PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Takeru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: RATM -Killing in the name. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Takeru
vs
Green

183 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yamato Takeru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Green!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Takeru gets tackled into the cage by Green. Green maintains the clinch.
Takeru blocks an uppercut.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takeru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takeru.
A short uppercut from Green.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green misses with some punches.
Green digs a right hand underneath Takeru's ribcage. Takeru let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takeru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green lands a shoulder strike.
Takeru blocking some punches.
Takeru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green blocks an elbow strike from Takeru.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takeru blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Takeru blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green lands a body shot.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takeru blocking some punches.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Green works on Takeru's body with a couple of short punches.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Takeru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeru blocks an uppercut.
Green working aggressively here.
Takeru is struggling to control the position.
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takeru prevents a body shot from Green.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takeru blocking some punches.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a head punch that misses.
Green lands with a right to the head.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.

Takeru has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Green is trying to keep an underhook but Takeru manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Takeru not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Green slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Takeru postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takeru throws a big right hand that misses.
Takeru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takeru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeru prevents Green from getting back to his feet.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takeru.
Takeru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Takeru throws a strike but Green rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Takeru on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Takeru tries to get out of the position.
Takeru looking for a sweep. Not yet Takeru, not yet.

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 is looking to stand up but Takeru won't let him.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brandon Green.

Green clinches with his opponent.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takeru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takeru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeru blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Green lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Nice body punch from Green.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Green dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Takeru shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Green manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Takeru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Takeru prevents Green from getting back to his feet.
Takeru throws and elbow that misses. Green uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Takeru's guard. Nice move by Green!
Green is fighting to break Takeru's control of his arms but Takeru is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takeru wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Yamato Takeru has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Green rushes Takeru and presses him up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takeru.
Green lands a left hand.
Green just leaning against Takeru, taking a breather.
Green blocks the elbow strike.
Green is trying to stall.
Takeru is trying to break the clinch but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takeru's elbow.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A hook to the body from Green.
Green trying to stall but Takeru improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Green.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takeru blocking some punches.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Takeru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green looking to slow down the pace here.
Takeru stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Green.
Green is pushing Takeru up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Green working aggressively here.
Takeru is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stalling in the clinch from Green.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.
Takeru throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green stalling in the clinch.
Green tries to work over Takeru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Takeru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takeru's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Takeru throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Green throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Green.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Takeru.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Takeru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Takeru.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Green creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Takeru.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
Green misses with some punches.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeru.
Takeru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Green creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takeru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeru drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Green gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 instigates a clinch.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takeru backwards.
Takeru is trying to break the clinch but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Green just leaning against Takeru, taking a breather.
Green working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Takeru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Takeru.
Green working aggressively here.
Takeru blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Takeru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeru manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Takeru blocking some punches.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Takeru backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Takeru gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Green regains guard.
Takeru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Takeru wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Takeru content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Takeru throws a strike but Green rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeru wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Green manages to pass to side control.
Takeru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Takeru tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Takeru trying to get back to full guard but Green takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Green controlling from mount.
Yamato Takeru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green prevents Takeru from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yamato Takeru.
I think Green has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

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