Greene moves out of range.
Greene half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karumaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Karumaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Greene attempts a counter takedown but Karumaa avoids it well and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kratos Karumaa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Greene shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karumaa sprawls well. Karumaa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Greene gets slowly back to his feet.
Greene avoids the body shot from Karumaa.
Greene slips a jab from Karumaa.
Greene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karumaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Greene.
Greene digs a good hook to Karumaa's body.
Karumaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karumaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
Greene fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karumaa slips a straight right by Greene.

Greene closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Karumaa to the mat! Karumaa manages to get full guard.
Greene wants to control from the top but Karumaa keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Greene forces his way into half guard.
Greene frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Greene trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karumaa really wants to buck Greene off and get back to his feet.

Greene looking to secure an arm triangle but Karumaa defends it well.

Greene is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Karumaa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Karumaa!

Greene is looking for a triangle but Karumaa pushes his legs off easily.
Greene might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Karumaa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Greene's guard.

Greene looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Karumaa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Greene escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karumaa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karumaa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karumaa tries to stand but Greene is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Greene looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Karumaa passes into half guard.
Greene trying to control but Karumaa postures up.
Greene is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Karumaa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Greene is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like Karumaa is going to stand back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Greene will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Karumaa is just out of range.
Greene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greene throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Karumaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Greene is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karumaa looks to land a left hand but Greene moved out of range nicely.
Karumaa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Greene tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karumaa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Greene somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Greene closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Karumaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karumaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Greene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karumaa! But no joy.
Karumaa tries to land a leg kick but Greene saw it coming and moves away.
Greene blocks a low kick nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Greene.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karumaa. That's going to slow Greene down.
Greene fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karumaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Greene lands a lovely overhand right.
Karumaa misses with a low kick.
Greene walks into a straight right hand from Karumaa.
Karumaa scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karumaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Greene is out of range.
Greene throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karumaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Greene's knee momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Karumaa.
Greene is looking to wear down Karumaa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karumaa with the inside leg kick.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karumaa moves away.
Greene shoots in for a takedown but Karumaa shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karumaa slips under a jab.
Karumaa misses the jab.

Greene looking to score a takedown here. Karumaa is defending well but Greene drives through and ends up in Karumaa's guard.
Karumaa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Greene controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene trying to control but Karumaa is working from the bottom.

Greene drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Karumaa dives on top into guard.

Karumaa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Greene's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Greene looking for a guillotine here but Karumaa defends easily.
Karumaa wanted to stand there but Greene had control of the position.
Ricky Greene overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karumaa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karumaa tries to stand but Greene is controlling from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kratos Karumaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karumaa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kratos Karumaa!
Kratos Karumaa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.