PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Horatio Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dung Coi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horatio Green has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Green
vs
Coi

171 cm
22
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Horatio Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dung Coi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Coi.

It looks like Horatio Green has been cut.
Coi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Green circles away.
Green seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Coi connects with a single shot there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
Coi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Coi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Coi lands a jab.
Coi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Coi scores with the left hand. Green knows he should have avoided that one.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Coi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Green.
Green misses with a body punch
and Coi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coi lands a lovely overhand right.
Coi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dung Coi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Green. No joy for Coi on that attempt.
Green shoots for a takedown but Coi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horatio Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It seemed like Coi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coi shoots in but Green avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Coi does it's job there.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coi.
A left and a right from Coi both land. Nice combination.
Green lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Coi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Coi misses.
Green leaves Coi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Coi looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coi scores with a nice right hand.
Green looks to throw the jab but Coi is out of range.
Coi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Green misses with an uppercut. Coi saw that one coming.
Green shoots for a double leg takedown but Coi sprawls well. He's pushed Green's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Green shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Green connects with a high kick.
Coi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Horatio Green's cut is getting worse.
Green takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Coi lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into range.
Green moves forwards but Coi connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coi lands a jab to the head.

Green is rocked!
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coi moves away.
Coi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Green on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Green tests Coi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Green cracks Coi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Coi scores with a decent looking hook.
Coi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Green stuffs the takedown attempt from Coi. Coi gets slowly back to his feet.

Green moves into range and clinches up with Coi.
Green tries to land knees in the clinch but Coi avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coi wants to stall.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Coi controls the action.
Green trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coi.
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!

Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green misses with a wild combination.
Green swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Coi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Horatio Green's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Green fails to land the takedown.
Green thuds his shin into the meat of Coi's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green takes one on the button.
Green connects with a single shot there.
Coi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Green in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dung Coi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horatio Green's cut.
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.

Coi lands a jab.
Coi connects with a body shot that sends Green's belly button to the back.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.

Coi drops Green with a left right combo! Coi follows him down to the ground into side control.
Oh Green is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Coi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Green seems to have got his legs back now.
Green might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coi is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Green is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Coi has just dragged him back down to the mat.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Coi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Green is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Coi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Green has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Coi but great work by Green.
Green scores with a couple of short elbows.
Green works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Green throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Coi works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Coi kicks Green off and gets back to his feet.
Green throws a hook to the side of Coi's head but Coi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green walks into a jab.
Coi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Green misses with a body kick.
Coi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coi tries a head kick but it misses.
Green tries to move into range but Coi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coi dips to his left and cracks Green with an uppercut!
Coi scores with a punch to the head.

Jeez, Horatio Green's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Green darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coi looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green tries to clinch up but Coi circles away and keeps his distance.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coi pinned against the cage. Coi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coi looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Green 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Coi thuds a left hand into Green's body.
Coi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Green misses with an uppercut. Coi saw that one coming.
Coi stuns Green with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Coi moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Horatio Green's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dung Coi!
After winning the bout, Dung Coi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.