PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ace of Spades. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Green
vs
Vanko

184 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Vanko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanko dodges the punch combination from Green.
Vanko looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Green throws a nice looking combination but Vanko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vanko as he avoids it easily.

Vanko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Green manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vanko wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vanko wants to take a breather but Green is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vanko is working away from the top position though.
Green is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Green swinging wildly here.
Green fails with the takedown
and Vanko counters with an outside leg kick.

Vanko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Green!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanko blocks Green's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Vanko wants to finish this one by submission but Green is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vanko.
Green is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
Green wants to control but Vanko is having none of it.
Green is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Green tries to hold on but Vanko pushes him away.
Green is desperately trying to improve his position but Vanko has a good base and remains in mount.
Green wants to control but Vanko is having none of it.
Vanko tries to control but Green wriggling away.
Green tries to lock up and control but Vanko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Green is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vanko avoids the attempt from Green to control.
Green is in all sorts of trouble here.
Green tries to lock up and control but Vanko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jason Green just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Green gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Vanko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vanko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanko stays in close to Green's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Vanko has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Vanko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Green doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Vanko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Green's guard now.

Green is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vanko is aware though and is defending well.
Vanko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Green is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vanko wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Vanko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vanko postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vanko preventing the sweep.
Vanko wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Green gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Vanko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vanko.
Vanko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vanko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Green throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vanko trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Vanko is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Green not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Green keeping moving, preventing Vanko from controlling successfully.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Vanko is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Green has his takedown stuffed

and Vanko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Green won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vanko is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vanko working away.

Vanko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Green knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vanko dives in and grabs Green's left leg, looking for a takedown. Green pushes down on Vanko's head and hops out.
Green scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Green misses with a takedown attempt

and Vanko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Green won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to control Vanko's posture but Vanko avoids it.
Green is looking for a sweep.

Vanko has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vanko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Vanko drives through with a takedown into guard.

Green throws his legs up looking for a submission but Vanko uses it to pass to side control.
Vanko just content to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Vanko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Green changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vanko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Green stands up.
Green has his takedown stuffed

and Vanko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Green working a defensive guard here.
Green is really struggling to control Vanko but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vanko is one step ahead there.

Vanko gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green with a lazy takedown attempt

and Vanko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Green won't be happy with that.
The referee asks Vanko politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Vanko prefers to stall for the moment though.

Vanko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vanko content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Vanko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Vanko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to regain half guard here but Vanko keeps moving and retains side control.
Vanko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vanko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Green tries to avoid it but Vanko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Green to the ground. Green escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green has his takedown stuffed

so Vanko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanko lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Green has his feet on Vanko's thighs here. He's pushed Vanko off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Vanko screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Green!