PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudolph Rutledge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rutledge
vs
Green

205 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rudolph Rutledge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Green!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rutledge went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rutledge changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green shoots in for a double leg but Rutledge sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rutledge drops down looking for a counter takedown but Green sprawls and moves away.
Green wants to clinch up but Rutledge keeps it at a distance.

Green moves into range and clinches up with Rutledge.
Green is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Green is pushing Rutledge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Green.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rudolph Rutledge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Green.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rutledge obliges.
Green taking a breather.
Rutledge tries to land knees in the clinch but Green avoids the damage to the body.
Rutledge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutledge lands with a left to the head.
Rutledge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutledge lands a right hand.
Green being controlled against the cage.
Green works on Rutledge's body with a couple of short punches.
Green blocks a body shot from Rutledge.
Rutledge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutledge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutledge is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rutledge has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Green avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Green has Rutledge pushed against the cage.
Green is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rutledge to keep the fight standing.
Green goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rutledge prevents it.
Green avoiding damage as Rutledge throws knees to the body.
Green is pressed up against the cage. Rutledge has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Green down to the mat. Green avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Green misses with a takedown attempt

and Rutledge counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Green gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rutledge.
Green managing to block the knees to the body from Rutledge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green wants a takedown but no success here.
Rutledge misses with a punch to the body.
Green is trying to break free.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Green taking a breather.
Green is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rutledge pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rutledge wants a takedown.
Rutledge drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Green gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Green decides to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Green had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rutledge defends it easily.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rutledge has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Green is proving hard to escape from.
Rutledge won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rutledge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Rutledge stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rutledge misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudolph Rutledge dominated that 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.

Green looks for a takedown but Rutledge sprawls well.
Green scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Rudolph Rutledge has been cut.
Rutledge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Green instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutledge holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rutledge wants a takedown but no success here.
Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutledge.
Rutledge tries to pull guard but Green won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutledge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Rutledge jumps guard but Green turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudolph Rutledge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutledge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.

Green decides to pull guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rutledge trying to stand up but can't free himself from Green's guard.
Green throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Green looking for subs off his back but Rutledge has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rutledge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rutledge thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Green's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rutledge looks to land a strike but Green avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rutledge wanted to stand there but Green had control of the position.

Green uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Danny Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rudolph Rutledge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Green gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Green drags the fight down to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutledge throws a big right hand that misses.
Green is trying to control the position but Rutledge postures up.
Rutledge is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Green lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Green slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Green. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Rutledge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Green defends well.

Rutledge has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Green is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rutledge.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Green stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rutledge as he avoids it easily.
Rutledge attempts a counter takedown but Green avoids it well and moves away.

Green pushes Rutledge up against the cage in a clinch.
Green working hard to break the clinch.

Green pulls guard effortlessly.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green keeping moving, preventing Rutledge from controlling successfully.

Rutledge decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Green, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rudolph Rutledge's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rutledge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutledge misses with a hook to the body

and Green counters by moving into the clinch.
Green is trying to pull guard but Rutledge has him pressed against the cage.
Green is trying to pull guard but Rutledge has him pressed against the cage.
Rutledge misses with the head strike.
Rutledge fails to pull guard.
Rutledge is trying to stall.
Green lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutledge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutledge prevents the takedown attempt.
Rudolph Rutledge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Green.
Rutledge fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rutledge trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutledge stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Green throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Rutledge tries to tie him up.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Green just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rutledge's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Rutledge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Green jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rutledge walks away with a smile on his face. Green gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Green fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rutledge sprawls well. Rutledge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Green closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rutledge circles away.
Rutledge throws a nice inside leg kick.

Rutledge gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Green to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rutledge is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Green dives into side control.
Danny Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with the ground and pound.
Green wants to control but Rutledge is keeping him busy.
Rutledge tries to buck Green off but Green is having none of it.
Rutledge is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Green off and has taken his back!
Rutledge not allowing Green to control his hands.
Rutledge scores with punches and elbows.
Rutledge trying to control momentarily.
Green is in bad spot here.

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.
Rutledge not allowing Green to control his hands.
Rutledge lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Rutledge wants to control but Green is keeping busy.

Green is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Rutledge gets his way!
Rutledge is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Green. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green is really stuck here.
Green breaks Rutledge's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

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 Rudolph Rutledge.
I think Rutledge 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rudolph Rutledge!