PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Strom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacon Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacon Green has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Simon Strom's chin.

Strom
vs
Green

188 cm
26
169 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

190 cm
19
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Strom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacon Green!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Green drives through and clinches with Strom against the cage.
Green's coach down at GreatWall MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Green's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Strom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Green tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Strom just stands there and leans against the cage.
Green fails to pull guard.
Strom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Green jumps guard but Strom turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Simon Strom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacon Green.
Green jumps guard but Strom stands there with Green around his waist. Green gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Strom is trying to break the clinch but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Green is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Strom to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green jumps guard but Strom turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Green is trying to pull guard but Strom turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Green fails to pull guard.
Green is trying to pull guard but Strom has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Green jumps guard but Strom stands there with Green around his waist. Green gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Green fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Green fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Green jumps guard but Strom stands there with Green around his waist. Green gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Green jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strom walks away with a smile on his face. Green gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Strom.
Strom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Green closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Strom is looking for a sweep.
Green postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Green wants to control but Strom is keeping him busy.
Strom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Strom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Strom takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Green scores with a couple of short elbows.
Green scoring with punches from side control.
Strom tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Green wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Green is trying to get an arm triangle but Strom is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green cracks Strom with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green cracks Strom with a big right hand but Strom just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Strom struggling a bit here.
Strom tries to bench press Green off him but Green keeps the position.
Green scoring with punches from side control.

Strom is rocked!
Green in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Strom looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Green turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacon Green!