PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Kharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude comes to the cage accompanied by Beautiful People by Marilyn Manson. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rude
vs
Kharma

200 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bad Kharma!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rude pushes Kharma up against the cage in a clinch.
Rude misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kharma.
Rude throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rude obliges.
Rude with a knee to the head.
Rude is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kharma is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rude.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rude is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kharma looks gassed!
Kharma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rude keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kharma's efforts to push away.
Rude lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharma won't want to take too many of those.
Rude with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rude scores with a knee to the head.
Rude with a knee to the head.
Rude landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rude with a knee to the head.
Kharma trying to stall but Rude improves his position.
Rude lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharma won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude lands a knee to the body.
Rude utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rude landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Rude.
Kharma wants to get back to striking at distance but Rude won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharma.
Rude landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Rude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rude landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kharma working hard to break the clinch.
Rude connects with a knee to the head.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but Kharma blocks with his arms.
Rude keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kharma's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude misses with a knee to the head.
Kharma working aggressively here.
Rude trying to land knees to the body.
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rude missing with knees to the body.
Kharma managing to block the knees to the body from Rude.
Kharma is trying to force a seperation but Rude has the dominant position.
Kharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kharma tries to circle away but Rude has him pinned against the cage.
Rude misses with a knee to the head.
Rude keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kharma's efforts to push away.
Rude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kharma is trying to push Rude away but Rude has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kharma wants to break free but Rude has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharma is trying to push Rude away but Rude has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rude with a knee to the head.
Kharma tries to break the clinch but Rude is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rude obliges.
Kharma avoiding damage as Rude throws knees to the body.
Kharma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rude misses with a knee strike.
Kharma has a couple of punches blocked by Rude.
Kharma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rude looking to throw knees to the head but Kharma is blocking nicely.
Rude has Kharma pressed against the cage, preventing Kharma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rude scores with a knee to the head.
Kharma wants to get back to striking at distance but Rude won't allow it.
Rude landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kharma wants to break free but Rude has control.
Kharma tries to break free but Rude pushes him back against the cage.
Kharma is trying to break the clinch but Rude is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharma has had enough of the clinch but Rude keeps him there for the moment.
Rude keeps control of Kharma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rude is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kharma is defending well for now.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kharma blocks it with crossed arms.
Rude throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kharma is trying to push Rude away but Rude has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kharma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kharma has had enough of the clinch but Rude keeps him there for the moment.
Rude connects with a knee to the head.
Rude keeps control of Kharma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rude using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kharma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharma tries to break the clinch but Rude is controlling the position.
Kharma is trying to break the clinch but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Kharma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Kharma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Rude dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kharma misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from Kharma.
A head kick from Kharma lands but Rude takes it in his stride.
Rude uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kharma.

Rude drives through and clinches with Kharma against the cage.
Rude tries a knee to the head but Kharma blocks it.
Kharma avoiding damage as Rude throws knees to the body.
Rude trying to land knees to the body.
Rude looking to throw knees to the head but Kharma is blocking nicely.
Rude utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rude unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kharma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rude obliges.
Kharma avoids the elbow strike from Rude, against the cage.
Kharma is trying to break the clinch but Rude is controlling him.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rude putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kharma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kharma takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharma is looking to break free of the clinch but Rude has double underhooks.
Kharma is trying to break the clinch but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Kharma misses with a punch to the body.
Rude tries a knee to the head but Kharma blocks it.
Rude lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharma's face.
Kharma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharma's face.
Rude creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kharma's defenses.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but Kharma blocks with his arms.
Kharma working hard to break the clinch.
Rude using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kharma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rude misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kharma.
Kharma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Kharma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kharma is trying to break the clinch but Rude is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude looking to throw knees to the head but Kharma is blocking nicely.
Rude trying to land knees to the body.
Rude keeps control of Kharma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rude keeps control of Kharma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kharma managing to block the knees to the body from Rude.
Kharma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kharma working hard to break the clinch.
Kharma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rude keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kharma's efforts to push away.
Rude throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rude landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kharma wants to get back to striking at distance but Rude won't allow it.
Rude unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rude is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kharma is defending well for now.
Kharma is looking to break free of the clinch but Rude has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude lands a knee to the body.
Rude using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kharma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rude misses with a knee to the head.
Kharma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rude.
Kharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kharma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kharma tries to circle away but Rude has him pinned against the cage.
Rude tries to land knees in the clinch but Kharma avoids the damage to the body.
Kharma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kharma wants to break free but Rude has control.
Rude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kharma blocks it with crossed arms.
Kharma working hard to break the clinch.
Rude misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kharma.
Kharma misses with a body punch.
Rude missing with knees to the body.
Kharma tries to break the clinch but Rude is controlling the position.
Rude using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kharma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharma is looking to break free of the clinch but Rude has double underhooks.
Kharma is trying to break the clinch but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Bobby Rude has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rude obliges.
Rude keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kharma's efforts to push away.
Rude throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kharma tries to break the clinch but Rude is controlling the position.
Kharma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Rude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kharma is looking to break free of the clinch but Rude has double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharma blocks an elbow strike.
Rude misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kharma.
Rude tries to land knees in the clinch but Kharma 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!
Kharma has had enough of the clinch but Rude keeps him there for the moment.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rude has Kharma pressed against the cage, preventing Kharma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kharma tries to circle away but Rude has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Rude dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kharma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch but Kharma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kharma throws a sloppy head kick and Rude moves out of range easily.
Rude tries to clinch but Kharma moves out of range.

Rude gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rude scores a nice knee to the body.
Kharma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rude's elbow.
Kharma is trying to force a seperation but Rude has the dominant position.
Rude landing knees to the body.
Rude landing knees to the body.
Rude working Kharma over with knees to the body.
Rude is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kharma can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharma's face.
Rude is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rude tries a knee to the head but Kharma blocks it.
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharma's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rude tries a knee to the head but Kharma blocks it.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but Kharma blocks with his arms.
Kharma managing to block the knees to the body from Rude.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude misses with a knee strike.
Kharma wants to break free but Rude has control.
Kharma wants to break free but Rude has control.
Kharma tries to circle away but Rude has him pinned against the cage.
Kharma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rude tries a knee to the head but Kharma blocks it.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kharma is looking to break free of the clinch but Rude has double underhooks.
Kharma is looking to break free of the clinch but Rude has double underhooks.
Kharma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kharma working hard to break the clinch.
Kharma misses with the head strike.
Rude crunches a lovely knee into Kharma's ribcage.
Kharma wants to break free but Rude has control.
Rude connects with a knee to the head.

Kharma is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rude.
Kharma is still on wobbly legs! Can Rude finish him?
Rude unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kharma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kharma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kharma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rude landing knees to the head.
Kharma tries to break the clinch but Rude is controlling the position.
Kharma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kharma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rude lands a knee to the body.
Rude lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharma wants to break free but Rude has control.
Kharma can't break the clinch.
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharma's face.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Rude landing knees to the head.
Kharma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rude scores a nice knee to the body.
Kharma tries to break the clinch but Rude is controlling the position.
Rude with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rude.
Rude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kharma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kharma tries to circle away but Rude has him pinned against the cage.
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharma's face.
A knee to the head by Rude.
Rude lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rude landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kharma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kharma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rude using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kharma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharma's face.
Rude unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but Kharma blocks with his arms.
Kharma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rude landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rude scores with a knee to the head.
Rude throws an elbow that misses.
Kharma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rude lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rude using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kharma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kharma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rude misses with a knee strike.
Kharma has had enough of the clinch but Rude keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rude.
Kharma tries to break the clinch but Rude is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kharma can't break the clinch.
Kharma is trying to force a seperation but Rude has the dominant position.
Kharma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rude using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kharma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kharma blocks it with crossed arms.
Kharma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Rude.
Rude landing knees to the head.
Rude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kharma blocks it with crossed arms.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Kharma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kharma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharma's face.
Kharma is trying to break the clinch but Rude is controlling him.
Rude connects with a knee to the head.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rude connects with a knee to the head.
Rude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rude connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rude.
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharma's face.
Rude misses with a knee to the head.
Bad Kharma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kharma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kharma working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rude obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rude lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharma's face.
Rude throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rude misses with a knee strike.
Rude throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kharma is trying to push Rude away but Rude has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kharma tries to break free but Rude pushes him back against the cage.
Kharma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rude misses with a knee to the head.
Rude is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kharma wants to break free but Rude has control.
Rude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rude has Kharma pressed against the cage, preventing Kharma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rude misses with a knee strike.
Rude working Kharma over with knees to the body.
Rude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kharma blocks it with crossed arms.
Rude is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kharma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rude misses with a knee to the head.
Rude misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kharma.
Rude lands a damaging elbow.
Rude lands a nice knee to the body.
Rude unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rude.
Kharma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Kharma can't break the clinch.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharma's face.
Kharma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Rude lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharma won't want to take too many of those.
Rude misses with a knee strike.
Rude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kharma is looking to break free of the clinch but Rude has double underhooks.
Kharma tries to circle away but Rude has him pinned against the cage.
Rude lands a knee to the body.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kharma is trying to break free.
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kharma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rude landing knees to the head.
Rude lands an elbow that stopped Kharma in his tracks for a moment.
Kharma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rude utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rude has Kharma pressed against the cage, preventing Kharma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rude connects with a knee to the head.
Rude crunches a lovely knee into Kharma's ribcage.
Rude lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharma won't want to take too many of those.
Kharma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kharma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Rude.
Kharma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kharma is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharma wants to break free but Rude has control.
Rude with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rude.
Kharma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rude lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rude lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kharma can't break the clinch.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rude with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kharma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Rude scores with a knee to the head.
Rude connects with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Rude showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rude, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Rude!
After winning the bout, Bobby Rude thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.