PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Chu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Greene
vs
Chu

179 cm
27
148 lbs
18 - 4 - 1

172 cm
27
147 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Chu!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chu throws a head kick but Greene moves out of range.
Danny Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greene gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chu scores with a push kick.
Chu moves out of range of the body kick.

Chu instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Greene - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Greene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chu landing knees to the body.

Chu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chu checks a leg kick.
Greene connects with a nice looking jab.
Chu throws a head kick that misses.
Greene paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Greene. That's going to slow Chu down.
A clash of legs there as Greene blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu fails to land with a series of punches.
Chu misses with a double jab.
Chu throws a push kick but Greene slaps the foot to one side.
Greene misses with a two punch combination.
Chu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Greene connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chu scrambles back to his feet.
Chu misses with a head kick.
Chu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greene has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greene, as that shot connected.
Greene scores with a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Chu blocks the leg kick.
Greene wants to clinch
and Chu counters with a nice uppercut.
Chu swings for the body but Greene moves out of range.
Chu throws the left hand but Greene avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chu moves out of range of the leg kick from Greene.
Chu throws a leg kick but Greene sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Greene keeps the fight on the outside.
Chu misses with a leg kick.
Chu is looking to clinch but Greene is avoiding it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Greene - that will leave a mark!
Chu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chu is looking to clinch but Greene is avoiding it.
Chu throws an overhand right that lands on Greene's shoulder, as Greene tries to avoid the shot.
Greene lands a head kick!
Chu tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greene steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chu.
Greene slips a jab and a cross from Chu.
Greene has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chu.
Chu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Greene is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice combination there by Greene.
Chu wants to clinch up but Greene keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Greene.
Chu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greene was well out of range. Poor timing from Chu.
A slapping leg kick lands for Greene.

Chu gets a clinch.
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Greene scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chu avoids the elbow strike from Greene, against the cage.
Greene tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greene has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greene.
A short left from Greene.
Greene missing with knees to the body.
Chu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Greene manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Greene misses.
Chu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Greene.
Greene slips a straight right by Chu.
Chu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good shot there by Greene.
Greene with a nice cross.
Greene moves out of range as Chu strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tony Chu will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice body kick there by Chu.
Greene digs a good hook to Chu's body.
Greene pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Greene connects with an inside leg kick.
Greene misses with a wild body shot.
Chu motions for Greene to come forward. Chu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chu connects with an inside leg kick.
Greene bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chu's head.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chu.
Greene throws a nice outside leg kick.
Greene looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Danny Greene is winning the standup battle so far.
Greene connects with a body shot that sends Chu's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chu looks to land a right hand but Greene moved out of range.
Greene tries to clinch up but Chu circles away and keeps his distance.
Chu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greene walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Chu moves into the clinch.
Chu misses with a knee strike.
Greene lands with a right to the head.
Chu lands a knee to the body.
Chu misses with a knee to the head.
Chu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greene is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene can't find room to land a body shot as Chu controls the action.
Greene on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Greene breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chu under the eye.
Greene bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chu's head backwards.
Chu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Greene throws a head kick but Chu moves out of range.
Greene steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chu.
Chu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Good work by Chu as he checks the leg kick.
Greene lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Greene ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chu cracks Greene with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Greene closes the distance and pushes Chu back into the cage.
Greene can't break the clinch.
Chu missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chu obliges.
Chu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greene.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Greene as Chu tries to tie him up.
Chu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Greene avoids a wild elbow strike from Chu.
Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greene is leaning against Chu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Greene lands with a right to the head.
Greene managing to block the knees to the body from Chu.
Greene blocks the elbow strike.
Chu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Greene gets through Chu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Greene lands a damaging elbow.
Chu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greene blocks it with crossed arms.
Greene pushes Chu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Greene lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Greene in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tony Chu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Greene feints and then cracks Chu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chu down.
Chu misses with the combination.
Greene throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chu on the side of the head.
Greene dips to his left and cracks Chu with an uppercut!
Greene lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chu backs up against the cage.
Chu lands a lovely overhand right.
Greene throws a leg kick which misses Chu's front leg but catches the back leg as Chu tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greene scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chu avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick by Chu misses
and Chu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Danny Greene will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Greene throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chu manages to avoid it.
Greene misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Chu.
Chu throws a sloppy head kick and Greene moves out of range easily.
Chu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Greene finds it's target.
Chu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Greene is able to avoid easily.
Greene looks to throw the jab but Chu is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Greene.
Chu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
Chu cracks Greene with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chu.
Chu throws out a loose jab but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chu works Greene's body with a nice hook.
Chu throws out a leg kick but Greene moves out of range and Chu only half commits.
Greene connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chu tries to score with a low kick but Greene moves his leg out of the way.
Chu tries to clinch there but Greene circles away.
Chu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chu throws a leg kick but Greene sees it coming and moves out of range.
Greene thows a body shot but no joy.
Chu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Greene.
Greene throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu scores with a jab.
Greene avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greene.
Chu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greene is looking to chop away at Chu's legs.
Chu throws a nice looking combination but Greene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Greene keeps the fight on the outside.
Greene jabs Chu right on the nose. Chu blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chu takes a swing at Greene's ribcage but misses.
Greene blocks a leg kick.
Chu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Greene.
Nice body kick there by Greene.
Chu moves forwards but Greene connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Greene has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greene avoids it.
Chu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Greene stalls.
Chu tries to land knees in the clinch but Greene avoids the damage to the body.

Greene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greene walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greene connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chu. Chu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chu doesn't manage to clinch there - Greene circles away.
Greene throws a head kick that Chu semi-blocks.
Greene connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Greene.
Chu misses with a straight left.
Chu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Greene counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene scores with a leg kick.
Greene lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick misses from Chu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chu throws a head kick that misses.
Greene scores with a decent looking hook.
Greene comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Chu rushes Greene and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greene is defending well for now.
Greene stalling in the clinch but Chu improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greene can't find room to land a body shot as Chu controls the action.
Greene lands an uppercut.
Chu misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Greene.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Greene showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Greene has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Greene!
A determined Danny Greene didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!