PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 296 p4p, 532 weight class) and Ricky Greene (ranked 23 p4p, 42 weight class). Greene is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stepdad- Eminem. Ricky Greene has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cowan
vs
Greene

174 cm
33
141
30 - 13 - 0

151 cm
32
135
22 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
NARCOS

30th Century Beer Store

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 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Greene slips under a jab.
Greene feints the counter takedown.
Cowan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cowan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good exchange - Cowan coming out on top.
Cowan misses with a double jab.
Greene feints the counter takedown.
Greene wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greene slips a jab from Cowan.
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Cowan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Greene is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Greene gets a double leg takedown into Cowan's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like Greene might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Greene trying to control but Cowan is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Greene wants to pass the guard but Cowan is keeping the position.
Cowan wants to sweep here but Greene controlling him for the moment.
Cowan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the 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.
A shot to the liver by Cowan. Beautiful body shot.
Cowan wants to slow Greene down by chopping away at his legs.
Greene misses with a wild combination.

Greene is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cowan's half guard.
Greene wants to control but Cowan is keeping him busy.

Greene is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Greene is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cowan sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene stops Cowan from getting back to his feet.

Greene is trying to work for a kimura but Cowan is defending well.
Cowan is trying to control but can't.
Greene prevents Cowan from standing back up.

Greene is looking for a kimura but Cowan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Greene to get the leverage.

Greene is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cowan sees it coming and defends easily.

Greene is looking for a kimura here.

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.
Greene seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cowan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Greene is working for a submission of some sort.

Greene wants to work for an arm triangle but Cowan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Greene is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricky Greene will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Greene tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Greene is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cowan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cowan works the jab nicely.
Mickey Cowan is winning the standup battle so far.
Cowan scores with a jab.
Cowan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Greene has a takedown stuffed.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Greene moves out of range as Cowan strikes.
Greene with the counter takedown but Cowan avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan misses with a straight left.
Greene is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greene drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cowan defends it well.
Greene shoots in but no luck this time.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Greene.
Cowan throws a looping overhand right but Greene ducks down to avoid it.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cowan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Greene is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene walks into a stiff left hand from Cowan.
Greene needs to keep his hands up - Cowan had a free shot at his head there.
A low kick from Cowan misses

and Greene counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Greene wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cowan keeps working.

Greene is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Greene wants to work for an arm triangle but Cowan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Greene has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Greene sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene wants to control the pace but Cowan is squirming around nicely.

Greene looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Greene goes for an armbar but Cowan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cowan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene keeping moving, preventing Cowan from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan stays in close to Greene's body and controls the position.
Cowan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greene on the ground.

Greene looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Greene escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cowan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cowan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cowan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four 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.

Cowan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greene has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cowan has managed to get both his arms back between Greene's legs - danger averted.

Greene looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Greene looking for a guillotine here but Cowan defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cowan wants to pass the guard but Greene is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Greene slips under a jab.
Cowan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cowan wants to slow Greene down by chopping away at his legs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cowan.
Greene takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Greene feints the counter takedown.
Cowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greene can do to turn this around?
Cowan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Greene under the eye.
Greene checks a leg kick.
Cowan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greene.
A jab lands there for Cowan.
Greene has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cowan finds it's way round the side to connect with Greene's head.
Greene avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab by Cowan.
Cowan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cowan tries to score with a low kick but Greene moves his leg out of the way.
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
Cowan throws a leg kick which misses Greene's front leg but catches the back leg as Greene tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan misses with a lunging right hand

and Greene decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cowan's guard.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene sitting in guard here, content to control.

Greene has gone for a leg lock! Cowan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Greene's guard.

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.
Cowan wants to stand and escape but instead Greene has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Greene is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Greene looking to sit in guard and control but Cowan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Greene trying to keep a closed guard but Cowan is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cowan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Greene isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cowan stacks Greene on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cowan!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Greene regains half guard.
Greene is trying to maintain the position but Cowan is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Cowan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cowan 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey Cowan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.