PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilford Brimely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Green
vs
Brimely

225 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brimely.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brimely.
Green fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brimely avoids it really well and circles away.
Brimely misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brimely defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Green.
Brimely throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Brimely throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Brimely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown. Brimely tries to sprawl out of it but Green keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brimely manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brimely misses with a hook.

Brimely gets caught flat footed, as Green shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Green preventing the sweep.
Green throws a big right hand that misses.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brimely wants to sweep here but Green controlling him for the moment.
Green postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green stands up over Brimely, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Green stands up over Brimely, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Green throwing strikes but missing.
Green trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brimely manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Green is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brimely is controlling him.
Brimely controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brimely won't allow Green to get back to his feet.
Green will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brimely looking to pass the guard.
Brimely trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Brimely really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brimely looking to pass the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green misses with a takedown attempt - Brimely sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green walks into a stiff left hand from Brimely.
Wilford Brimely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brimely scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brimely is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown. Brimely tries to sprawl out of it but Green keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brimely manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brimely with a jab.
Good exchange - Brimely coming out on top.
Brimely missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brimely 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brimely throws a low kick, looking for Green's leg but Green calmly moves out of range.
Brimely swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green walks into a left hand.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Brimely.
Brimely misses with an uppercut.
Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brimely wants to slow Green down by chopping away at his legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Green.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brimely.
Green ducks right into an uppercut from Brimely.
Brimely takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Brimely shows good takedown defense.
Green takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brimely throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brimely misses with an uppercut.
Brimely throws a half hearted mid kick.
Green drops his hands momentarily and Brimely takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brimely takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Brimely does it's job there.
Brimely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brimely throws a push kick but Green slaps the foot to one side.
Brimely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brimely comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brimely connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brimely connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
A head kick misses from Brimely.
Brimely lands with a nice body punch.
Brimely looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Green shoots for a double leg takedown but Brimely sprawls well. He's pushed Green's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brimely tries to score with a low kick but Green moves his leg out of the way.
Brimely misses with a low kick.
Green avoids a kick to the body.
Brimely throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Brimely lands a nice shot to the body.
Green drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brimely bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Green's head.
Brimely throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brimely swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brimely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brimely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brimely is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Green had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brimely misses with a double jab.
Brimely throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Brimely finds it's target.
Green takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brimely throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Brimely fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Green on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wilford Brimely will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brimely throws a leg kick which misses Green's front leg but catches the back leg as Green tries to avoid it.
Brimely lands a nice looking body shot.
Brimely scores with a body shot.
Brimely misses with a straight right.
Green moves out of range as Brimely strikes.
Brimely misses with an uppercut.
Brimely connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Green's hands.
Brimely stuffs the takedown.
Brimely cracks Green with an open hand slap.
Green fails with the takedown.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brimely.
Brimely digs a good body shot into Green's ribs.
Brimely connects with a body shot.
Green looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brimely is fending him off so far but Green persists. Nope, Brimely circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brimely throws out the jab.
Brimely misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Brimely. No joy for Green on that attempt.
Brimely lunges at Green with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Green's hand.
Brimely lands a jab to Green's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brimely thows a body shot but no joy.
Green gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brimely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Brimely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brimely.
A jab from Brimely does it's job there.
Brimely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green tries to move into range but Brimely moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brimely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brimely throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Brimely throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Brimely misses with a straight left.
Green on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Green checks a leg kick nicely.
Brimely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brimely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brimely just misses with a punch to the body.
Brimely misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Brimely throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brimely fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Green checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Green slips under a jab.
Brimely lands a lovely overhand right.
Green blocks the body kick.
Brimely throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brimely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brimely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Brimely lands a head shot.
Nice shot by Brimely.
Brimely ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brimely takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brimely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Brimely scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Brimely does it's job there.
Green walks into a left hand.
Brimely throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Brimely lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brimely lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brimely throws out a powerful jab.
Brimely misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Brimely lands with a good body shot.
Green moves forwards but Brimely connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Brimely lands an impressive looking overhand right. Green doesn't seem phased though.
Brimely tried to score with a low kick but Green checks it.
Brimely changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brimely stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Brimely misses.
Green checks a leg kick nicely.
Brimely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Green doesn't seem bothered though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brimely lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Green has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Green and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Brimely coming out on top.
Green chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brimely can pounce on him.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brimely.
Brimely scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brimely throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brimely cracks Green with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brimely lands with a right hand.
Brimely connects with a solid leg kick.
Brimely slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brimely misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Brimely is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Brimely finds it's way through Green's defenses.
Green blocks a jab.
Green tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brimely connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brimely throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Brimely lands a nice looking body shot.
Green looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brimely lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into rage.
Brimely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green slips under a jab.
Brimely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brimely works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brimely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brimely lands with a nice combination. Green backs away looking to recover.
Brimely throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off.
Brimely lands with a nice body punch.
Brimely lands a lovely overhand right.
Good work by Green as he checks the leg kick.
Brimely throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Brimely looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Brimely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brimely.
Brimely throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off.
Nice straight punches there by Brimely. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brimely.
Brimely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Brimely throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Green takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brimely ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brimely misses with a looping right.
Green takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brimely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Brimely throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off.
Brimely throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Brimely.
Brimely throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilford Brimely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brimely throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Green shoots in for a double leg but Brimely sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brimely misses with an uppercut.
Green blocks a head kick by Brimely.
Brimely listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brimely scoring well with a low kick there.
Brimely fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Green moves out of range of the body kick.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brimely.
Brimely misses with a straight right.
Brimely misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brimely scores with the left hand. Green knows he should have avoided that one.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brimely.
Brimely throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Brimely swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brimely's corner calls for a 1-2. Brimely obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brimely works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brimely works the jab nicely.
Mike Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Brimely scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green shoots in but Brimely avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brimely goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brimely misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brimely throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brimely connects with a right hand. Green shakes it off.
Brimely ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brimely walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Green checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Green tries for a takedown but Brimely sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brimely misses with a straight left.
Brimely stuns Green with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Green takes one on the button.
Brimely throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brimely.
Brimely throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brimely tries a low kick but Green avoids it.
Brimely throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Wilford Brimely seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green shoots in and drives through. Brimely sprawls well.
Brimely lands with a nice body punch.
Brimely lands with a nice body punch.
Green blocks a jab.
Brimely throws a big shot that misses.
Brimely scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brimely.
Green takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Mike Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brimely.
Nice uppercut lands for Brimely. That snapped Green's head back.
Green takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Green takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Brimely misses.
Brimely misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Brimely moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brimely throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brimely.
Brimely throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brimely stuns Green with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot by Brimely.
Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brimely slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brimely lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brimely throws a half hearted mid kick.
Green defending well as Brimely loads up on a big left hand.
Brimely takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Brimely lands a head shot.
Green is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brimely!
Brimely looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Brimely throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Brimely listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brimely misses the jab.
Brimely throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brimely lands with a right hand.
Brimely bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Brimely.
Brimely lands with a hook. Green tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brimely attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brimely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green tries to move into range but Brimely moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brimely lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Brimely lands an impressive looking overhand right. Green doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Brimely misses the target.
Brimely throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Brimely throws a body kick that misses.
Brimely lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brimely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brimely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brimely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green moves forwards but Brimely connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brimely lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brimely's corner calls for a 1-2. Brimely obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brimely throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brimely tries to work over Green's front leg with a kick but Green checks it.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brimely.
Brimely throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Brimely looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Green gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brimely connects with a single shot there.
Brimely connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Brimely misses.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brimely.
Brimely bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Green's head backwards.
Green defending well as Brimely loads up on a big left hand.
Green moves away from the strike by Brimely.
A jab from Brimely finds it's way through Green's defenses.
Green takes one to the chin there.
Brimely scores with a nice head shot.
Brimely misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Green takes one to the chin there.
Brimely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brimely throws a shot to the body.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brimely.
Brimely scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Green looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilford Brimely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brimely winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilford Brimely!