PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Birthday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaddeus Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Birthday
vs
Greco

170 cm
22
280 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

215 cm
31
265 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Birthday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thaddeus Greco!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birthday tries a low kick but Greco avoids it.
Birthday misses with a few strikes there.
Birthday throws a leg kick
and Greco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Birthday throws a leg kick
and Greco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A low kick from Birthday is predictable there
and Greco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Birthday.
Greco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Birthday pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Greco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Birthday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Birthday motions for Greco to come forward. Birthday throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birthday tries to land a leg kick but Greco saw it coming and moves away.
Birthday avoids a punch combination nicely.
Greco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greco avoids a kick to the body.
Birthday throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Birthday looks for the body kick but Greco saw that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Greco.
Birthday throws a leg kick
and Greco counters with a left and a right that stings Birthday.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birthday blocks a head kick by Greco.
Greco connects with a looping right hand.
Birthday thows a leg kick but Greco checks it
and Greco counters with a series of strikes. Birthday will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Birthday looks to land a left hand but Greco moved out of range nicely.
Birthday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Greco blocks the leg kick.
Greco throws a solid leg kick but Birthday takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Greco.
Birthday buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Greco with that takedown attempt.
Birthday misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Birthday. That's going to slow Greco down.
Birthday throws a leg kick that misses.
Greco misses with the combination.
A low kick from Birthday is predictable there
and Greco counters with a three punch combo that has Birthday backing up. Birthday nods at Greco to acknowledge the strikes.
Birthday misses with a body shot.
Greco is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birthday gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Birthday lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Birthday tried to score with a low kick but Greco checks it.
Birthday punishes Greco's body with a nice straight punch.
Greco looks gassed!
Birthday attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Greco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Birthday counters with a slapping leg kick.
Corey Birthday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thaddeus Greco.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Birthday lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Birthday dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Birthday scores with a leg kick.
Greco just misses with a punch to the body.
Birthday just misses with a punch to the body.
Birthday scoring well with a low kick there.
Birthday lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greco moves out of range as Birthday throws a body kick.

Birthday throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Greco was covering up waiting for the punch and Birthday finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Birthday throwing strikes but missing.
Greco is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birthday trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Birthday has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Birthday throws a big elbow that misses.
Birthday controlling from the top position.
Birthday seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Greco for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Corey Birthday wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Birthday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Birthday checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Birthday misses with a low kick as Greco jumps back.
Corey Birthday is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birthday throws out a leg kick but Greco moves out of range and Birthday only half commits.
Greco shoots in and drives through. Birthday sprawls well.
Birthday shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Greco but Greco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Greco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Birthday throws a leg kick
and Greco counters with a straight right hand.
Birthday throws a half hearted mid kick.
Greco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Birthday looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Birthday is looking to wear down Greco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco shoots for a takedown but Birthday saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Corey Birthday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thaddeus Greco.
Birthday throws a leg kick that misses.
Corey Birthday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greco shoots and misses
and Birthday counters with a leg kick.
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!
Birthday throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Greco.
Birthday throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Birthday dominated that second round.
That's time! Birthday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A good leg kick by Birthday.
Birthday pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Greco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Birthday dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greco. That did some damage!
Birthday throws a leg kick but Greco moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Birthday. Greco does a little dance to reset his feet.

Birthday looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Greco!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Birthday controlling from the full mount.
Greco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birthday pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like Thaddeus Greco has been cut.
Birthday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greco can do to turn this around?
Birthday controlling from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Birthday unloads with some shots from mount but Greco bucks and avoids them well.
Corey Birthday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Birthday there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Birthday lands with some strikes.

The cut above Thaddeus Greco's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thaddeus Greco's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Corey Birthday!
An out of breath Corey Birthday thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.