PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lesnar Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and thuansh uthaisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco comes to the cage accompanied by this is what will happen to you. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Greco
vs
uthaisk

184 cm
24
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lesnar Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, thuansh uthaisk!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

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

uthaisk is looking for a triangle here but Greco uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Greco in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
uthaisk tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Greco presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
uthaisk is trying desperately to improve position.
Greco landing strikes, looking to finish!
Greco working the ground and pound effectively.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if uthaisk can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
uthaisk can't escape the position.
The referee warns uthaisk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
uthaisk working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco cracks uthaisk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Greco avoids the attempt from uthaisk to control.
uthaisk is looking to improve his position but Greco isn't that keen on the idea.
Greco with a couple of short strikes.
uthaisk is working to get back to half guard.
Greco raining down shots from the mount!
uthaisk looks gassed!
Greco lands a nice shot to the head.
Greco putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greco working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Greco connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
uthaisk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Greco lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Greco raining down shots from the mount!
Greco working the ground and pound effectively.
Greco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Greco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Greco dominating with strikes here.
uthaisk tries to reverse the position but Greco maintains control.
Greco scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish uthaisk?
BOOM! Greco connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Greco working the ground and pound effectively.
Greco breaks from uthaisk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
uthaisk is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco punishing his opponent with strikes.
Greco controlling the position easily from mount.
Greco working the ground and pound effectively.
Greco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Greco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Greco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Greco lands a heavy elbow.
Greco landing punches.

uthaisk is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
uthaisk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Greco lands a nice shot to the head.
uthaisk is still in real trouble! Can Greco finish him?
Greco scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco landing punches.
Greco wants to control the pace but uthaisk is squirming around nicely.
uthaisk seems to have recovered his senses.
uthaisk is bucking up trying to escape but Greco cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Greco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Greco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Greco has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of uthaisk's face.
uthaisk is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greco with good strikes from the mount here!
Greco lands a big shot there that rocks uthaisk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
uthaisk is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lesnar Greco dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Greco feints and as uthaisk raises his hands in defense, Greco changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Greco lands a couple of elbows.
Greco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Greco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Greco thows a big elbow that misses.
Greco wants to pass the guard but uthaisk is keeping the position.
Greco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greco throws a strike but uthaisk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Greco looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Greco looking for a sweep. Not yet Greco, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Greco manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Greco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. uthaisk looks a forlorn figure.
uthaisk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Greco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Greco landing strikes from the mount.
Lesnar Greco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
uthaisk regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Greco there.
Greco trying to control the action but uthaisk is working from the bottom.
uthaisk tries to get to full guard but Greco has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Greco wants to work for an arm triangle but uthaisk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

uthaisk looking for submissions off his back.
Greco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
uthaisk is breathing heavily.
Greco wants to pass the guard but uthaisk is defending well.
Greco looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks uthaisk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
uthaisk is refusing to be controlled, as Greco sits in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Greco throws a head kick but uthaisk moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
uthaisk with a poor takedown
and Greco counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. uthaisk is lucky that one didn't land flush.
uthaisk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Greco drives through with a takedown into guard.
uthaisk throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Greco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greco stays in close to uthaisk's body and controls the position.

uthaisk is looking for a triangle but Greco pushes his legs off easily.
Greco distracts uthaisk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Greco is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
uthaisk wants to sweep here but Greco controlling him for the moment.
Greco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of uthaisk's head.
Greco is looking to work some ground and pound but uthaisk has wrist control.

uthaisk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco is in close to uthaisk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Greco with a nice head shot there.
Greco working some strikes from top position.
Greco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of uthaisk's head.
Greco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Greco wants to control from the top but uthaisk keeps moving.
Greco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because uthaisk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Greco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that uthaisk can do to turn this around?
uthaisk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greco is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lesnar Greco dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Greco shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. uthaisk is trying to defend but Greco finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
uthaisk taking some punishment here, with Greco in his half guard.
uthaisk is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Greco's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Greco's back!
Greco turns into uthaisk and is now in his guard.

uthaisk has his foot on Greco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Greco works his way back into a safe position though.
uthaisk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Greco lands a couple of digs.
Greco slips nicely into half guard.
uthaisk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
uthaisk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Greco blocks the strikes from uthaisk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Greco lands a nice short elbow.
uthaisk is trying to get back to full guard.
uthaisk is staying active underneath Greco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
uthaisk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Greco prevents uthaisk from improving his position.
Greco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Greco keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Greco connects with a nice short shot to uthaisk's temple.
uthaisk wants to stand back up but Greco manages to pass into side control.
Greco working the ground and pound from side control.
Greco scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco working the ground and pound from side control.
Greco looks up at the clock and then as uthaisk takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Greco smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Greco scoring with punches and elbows.
uthaisk is trying to escape the position but Greco is controlling the position.
Greco is putting a hurting on uthaisk here, landing some big shots from side control.
Greco landing a few strikes.
uthaisk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Greco scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greco lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Greco's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greco lands some shots froms side control.
Greco scoring with punches from side control.
Greco works to advance to full mount. uthaisk defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
uthaisk is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Greco cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Greco dominating with strikes here.
Greco lands a big shot there that rocks uthaisk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Greco with shots to the head and body - uthaisk looks very uncomfortable down there.
Greco is landing with some decent strikes but uthaisk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
uthaisk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Greco content just to control the position here.
Greco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Greco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can uthaisk hang on?
Greco looking to control but uthaisk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco scoring with strikes but uthaisk is staying in there.
Greco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
uthaisk is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Greco connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Greco connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Greco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Greco lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
uthaisk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greco is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. uthaisk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
uthaisk squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
thuansh uthaisk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greco trying to control but uthaisk is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lesnar Greco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lesnar Greco!