PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Preston Green (ranked 6905 p4p, 0 weight class) and Codename Lastairman (ranked 5735 p4p, 0 weight class). Codename Lastairman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Preston Green's chin.

Green
vs
Lastairman

203 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Preston Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Codename Lastairman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green throws a head kick that misses.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green with a poor takedown
and Lastairman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lastairman fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lastairman blocks a head kick by Green.
Nice takedown defense from Green. No joy for Lastairman on that attempt.
Green misses with a low kick as Lastairman jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lastairman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Green with a body shot.

Green closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lastairman's guard.
Green throws a strike but Lastairman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Green has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lastairman stays in close to Green's body and controls the position.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Green has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is adopting a defensive guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Green is on top in guard.

Lastairman wants to stand and escape but Green is having none of it.
Green being controlled here momentarily.

Green has gone for a leg lock! Lastairman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Green's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lastairman postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green pulls Lastairman in to control the position.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
Green is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four 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.
Green looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lastairman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Green manages to get to full guard.
Green looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lastairman preventing the sweep.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green keeping moving, preventing Lastairman from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Preston Green dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Green throws a nice looking combination but Lastairman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lastairman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Green closes the distance and clinches up with Lastairman, looking for a takedown. Green pushes Lastairman against the cage but Lastairman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lastairman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lastairman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice takedown defense from Green. No joy for Lastairman on that attempt.
Lastairman fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lastairman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Green sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lastairman somewhat.
Preston Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Codename Lastairman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a takedown attempt - Lastairman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lastairman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Green with a body shot.
Green tries to score with a low kick but Lastairman moves his leg out of the way.
Lastairman throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lastairman but Lastairman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lastairman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Preston Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lastairman stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Lastairman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Green with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Green fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Lastairman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Green napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Green stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

Lastairman stands up.

Green shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Green showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Green is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lastairman sees it coming and defends easily.
Lastairman is refusing to be controlled, as Green sits in half guard.
Green will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lastairman is trying to maintain the position but Green is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Green is trying to work for a kimura but Lastairman is defending well.

Green is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Green looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Preston Green will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Green misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Green doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lastairman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Green looks for the body kick but Lastairman saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Green wants it to stay on the feet.
Green misses with the combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Lastairman misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a takedown
and Lastairman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Preston Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lastairman has his takedown stuffed
and Green counters with a series of strikes. Lastairman will be more careful next time no doubt.

Green moves into the clinch.
Green tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lastairman smiles and moves away.
Lastairman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Green's waist but Green gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lastairman off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lastairman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Green.
A nice side step and Lastairman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lastairman closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Lastairman pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lastairman shoots in for a takedown but Green shows good takedown defense.
Green throws a series of punches but Lastairman moves out of range.
Lastairman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Green with a body shot.

Green fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lastairman to the ground. Green is now in Lastairman's guard.
Green wants to stand but Lastairman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green stopping the sweep attempt from Lastairman.
Lastairman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
Lastairman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Green prevents Lastairman from getting back to his feet.

Green drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lastairman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Green has Lastairman in his guard.

Lastairman is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Lastairman is proving a slippery customer.
Codename Lastairman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lastairman manages to get himself to full guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Preston Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Green has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Preston Green!