PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Papa Legba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vick Rub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Cruising in Miami" by Bass 305. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Legba
vs
Rub

166 cm
25
147 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

171 cm
27
152 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo
Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Papa Legba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vick Rub!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rub misses with a hook to the body
and Legba counters with a nice body shot.
Legba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rub misses with a hook to the body
and Legba counters with a nice uppercut.
Rub lands a really nice looking cross but Legba seems unphased.
Rub rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Legba counters with a right hand to the body.
Rub swings widly with a right hand
letting Legba counter with a right hand.
Rub tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rub misses with an uppercut
enabling Legba to counter with a crisp jab.
Rub ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rub gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rub lands a slapping body shot.
Legba misses with a hook
enabling Rub to counter with a crisp jab.
Rub thows a body shot but no joy.
Rub misses with a hook to the body
letting Legba counter with a right hand.
Rub throws a hook to the side of Legba's head but Legba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rub misses with a right hand
and Legba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Legba's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Legba duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba takes a swing at Rub's ribcage but misses.

Legba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Legba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rub wants to try and get back to his feet.
Legba throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rub really wants to buck Legba off and get back to his feet.
Legba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rub is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rub is squirming around, avoiding Legba's attempts to control the action.
Legba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rub wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Legba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Legba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Legba looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Legba wants to finish this one by submission but Rub is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Legba.

Legba looking for a guillotine from mount but Rub is having none of it.
Legba breaks from Rub's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rub is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Legba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rub hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legba trying to control but Rub is having none of it.
Legba won't let Rub get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rub looks gassed!
Legba landing strikes from the mount and Rub is in trouble!
Legba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rub trying desperately to get to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Legba lands a big shot there that rocks Rub but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rub takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legba lands with some strikes.
Legba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rub is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa Legba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rub misses with a body shot
and Legba counters with a straight right hand.
Rub throws a body punch but Legba moves out of range.
Legba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rub counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Legba thinking.
Legba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rub makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Legba lands a jab to Rub's midsection.
Rub throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rub lands a right hook to the body.
Rub misses with a body shot
and Legba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Legba misses with a left hand
and Rub counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rub falls off balance throwing a combination
and Legba counters with a left to the body.
Rub has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Papa Legba is winning the standup battle so far.
Rub throws a lazy uppercut
and Legba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Rub is rocked!
Legba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Legba misses with an uppercut
and Rub counters with a series of strikes. Legba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rub counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Papa Legba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Rub misses the target.
Legba tries to bum rush Rub with a series of wild strikes but Rub uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rub misses with a hook
and Legba counters with a nice uppercut.
Legba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rub tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Legba paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rub swings widly with a right hand
and Legba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rub misses with a lunging right hand
and Legba counters with a series of strikes. Rub will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rub is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Legba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rub stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rub misses with a lunging right hand
and Legba counters with a nice uppercut.
Legba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rub counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Legba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rub counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rub fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vick Rub seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rub lunges at Legba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Legba's hand.
Rub scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rub throws an off balance right hand
and Legba counters with a good, hard body kick but Rub shrugs it off.
Rub misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Legba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legba is looking to land body kicks.
Legba throws a lazy uppercut

and Rub counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rub.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa Legba dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Legba misses with a left hand
and Rub counters with a nice body shot.
Rub throws a shot from downtown. Legba moves away and avoids it.
Rub lands a nice shot that snaps Legba's head back.
Legba misses with a low kick.
Rub misses with a hook
enabling Legba to counter with a crisp jab.
Rub misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Legba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rub is still on wobbly legs! Can Legba finish him?
Rub ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rub seems to have recovered his senses.
Legba misses with a left hand
and Rub counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rub throws an off balance right hand
and Legba counters with a nice uppercut.
Legba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legba misses with a series of wild punches.
Rub throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rub throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Legba cracks Rub with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Legba rushes Rub and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vick Rub has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Rub breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rub tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Legba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Legba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Rub counter with a right hand.
Rub throws a predictable looking body shot
and Legba counters with a one-two to the body.
Rub has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Legba misses.
Legba with a hook.
Rub misses with a body punch
and Legba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rub misses with a right hand
and Legba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rub moves out of range as Legba strikes.
Rub tries to clinch up but Legba circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Legba misses.
Legba misses with a wild combination.
Legba misses with a body shot
enabling Rub to counter with a crisp jab.
Legba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rub misses with a hook to the body
and Legba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A cross from Rub lands.
Legba swings widly with a right hand
letting Rub counter with a right hand.

Legba clinches with his opponent.
Rub avoids the elbow strike from Legba, against the cage.
Legba prevents Rub from breaking the clinch.
Rub working hard to break the clinch.
Rub is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Rub escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rub throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rub misses with a shot to the body
and Legba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rub misses with a right hand
and Legba counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Rub! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Legba!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Papa Legba!