PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdullah Abdullah will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Greene
vs
Abdullah

179 cm
21
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

191 cm
20
170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdullah Abdullah!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene scores with a decent looking hook.
Abdullah lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Danny Greene has been cut.
A punch combination from Greene misses.
Abdullah digs a good body shot into Greene's ribs.
Abdullah Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Greene clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Abdullah as Greene tries to tie him up.
Abdullah struggles to land a body shot inside as Greene controls his hands.
Abdullah tries to work over Greene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greene scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abdullah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene connects with a knee to the head.
Greene is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Greene blocks a body shot from Abdullah.
Abdullah tries to throw a body punch but Greene avoids it by throwing Abdullah back against the ropes.
Abdullah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene tries to land a knee to the head but Abdullah blocks with his arms.
Greene is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abdullah is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Abdullah.
Abdullah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abdullah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greene stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abdullah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Abdullah lands a body punch.
Abdullah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Greene crunches a lovely knee into Abdullah's ribcage.
Greene missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Abdullah.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abdullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdullah can't find room to land a body shot as Greene controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Greene - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Greene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greene looking to slow down the pace here.
Greene is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abdullah is defending well for now.
Abdullah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdullah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Greene tries to work over Abdullah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greene is leaning against Abdullah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Greene blocks a body shot from Abdullah.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike.
Greene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greene utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Greene.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah tries to throw a body punch but Greene avoids it by throwing Abdullah back against the ropes.
Greene creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Greene dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Abdullah as the two fighters clinch.
Greene missing with knees to the body.
Abdullah lands with a right to the head.
Abdullah will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Greene up against the ropes.
Greene scores with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Abdullah.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greene.
Abdullah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Greene lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abdullah misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abdullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Greene.
Greene trying to land knees to the body.
Greene trying to control the position but instead, Abdullah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Greene into the ropes.
Greene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdullah is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah tries to stall but Greene uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abdullah blocks the elbow strike.
Abdullah scores with a shot to the side of Greene's head.
Greene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Greene tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greene tries to land a knee to the head but Abdullah blocks with his arms.
Abdullah stalling against the ropes.
Greene utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Danny Greene will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Greene's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Abdullah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Greene makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Abdullah really felt that one!
Abdullah misses with a two punch combination.
Abdullah throws a looping overhand right but Greene ducks down to avoid it.
Greene misses with a wild body shot.

Abdullah takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Abdullah - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Greene trying to land knees to the body.
Abdullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Greene's elbow.
Abdullah wants to break free but Greene has control.
Greene with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Greene is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abdullah is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abdullah.
Greene using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Greene comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Greene scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greene obliges.
Greene tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdullah avoids it.
Abdullah misses with a body punch.
Greene keeps control of Abdullah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abdullah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greene prevents a body shot from Abdullah.
Abdullah scores with a shoulder strike.
Greene misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abdullah.
Greene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdullah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greene obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greene obliges.
Greene blocks a body shot from Abdullah.
Greene connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abdullah's face.
Greene goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Abdullah.
Greene using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abdullah lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Greene.
A head punch on the inside from Abdullah fails to land.
Greene misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdullah throws a head punch that misses.
Abdullah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Greene comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Greene misses with a knee strike.
Abdullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Greene's elbow.
Greene landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Greene scores with a knee to the head.
Greene gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Greene lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Greene prevents a body shot from Abdullah.
A left hand lands to the body for Greene.
Good body shot from Abdullah.
Abdullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Greene.
Abdullah lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Abdullah.
Abdullah avoiding damage as Greene throws knees to the body.
Danny Greene has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Greene.
Greene stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdullah works on Greene's body with a couple of short punches.
Abdullah can't find room to land a body shot as Greene controls the action.
Greene unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greene.
Greene lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abdullah tries a body shot but Greene blocks it.
Abdullah dodges an elbow strike from Greene.
Abdullah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abdullah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abdullah scores with a hook to the body.
Abdullah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abdullah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greene tries to land knees in the clinch but Abdullah avoids the damage to the body.
Greene blocks a body shot from Abdullah.
Abdullah is trying to force a seperation but Greene has the dominant position.
Greene tries to land knees in the clinch but Abdullah avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greene lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abdullah backwards.
Abdullah struggles to land a body shot inside as Greene controls his hands.
Abdullah gets through Greene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abdullah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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.
The cut man is working on Danny Greene's cut.
That's time! Greene's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Greene on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdullah. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdullah throws a series of punches but Greene moves out of range.
Abdullah looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Abdullah.
Abdullah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdullah fails to land with a series of punches.
Greene tries to clinch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Greene stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abdullah lands with a shot to the body.
Greene walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Greene jabs Abdullah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abdullah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greene works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Greene lands a high kick!
Abdullah misses with a few strikes there.
Abdullah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abdullah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greene moves away.
Greene doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Abdullah.
Greene looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abdullah takes a swing at Greene's ribcage but misses.
Abdullah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Greene can pounce on him.
Greene throws out a powerful jab.
Abdullah Abdullah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abdullah tries to bum rush Greene with a series of wild strikes but Greene uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greene showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdullah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Greene rushes Abdullah and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Abdullah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abdullah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Greene's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene has a couple of punches blocked by Abdullah.
Abdullah managing to block the knees to the body from Greene.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Greene prevents a body shot from Abdullah.
Abdullah tries to work over Greene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abdullah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Greene lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Greene prevents a body shot from Abdullah.
Greene misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lands a left hand.
Greene putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abdullah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Greene misses with a body punch.
Greene misses with a body punch.
Abdullah pushes Greene back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Abdullah's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Greene lands a nice knee to the body.
Greene tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdullah avoids it.
Greene tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdullah avoids it.
Abdullah misses with the head strike.
Greene tries to work over Abdullah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abdullah struggles to land a body shot inside as Greene controls his hands.
Abdullah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdullah avoids it.
Greene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Greene misses with a knee to the head.
Greene lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Abdullah misses with a punch to the body.
Greene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdullah avoiding damage as Greene throws knees to the body.
Abdullah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abdullah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Abdullah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdullah tries to throw a body punch but Greene avoids it by throwing Abdullah back against the ropes.
Abdullah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene keeps control of Abdullah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abdullah Abdullah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdullah can't find room to land a body shot as Greene controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abdullah Abdullah.
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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Greene!
Danny Greene bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.