PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Greenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greenberg has chosen King without a crown as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hawk
vs
Greenberg

205 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

202 cm
26
290 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Greenberg!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenberg misses with the combination.
Greenberg swinging wildly here.
Hawk throws a right and a left that Greenberg avoids nicely.
Hawk misses with a few strikes there.
Greenberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawk misses with a combination
and Greenberg counters with a one-two to the body.
Hawk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greenberg misses with a wild combination.
Hawk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greenberg manages to avoid it.
Hawk with a poor takedown
and Greenberg counters with a series of strikes. Hawk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Greenberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Greenberg wants it to stay on the feet.
Hawk dodges the punch combination from Greenberg.
Greenberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greenberg throws a series of strikes that have Hawk backpedaling.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Greenberg.
Greenberg is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk tries to improve position but can't.
Greenberg taking a breather here.
Greenberg's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roman Greenberg wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hawk throws a combination that misses
and Greenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Greenberg lands a two punch combo.
Greenberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Greenberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greenberg misses with the combination.
Hawk moves out of range as Greenberg throws a body kick.
Greenberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Greenberg circles away easily
and Greenberg counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greenberg.
Greenberg keeps Hawk at a distance using the push kick.
Greenberg misses with a double jab.
Greenberg works over Hawk's head and body with a nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greenberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greenberg throws a series of punches but Hawk moves out of range.
Greenberg throws a series of punches but Hawk moves out of range.
Greenberg looks to land a combination but Hawk avoids it well.
Greenberg is working the combinations to good effect here.

Greenberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hawk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee asks Greenberg politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Greenberg prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hawk is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk struggling a bit here.
Greenberg throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk trying to remain calm as Greenberg controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Greenberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A combination from Greenberg does no damage.
Greenberg throws a shot to the body.
Greenberg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Greenberg throws a one two combo.
Hawk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Greenberg.
Hawk looks for a takedown but Greenberg sprawls well.
Danga de danga de dang - Greenberg scores with a four punch combination!
Greenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greenberg stalks Hawk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hawk's face. Hawk staggers backwards, shaken.
Hawk misses with a hook

and Greenberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greenberg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hawk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Greenberg's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hawk pushes down on Greenberg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Greenberg keeping hold of Hawk's head, controlling as best he can.
Greenberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawk trying to pass the guard but Greenberg defending well.

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.
Greenberg is trying to stand up here but Hawk is controlling him well.
Greenberg is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greenberg keeping hold of Hawk's head, controlling as best he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Roman Greenberg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Greenberg looks to land a combination but Hawk avoids it well.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greenberg.
Hawk misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenberg throws a front kick that sends Hawk stumbling back into the cage.
Greenberg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hawk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greenberg counters with a two punch combo.
Greenberg fakes the leg kick and cracks Hawk in the body.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greenberg.
Greenberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Hawk gets caught flat footed, as Greenberg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Greenberg postures up.
Greenberg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Hawk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Greenberg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Greenberg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Greenberg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Greenberg preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Greenberg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Greenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hawk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Greenberg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hawk's guard.
Greenberg sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Greenberg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hawk is trying to control the position but Greenberg postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenberg stopping the sweep attempt from Hawk.
Hawk is working hard here to advance position.
Greenberg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hawk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Greenberg keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Roman Greenberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Greenberg wants to improve his position but Hawk is controlling well.
Henry Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

Hawk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Greenberg is just riding it out for now. Hawk eventually gives up the hold.
Greenberg is positioning himself well to prevent Hawk advancing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to advance to full mount but Greenberg doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hawk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Greenberg's guard.
Hawk trying to control from half guard but Greenberg is working away.
Greenberg controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Hawk seems to be working for a kimura but Greenberg defends the submission attempt.
Greenberg tries to roll over but Hawk keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Hawk.
Well Greenberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Greenberg!