PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubble's entrance music is Rage Against The Machine - No Shelter. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rubble
vs
St Pierre

150 cm
26
140 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

167 cm
35
142 lbs
27 - 17 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Felix St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Rubble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Rubble moved out of range.
Felix St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rubble.
Rubble thumps St Pierre with a low kick.
Rubble moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
Rubble slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rubble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rubble throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rubble.
St Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St Pierre looks to throw the jab but Rubble is out of range.
Rubble turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St Pierre misses with a hook

and Rubble counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rubble.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Rubble scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rubble misses with the head strike.
St Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rubble has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Rubble.
Rubble is working St Pierre over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
St Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rubble fights it off and pushes away nicely.
St Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rubble throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rubble throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rubble pinned against the cage. Rubble gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rubble clobbers St Pierre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
St Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rubble tries to score with a low kick but St Pierre moves his leg out of the way.
Rubble displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Rubble saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab by Rubble.
St Pierre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubble throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Pierre throws out a loose jab but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Rubble.
Barney Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rubble sprawls well. Rubble wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Rubble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - St Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubble connects with a body shot that sends St Pierre's belly button to the back.
Rubble looks to land a body kick but St Pierre moved away.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rubble sprawls well. Rubble wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Rubble tries to sprawl out of it but St Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rubble manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Rubble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubble dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Pierre. That did some damage!
Rubble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Pierre throws out the jab.
Rubble moves away from the strike by St Pierre.
St Pierre might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Rubble sprawls well.
Rubble lands with a good body shot.
Rubble lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rubble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
Rubble changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rubble pinned against the cage. Rubble gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St Pierre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rubble connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St Pierre scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rubble moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Rubble to work.
Nice body punch from Rubble - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble lands with a right to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rubble.
St Pierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Rubble has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Rubble.
A short uppercut from Rubble.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rubble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Rubble digs a right hand underneath St Pierre's ribcage. St Pierre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rubble can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
Rubble lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Rubble.
Rubble lands a body punch in the clinch.
St Pierre can't get the takedown.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Rubble dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rubble lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rubble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rubble is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Rubble circles away and we're back to standing.
Rubble dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Pierre. That did some damage!
St Pierre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Rubble.
Rubble lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Pierre walks into a straight right hand from Rubble.
A jab from St Pierre misses.
Rubble lands a nice shot that snaps St Pierre's head back.
Rubble lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubble keeps St Pierre at a distance using the push kick.
St Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Pierre throws out a loose jab but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rubble. That's going to slow St Pierre down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
St Pierre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rubble slips a straight right by St Pierre.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rubble. That's going to slow St Pierre down.
St Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rubble.
A big left from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Rubble tenderised St Pierre's leg. St Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rubble goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rubble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rubble.
Rubble keeps St Pierre at a distance using the push kick.
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!
St Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St Pierre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rubble lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Pierre's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rubble.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rubble pinned against the cage. Rubble gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix St Pierre.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Rubble sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rubble lands a jab.
Rubble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rubble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubble punishes St Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Rubble goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rubble dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Pierre. That did some damage!

Rubble takes the fight into the clinch.
Rubble lands an elbow that stopped St Pierre in his tracks for a moment.
Rubble with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Rubble manages to get underhooks.
Rubble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pierre can do to turn this around?
Rubble lands an elbow just above St Pierre 's eye.
Rubble is pressed up against the cage. St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rubble down to the mat. Rubble avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Rubble saw that one coming.
Rubble lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rubble lands the left hand.
Rubble moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Rubble sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rubble throws a shot to the body.
Rubble connects with a solid leg kick.
St Pierre throws a right hand that Rubble ducks under and follows up with a left that Rubble also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Pierre is defended easily by Rubble.
St Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Rubble finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

St Pierre is rocked!
A solid body kick from Rubble.
St Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Rubble finish him?
St Pierre is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rubble is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for St Pierre.
Rubble fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rubble lands a nice looking body kick.
Barney Rubble is winning the standup battle so far.
Rubble throws an overhand right that drops St Pierre like a sack of potatoes! Rubble dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Rubble!
A very excited looking Barney Rubble 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.