PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mister Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Cross (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.

Green
vs
Cross

160 cm
20
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mister Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Cross!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross keeps the fight on the outside.
Green with a poor takedown
and Cross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Cross scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cross takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Cross stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Green to get to his feet.
Cross fails with the takedown

and Green counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Green.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cross looking to hit a scissor sweep but Green is one step ahead there.
Green has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cross is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Green can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cross's head.
Cross is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Green wants to control from the top but Cross keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Green looking to sit in guard and control but Cross gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Green is working an open guard so Cross takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Green moves to clinch but Cross breaks away

and Cross counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cross passes Green's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cross wants to pass the guard but Green is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cross in particular looking to stall.
Cross moves nicely into side control.

Cross stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green with a poor takedown

and Cross counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cross controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cross pushes down on Green's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cross is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cross stands up out of the half guard.
Cross shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Green sprawls well. Green wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cross gets slowly back to his feet.
Green moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Green shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Green showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Cross 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 to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Green cracks a nice hook into Cross's ribs.
A head kick misses from Green.
Mister 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.
Cross gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Green counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cross won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green wants to stand but Cross is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is trying to get back to half guard.
Cross is trying to buck Green off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross is trying to improve his position.
Cross is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Cross's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Green wants to control for a moment but Cross uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Cross is refusing to be controlled, as Green sits in half guard.
Cross is looking to control Green's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cross avoid being mounted?
Cross might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Green kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross is controlling Green's trapped leg to prevent Green from advancing to side control.
Green knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cross on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anthony Cross.
Green has his takedown stuffed

and Cross counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Green keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
Cross passes Green's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cross content to control rather than advance.
Cross passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cross looking to isolate an arm here. Green doesn't see it coming and as Cross extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Cross!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Cross!