PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhya Sankfurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hall of Fame. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Green
vs
Sankfurt

183 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

210 cm
26
175 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhya Sankfurt!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankfurt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Green on the side of the head.

Green throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sankfurt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Green is in Sankfurt's guard.
Green sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sankfurt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green stopping the sweep attempt from Sankfurt.
Sankfurt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Green manages to get himself to full guard.
Sankfurt preventing the sweep.
Green might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sankfurt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sankfurt misses with a takedown attempt

and Green counters with a takedown into side control.
Sankfurt is not content to let Green control the position.

Green goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sankfurt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Green's guard! Nice work there by Sankfurt!
Green is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sankfurt is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to sweep but no luck.

Green has his feet on Sankfurt's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sankfurt looks to clinch

and Green counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Green controls from within his opponent's guard.
Green scoring with some ground and pound.
Green working some strikes from top position.
Green is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green trying to control but Sankfurt is working from the bottom.
Green is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a couple of digs.
Green pushes down on Sankfurt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Green moves into full mount! Sankfurt won't be happy about that!
Sankfurt is trying to escape the mount.
Green postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sankfurt looks a forlorn figure.
Sankfurt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sankfurt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Green is working for a guillotine from mount but Sankfurt frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sankfurt is desperately trying to improve his position but Green has a good base and remains in mount.
Green with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Sankfurt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Green controlling the pace for now.
Green lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green controlling from the full mount.
Green has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sankfurt's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Green dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sankfurt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Green avoids it really well and circles away.

Sankfurt gets caught napping as Green dives in and scores a takedown. Sankfurt manages to retain guard.

Green stands up from Sankfurt's guard - Green perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sankfurt fails with the takedown

and Green counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Green.
Sankfurt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Green is controlling him.
Green connects with a couple of short punches.
Green is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sankfurt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Green, into his guard.

Green pushes Sankfurt off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sankfurt misses with a body kick.
Green wants to clinch.
Sankfurt with a lazy takedown attempt

and Green counters with a single leg into guard. Sankfurt didn't expect that.
Danny Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhya Sankfurt.
Sankfurt is breathing heavily.
Green sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Green works over Sankfurt with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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 lands a couple of digs.
Green distracts Sankfurt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sankfurt can do to turn this around?
Green stays in close to Sankfurt's body and controls the position.
Green chips away with some ground and pound.
Sankfurt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Green is one step ahead there.
Green trying to control but Sankfurt is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green passes into half guard.
Green seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Green takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Green is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Green scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sankfurt tries to get to full guard but Green has control of the leg.

Green is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Green keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green working the head and body with strikes.
Green content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Green lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Green dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Green swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sankfurt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Green tries to bum rush Sankfurt with a series of wild strikes but Sankfurt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Sankfurt.
Sankfurt shoots and misses

and Green counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Green looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Green is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Green controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sankfurt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sankfurt wants to stand and escape but Green is having none of it.
Sankfurt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Green is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Green gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Green manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sankfurt on his heels. He'll look to pass Sankfurt's guard now, I'm sure.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Sankfurt is retaining full guard.
Green works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Green looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Green working Sankfurt over with strikes.
Sankfurt is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green passes to full mount!
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 is landing with some decent strikes but Sankfurt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Green dominating with strikes here.
Sankfurt is in a horrible position here. Green smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Green landing strikes from the mount and Sankfurt is in trouble!
BOOM! Green connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Green controlling from mount.
Green cracks Sankfurt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Green lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Sankfurt is rocked!
Green lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sankfurt is still in real trouble! Can Green finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Green! Sankfurt is hurt baaadly! Green is firing away with more strikes - Sankfurt is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Green!
Our winner, Danny Green, 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.