PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Miracle - We Ain't Scared as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tunamoto
vs
Green

180 cm
28
194 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

179 cm
28
188 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muraki Tunamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Green!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Green has managed to clinch.
Tunamoto scores with a shot to the side of Green's head.
Green lands a right hand.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Green tries to circle away but Tunamoto has him pinned against the ropes.
Green with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Green tries a body shot but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tunamoto lands an elbow inside that Green shrugs off.
Green using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tunamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tunamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Green avoiding damage.
Green avoids the elbow strike from Tunamoto, against the ropes.
Tunamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Green's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green blocks an elbow strike from Tunamoto.
Green using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tunamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tunamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tunamoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tunamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Green is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tunamoto is defending well for now.
Tunamoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Green on the inside.
Tunamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Green works on Tunamoto's body with a couple of short punches.
Green is looking to control Tunamoto's arms but Tunamoto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tunamoto lands with a left to the head.
Green wants to stall.
Come on Green - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tunamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.
Green looking to stall.
Tunamoto works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tunamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.

Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Green closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Green is looking to control Tunamoto's arms but Tunamoto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the ropes.
Tunamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tunamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Tunamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks an elbow strike.
Tunamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Knees to the body from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tunamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tunamoto backwards.
Tunamoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Green tries to stall but Tunamoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tunamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Tunamoto blocks a body shot from Green.
Green prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.

Tunamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tunamoto.
Green digs a good hook to Tunamoto's body.
Tunamoto misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Green takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tunamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Green lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Tunamoto goes down! The ref sends Green to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Tunamoto is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Tunamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green slips a straight right by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tunamoto moves away.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Tunamoto is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Green.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Green slips under a jab from Tunamoto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Green 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick from Tunamoto lands but Green takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Danny Green should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
That's time! Back to the action!

Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tunamoto.
Green swinging wildly here.
Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tunamoto avoids a kick to the body.
Green throws a push kick but Tunamoto slaps the foot to one side.
Tunamoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tunamoto misses the jab.
Green misses with a low kick as Tunamoto jumps back.
Tunamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tunamoto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tunamoto cracks Green with a good jab.
Green is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tunamoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Tunamoto connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tunamoto.
Tunamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tunamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tunamoto.

Tunamoto has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
Tunamoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Green.
Tunamoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Green has him pressed against the ropes.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green being controlled against the ropes.
Green lands an elbow just above Tunamoto 's eye.
Green looking to throw knees to the head but Tunamoto is blocking nicely.
Green using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tunamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tunamoto backwards.
Tunamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Green.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tunamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green is working Tunamoto over against the ropes.
Green blocking some punches.
Green throws a knee to the head but misses.
Green stalling in the clinch but Tunamoto improves position.
Green working aggressively here.
Green managing to block the knees to the body from Tunamoto.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tunamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tunamoto tries to break free but Green pushes him back against the ropes.
Tunamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Tunamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.
Green tries a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Green lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tunamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Tunamoto.
Tunamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green lands with a right to the head.
Green with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Tunamoto is rocked!
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Tunamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Tunamoto with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Tunamoto looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Tunamoto get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Danny Green!
A very excited looking Danny Green made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.