PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Belton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Supersonic - Jamiroquai. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Green
vs
Belton

187 cm
24
194 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
200 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Belton !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belton delivers a nice body kick.
Green throws a lazy body kick
and Belton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Belton misses its intended target.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Green misses with a body kick.
Belton looks for the body kick but Green saw that one coming.
Belton misses with a body kick.
Belton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belton misses with a body kick.
Belton is looking to land body kicks.
Belton lands a leg kick that knocks Green off balance momentarily.
Belton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Green.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green wants to slow Belton down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice body kick from Belton .
Belton is looking to slow Green down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belton throws the kick towards the body but Green avoids it.
Belton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Green throws a leg kick that is checked
and Belton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Green checks the leg kick nicely there.
Belton throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Green lands a nice shot that snaps Belton 's head back.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Belton .
Belton moves out of range of the strikes.
Green takes a swing at Belton 's ribcage but misses.
Green delivers a nice body kick.
Green throws a leg kick
and Belton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green throws the kick towards the body but Belton avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belton blocks a low kick nicely.
Belton moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Green attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Green comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Belton is just out of range.
Belton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
Belton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green slips under a jab.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belton .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton checks a leg kick.
Belton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belton misses with a hook.
Belton moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Belton thuds a left hand into Green's body.
Green slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Belton .
Green misses with a looping right.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Belton ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Belton . Those never looked like landing.
Belton scores with a nice strike.
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Belton .
Belton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Belton throws out a powerful jab.
Belton throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Green dips to his left and cracks Belton with an uppercut!
Green scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belton doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green throws a leg kick but Belton moved away.
Belton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green is looking to score with low kicks.
Belton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Green throws a head kick but Belton moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Keith Green will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Belton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Belton is just out of range.
Green wants to slow Belton down by chopping away at his legs.
Green motions for Belton to come forward. Green throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belton connects with a jab.
Belton misses with a body kick.
Green throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green tries to clinch up.
Belton throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Green catches Belton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Belton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belton loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Belton keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Green.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
Belton moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Belton throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Green checks a leg kick.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Belton avoids it.
Green takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Green is looking to score with low kicks.
Belton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Belton misses with a body shot.
Green misses with a straight left.
Belton misses with a looping left.
Keith Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belton .
Belton feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down.
Green swings for the body but Belton moves out of range.
Green throws a chopping leg kick but Belton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belton throws a poor cross that misses
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belton moves out of range of the strikes.
Belton scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Green lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green takes a jab right on the kisser.
Green shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Green.
Belton missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belton lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Green is predictable there
and Belton counters with a nice leg kick.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Belton is looking to slow Green down with leg kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Green. Belton shrugs it off though.
Green swings widly with a right hand
and Belton counters with a stiff right hand.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Belton checks a leg kick.
Belton ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green lands a nice hook to Belton 's body. Belton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Belton throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green tries to land a leg kick but Belton saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Green. That's going to slow Belton down.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Belton .
Belton staying out of range there.

Green rushes Belton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Green tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belton avoids it.
A short uppercut from Green.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Green is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belton working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Green dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Belton throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Good exchange - Belton coming out on top.

Green gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Belton 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Green.
Green has Belton pressed against the cage, preventing Belton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Belton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green misses with a low kick.
Green lands a leg kick that knocks Belton off balance momentarily.

Green fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Belton , pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Green.
Green tries a knee to the head but Belton blocks it.

Belton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Belton ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Belton tries to land a leg kick but Green saw it coming and moves away.
Belton checks a leg kick.
Green scores with a hook to the body. Belton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Green cracks the inside of Belton 's front leg.
Belton throws a solid leg kick but Green takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belton .
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green scores with a decent looking hook.
Green throws a solid leg kick but Belton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Green.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Belton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bill Belton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green cracks Belton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Belton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green throws a leg kick
enabling Belton to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green scores with a jab.
Green takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Belton lands a nice shot to the body.
Belton throws a chopping leg kick but Green manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Green throws the left hand but Belton avoids the punch easily.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Belton throws a head kick that half lands.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belton .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton misses the jab.
Green throws a good cross that connects.
Green throws a low kick but Belton moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
Belton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Green lands a nice shot that snaps Belton 's head back.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Green gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Green.
Belton is trying to break the clinch but Green has him pressed against the cage.

Belton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green checks the leg kick.
Keith Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a low kick as Belton jumps back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green thumps Belton with a low kick.
Green lands with a thumping leg kick.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belton lands a lovely overhand right.
Green lands with a hook. Belton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Belton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Green cracks Belton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green moves into range and connects with a jab.
Green stuns Belton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Green has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Green!
During a confident post fight interview, Keith Green thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.