PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Green
vs
Anderson

173 cm
22
163 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

190 cm
20
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Anderson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Green looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Green defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Anderson.

Green scores a takedown into full mount!
Green misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Green with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Green connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Green throwing strikes here but Anderson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Green looking to ground and pound but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Green punching from mount but Anderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Anderson can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green avoids the attempt from Anderson to control.
Green landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble!
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Green trying to control but Anderson is having none of it.

Green has hold of Anderson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Anderson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Green moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Anderson has worked his arm free - good work by Anderson!
Anderson keeps Green under control for a moment.
Green fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Green misses with the ground and pound.
Green misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Anderson is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is pushing Green's head away, looking to escape. Green manages to hold on to the position though.
Anderson parries the strikes from Green easily there. Green is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Anderson to escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Green staying out of range there.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green is looking to clinch.
Green has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Green there as he acknowledges the shot.
Green connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.

Green throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Green finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Green is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Green keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Green.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.

Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Green taking a breather.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green slips under a jab.
Green wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.

Anderson rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nate Anderson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Green takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson throws a right hand that Green ducks under and follows up with a left that Green also avoids with ease.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Anderson throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Anderson moves out of range as Green strikes.
Green misses with a double jab.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Green misses.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Green counters with a takedown into side control.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Anderson stops Green from passing to mount.
Green wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Green working away.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.

Green swings around for an armbar but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Green's guard.
Anderson wants to stand but Green is controlling his posture from full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Green misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Green.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Nate Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson cracks Green with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Nate Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Green.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
A big left from Anderson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Anderson throws a right hand that Green ducks under and follows up with a left that Green also avoids with ease.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Green throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson cracks Green with a good jab.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Green scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Green shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.
Green scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Green misses.
Anderson swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Green dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Jab by Green.
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Green tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Green misses with a head kick.
Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anderson slips under a jab from Green.
Green connects with a nice looking jab.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Green attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Anderson misses with a body shot

and Green moves into the clinch.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Green keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Green has the dominant position.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Green keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson tries to break free but Green pushes him back against the cage.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Green throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Green misses with a looping left.
Nate Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Green counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Green wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson wants to stand but Green is controlling the position.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green misses with the combination.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Green off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
Nate Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Green bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson throws a jab when Green was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Green wants to clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Green lands a head shot.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Green defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Green on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Green finds it's target.
Anderson misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Green!