PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Cutwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rubey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Cutwood had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cutwood
vs
Rubey

197 cm
35
285 lbs
32 - 16 - 0

200 cm
28
270 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Cutwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Rubey!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutwood throws a hook but Rubey avoids it easily.
Rubey lands a jab to Cutwood's midsection.
Rubey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cutwood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cutwood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rubey misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Cutwood misses
letting Rubey counter with a right hand.
Rubey staying out of range there.
Cutwood moves away from the strike by Rubey.
Cutwood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Carlos Cutwood has been cut.

Cutwood drives through and clinches with Rubey against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubey.
Rubey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rubey lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutwood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rubey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cutwood up against the cage.
Rubey blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rubey throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cutwoods head.
Cutwood has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rubey looking to slow down the pace here.
Cutwood is working for takedown but Rubey is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short uppercut from Cutwood.
Rubey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cutwood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rubey.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rubey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Carlos Cutwood's cut is getting worse.
Cutwood blocks the elbow strike.
Cutwood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rubey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubey takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Chris Rubey has been cut.
Cutwood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rubey is trying to force a seperation but Cutwood has the dominant position.
Cutwood pushes off an throws an elbow but Rubey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cutwood pushes off an throws an elbow but Rubey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rubey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutwood misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubey.
A head punch on the inside from Cutwood fails to land.
Rubey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cutwood takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rubey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cutwood fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cutwood wants to clinch up but Rubey keeps it at a distance.
Cutwood swings for the body but Rubey moves out of range.
Rubey scores with a leg kick.
Cutwood swings widly with a right hand

and Rubey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rubey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rubey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cutwood looks to move to half guard but instead Rubey has passed into mount! Damn!
Rubey scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubey wants to control the pace but Cutwood is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cutwood tries to hold on but Rubey postures up.
Rubey landing shots from mount.
Cutwood squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Cutwood somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Cutwood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Cutwood finds it's way through Rubey's defenses.
The crowd cheers as Rubey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cutwood doesn't seem phased though.

Carlos Cutwood's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cutwood lands a right hook to the body.

Cutwood moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Cutwood.

That has opened up Chris Rubey's cut even more.
Cutwood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cutwood blocks it with crossed arms.
Cutwood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cutwood blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cutwood.
Cutwood can't get the takedown.
Rubey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cutwood can't find room to land a body shot as Rubey controls the action.
Cutwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cutwood tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubey avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutwood.

Rubey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rubey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Cutwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubey just misses with a punch to the body.
Rubey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Cutwood drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Rubey will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A punch combination from Cutwood misses.
Cutwood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rubey misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Rubey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rubey.
Cutwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Cutwood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cutwood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rubey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rubey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubey throws an elbow but it misses.
Cutwood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rubey prevents a body shot from Cutwood.
Rubey managing to block the knees to the body from Cutwood.
Cutwood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rubey backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutwood wants a takedown.
Rubey is working Cutwood over against the cage.
Rubey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rubey throws a punch but it's blocked by Cutwood.
Rubey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cutwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cutwood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cutwood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cutwood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rubey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Cutwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cutwood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cutwood goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rubey prevents it.
Carlos Cutwood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Cutwood scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Rubey.

Rubey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rubey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cutwood's head.

Cutwood moves into the clinch.
Cutwood works on Rubey's body with a couple of short punches.
Rubey is breathing heavily.
Rubey misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cutwood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cutwood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rubey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rubey lands a nice knee to the body.
Cutwood is looking for a takedown.
Cutwood putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rubey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cutwood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rubey backwards.

The cut above Chris Rubey's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cutwood lands a body punch.
Rubey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cutwood scores with a shot to the side of Rubey's head.
Cutwood lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Cutwood.
A shot in the inside from Cutwood.

Chris Rubey's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cutwood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Rubey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlos Cutwood!
Our winner, Carlos Cutwood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.