PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen The game as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Greene
vs
Thompson

190 cm
22
199 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garrett Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene misses with a few strikes there.
Greene is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Greene misses with a low kick.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greene.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Greene closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Greene lands in his opponent's guard.
Greene passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Greene wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thompson, who protects the arm well.

Greene has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Joe Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two 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.

Greene takes the fight into the clinch.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Greene keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Greene.
Greene throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greene swinging wilding here.
Greene tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses with a few strikes there.
Greene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thompson connects with a high kick.
Thompson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thompson lands with a slapping head kick.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Greene on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
Greene is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters with a left and a right that stings Greene.
Greene throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice combination there by Thompson.
Greene misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Greene swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters with a left and a right that stings Greene.
Greene chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Greene's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greene doesn't seem bothered though.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Greene misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a left and a right that stings Greene.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Thompson dominated that 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.

Greene looks to clinch
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
Joe Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Greene swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters with an inside leg kick.
Greene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greene misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greene looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greene misses with a hook
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Greene tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with an inside leg kick.
Greene tries to clinch
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Greene looks to clinch

and Thompson counters with a head kick that drops Greene!

Greene is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Thompson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Greene is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Greene.
Greene is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Greene is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.

That's two 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.
Still in half guard, Thompson seems content to control.
Thompson tries to pass to full mount but Greene defends it.
Greene wants to get back to his feet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Greene throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greene throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greene looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson connects with a high kick.
Garrett Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene misses with a combination
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thompson stalks Greene and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Greene's face. Greene staggers backwards, shaken.
Garrett Greene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Greene's body.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Greene.
Greene throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson throws a series of strikes that have Greene backpedaling.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greene tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily
and Thompson counters with a left and a right that stings Greene.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Greene moves out of range easily.
Thompson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Greene shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Greene keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Thompson 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!

Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greene misses with a combination
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Greene throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Greene misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
Thompson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Greene rather than just go for the knockout.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Greene.
Greene shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Greene's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene misses with a few strikes there.
Greene throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Greene falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Greene throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a head kick. That will keep Greene thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Greene fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greene fails to land with a series of punches.
Greene misses with a leg kick
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Greene shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Greene throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Greene is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Greene misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oh Greene is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Greene seems to have got his legs back now.
Thompson lands with a nice combination. Greene backs away looking to recover.
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!
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Greene moves out of range easily.
Greene falls off balance throwing a combination
and Greene takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greene tries to clinch up
and Thompson counters with a series of strikes. Greene will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Greene.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Greene tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Greene tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Greene takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Greene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garrett Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson lands a head kick!
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thompson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Danga de danga de dang - Thompson scores with a four punch combination!
Greene throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Greene's knee momentarily.
Greene throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson counters with a head kick. That will keep Greene thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greene closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Greene pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thompson throws a nice inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thompson 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Joe Thompson!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Joe Thompson!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Joe Thompson!

Joe Thompson wins by unanimous decision!