PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Greenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Greenberg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Greenberg
vs
Martin

175 cm
22
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

163 cm
22
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Greenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romeo Martin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Martin moves into range and clinches up with Greenberg.
Martin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Greenberg is keeping busy.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Greenberg has double underhooks.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin throws a head kick but Greenberg moves out of range.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Greenberg is able to avoid easily.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Greenberg is out of range.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Greenberg moves out of range easily.
Martin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Martin throws a right and a left that Greenberg avoids nicely.
Greenberg shoots in for a takedown but Martin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Greenberg's corner calls for a 1-2. Greenberg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Greenberg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Martin is trying to defend but Greenberg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.
Martin trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Greenberg manages to pass to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martin is trying to stand.
Martin is squirming around, avoiding Greenberg's attempts to control the action.
Martin tries to hold on but Greenberg pushes him away.
Martin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Martin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Martin tries to control Greenberg's body but Greenberg pushes him off. Martin squirms to his side and now Greenberg has his back!

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.
Martin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Martin tries to escape but Greenberg has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Martin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Greenberg's guard. Nice work there by Martin.

Martin stands and steps away. Greenberg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Greenberg dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Greenberg moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Martin throws a head kick but Greenberg moves out of range.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.

Greenberg feints and as Martin raises his hands in defense, Greenberg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to improve his position but instead Greenberg has moved into half guard.
Greenberg prevents Martin from improving his position.
Martin pushes Greenberg off but Greenberg dives into side control.
Martin is not content to let Greenberg control the position.
Martin tries to control but Greenberg manages to take his back.

Greenberg is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Martin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Martin trying to control the hands but Greenberg breaks the grip.

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.

Greenberg working for the choke.
Greenberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Greenberg is breathing heavily.
Martin just trying to survive but Greenberg is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Martin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Greenberg is going olschool here, as he tries to force Martin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Martin shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Martin tries to lock up and control but Greenberg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greenberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martin pinned against the cage. Martin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Greenberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Greenberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin thumps Greenberg with a low kick.
Greenberg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martin.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenberg looks for a takedown but Martin sprawls well.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greenberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Martin. No joy for Greenberg on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Greenberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenberg slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Greenberg moves out of range easily.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romeo Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin scores with a sloppy right hand. Greenberg should have avoided that one.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Greenberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin throws a series of punches but Greenberg avoids them all with ease.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin dips to his left and cracks Greenberg with an uppercut!
Martin misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Greenberg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greenberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Martin duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greenberg doesn't seem bothered though.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Martin.
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martin lands with a nice combination. Greenberg backs away looking to recover.
Greenberg dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Martin swinging wilding here.
Martin scores with a jab.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greenberg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martin's waist but Martin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Greenberg off to one side.
Martin lands a body shot.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Greenberg is able to avoid easily.
Martin scores with a one two! Greenberg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin tests Greenberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romeo Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Martin has managed to clinch.
Greenberg is trying to drag Martin to the mat but Martin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin throws a series of strikes that have Greenberg backpedaling.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Greenberg shoots for a takedown but Martin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin throws a chopping leg kick but Greenberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mark Greenberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greenberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Greenberg is defended easily by Martin.
Martin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Greenberg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Greenberg keeps the fight on the outside.

Greenberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Martin pulls Greenberg in close to his closed guard and prevents Greenberg from doing any damage or advancing position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martin is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romeo Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greenberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greenberg.
Martin throws a series of punches but Greenberg avoids them all with ease.
Martin tries to clinch but Greenberg moves out of range.
Martin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Greenberg is out of range.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Greenberg moved out of range nicely.
Martin scores with a jab.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greenberg manages to avoid it.
Martin stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
Martin misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Martin duly obliges.
Greenberg shoots in and drives through. Martin sprawls well.

Martin moves into the clinch.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greenberg.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Greenberg keeps him there for the moment.
Martin digs a right hand into Greenberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greenberg's gas tank.

Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin scores with a jab. Greenberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martin is looking to clinch but Greenberg is avoiding it.
Greenberg avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Greenberg circles away.
Martin tries to clinch but Greenberg moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greenberg.
Greenberg shoots in and drives through. Martin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Greenberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin motions for Greenberg to come forward. Martin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martin thuds his right hand into Greenberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin misses with a kick to the body.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Greenberg pushes him off.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Martin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Greenberg has him pressed against the cage.
Martin stalling against the cage.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Greenberg has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenberg is trying to drag Martin to the mat but Martin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Greenberg has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Martin manages to break the clinch.
Greenberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Greenberg.
Greenberg dives in and grabs Martin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes down on Greenberg's head and hops out.
Martin swinging wilding here.
Martin is looking to clinch but Greenberg is avoiding it.
Martin swinging wilding here.
Greenberg has a takedown stuffed.

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.
Martin scores with a jab to the body.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Greenberg is defended easily by Martin.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greenberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martin 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Martin!