PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rio Greaves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Action (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Greaves
vs
Action

190 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rio Greaves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Action!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Action tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Greaves darts in and clinches Action up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Greaves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Greaves tries a knee to the head but Action blocks it.
Greaves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Action stalling in the clinch but Greaves improves position.
Greaves lands an elbow just above Action 's eye.
Greaves slows down the pace here.
Greaves avoiding damage as Action throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Action.
Action tries to land knees in the clinch but Greaves avoids the damage to the body.
Action is pressed up against the cage. Greaves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Action down to the mat. Action avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Action closes the distance looking to clinch

and Greaves moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Action.
Greaves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Greaves tries a knee to the head but Action blocks it.
Action managing to block the knees to the body from Greaves.
Action crunches a lovely knee into Greaves's ribcage.
Come on Action - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Action missing with knees to the body.
Action looking to stall.
Action is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Greaves scores with a knee to the head.
Action using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Action crunches a lovely knee into Greaves's ribcage.
Greaves is breathing heavily.
Greaves takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Action connects with a nasty looking knee right to Greaves's face.
Greaves wants to stall.
Action throws an elbow but it misses.
Action tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Action looking to throw knees to the head but Greaves is blocking nicely.
Greaves misses with a knee strike.
Greaves wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Greaves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greaves jumps guard but Action stands there with Greaves around his waist. Greaves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Action stalling in the clinch.
Greaves avoiding damage as Action throws knees to the body.
Action taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Action tries to land knees in the clinch but Greaves avoids the damage to the body.
Action content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Greaves managing to block the knees to the body from Action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Action avoiding damage.
Action receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dave Action.
Action wants to clinch

and Greaves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Greaves.
Action stalling in the clinch.
Action is trying to stall.
Greaves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Action is stalling here.
Action landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Action is pressed up against the cage. Greaves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Action down to the mat. Action avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Action wants to clinch but Greaves slips to the side

and Greaves counters by clinching up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Greaves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Action has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Action looking to throw knees to the head but Greaves is blocking nicely.
Greaves lands a nice knee to the body.
Action pressing his opponent against the cage.
Action is pressed up against the cage. Greaves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Action down to the mat. Action avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Action wants to clinch but Greaves slips to the side

and Greaves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Greaves.
Come on Action - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dave Action.
Greaves tries to clinch

and Action counters by moving into the clinch.
Action with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Action is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Greaves is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Action dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Action tries to keep at a distance but Greaves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Action using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greaves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Greaves jumps guard.

Greaves has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Action off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Action wants to clinch

and Greaves moves into the clinch.
Greaves looking for a takedown.
Greaves manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Action holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Action scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Action connects with a nasty looking knee right to Greaves's face.
Greaves misses with a knee to the head.
Greaves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Action has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Action is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Greaves looking to throw knees to the head but Action is blocking nicely.
Action's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Greaves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Action just stands there and leans against the cage.
Greaves managing to block the knees to the body from Action.
Greaves missing with knees to the body.
Action is stalling here.

That's two 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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dave Action.
Greaves closes the distance but Action moves to the side

and Action counters by clinching up.
Action tries to stall but Greaves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Greaves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Action.
Greaves has Action pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Action manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Greaves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Action avoiding damage as Greaves throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Action.
Greaves tries to land knees in the clinch but Action avoids the damage to the body.
Action slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Action's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Action with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Action misses with an elbow strike.
Greaves trying to land knees to the body.
Action tries to stall but Greaves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Action.
Greaves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Action is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Greaves wants a takedown but no success here.
Action looking to stall.
Dave Action seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Greaves.
Action missing with knees to the body.
Greaves pressing his opponent against the cage.
Action tries to land knees in the clinch but Greaves avoids the damage to the body.
Action looking to slow down the pace here.
Greaves lands a nice knee to the body.
Action tries to land knees in the clinch but Greaves avoids the damage to the body.
Greaves avoiding damage as Action throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greaves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greaves avoiding damage.
Greaves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Action smiles and moves away.
Greaves closes the distance but Action moves to the side

and Action counters by moving into the clinch.
Greaves landing knees to the body.
Greaves is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Action gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Greaves avoiding damage.
Greaves is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Action pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Action tries to land knees in the clinch but Greaves avoids the damage to the body.
Action throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greaves blocks it with crossed arms.
Action is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Greaves is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dave Action will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Action. No joy for Greaves on that attempt.
Action closes the distance looking to clinch

and Greaves counters by moving into the clinch.
Action is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Action gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Action is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Greaves is keeping busy.
Greaves managing to block the knees to the body from Action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Greaves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Action blocks it with crossed arms.
Greaves tries to land a knee to the head but Action blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greaves landing knees to the body.
Greaves leaning against his opponent.
Action taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Action on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greaves tries to pull guard but Action holds him up against the cage and eventually Greaves drops back down to his feet.
Action lands a nice elbow.
Greaves looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Greaves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greaves is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Action pressing his opponent against the cage.
Greaves tries a knee to the head but Action blocks it.
Greaves controlling the action here for a moment.
Action looking to slow down the pace here.

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.
Action avoiding damage.
Action trying to stall but Greaves improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dave Action.
Greaves doesn't manage to clinch there - Action circles away.

Greaves clinches up with Action and pushes him back against the cage.
Action lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Action looking to throw knees to the head but Greaves is blocking nicely.
Action looking to slow down the pace here.
Greaves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Action wants to stall.
Action stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Greaves tries for a takedown but Action manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greaves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greaves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Action blocks it with crossed arms.
Greaves stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Greaves misses with a knee to the head.
Greaves tries to stall but Action uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Action tries to stall but Greaves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Greaves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Action has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Action landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Action tries to land knees in the clinch but Greaves avoids the damage to the body.
Action is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Greaves is keeping busy.
Action stalling.
Greaves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Action stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Action connects with a knee to the head.
Action landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Action trying to stall but Greaves improves his position.
Greaves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Action pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dave Action.
Greaves circles away from the clinch attempt

and Greaves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Action lands a knee to the body.
Action prevents a takedown attempt there.
Action looking to stall.
Action is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Greaves has denied him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greaves lands an elbow inside.
Action controlling the action here for a moment.
Rio Greaves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greaves scores a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Action.
I've got Action winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Action!