PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Rubio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hachiro Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rubio
vs
Matsui

180 cm
26
165 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

173 cm
24
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hopkins Athletics
Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Rubio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hachiro Matsui!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsui scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Adam Rubio has been cut.

Rubio shoots in and bounces Matsui off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rubio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rubio advances position into side control!
Rubio throws a strike aimed at the side of Matsui's head but Matsui avoids it well.
Matsui is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matsui is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rubio off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubio holding on to Matsui's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Rubio turns into Matsui and is now in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubio won't allow Matsui to sweep him here.
Matsui lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rubio!
Rubio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Matsui in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rubio wants to control but Matsui is having none of it.
Matsui can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rubio is looking to escape.
Matsui thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rubio holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Matsui tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsui looking to control but Rubio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Matsui controlling from mount.
Rubio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rubio is squirming around, avoiding Matsui's attempts to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matsui with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rubio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rubio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rubio blocking the ground and pound.

Matsui has control of Rubio's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rubio regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Matsui throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsui can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rubio is looking to escape.
Matsui avoids the attempt from Rubio to control.
Matsui unloads with some shots from mount but Rubio bucks and avoids them well.
Rubio tries to hold on but Matsui postures up.
Matsui has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matsui thowing shots but they're missing.
Matsui thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsui raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hachiro Matsui dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Rubio's cut.
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.

Matsui scores with a jab.
Matsui closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch but Matsui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matsui misses with a wild combination.
Rubio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch but Matsui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rubio wants to clinch.
Matsui lands with a good body shot.
Matsui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubio moves away.
Rubio is looking to land body kicks.
Matsui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubio tries to clinch but Matsui moves out of range.
Rubio looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsui is just out of range.

Matsui gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsui trying to control the position here.
Hachiro Matsui has got the better of the ground game so far.

Rubio drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Matsui dives on top into guard.
Rubio can't keep his opponent in guard - Matsui advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Matsui is trying to control. Rubio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matsui thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rubio's head.
Rubio won't allow Matsui to pass to mount.
Rubio trying to control here.
Rubio gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsui has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rubio is proving hard to escape from.
Matsui slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Matsui stops Rubio from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsui stopping the sweep attempt from Rubio.
Matsui throwing strikes from guard but Rubio blocks nicely.
Matsui trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Matsui regains half guard.

Rubio is trying to work for a kimura but Matsui is defending well.
Rubio prevents Matsui from improving his position.
Rubio wants to control but Matsui is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsui tries to get to full guard but Rubio has control of the leg.
Rubio is trying to control the action in half guard but Matsui is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Matsui keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rubio is looking to stall here but Matsui recovers full guard.
Matsui controls Rubio momentarily but Rubio frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hachiro Matsui will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adam Rubio's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Matsui thuds his right hand into Rubio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsui. Rubio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch but Matsui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matsui changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsui lands a jab-cross combination.
Matsui looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matsui cracks Rubio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rubio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubio jabs Matsui right on the nose. Matsui blinks but takes it well.
Matsui is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rubio rather than just go for the knockout.
Rubio fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Matsui to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Matsui looks to clinch but Rubio throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Matsui taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Adam Rubio!