PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubble comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - No Shelter. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Rubble
vs
Obama

150 cm
34
140 lbs
30 - 16 - 2

196 cm
27
141 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temitope Obama!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Rubble has managed to clinch.
Obama pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rubble can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Obama avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Rubble leaning against his opponent.
Rubble lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rubble working Obama over with knees to the body.
Obama tries a knee to the head but Rubble blocks it.
Rubble avoiding damage as Obama throws knees to the body.
Rubble lands a nice uppercut.
Rubble takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Obama takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Obama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rubbles head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble lands a good knee to the midsection. Obama won't want to take too many of those.
Obama slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Obama.
Rubble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubble.
Obama looking to stall.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama working aggressively here.
Come on Obama - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rubble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obama's elbow.
Rubble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obama or not.
Obama misses with some punches.
Obama blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Obama.
Rubble on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obama or not.
Obama looking to slow down the pace here.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubble tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Obama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rubble has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obama pushes Rubble back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama blocks a body shot from Rubble.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubble can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rubble as Obama tries to tie him up.
Obama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rubble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rubble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands with a left to the head.
Obama misses with some punches.
Rubble presses Obama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rubble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Obama wants to stall.
A body shot lands from Rubble.
Obama is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Rubble.
Rubble with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rubble lands an uppercut.
Obama trying to stall but Rubble improves his position.
Rubble throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obamas head.
Rubble misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubble swings wildly with an uppercut but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obama.
Obama avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama trying to land knees to the body.
Rubble blocking some punches.
Obama trying to control the position but instead, Rubble has worked for underhooks and has pushed Obama into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rubble.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble misses with a knee strike.
Obama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rubble avoids it.
Rubble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama gets through Rubble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rubble blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land.
Obama tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubble avoids the damage to the body.
Rubble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obama lands an uppercut.
Rubble swings wildly with an uppercut but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rubble misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Barney Rubble will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Obama lands with a good body shot.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
Rubble scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Obama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rubble, pushing him back against the cage.
Rubble on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obama trying to control the position but instead, Rubble has worked for underhooks and has pushed Obama into the cage.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rubble lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubble lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Temitope Obama has been cut.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rubble working aggressively here.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
Obama blocks a body shot from Rubble.
Rubble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Obama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rubble managing to block the knees to the body from Obama.
Obama working Rubble over with knees to the body.
Obama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rubble blocks it with crossed arms.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Obama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rubble blocks an uppercut.
Rubble gets through Obama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obama controlling the action here for a moment.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but Rubble blocks with his arms.
Rubble trying to land knees to the body.
Obama prevents a body shot from Rubble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama is trying to maintain a safe position but Rubble gets an underhook and turns Obama into the cage.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barney Rubble has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obama prevents a body shot from Rubble.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubble managing to block the knees to the body from Obama.
Obama misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rubble can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Rubble managing to block the knees to the body from Obama.
Obama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rubble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubble makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama connects with a knee to the head.
Rubble tries to land knees in the clinch but Obama avoids the damage to the body.
Rubble blocking some punches.
Rubble misses with the head strike.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Obama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rubble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble lands a hook that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Obama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rubble avoids it.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubble.
Obama dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Obama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obama crunches a lovely knee into Rubble's ribcage.
Obama avoids a wild elbow strike from Rubble.
A short left from Rubble.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rubble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rubble throws a head punch that misses.
Rubble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Obama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rubble is defending well for now.
Obama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rubble backwards.
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!
Rubble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rubble is stalling here.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama tries a knee to the head but Rubble blocks it.
Rubble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rubble can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Rubble tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Rubble.
Obama taking a breather.
Rubble gets through Obama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obama blocks a body shot from Rubble.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Obama tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubble avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Barney Rubble will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Temitope Obama'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. This is the final round!

Rubble scores with a jab.
Rubble is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rubble chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Obama can pounce on him.
Obama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rubble fails to land with a series of punches.
Obama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Obama swinging wildly here.
Obama staying out of range there.
Obama is looking for the big counter here.
Obama misses with a head kick.
Rubble avoids the head kick by Obama.
Obama swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubble swings for the body but Obama moves out of range.
Obama misses with a hook
and Rubble counters with a right hand to the body.
Obama throws a poor cross that misses
and Rubble counters with a nice body shot.
Obama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Rubble there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Obama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rubble misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barney Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obama throws a series of punches but Rubble avoids them all with ease.
Obama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rubble is able to avoid easily.
Temitope Obama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rubble tries to clinch but Obama is having none of it.
Obama defending well as Rubble loads up on a big left hand.
Obama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rubble connects with a body shot that sends Obama's belly button to the back.
Rubble looks to land a right hand but Obama moved out of range.
Obama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rubble counters with a nice uppercut.
Obama misses with a body shot.
Obama swinging wildly here.
Obama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama dodges the punch combination from Rubble.
Obama is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rubble with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obama moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubble dodges the punch combination from Obama.
Obama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rubble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubble fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Obama checks it well.
Obama slips a jab from Rubble.
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 Obama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Obama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rubble throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Rubble misses.

Rubble pushes Obama up against the cage in a clinch.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Rubble looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Rubble scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rubble lands a nice knee to the body.
Rubble presses Obama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rubble lands with a light punch inside.
Temitope Obama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obama missing with knees to the body.
Obama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rubble is keeping busy.
Obama blocking some punches.
Rubble lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubble.
Rubble using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble scores with a hook to the body.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Rubble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rubble scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rubble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubble.
Rubble lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rubble is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obama is defending well for now.
Rubble slowing the pace effectively.
Rubble avoiding damage as Obama throws knees to the body.
Rubble lands a nice elbow.
Rubble misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rubble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rubbles head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Rubble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rubble has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Rubble!
Barney Rubble decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.