PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubble comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rage Against The Machine - No Shelter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Martin
vs
Rubble

168 cm
25
134 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

150 cm
25
140 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin misses with a body punch
and Rubble counters with a good low kick that Martin was not able to check.
Martin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rubble.
Rubble tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rubble slips under a jab from Martin.
Rubble throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Rubble throws a leg kick that misses.
Rubble darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martin lands with a right hand.
Rubble with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rubble lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Rubble's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rubble scrambles back to his feet.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Rubble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Rubble rushes Martin and presses him up against the cage.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubble tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rubble lands a left hand.
Rubble lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Rubble gets through Martin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rubble using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rubble.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubble's elbow.
Rubble lands a shoulder strike.
Rubble tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubble blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
A short right from Rubble on the inside.
Martin lands a hook that snaps the head of Rubble backwards.
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin effectively controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rubble.
Rubble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rubble.
Martin throws the left hand but Rubble avoids the punch easily.
Rubble feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
A solid body kick from Rubble.
Martin dips to his left and cracks Rubble with an uppercut!
Martin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rubble can pounce on him.
Rubble thumps Martin with a low kick.
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martin.
Rubble throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Rubble fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martin checks it well.
Martin avoids a kick to the body.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Rubble slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a hook but Rubble blocks it.
Rubble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martin to score with a decent uppercut.
Rubble scores with a nice right hand.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Martin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rubble. That one must have hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Martin.
Rubble connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rubble takes one on the button.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Rubble lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin slips under a jab from Rubble.
Martin lands a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Rubble.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin scores with a nice right hand.
Rubble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rubble eats them both and turns towards Martin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rubble.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Martin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rubble moves into range and connects with a jab.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rubble can pounce on him.
Rubble scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rubble on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rubble works the jab nicely.
Martin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rubble fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Rubble moved out of range nicely.
Rubble works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Rubble counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Rubble catches Martin right on the button with a cross.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Rubble finds it's way through Martin's defenses.
Rubble moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Barney Rubble will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rubble turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martin lands with an uppercut that bounces Rubble off the cage and back into range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rubble lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rubble scores with a nice body kick.
Rubble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rubble fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barney Rubble seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin misses with the combination.
Martin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rubble counters with an outside leg kick.
Rubble looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Rubble tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Rubble looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubble throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rubble, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble is looking to chop away at Martin's legs.
Good leg kick by Rubble there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rubble in his tracks.

Rubble clinches with his opponent.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rubble comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rubble with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rubble blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubble.
Rubble lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martin tries to stall but Rubble uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Rubble.
Rubble creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martin's defenses.
Rubble digs a right hand into Martin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martin's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubble trying to land knees to the body.
Rubble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin misses with some punches.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rubble shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rubble throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Rubble.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rubble turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rubble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rubble.
Rubble lands a really nice looking cross but Martin seems unphased.
Martin throws a right hand that Rubble ducks under and follows up with a left that Rubble also avoids with ease.
Rubble feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
Rubble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Rubble tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Rubble.
Martin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rubble.
Rubble lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Steve Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Rubble lands.
Martin misses with a combination
letting Rubble counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rubble.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rubble looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rubble counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rubble throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rubble looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Rubble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rubble slips under a jab from Martin.
Rubble thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martin if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin connects with a right hand. Rubble shakes it off.
Rubble scores with a nice strike.
Martin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rubble.
Rubble fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Rubble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rubble.
A big right from Martin misses.
Rubble lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rubble throws out a leg kick but Martin moves out of range and Rubble only half commits.
Nice shot lands for Martin.
Rubble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rubble moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Rubble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Rubble moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin throws a lazy head kick

and Rubble counters by clinching up.
Rubble looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rubble blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubble scores with a hook to the body.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Rubble is trying to maintain a safe position but Martin gets an underhook and turns Rubble into the cage.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barney Rubble seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubble landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rubble.
A left hand lands to the body for Rubble.
Martin wants to stall.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martin trying to control the position but instead, Rubble has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martin into the cage.
Rubble lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Rubble.
Rubble lands with a light punch inside.
Rubble scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Rubble.
Rubble lands with a right to the head.

Martin is rocked!
Rubble trying to land knees to the body.
Rubble throws a head punch that misses.
Rubble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Oh Martin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rubble lands a body punch.
Martin seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubble.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Rubble has double underhooks.
Steve Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Martin gets through Rubble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rubble blocks an uppercut.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin lands a body punch.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Rubble controls the action.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubble is looking to control Martin's arms but Martin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rubble has his back to the cage.
Rubble lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Rubble.
Rubble pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rubble presses Martin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rubble digs a right hand into Martin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martin's gas tank.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rubble pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Martin fails to land.
Rubble lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Rubble scores with a hook to the body.
Rubble tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Rubble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Rubble fails to land.
Rubble takes a shot to the head.
Rubble trying to land knees to the body.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Rubble.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubble blocks an uppercut.
Martin takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Steve Martin has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Martin fails to land.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Rubble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rubble 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Rubble!
A victorious Barney Rubble thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.