PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Green
vs
Rose

178 cm
28
200 lbs
3 - 10 - 1

192 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noel Rose!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rose fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Green to the ground. Rose is now in Green's guard.
Green striking off his back but it's not causing Rose any problems.
Rose controlling from the top position.
Green might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Green not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose scoring with punches to the head and body.

Rose is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Green 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.
Green has momentary wrist control but Rose slips an elbow through the middle.
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Green controls Rose momentarily but Rose frees himself.
Rose content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
Green throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rose postures up.
Rose is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rose stays in close to Green's body and controls the position.
Green tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Green throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green moves to clinch but Rose breaks away

and Rose counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Green missing with punches from the bottom.
Green flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Rose is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rose is trying to work for a kimura but Green is defending well.
Green trying to control but Rose postures up.
Rose stalling.
Green flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Green trying to control but Rose postures up.
Green is pressing down on Rose's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Green trying to strike off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rose's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rose lands a couple of elbows.
Rose looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rose scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rose showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Green trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Green is trying to control the position but Rose postures up.
Green thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Green doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rose showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
Rose controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rose scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rose postures up.

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.
Rose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Green throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rose wants to counter the offense by Green and move into the clinch position.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Rose.
Green swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rose scores with a jab to the head.

Rose has Green up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rose.

Rose has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Green is trying to keep an underhook but Rose manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rose connects with a nice short shot to Green's temple.
Rose slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like Rose might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noel Rose 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 is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Rose throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Green was covering up waiting for the punch and Rose finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rose slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rose is in close to Green's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Green controls Rose momentarily but Rose frees himself.
Rose trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Green tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Green is not content to let Rose control the position.

Rose working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green struggling a bit here.
Green tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rose wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
Green prevents Rose from improving position.
Green is trying to control Rose's posture but Rose avoids it.
Rose controls the position.
Green struggling a bit here.
Rose cracks Green with a big right hand but Green just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rose moves into full mount!
Rose takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Green throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rose. What's that going to do exactly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Green hang on?
Green tries to hold on but Rose postures up.
Rose tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rose avoids the attempt from Green to control.
Rose lands a nice shot to the head.
Rose controlling his opponent.
Green wants to control but Rose is having none of it.
Rose dominating with strikes here.
Rose content just to control the position here.

Rose has hold of Green's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Green manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Green throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Green is desperately trying to improve his position but Rose has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Rose has his foot on Green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Green works his way back into a safe position though.
Rose seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rose is proving hard to escape from.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.

Rose 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.
Rose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Green is one step ahead there.
Green tries to stand but Rose is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rose is on top in guard.

Rose wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green striking off his back but it's not causing Rose any problems.
Green thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Green wants to sweep here but Rose controlling him for the moment.
Green will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Green trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Green striking off his back but it's not causing Rose any problems.
Rose passes into half guard.
Rose takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
Rose blocks the strikes from Green.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green gets full guard.
Green can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rose controls the pace.
Rose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rose working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noel Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rose rushes Green and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Green is rocked!
Green takes a shot to the head.
Oh Green is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Rose turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Green some visible discomfort.
Rose advances to mount.
Rose loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Green scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rose land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rose stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noel Rose!
A determined Noel Rose 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!