PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Fardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fardy's entrance music is Smack My Bitch Up. A fine choice. Green has chosen Boom Boom as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Fardy
vs
Green

182 cm
26
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
185 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

DC Unrivaled

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Fardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Green!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fardy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
Josh Fardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green cracks the inside of Fardy's front leg.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Fardy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Green lands a jab to Fardy's midsection.
Fardy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Green has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Green throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fardy tried to counter with a leg kick but Green avoided it.
Green takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green throws a shot from downtown. Fardy moves away and avoids it.
Fardy looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Green! But no joy.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Fardy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fardy misses with the head strike.
Fardy tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Fardy back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fardy fails to land.
Fardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fardy lands with a light punch inside.
Our sources have told us that Fardy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fardy tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Fardy back against the cage.
Fardy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.
Green avoiding damage as Fardy throws knees to the body.
Green has Fardy pressed against the cage.
Fardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fardy is working Green over against the cage.
Fardy throws a head punch that misses.
Green works on Fardy's body with a couple of short punches.
Green prevents a body shot from Fardy.
Green working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fardy prevents a body shot from Green.
Green has Fardy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fardy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Green won't allow it.
Fardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fardy prevents it.

Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green looks to throw the jab but Fardy is out of range.
Fardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fardy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fardy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fardy connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Fardy
and Green counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Fardy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fardy throws a low kick, looking for Green's leg but Green calmly moves out of range.
Green scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Green counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Green misses with a low kick.
Green checks a leg kick.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fardy throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green scores with a nice body kick.
Fardy throws a leg kick
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Fardy.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fardy throws out the jab.
Green tries a quick counter leg kick but Fardy is wise to it.
Green throws a low kick, looking for Fardy's leg but Fardy calmly moves out of range.
Green takes a jab right on the kisser.
Green avoids the body shot from Fardy.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fardy.
Fardy misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.
Fardy throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fardy misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Fardy.
Fardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fardy works over Green's head and body with a nice combination.

Nice combo by Green! Oh, that's hurt him - Fardy falls to the canvas and Green follows him into side control.

It looks like Josh Fardy has been cut.
Fardy is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Green are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Green cracks Fardy with a big elbow.

Fardy is rocked!
Green in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oh Fardy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green cracks Fardy with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Green immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Fardy is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Green!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Green!
A very excited looking Paul Green made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.