PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between tweeti timorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

timorian
vs
Green

180 cm
21
160 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

173 cm
18
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tweeti timorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Green!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
timorian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.
timorian swinging wilding here.
Green is on the wrong end of a nice combination from timorian.
A punch combination from timorian misses.
Green lands a head kick!
timorian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green throws a series of punches but timorian avoids them all with ease.
timorian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Green shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Green was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
timorian regains half guard.
timorian is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Green is keen to just control but timorian is a slippery customer.
timorian strikes from the bottom but Green uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Green creates some space and throws a big elbow, but timorian sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
timorian tries to bench press Green off him but Green keeps the position.
timorian regains half guard.
timorian is looking for a sweep. Green is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Green is looking for a kimura but timorian is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Green to get the leverage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

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.

timorian has one foot on Green's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Leroy Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green looks to land a combination. timorian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green wants to clinch up but timorian keeps it at a distance.
Green throws a right and a left that timorian avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Green.
Green swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and timorian counters with a two punch combo.
Green throws a lazy head kick
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

timorian moves into the clinch.
Green can't break the clinch.
timorian keeps control of Green as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

timorian wants the takedown. Green is fighting it off but timorian persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Green's guard against the ropes.
timorian with a flurry of punches that miss.
timorian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
timorian throwing strikes but missing.
timorian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
timorian preventing the sweep.
timorian would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Green throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
timorian tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Green missing with a left hand there. timorian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green tries for a takedown but timorian circles away easily
and timorian counters with a nice uppercut.
timorian is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
timorian misses with a double jab

and Green counters with a takedown into side control.
timorian is breathing heavily.
timorian manages to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green works his way into full mount!
Green can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as timorian is looking to escape.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Green prevents timorian from getting the reversal.

Green with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
timorian is wriggling around trying to escape.

Green goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now timorian is on top in guard.
timorian wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.

Green is looking for a triangle but timorian pushes his legs off easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
timorian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green keeping moving, preventing timorian from controlling successfully.

Green working for a triangle but timorian defends it easily.
timorian stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
timorian trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Green holds on and takes a little breather.
timorian trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.

timorian has managed to clinch.

Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green throws a sloppy head kick

and timorian moves into the clinch.

That's eight 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.

Green breaks the clinch.
timorian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Nice defenses there by timorian.
timorian misses with a body shot.
Green misses with a double jab
and timorian counters with a good, hard body kick but Green shrugs it off.
Green lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
timorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Green throws a right hand that timorian ducks under and follows up with a left that timorian also avoids with ease.
Green defending well as timorian loads up on a big left hand.
timorian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Green counters with a takedown into side control.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but timorian keeps working.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
timorian looking for a sweep but Green has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Green looking to control but timorian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Green avoids the attempt from timorian to control.

Green working for a submission but timorian is keeping him at bay.

Green looking to secure an arm triangle but timorian defends it well.
timorian is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Green dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

timorian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and timorian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
timorian circles away from the clinch attempt.
timorian moves out of range of the strikes.
timorian throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
Green throws a head kick that misses
and timorian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Green misses
and timorian counters with a nice uppercut.
Green with a lazy takedown attempt

and timorian counters by moving into the clinch.

timorian has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Green regains guard immediately.
Leroy Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
timorian trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
timorian wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
timorian throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
timorian won't allow Green to sweep him here.
timorian passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Green is trying to buck timorian off.
Green wants to control but timorian postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
timorian working the ground and pound but Green is defending the strikes.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from timorian misses.
Green showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from timorian.
A head kick misses from Green.
Green misses with a takedown attempt
and timorian counters with a left and a right that stings Green.
tweeti timorian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Green.
timorian wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
timorian fails in his attempt to clinch.
timorian avoids a punch combination nicely.
tweeti timorian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
timorian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a sloppy head kick
and timorian counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Green dodges the punch combination from timorian.
tweeti timorian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green throws a head kick that misses.
timorian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
timorian misses with a straight right.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by timorian.
Green misses with a double jab

and timorian moves into the clinch.
Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from timorian.

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.

timorian is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Green can't fight it off and eventually timorian manages to take the fight to the floor. Green looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Green looking for a guillotine here but timorian defends easily.
timorian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Green has his foot on timorian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. timorian works his way back into a safe position though.
timorian stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
Green is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
timorian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
timorian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Green can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as timorian controls the pace.
timorian throwing strikes but missing.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Green looking for a guillotine here but timorian defends easily.
Green has momentary wrist control but timorian slips an elbow through the middle.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
timorian trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from timorian.
timorian throws a strike but Green rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
timorian trying to control the position.
Green throws and elbow that misses. timorian uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Green's guard. Nice move by timorian!
timorian trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
timorian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
timorian trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Green looking for a guillotine here but timorian defends easily.

timorian has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Green to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! timorian is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Green pulls down on the head and he's put timorian to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Leroy Green!