PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrin Smooth Oranges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darrin Smooth Oranges will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Greene
vs
Smooth Oranges

181 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randall Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darrin Smooth Oranges!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smooth Oranges takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Darrin Smooth Oranges has been cut.
Greene lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smooth Oranges's sensitive parts.
Smooth Oranges looks gassed!

Greene moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Greene fails to land with a series of punches.
Greene misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greene. Smooth Oranges does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smooth Oranges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.

Greene has managed to clinch.
Greene lands a body shot in the clinch.

Greene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smooth Oranges was well out of range. Poor timing from Greene.
Greene scores with a kick to the body.

Greene closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Greene throws a nice outside leg kick.
Greene scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Greene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Greene moves into range and clinches up with Smooth Oranges.

Greene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smooth Oranges throws a right hand that Greene ducks under and follows up with a left that Greene also avoids with ease.
Smooth Oranges gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smooth Oranges slips a straight right by Greene.
A punch combination from Greene misses.
Greene looks to land a right hand but Smooth Oranges moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Greene rushes Smooth Oranges and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Greene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Greene takes the fight into the clinch.

Greene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Greene rushes Smooth Oranges and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Greene breaks from the clinch.

Greene moves into the clinch.

Greene breaks the clinch.
Greene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greene lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smooth Oranges circles away quickly and effectively.
Greene scores with a punch to the head.
Greene lands with a nice combination. Smooth Oranges backs away looking to recover.
Smooth Oranges tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut lands for Greene. That snapped Smooth Oranges's head back.
Greene lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smooth Oranges's sensitive parts.
Greene throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smooth Oranges's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Greene feints and then cracks Smooth Oranges's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smooth Oranges down.

Greene fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smooth Oranges, pushing him back against the cage.
Greene working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smooth Oranges is trying to break free.

Greene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Greene takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Greene throws a jab but it's blocked by Smooth Oranges.
Greene scores with a one two! Smooth Oranges had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Greene thows a left - swing and a miss!

Greene moves into range and clinches up with Smooth Oranges.
Smooth Oranges is trying to break the clinch but Greene has him pressed against the cage.
Smooth Oranges tries to break free but Greene pushes him back against the cage.

Greene breaks the clinch.
A combination from Smooth Oranges does no damage.
Smooth Oranges misses with a hook. Greene ducked under it nicely.
Greene clobbers Smooth Oranges with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Greene throws a series of punches but Smooth Oranges moves out of range.
Smooth Oranges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Greene.
Smooth Oranges throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Greene bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smooth Oranges's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smooth Oranges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws an overhand right that lands on Smooth Oranges's shoulder, as Smooth Oranges tries to avoid the shot.
Smooth Oranges swinging wildly here.
Greene scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Smooth Oranges misses
and Greene counters with a low kick, right behind Smooth Oranges 's knee.
Greene misses with a body punch
letting Smooth Oranges counter with a right hand.
Greene moves out of range of the leg kick from Smooth Oranges.
Greene moves away from the strike by Smooth Oranges.
Greene thows a body shot but no joy.
Greene fails to land with a series of punches.
Greene doesn't manage to clinch there - Smooth Oranges circles away.

Greene closes the distance and clinches.
Smooth Oranges wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Greene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smooth Oranges on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smooth Oranges takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Greene thumps Smooth Oranges with a low kick.
Greene could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

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.
Smooth Oranges moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smooth Oranges rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smooth Oranges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smooth Oranges throws a leg kick but Greene checks it.
Greene throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greene throws a shot from downtown. Smooth Oranges moves away and avoids it.
Smooth Oranges's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Greene closes the distance and pushes Smooth Oranges back into the cage.
Smooth Oranges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Greene leaning against his opponent.
Smooth Oranges working hard to break the clinch.

Greene manages to break the clinch.

Greene clinches.
Smooth Oranges wants to get back to striking at distance but Greene won't allow it.
Smooth Oranges is looking to break free of the clinch but Greene has double underhooks.

Greene breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greene misses with a body shot.
Greene throws a lazy right hand but Smooth Oranges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smooth Oranges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.
Smooth Oranges misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Greene dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrin Smooth Oranges's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Greene gets a clinch.
Smooth Oranges wants to break the clinch but can't.
Greene dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Greene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greene has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Greene darts in and clinches Smooth Oranges up against the cage.
Greene lands a hook to the side of the head.

Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Greene moves into the clinch.

Greene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Smooth Oranges.

Greene drives through and clinches with Smooth Oranges against the cage.

Greene manages to break the clinch.
Smooth Oranges stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greene.
Greene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smooth Oranges misses with a straight right.
Greene throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greene blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Greene.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smooth Oranges swings for the body but Greene moves out of range.
Greene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greene throws an overhand right that lands on Smooth Oranges's shoulder, as Smooth Oranges tries to avoid the shot.
Greene lands a jab to the nose.

Greene moves into range and clinches up with Smooth Oranges.
Greene stalling against the cage.

Greene breaks the clinch.
Randall Greene is winning the standup battle so far.
Smooth Oranges misses with a combination

and Greene counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Greene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smooth Oranges misses with a series of wild punches.
Greene cracks Smooth Oranges with a good jab.
Smooth Oranges throws a nice looking combination but Greene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Greene drives through and clinches with Smooth Oranges against the cage.
Greene is working for takedown but Smooth Oranges is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smooth Oranges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Greene has him pressed against the cage.

Greene manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smooth Oranges throws a push kick but Greene slaps the foot to one side.
Smooth Oranges throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greene scores with a leg kick.
Greene is looking to clinch but Smooth Oranges is avoiding it.
Greene keeps the fight on the outside.
Greene is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smooth Oranges can do to turn this around?
Smooth Oranges misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smooth Oranges misses with the combination.
Smooth Oranges rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Smooth Oranges.

Greene has managed to clinch.

Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smooth Oranges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Greene swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Greene.
Greene throws a hook to the side of Smooth Oranges's head but Smooth Oranges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greene connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smooth Oranges. Smooth Oranges circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smooth Oranges throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.
Smooth Oranges throws a left and a right that both miss
and Greene counters with a series of strikes. Smooth Oranges will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Greene misses.
A combination from Greene does no damage.
Smooth Oranges connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Greene's hands.
Greene throws a hook but Smooth Oranges avoids it easily.

Greene moves into the clinch successfully.
Greene keeps control of Smooth Oranges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Greene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smooth Oranges misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smooth Oranges manages to avoid it.
Smooth Oranges will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greene connects with a solid leg kick.
Smooth Oranges ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Greene pushes Smooth Oranges up against the cage in a clinch.

Greene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Greene uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smooth Oranges.
Smooth Oranges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greene.
Greene tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Greene pushes Smooth Oranges up against the cage in a clinch.

Greene breaks the clinch.
Smooth Oranges is looking to clinch.
Greene slips under a jab from Smooth Oranges.
A slow jab from Greene misses its intended target.
Smooth Oranges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greene chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Greene scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Greene is looking to slow Smooth Oranges down with leg kicks.
A punch combination from Smooth Oranges misses.

Greene instigates a clinch.

Greene breaks from the clinch.
Greene takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smooth Oranges bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Greene.
Smooth Oranges throws a wild body kick that Greene sees coming a mile off.

Greene moves into range and clinches up with Smooth Oranges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Greene dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darrin Smooth Oranges's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Greene closes the distance and pushes Smooth Oranges back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Smooth Oranges's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smooth Oranges wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smooth Oranges wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smooth Oranges being controlled against the cage.
Smooth Oranges working hard to break the clinch.

Greene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greene.
Greene scores with a nice strike.
Greene throws a right hand that Smooth Oranges ducks under and follows up with a left that Smooth Oranges also avoids with ease.
Greene scores with a hook to the body. Smooth Oranges takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Greene throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smooth Oranges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Greene misses its intended target.
Greene just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smooth Oranges misses with a head kick.
Smooth Oranges throws a series of punches but Greene avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smooth Oranges misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greene takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smooth Oranges throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Smooth Oranges does no damage.
A combination from Smooth Oranges does no damage.
Smooth Oranges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smooth Oranges tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Greene takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smooth Oranges slips a jab and a cross from Greene.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greene.
Smooth Oranges is looking to clinch.
Greene lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smooth Oranges tries to clinch up
and Greene counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smooth Oranges scores with a crisp jab that stopped Greene in his tracks.
Greene throws a shot to the body.
Greene avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smooth Oranges throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.

That's two 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.

Greene drives through and clinches with Smooth Oranges against the cage.
Greene lands a nice uppercut.
Greene prevents Smooth Oranges from breaking the clinch.

Greene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smooth Oranges throws a right and a left that Greene avoids nicely.
Smooth Oranges swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Greene clinches up against the cage.

Greene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greene is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smooth Oranges.
A jab from Greene misses.
Greene scores with a sloppy right hand. Smooth Oranges should have avoided that one.
Smooth Oranges tries to bum rush Greene with a series of wild strikes but Greene uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greene scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smooth Oranges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smooth Oranges misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Greene.
No joy there for Greene, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smooth Oranges's hands.
Greene connects with a right hand. Smooth Oranges shakes it off.
Smooth Oranges throws a right and a left that Greene avoids nicely.
A big left from Greene misses.
A jab from Greene finds it's way through Smooth Oranges's defenses.
Smooth Oranges has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch but Smooth Oranges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smooth Oranges moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smooth Oranges.
Greene tries to bum rush Smooth Oranges with a series of wild strikes but Smooth Oranges uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smooth Oranges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.
Greene throws out a loose jab but Smooth Oranges uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Greene misses.
Smooth Oranges throws a leg kick that is checked
and Greene counters with a nice leg kick.
Greene lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smooth Oranges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greene paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Greene, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smooth Oranges wants to clinch up but Greene keeps it at a distance.

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.
Smooth Oranges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greene misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Greene.
Greene wants to slow Smooth Oranges down by chopping away at his legs.
Greene looks for the body kick but Smooth Oranges saw that one coming.

Greene pushes Smooth Oranges up against the cage in a clinch.

Greene breaks the clinch.

Greene clinches with his opponent.
Smooth Oranges is trying to force a seperation but Greene has the dominant position.
Greene prevents Smooth Oranges from breaking the clinch.
Smooth Oranges working hard to break the clinch.

Greene breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Greene misses.
Greene tries to bum rush Smooth Oranges with a series of wild strikes but Smooth Oranges uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smooth Oranges takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Greene throws a lazy right hand but Smooth Oranges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smooth Oranges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darrin Smooth Oranges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randall Greene is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greene connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smooth Oranges momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Greene showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greene 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Greene!