PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lotus Flower (ranked 1842 p4p, 86 weight class) and Paulie Greene (ranked 2942 p4p, 139 weight class). Lotus Flower has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Flower
vs
Greene

175 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lotus Flower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulie Greene!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flower throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Greene tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Flower is able to avoid easily.
Greene sizes up Flower with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Flower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flower is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Greene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flower throws out the jab.
Flower avoids the head kick by Greene.
Lotus Flower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flower.
Flower misses with a body kick.
Greene is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Greene throws a hook but Flower blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene throws a low kick but Flower avoids it.
Flower gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Greene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Lotus Flower has been cut.
Greene misses with a wild body shot.
Greene moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greene, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene avoids a kick to the body.
Flower throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flower looks to land a body kick but Greene moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Flower lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Greene has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Greene and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flower.
Greene blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Flower.
Flower misses with a low kick.
Flower lunges at Greene with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Greene's hand.
Flower scores with a kick to the body.
Greene wants to slow Flower down by chopping away at his legs.
Greene avoids a kick to the body.
Flower backing away here, and Greene unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Flower.
Flower lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flower avoids the head kick by Greene.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Greene as he checks the leg kick.
Flower misses with a body kick.
Flower throws a nice outside leg kick.
Greene throws a lazy right hand but Flower sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flower scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Greene.
Greene misses with a low kick.
Greene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Flower misses.
Flower throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Greene on the side of the head.
Flower lands a jab.
Greene attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Flower is looking to counter the offense by Greene and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Greene thumps Flower with a low kick.
Flower bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Greene tries to land a front kick but Flower steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good work by Greene as he checks the leg kick.
Flower throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Flower takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Flower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greene throws a jab when Flower was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Greene.
A little feinted left hand from Flower on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Flower looks for the body kick but Greene saw that one coming.
Greene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flower sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greene throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flower.
Good leg kick by Flower there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Greene.
Greene checks a low kick from Flower.
Flower throws a leg kick but Greene sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flower misses with the body kick
and Flower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flower misses with a body kick.
Flower walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Greene checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Greene slips a straight right by Flower.
Flower throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Greene counters with a stiff right hand.
Greene cracks Flower with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Flower gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Greene.
Greene throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Flower counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Greene is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Flower had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Greene on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flower. Flower obviously looking to wear him down.
Flower takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lotus Flower will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lotus Flower's cut.
That's time! Flower's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A solid leg kick lands there for Flower.
Greene fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Flower checks it well.
Greene misses with a lunging right hand
and Flower counters with a stiff right hand.
Greene connects with a high kick.
Flower lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Flower throws a leg kick
and Greene counters with an outside leg kick.
Greene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flower sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flower misses with a body kick.
Flower tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flower throws an overhand right that lands on Greene's shoulder, as Greene tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Greene on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Flower throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flower lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flower.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Greene as he checks the leg kick.
Greene chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Flower checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Flower is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greene.
Greene on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Flower tries to land a body kick
and Greene counters with a right hand to the body.
Flower slips a straight right by Greene.
Flower is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flower misses with a kick to the body.
Greene looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Greene gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Flower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greene getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Greene feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flower's calf.
Lotus Flower is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flower moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Greene slips under a jab.
Flower avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flower throws a leg kick that is checked
and Greene counters with a nice low kick that buckles Flower's knee momentarily.
Flower wants to land a leg kick but Greene is out of range.
Flower throws a lazy right hand but Greene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flower throws a leg kick
and Greene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flower scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Greene steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flower.
Greene tries to score with a low kick but Flower moves his leg out of the way.
Flower takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Greene connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flower lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Flower waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greene.
Flower does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Flower tries to clinch up
and Greene counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Greene finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Flower connects with an inside leg kick.
Flower avoids a kick to the body.
Greene blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Greene! But no joy.
Flower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flower swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flower scores with a sloppy right hand. Greene should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene scores with a head kick.
Flower fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greene with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Greene misses.
Greene avoids a kick to the body.
Greene looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Flower moves out of range of the body kick from Greene.
Flower throws a low kick but Greene moves out of range easily.
Flower misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Flower.
Flower uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Greene has time to react.
Good standup being displayed there by Flower as he connects with a hook.
Flower throws a poor cross that misses
and Greene counters with a stiff right hand.
Greene avoids the body shot from Flower.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paulie Greene will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lotus Flower'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. This is the final round!

Flower avoids the head kick by Greene.
A leg kick checked by Flower.
Flower throws a body kick that misses.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greene's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Flower as he connects with a hook.
Flower scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Greene misses.
Greene just misses with a punch to the body.
Greene on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flower. Flower obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Flower moves into the clinch.
Greene blocking some punches.
A short left from Greene.
A head punch on the inside from Greene fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Greene fails to land.
Flower prevents a body shot from Greene.
I was talking to Flower's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Greene.
Greene struggles to land a body shot inside as Flower controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Greene.
Greene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flower blocking some punches.
Flower blocking some punches.
Greene tries to throw a body punch but Flower avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage.
Greene lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Greene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flower lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Greene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flower softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flower tries to pull guard but Greene won't allow it.
Greene scores with a shot to the side of Flower's head.
Flower misses with a body punch.
Flower misses with some punches.
Greene misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Flower as the two fighters clinch.
Greene lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flower can't find room to land a body shot as Greene controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flower throws a head punch that misses.
Paulie Greene seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Flower lands a left hand.
Flower lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Flower is trying to pull guard but Greene turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Flower scores with a shoulder strike.
Greene lands a hook that snaps the head of Flower backwards.
Greene misses with the head strike.
Flower lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flower stalling in the clinch but Greene improves position.
Flower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flower scores with a shot to the side of Greene's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flower.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greene.
Greene lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greene misses with some punches.
Flower tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flower can't find room to land a body shot as Greene controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Greene fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greene.
Flower tries a body shot but Greene blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene blocks an uppercut.
Flower's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greene.
Greene works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Flower can't find room to land a body shot as Greene controls the action.
Greene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flower goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greene lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Greene - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greene stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Greene softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Flower is rocked!
Flower has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
Oh Flower is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Greene takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Flower has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
Greene lands a hook that snaps the head of Flower backwards.
Greene lands a nice uppercut.
Greene lands a big right hand that drops Flower! The killer instinct kicks in and Greene finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Greene!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulie Greene!
Paulie Greene decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.