PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koss Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora has chosen Best Song, Ever as his entrance music. Koss Greco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronnie Pandora's chin.

Greco
vs
Pandora

172 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

172 cm
20
159 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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GMMA Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koss Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Pandora!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora throws a looping overhand right but Greco ducks down to avoid it.
Greco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandora.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pandora looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pandora moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pandora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greco circles away quickly and effectively.
Pandora lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Pandora.
Greco throws a looping overhand right but Pandora ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pandora!
Pandora connects with a right hand. Greco shakes it off.
Pandora slaps away a takedown attempt from Greco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pandora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greco.
Pandora with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pandora tests Greco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pandora tries to clinch up but Greco circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pandora.
Pandora wants to clinch up but Greco keeps it at a distance.
Greco blocks a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pandora!
Pandora throws a right hand that Greco ducks under and follows up with a left that Greco also avoids with ease.
Pandora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pandora finds it's way round the side to connect with Greco's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora cracks Greco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Greco avoids the body shot from Pandora.
Pandora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greco moves away.

Greco fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pandora sprawls well initially but Greco persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Greco is looking to take a break and control but Pandora is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Greco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Greco scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pandora's head.
Greco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greco tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pandora knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pandora wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pandora manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Pandora dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pandora misses with a looping left.
Greco misses with a hook to the body
and Pandora counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Greco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pandora throws out the jab.
Pandora scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Pandora.
Pandora scores with a nice right hand.
Pandora looks to land a left hand but Greco moved out of range nicely.
Pandora lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pandora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pandora throws a body punch but Greco moves out of range.
Pandora throws a right hand that Greco ducks under and follows up with a left that Greco also avoids with ease.
Pandora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greco.
Pandora swinging wildly here.

Pandora lands a left and a right that send Greco crashing to the mat, dazed. Pandora thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Greco is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora connects with a body shot.
Greco misses with a hook.
Greco lands with a good body shot.
Pandora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ronnie Pandora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pandora uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Greco has time to react.
Decent striking displayed by Pandora there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greco misses with a body punch
and Pandora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Greco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora thows a body shot but no joy.
Greco seems to have got his legs back now.
Pandora fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pandora looks to land a right hand but Greco moved out of range.
Greco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Greco is looking to wear down Pandora with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Greco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pandora misses with a looping right.
Greco throws out a loose jab but Pandora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandora jabs Greco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Greco looks to land a left hand but Pandora moved out of range nicely.
Ronnie Pandora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco throws a jab when Pandora was well out of range.
Greco staying out of range there.
Pandora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pandora lands an overhand right.
Greco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Greco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pandora pinned against the cage. Pandora gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pandora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Pandora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pandora misses with a wild body shot.
Pandora lands a jab.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pandora enables Greco to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pandora manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Greco looking to sit in guard and control but Pandora gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pandora trying to control but Greco is working from the bottom.
Pandora slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora tries to stand but can't do so whilst Greco controls his leg.
Greco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pandora is working away from the top position though.
Pandora tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Greco.
Pandora is figuring out what he wants to do next.

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.
Greco is looking for a sweep. Pandora is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Greco is working hard here to advance position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pandora stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Greco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora lands with a nice body punch.
Pandora lands with a straight right. Greco didn't see that one coming.
Greco misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Greco.
Ronnie Pandora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pandora fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pandora throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Greco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pandora cracks Greco with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pandora.
Pandora tests Greco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Greco dodges the punch combination from Pandora.
Greco takes a swing at Pandora's ribcage but misses.
Koss Greco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pandora just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Pandora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pandora 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Pandora!