PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clark Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ulpius Traianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Traianus has chosen 'felicior Augusto, melior Traiano' as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Greene
vs
Ulpius Traianus

177 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clark Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Traianus counters with a series of strikes. Greene will be more careful next time no doubt.
Traianus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Traianus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Greene swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Traianus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Greene clinches.
Greene tries a knee to the head but Traianus blocks it.
Greene misses with a punch to the body.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traianus's elbow.
Greene misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Traianus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greene shoots in looking for a takedown. Traianus tries to sprawl out of it but Greene keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Traianus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Greene misses with a hook
and Traianus counters with a right hand to the body.
Traianus moves out of range of the body kick.
Greene throws a nice inside leg kick.
Traianus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Greene at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Greene 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greene misses with a hook
letting Traianus counter with a right hand.
Traianus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Greene throws a combination. Traianus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Greene instigates a clinch.
Greene lands an uppercut.
Traianus blocks a body shot from Greene.
Greene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Traianus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Greene tries to throw a body punch but Traianus avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage.
Traianus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traianus blocks an uppercut.
Greene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Traianus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traianus stalling the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greene stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Greene has Traianus pressed against the cage, preventing Traianus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Greene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greene swings wildly with an uppercut but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Traianus prevents a body shot from Greene.
Come on Greene - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Greene misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traianus's elbow.
Greene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greene can't find room to land a body shot as Traianus controls the action.
Greene tries to throw a body punch but Traianus avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage.
Greene misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greene wants a takedown.
Greene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greene has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Traianus after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clark Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Traianus tries to break the clinch but Greene is controlling the position.

Greene gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Traianus is looking for a sweep. Greene is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Traianus told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

Greene looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Traianus is trying to stand up here but Greene is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Greene is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Greene missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Traianus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Traianus is in trouble now - Greene has advanced to mount!
Greene lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traianus is looking to improve his position but Greene isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clark Greene dominated that round.
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.

Greene tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traianus cracks Greene with an open hand slap.
Traianus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Traianus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Clark Greene has been cut.
Greene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Traianus avoids the head kick by Greene.
Greene takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Greene tries to clinch but Traianus moves out of range.
Traianus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Traianus. Those never looked like landing.
Greene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greene pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene misses with an uppercut
and Traianus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Greene doesn't manage to clinch there - Traianus circles away.
Greene tries to bum rush Traianus with a series of wild strikes but Traianus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Greene gets a clinch.
Greene struggles to land a body shot inside as Traianus controls his hands.
Greene tries a body shot but Traianus blocks it.
Greene slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greene.
Greene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greene tries a body shot but Traianus blocks it.
Greene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Traianus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Greene goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greene prevents Traianus from breaking the clinch.
Greene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Greene fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Traianus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Greene misses with a short punch on the inside.
Traianus can't break the clinch.
Traianus blocks an uppercut.
Greene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greene throws a punch but it's blocked by Traianus.
Greene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greene tries a body shot but Traianus blocks it.
Greene goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greene tries to work over Traianus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greene tries a body shot but Traianus blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene trying to stall but Traianus improves his position.
Traianus working hard to break the clinch.
Greene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greene tries to throw a body punch but Traianus avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage.
Traianus blocks an uppercut.
Greene misses with a punch to the body.
Traianus blocks a body shot from Greene.
Traianus gets underhooks to prevent Greene's takedown attempt.
Traianus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Greene working aggressively here.
Traianus wants to get back to striking at distance but Greene won't allow it.
Traianus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Greene struggles to land a body shot inside as Traianus controls his hands.

That's four 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.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traianus's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Traianus.
Greene throws a punch but it's blocked by Traianus.
Greene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greene misses with the head strike.
Greene working aggressively here.
Greene has Traianus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Traianus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clark Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene displaying some good clinch control by pressing Traianus up against the cage.
Traianus gets underhooks to prevent Greene's takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Traianus smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clark Greene dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clark Greene's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

A punch combination from Traianus misses.
Traianus stalks Greene and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Greene's face. Greene staggers backwards, shaken.
Greene feints and then cracks Traianus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Traianus down.
Traianus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Greene fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greene looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greene throws a wild body kick that Traianus sees coming a mile off.
Greene throws out a loose jab but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene misses with a hook
and Traianus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Greene is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Greene fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Traianus, pushing him back against the cage.
Greene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Traianus prevents a body shot from Greene.
Greene is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Traianus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Greene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Traianus.
Greene goes for a takedown attempt but Traianus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Greene is looking to land body kicks.
Greene throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Traianus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greene wants to clinch up but Traianus keeps it at a distance.
Greene connects with a high kick.
Greene misses with a body kick.
Traianus works over Greene's head and body with a nice combination.
Greene tries to clinch up.
Clark Greene is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traianus slips a straight right by Greene.
Greene goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body punch from Traianus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traianus moves away from the strike by Greene.
Greene tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Traianus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greene tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Traianus counters with a left and a right that stings Greene.
Traianus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Greene misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Traianus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marcus Ulpius Traianus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greene moves in looking to clinch but Traianus pushes him off.
Greene on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Greene misses with a hook
and Traianus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greene looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Greene misses with an uppercut. Traianus saw that one coming.
Greene misses with a double jab
and Traianus counters with a three punch combo that has Greene backing up. Greene nods at Traianus to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene pushes Traianus away with a front kick.

Greene darts in and clinches Traianus up against the cage.
Traianus blocking some punches.
Greene swings wildly with an uppercut but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traianus is trying to break the clinch but Greene is controlling him.
Greene keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Traianus's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to throw a body punch but Traianus avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage.
Traianus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clark Greene has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Greene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greene swings wildly with an uppercut but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Ulpius Traianus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Greene has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clark Greene!
Clark Greene seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.