PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Purple From Down Under (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyler Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Purple From Down Under
vs
Green

213 cm
25
290 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

194 cm
27
280 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Purple From Down Under!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skyler Green!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
From Down Under thows a left - swing and a miss!
From Down Under takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Green misses with a body shot.
Green slips under a jab.
From Down Under misses with a straight right.
A big right from From Down Under misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as From Down Under checks a leg kick.
Green lands with a straight right. From Down Under didn't see that one coming.
From Down Under pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
From Down Under throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skyler Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
From Down Under will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
From Down Under on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
From Down Under has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
From Down Under takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green misses with a low kick.
From Down Under throws a right hand that Green ducks under and follows up with a left that Green also avoids with ease.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from From Down Under.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green manages to get an easy takedown there - catching From Down Under on his heels. He'll look to pass From Down Under's guard now, I'm sure.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. From Down Under swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green is in close to From Down Under's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as From Down Under works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
From Down Under wants to sweep here but Green controlling him for the moment.
Green thows a big elbow that misses.
Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
From Down Under preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
From Down Under managing to control the position.
Green throws and elbow that misses. From Down Under uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Green's guard. Nice move by From Down Under!
From Down Under throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
From Down Under preventing the sweep.
From Down Under is in close to Green's body, working some short punches and elbows.
From Down Under stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
From Down Under will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
From Down Under scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
From Down Under works over Green with some ground and pound from guard.
From Down Under trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
From Down Under missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
From Down Under trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
From Down Under trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
From Down Under throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
From Down Under throws and elbow that misses. Green uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in From Down Under's guard. Nice move by Green!
Green throwing strikes but missing.
Green throws and elbow that misses. From Down Under uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Green's guard. Nice move by From Down Under!
From Down Under 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.
From Down Under throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
From Down Under in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
From Down Under pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
From Down Under throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from From Down Under.
From Down Under is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.
From Down Under trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
From Down Under with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
From Down Under throwing strikes but missing.
From Down Under thows a big elbow that misses.
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 The Purple From Down Under will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

From Down Under slips a straight right by Green.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Green is trying hard to land a takedown here. From Down Under sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Skyler Green has been cut.
Green punishes From Down Under's body with a nice straight punch.
From Down Under throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
From Down Under swinging wildly here.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but From Down Under manages to avoid it.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but From Down Under was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
From Down Under lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as From Down Under throws out the jab.
Green has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Green there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but From Down Under is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by From Down Under.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green gets tackled into the cage by From Down Under. From Down Under maintains the clinch.
From Down Under is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Green tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. From Down Under just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Purple From Down Under has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skyler Green.
Green tries for a takedown but From Down Under manages to get underhooks.
From Down Under scores with a shoulder strike.
From Down Under has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
From Down Under swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
From Down Under misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by From Down Under.
From Down Under tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
From Down Under swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green is looking for a takedown up against the cage. From Down Under gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
From Down Under lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
A head punch on the inside from From Down Under fails to land.
Green prevents a body shot from From Down Under.
From Down Under tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
From Down Under fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Green blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
From Down Under stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
From Down Under scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That has opened up Skyler Green's cut even more.
From Down Under has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
From Down Under wants to stall.
Green tries for a takedown. No joy.
From Down Under swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green tries to pull guard but From Down Under won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from From Down Under.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to break free but From Down Under has control.
From Down Under tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
From Down Under misses with the head strike.
From Down Under throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
From Down Under misses with the head strike.
From Down Under swings away with an uppercut that misses.
From Down Under lands with a light punch inside.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Green wants a takedown but no success here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green is looking for a takedown up against the cage. From Down Under gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, From Down Under scores with a nice short uppercut.
From Down Under lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Purple From Down Under dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Skyler Green's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

From Down Under looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
From Down Under lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
From Down Under takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
From Down Under throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green throws a front kick aimed at From Down Under's knee but From Down Under avoids it well.
From Down Under scores with a decent looking hook.

The cut above Skyler Green's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
From Down Under throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
From Down Under checks the leg kick nicely there.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. From Down Under looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
From Down Under cracks Green with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green slips under a jab from From Down Under.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as From Down Under throws out the jab.
Green ducks under a wild hook from From Down Under.
Green takes a swing at From Down Under's ribcage but misses.
From Down Under throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
From Down Under swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Green.

That's one minute gone in the round.
From Down Under throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green scores with a hook to the body. From Down Under takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Green moves out of range as From Down Under strikes.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but From Down Under moves away.
From Down Under fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from From Down Under.
Good work by Green as he checks the leg kick.
Green is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down From Down Under rather than just go for the knockout.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
From Down Under throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Green fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Green misses with a body shot
and From Down Under counters with a right hand to the body.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Purple From Down Under is winning the standup battle so far.
From Down Under misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Green misses with a body shot.
From Down Under is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green misses the shot to the body.
From Down Under catches Green with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Skyler Green's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from From Down Under.
Skyler Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green avoids the head kick by From Down Under.
From Down Under lands a lovely overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Green has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Green there as he acknowledges the shot.
From Down Under throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from From Down Under misses.
From Down Under lands a right hook to the body.
Green moves away from the strike by From Down Under.
Nice jab there from From Down Under.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Skyler Green's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). The Purple From Down Under!