PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rubble might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rage Against The Machine - No Shelter. Smithy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Diabolic- Soldier's Logic. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rubble
vs
Smithy

150 cm
29
140 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

157 cm
39
147 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

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 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timmy Smithy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithy tries a head kick but it misses.
Rubble throws a hook to the side of Smithy's head but Smithy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smithy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rubble misses with a wild body shot.
Rubble lands the left hand.
Smithy staying out of range there.
Rubble avoids the body shot from Smithy.
Rubble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smithy lands a right hook to the body.
Rubble takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smithy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rubble cracks Smithy with an open hand slap.
A bone on bone clash there as Rubble blocks the leg kick.
Smithy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smithy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rubble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smithy.
Smithy throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Rubble.
Smithy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rubble swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smithy counters with a right hand to the body.
Smithy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rubble.
Rubble thuds his right hand into Smithy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smithy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smithy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smithy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rubble to score with a decent uppercut.
Rubble misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smithy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barney Rubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smithy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubble.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smithy.
Smithy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubble misses with a hook. Smithy ducked under it nicely.
Rubble throws a right hand that misses
and Rubble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smithy.
Smithy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smithy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rubble takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smithy wants to slow Rubble down by chopping away at his legs.
Rubble throws a looping overhand right but Smithy ducks down to avoid it.
Smithy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rubble turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smithy takes one to the chin there.
Rubble checks a low kick from Smithy.
Smithy blocks a jab.
Rubble lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smithy moves out of range of the leg kick from Rubble.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rubble checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble looks for the body kick but Smithy saw that one coming.
A jab from Rubble misses.
Smithy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Rubble misses.
Rubble misses with a hook. Smithy ducked under it nicely.
Smithy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rubble swings for the body but Smithy moves out of range.
Rubble takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rubble slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rubble misses with a body shot.
Rubble throws a leg kick that misses.
Rubble scores with a nice right hand.
Smithy misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rubble has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smithy lands with a slapping head kick.
Smithy thumps Rubble with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble slips a straight right by Smithy.
Smithy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rubble rather than just go for the knockout.
Smithy throws a series of punches but Rubble avoids them all with ease.
Smithy throws a push kick but Rubble slaps the foot to one side.
Rubble tries to land a front kick but Smithy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rubble - that will leave a mark!
Smithy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smithy connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubble throws a leg kick which misses Smithy's front leg but catches the back leg as Smithy tries to avoid it.
Rubble throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rubble misses with a hook. Smithy ducked under it nicely.
Rubble looks to land a right hand but Smithy moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Timmy Smithy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rubble connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smithy.
Smithy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rubble misses with a body punch
and Smithy counters with a series of strikes. Rubble will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rubble goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rubble thuds a left hand into Smithy's body.
Smithy moves out of range of the strikes.
Smithy scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Smithy misses its intended target.
Smithy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab from Smithy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Rubble.
Rubble connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rubble fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smithy on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble throws a big shot that misses.
Smithy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rubble misses with a low kick.
A jab from Rubble misses.
Rubble lands with a right hand.
Rubble throws out a leg kick but Smithy moves out of range and Rubble only half commits.
Rubble pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smithy is out of range and Rubble settles back down.
Rubble scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smithy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smithy just misses with a punch to the body.
Smithy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rubble connects with a crisp jab.
Timmy Smithy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smithy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rubble throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble misses with a straight right.
Rubble fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smithy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smithy defending well as Rubble loads up on a big left hand.
Smithy misses with a wild body shot.
Rubble throws a poor cross that misses
and Smithy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smithy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smithy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rubble.
Rubble swings for the body but Smithy moves out of range.
Rubble uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smithy.
Rubble lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smithy connects with a nice looking jab.
Smithy stalks Rubble and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rubble's face. Rubble staggers backwards, shaken.
Rubble takes a swing at Smithy's ribcage but misses.
Smithy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rubble connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smithy's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands with a nice body kick.
Smithy moves away from the strike by Rubble.
A good leg kick by Smithy.
Rubble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smithy counters with a body kick that stops Rubble in his tracks momentarily.
Rubble checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smithy.
Smithy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rubble needs to keep his hands up - Smithy had a free shot at his head there.
Rubble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rubble tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smithy is able to avoid easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smithy, as that shot connected.
Rubble tried to score with a low kick but Smithy checks it.
Rubble misses with a hook
and Smithy counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smithy thows a body shot but no joy.
Smithy throws an overhand right that lands on Rubble's shoulder, as Rubble tries to avoid the shot.
Smithy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smithy lands with a nice body kick.
Rubble avoids the head kick by Smithy.
Rubble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smithy.
Smithy tried to score with a low kick but Rubble checks it.
Rubble has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubble looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smithy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smithy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rubble just misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smithy manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Timmy Smithy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Rubble moves away from the strike by Smithy.
Smithy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rubble.
Rubble throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rubble misses with the body kick
and Smithy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smithy misses with a wild body shot.
Smithy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rubble can pounce on him.
Smithy lands with a shot to the body.
Rubble moves out of range of the body kick from Smithy.
Smithy defending well as Rubble loads up on a big left hand.
Smithy looks to land a combination but Rubble avoids it well.
Smithy blocks the body kick.
Rubble misses with an uppercut
and Rubble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rubble bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rubble crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smithy - the referee stops the clock and Rubble gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smithy. Rubble manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rubble throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rubble fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smithy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 Smithy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smithy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smithy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smithy looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubble is just out of range.
Rubble lands with an overhand left.
Rubble misses with a hook.
Smithy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rubble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rubble lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rubble shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rubble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smithy.
Rubble connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smithy's hands.
Barney Rubble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smithy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rubble was well out of range. Poor timing from Smithy.
Rubble tries to move into range but Smithy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Rubble.
Smithy misses with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubble is looking to chop away at Smithy's legs.
Rubble throws a low kick but Smithy avoids it.
Smithy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smithy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smithy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rubble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smithy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubble.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smithy moves away.
Rubble walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smithy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy drops his hands momentarily and Rubble takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rubble tests Smithy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smithy lands the left hand.
Rubble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smithy.
Smithy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smithy takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Timmy Smithy has been cut.
Rubble misses with a low kick.
Rubble wants to land a leg kick but Smithy is out of range.
Rubble swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smithy counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Smithy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smithy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smithy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws a jab but it's blocked by Smithy.
Smithy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smithy throws a head kick that misses.
Rubble connects with the punch.
Nice body punch from Smithy.
Rubble throws a solid leg kick but Smithy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rubble.
Smithy scores with a nice body kick.
Rubble walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smithy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smithy lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubble misses with a looping left.
Rubble ducks right into an uppercut from Smithy.
Smithy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rubble. Rubble circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smithy scores with the left hand. Rubble knows he should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Barney Rubble.
Well Smithy 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Smithy!
A relieved looking Timmy Smithy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.