PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Greene (ranked 5173 p4p, 4447 weight class) and Dreynos Elvul (ranked 229 p4p, 206 weight class). Greene comes to the cage accompanied by Stepdad- Eminem. On his way into the cage it seems that Ricky Greene has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ricky Greene seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Greene
vs
Elvul

151 cm
18
135
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Vegan Gains

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dreynos Elvul!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Elvul drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Greene might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Greene can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Elvul controls the pace.
Greene trying to keep a closed guard but Elvul is proving a slippery customer.
Greene can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Elvul controls the pace.
Elvul's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene keeping full guard, as Elvul tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvul is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Greene is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Greene could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Greene wants to sweep here but Elvul controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Greene is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greene is trying to control the position but Elvul postures up.

Greene has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Elvul can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Elvul tries to free his leg and advance position but Greene is retaining full guard.
Elvul slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Elvul passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvul is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Greene wants to improve his position but Elvul is controlling well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Elvul shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Greene is trying to defend but Elvul finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Elvul controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene is pressing down on Elvul's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Greene tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greene wants to hit a sweep here but Elvul passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Greene there!
Elvul takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greene is looking to improve his position but Elvul isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dreynos Elvul 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.

Greene tries to clinch up

and Elvul counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Greene trying to control from the bottom.
Greene gets full guard.
Elvul is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Elvul thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elvul engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Elvul is continuing to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Greene has his foot on Elvul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Elvul works his way back into a safe position though.
Greene is trying to keep Elvul in close.
Elvul won't allow Greene to sweep him here.
Elvul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greene is keeping the position for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Greene bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elvul's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene looking to pass the guard.
Elvul has his hands on Greene's head, controlling the position.

Elvul had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greene defends it easily.

Greene drops back, looking for a kneebar! Elvul looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Elvul looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Elvul!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvul moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dreynos Elvul has got the better of the ground game so far.

Elvul wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Greene, who protects the arm well.
Greene manages to get back to half guard.

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.
Elvul performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Greene looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Elvul pushes past his half guard into mount!
Elvul controlling from mount.
More stalling from Elvul.
Elvul manages to capitalize on a mistake by Greene to take his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Greene defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Elvul working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dreynos Elvul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Elvul misses with an uppercut.
Greene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Elvul shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Elvul was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Greene is looking to regain half guard here but Elvul keeps moving and retains side control.
Greene sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elvul slows the pace down in half guard.

Elvul is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene gets full guard.
Elvul tries to free his leg and advance position but Greene is retaining full guard.
Elvul controls from within his opponent's guard.

Greene looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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.
Elvul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greene is keeping the position for now.
Elvul must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Elvul postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elvul.
Greene appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Greene moves into the clinch.
Greene blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Greene jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Elvul walks away with a smile on his face. Greene gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Greene closes this distance looking for a takedown but Elvul circles away.
Elvul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elvul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Elvul drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ricky Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dreynos Elvul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Greene lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Greene tries to free his leg and advance position but Elvul is retaining full guard.
Greene is working hard here to advance position.
Greene content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene wants to pass the guard but Elvul is keeping the position.
Greene is looking to pass into half guard but Elvul pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Elvul is in guard.

Greene has an active guard here but Elvul has managed to pass into half guard.
Elvul is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Greene is defending against the submission attempts here by Elvul.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dreynos Elvul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Elvul has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dreynos Elvul!
Our winner, Dreynos Elvul, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.