PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rage Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blade comes to the cage accompanied by Nows My Time. Boy Bubby has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rage Blade's chin.

Blade
vs
Bubby

176 cm
36
193 lbs
28 - 14 - 2

183 cm
23
190 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rage Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bubby!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubby tries to score with a low kick but Blade moves his leg out of the way.
Bubby thuds a left hand into Blade's body.
Blade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bubby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blade manages to avoid it.
Blade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bubby defending well as Blade loads up on a big left hand.
Blade lands with a shot to the body.
Blade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rage Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bubby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blade misses with an uppercut
and Bubby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Bubby shoots in and bounces Blade off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bubby throwing strikes but missing.
Bubby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blade swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade wants to stand up but Bubby is controlling him.
Bubby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bubby is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bubby throwing strikes from guard but Blade blocks nicely.
Bubby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bubby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bubby throws a big elbow that misses.
Blade is looking to stand up but Bubby isn't so interested in that idea.
Bubby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bubby looking to pass the guard.
Blade wants to stand up but Bubby is controlling him.
Bubby is in close to Blade's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bubby won't allow Blade to get back to his feet.
Bubby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blade wants to get back to his feet but Bubby is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bubby.
Blade wants to stand up but Bubby is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby works over Blade with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bubby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bubby passes Blade's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blade wants to get back to his feet.
Bubby throwing shots but Blade is blocking nicely.
Blade pushes Bubby off looking to stand but Bubby dives back in and keeps control.
Bubby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bubby trying to control the action but Blade is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Bubby dominated that 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.

Blade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bubby.
Blade throws a hook but Bubby blocks it.
Blade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bubby clobbers Blade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the liver by Bubby. Beautiful body shot.
Bubby thows a body shot but no joy.
Bubby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Blade.
Good work by Bubby as he checks the leg kick.
Blade throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bubby circles away quickly and effectively.
Bubby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blade tests Bubby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blade throws an off balance right hand

and Bubby counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blade's guard now.
Bubby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bubby won't allow Blade to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby tries to free his leg and advance position but Blade is retaining full guard.
Blade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bubby throwing strikes but missing.
Blade keeping moving, preventing Bubby from controlling successfully.
Bubby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bubby stops Blade from standing up.
Bubby postures up and lands a big shot to Blade's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubby sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bubby is looking to work some ground and pound but Blade has wrist control.

Blade is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bubby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blade can't break the clinch.
Bubby tries to throw a body punch but Blade avoids it by throwing Bubby back against the cage.
Bubby lands an uppercut.
Bubby can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
Blade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bubby tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby lands a nice uppercut.
Bubby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blade being controlled against the cage.
Bubby prevents Blade from breaking the clinch.
Blade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bubby keeps control of Blade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Blade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blade slips under a jab.
Blade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bubby misses with a low kick as Blade jumps back.
A jab from Blade finds it's way through Bubby's defenses.
Blade clobbers Bubby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blade throws a right hand that misses
and Bubby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Rage Blade has been cut.
Bubby stuns Blade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby shoots for a double leg takedown but Blade sprawls well. He's pushed Bubby's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bubby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blade misses with an uppercut.
Blade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blade lands a head shot.
Blade keeps Bubby at a distance using the push kick.
Bubby will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bubby moves out of range as Blade strikes.
Blade misses with a left hand
and Bubby counters with a thumping low kick.
Blade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rage Blade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blade takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blade throws a lazy right hand but Bubby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bubby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blade's head backwards.
Bubby jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Blade is rocked!
Bubby defending well as Blade loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Bubby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rage Blade's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bubby throws a hook but Blade avoids it easily.

Bubby throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blade tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bubby is in Blade's guard.
Boy Bubby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blade is looking to stand up but Bubby isn't so interested in that idea.
Bubby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bubby.
Bubby trying to control but Blade is working from the bottom.
Blade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bubby.
Blade wants to stand and escape but Bubby is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bubby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bubby wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving.
Blade wants to stand up but Bubby is controlling him.
Bubby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bubby looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rage Blade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bubby, as that shot connected.
Blade swinging wildly here.
Bubby misses with a wild body shot.
Bubby takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bubby fails to land the takedown.
Blade slips under a jab from Bubby.
Blade walks into a straight right hand from Bubby.
Bubby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Blade.
Boy Bubby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blade loads up on a big right hand but Bubby slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bubby lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bubby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blade digs a good body shot into Bubby's ribs.
A head kick misses from Bubby.
Blade lands a right hook to the body.
Bubby slips under a jab.
Bubby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bubby avoids a kick to the body.
Bubby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blade.
Blade throws the left hand but Bubby avoids the punch easily.
Bubby misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Blade.
Bubby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blade. That did some damage!
Bubby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blade has time to react.
Blade avoids the body shot from Bubby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade swings for the body but Bubby moves out of range.
Blade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bubby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blade. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bubby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blade sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bubby blocks a jab.
Bubby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blade throws a hook to the side of Bubby's head but Bubby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boy Bubby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bubby fails to land the takedown.
Rage Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boy Bubby.
Blade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bubby lands a nice shot that snaps Blade's head back.
Bubby tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blade misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blade crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bubby - the referee stops the clock and Blade gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bubby. Blade manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boy Bubby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bubby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boy Bubby!
A very excited looking Boy Bubby 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.