PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Schweibert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Schweibert
vs
Green

177 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 Montreal, Zeke Schweibert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Green!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweibert displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Green.

Schweibert drives through with a takedown into Green's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Schweibert scoring with some ground and pound.
Green pulls Schweibert in close to prevent any damage.
Schweibert cracks Green with a solid left hand.
Green can't keep his opponent in guard - Schweibert advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Green trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schweibert seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Green does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Green really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schweibert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweibert prevents Green from improving his position.
Schweibert is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schweibert winds up and cracks Green with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Green blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schweibert.
Green tries to roll over but Schweibert keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schweibert thows a huge punch but Green dodges it nicely.
Schweibert working the head and body with strikes.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Schweibert trying to pass the guard but Green defending well.
Schweibert 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schweibert is trying to control. Green wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schweibert drops an elbow to the side of Green's head.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
Schweibert is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Schweibert prevents Green from standing back up.
Schweibert is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Schweibert trying to control from half guard but Green is working away.
Green on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schweibert looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schweibert is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Schweibert there.
Schweibert landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Schweibert wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
Schweibert slips a nice elbow through Green's hands, connecting with Green's forehead.
Schweibert trying to control the pace.
Schweibert lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Green is refusing to be controlled, as Schweibert sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schweibert working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Green trying to control but Schweibert postures up.
Schweibert looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Green with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Green is trying to stand.
Schweibert takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Green trying to control but Schweibert postures up.
Schweibert is trying to control the action in half guard but Green is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schweibert lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Schweibert slips a nice elbow through Green's hands, connecting with Green's forehead.
Schweibert slips a nice elbow through Green's hands, connecting with Green's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Green misses with a low kick.
Green blocks a jab.
Schweibert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schweibert appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Green checks a low kick from Schweibert.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Schweibert.
Schweibert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green wants to counter with a clinch but Schweibert pushes him away.
Good standup being displayed there by Green as he connects with a hook.
Schweibert misses with a wild body shot.
Danny Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Green shoots for a double leg takedown but Schweibert sprawls well. He's pushed Green's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Schweibert fails to land with a series of punches.
Schweibert throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweibert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green staying out of range there.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schweibert.
Green shoots in but no luck this time.
Schweibert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Green pinned against the cage. Green gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Green will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zeke Schweibert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Green.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown. Schweibert tries to sprawl out of it but Green keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schweibert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Schweibert is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Green's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Green stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Green wants it to stay on the feet.
Schweibert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schweibert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green shoots in and drives through. Schweibert sprawls well.
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zeke Schweibert is winning the standup battle so far.
Green shoots for a double leg takedown but Schweibert sprawls well. He's pushed Green's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Schweibert shoots in and gets a takedown into Green's guard.
Schweibert stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Green is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zeke Schweibert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schweibert stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schweibert cracks Green with a solid left hand.
Schweibert stands and throws Green's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweibert connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Green some visible discomfort.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Green can do anything to dispel that myth.
Schweibert wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
Schweibert working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Schweibert's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Schweibert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Green takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Schweibert is working Green over with some ground and pound from side control.
Schweibert trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schweibert controls the position from side control.
Schweibert in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Schweibert landing strikes.
Green takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schweibert scoring with punches from side control.
Schweibert scoring with punches from side control.
Green wants to get back to his feet but Schweibert drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Schweibert dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Schweibert swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Schweibert shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Green manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Green trying to control the position.
Schweibert postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schweibert slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Schweibert passes Green's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schweibert throwing shots but Green is blocking nicely.
Schweibert wants to take a breather but Green is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweibert tries to pass the half guard into mount. Green knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schweibert winds up and cracks Green with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Schweibert is trying to control the action in half guard but Green is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Green throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Schweibert not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schweibert passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Green!
Schweibert trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schweibert fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zeke Schweibert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to hold on but Schweibert pushes him away.
Schweibert working the ground and pound effectively.
Schweibert punishing his opponent with strikes.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Schweibert's attempts to control the action.
Schweibert lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Schweibert breaks from Green's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Schweibert controlling his opponent.
Schweibert postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Green badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Schweibert around the waist but Schweibert pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Schweibert is the winner by TKO! Schweibert jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeke Schweibert!