PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Stubbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Ivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stubbs comes to the cage accompanied by I Am The Walrus by The Beatles. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Stubbs
vs
Ivo

187 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

189 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Stubbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rashad Ivo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivo walks into a jab.

It looks like Rashad Ivo has been cut.
Stubbs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ivo throws out the jab.

Ivo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stubbs!
Ivo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ivo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stubbs avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ivo.
Ivo raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivo unloads with some shots from mount but Stubbs bucks and avoids them well.
Ivo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Ivo.
Ivo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stubbs's face.
Ivo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stubbs is looking to improve his position but Ivo isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stubbs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ivo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ivo lands a big elbow.
Ivo lands with some strikes.
Ivo landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ivo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
A nice elbow there by Ivo.
Stubbs is working to get back to half guard.
Ivo working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ivo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stubbs is bucking up trying to escape but Ivo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stubbs is breathing heavily.
Ivo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ivo unloading with bombs!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ivo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ivo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ivo working the ground and pound effectively.
Ivo working Stubbs over with strikes here.
Ivo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ivo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ivo lands a big shot there that rocks Stubbs but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stubbs is bucking up trying to escape but Ivo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stubbs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivo is landing with some decent strikes but Stubbs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ivo landing punches.
Ivo scoring with strikes but Stubbs is staying in there.
Ivo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ivo lands a heavy elbow.
Ivo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ivo looking to finish Stubbs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stubbs!
Stubbs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ivo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Ivo.
Ivo dominating with strikes here.
Ivo cracks Stubbs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivo lands a heavy elbow.
Ivo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ivo landing punches.
Ivo cracks Stubbs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Ivo.
Ivo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stubbs can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ivo lands a big elbow.
Ivo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ivo breaks from Stubbs's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ivo lands a big shot there that rocks Stubbs but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ivo working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Ivo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Ivo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ivo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ivo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ivo slips a nice elbow through Stubbs's hands, connecting with Stubbs's forehead.
Ivo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ivo stops Stubbs from getting back to his feet.
Ivo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stubbs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ivo working the head and body with strikes.
Ivo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stubbs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stubbs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ivo scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivo winds up and cracks Stubbs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ivo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stubbs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ivo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ivo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rashad Ivo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ivo slips a nice elbow through Stubbs's hands, connecting with Stubbs's forehead.
Ivo 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.
Ivo working the head and body with strikes.
Ivo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ivo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ivo lands with a punch from half guard.
Ivo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Ivo there.
Ivo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ivo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ivo lands a nice short elbow.
Ivo passes to full mount!
Ivo lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stubbs hang on?
Ivo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ivo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ivo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stubbs hang on?
Ivo landing shots from mount.
Ivo lands a nice shot to the head.
Ivo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ivo with shots to the head and body - Stubbs looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ivo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ivo cracks Stubbs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ivo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs tries to lock up and control but Ivo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ivo looking to finish Stubbs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stubbs!
Ivo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ivo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ivo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stubbs really wants to buck Ivo off and get back to his feet.
Stubbs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stubbs wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivo working Stubbs over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Ivo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rashad Ivo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ivo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ivo lands in his opponent's guard.
Ivo prevents Stubbs from getting back to his feet.
Ivo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ivo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stubbs's head.
Ivo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ivo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ivo works over Stubbs with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ivo throwing strikes from guard but Stubbs blocks nicely.
Ivo works over Stubbs with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stubbs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stubbs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stubbs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ivo landing with the ground and pound.
Stubbs wants to stand up but Ivo is controlling him.
Ivo is in close to Stubbs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ivo distracts Stubbs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ivo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ivo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

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.
Ivo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ivo distracts Stubbs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ivo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stubbs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ivo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ivo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stubbs's head.
Ivo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stubbs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ivo landing with the ground and pound.
Ivo throws a big right hand that misses.
Ivo with a flurry of punches that miss.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stubbs looks to land a combination. Ivo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ivo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ivo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ivo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ivo lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Stubbs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stubbs trying desperately to get to his feet.
BOOM! Ivo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ivo landing punches.
Ivo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stubbs can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ivo with shots to the head and body - Stubbs looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ivo lands a nice shot to the head.
Stubbs throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivo with good strikes from the mount here!
Ivo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rashad Ivo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stubbs's face.
Ivo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ivo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ivo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ivo landing punches.
Stubbs is looking to get to half guard.
Ivo controlling his opponent.
Stubbs is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Ivo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ivo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Ivo!