PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rumble (ranked 1894 p4p, 241 weight class) and Vandall Savage (ranked 1722 p4p, 214 weight class). Rumble's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Queens of the Stone Age - My God is the Sun . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Rumble
vs
Savage

200 cm
37
256 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

200 cm
29
245 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barney Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vandall Savage!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rumble pinned against the cage. Rumble gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Savage shoots in looking for a takedown. Rumble tries to sprawl out of it but Savage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rumble manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barney Rumble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumble just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Savage! But no joy.
Savage throws an overhand right that lands on Rumble's shoulder, as Rumble tries to avoid the shot.
Rumble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Savage throws a combination that misses
and Rumble counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumble lands with a cross.

It looks like Vandall Savage has been cut.
Savage checks a leg kick nicely.
Rumble lands a leg kick that knocks Savage off balance momentarily.
Savage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savage throws a hook but Rumble blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage cracks Rumble with a good jab.

It looks like Barney Rumble has been cut.
Rumble throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rumble scores with a leg kick.
Rumble 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.
Rumble tests Savage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Savage lands a really nice looking cross but Rumble seems unphased.
Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rumble throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rumble looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Savage is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Savage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barney Rumble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Savage is defended easily by Rumble.
Barney Rumble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vandall Savage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws the left hand but Rumble avoids the punch easily.
Rumble appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rumble throws a body kick that misses
and Savage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage misses the jab.
Rumble jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Savage misses with a looping left.

Savage decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Savage wants to advance to full mount but Rumble doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Savage preventing the sweep.
Rumble is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rumble managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage working some strikes from top position.
Savage being controlled here momentarily.

Rumble is looking for a triangle but Savage pushes his legs off easily.
Rumble keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.

Rumble has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Savage off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rumble.
Rumble jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Savage missing with a left hand there. Rumble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rumble misses with a low kick.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage looks to throw the jab but Rumble is out of range.
Rumble feints and then cracks Savage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Savage down.
Rumble tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savage misses with a looping right.

Savage gets a double leg takedown into Rumble's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage wants to pass the guard but Rumble is keeping the position.
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 Rumble will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Savage moves out of range as Rumble strikes.
Rumble connects with an inside leg kick.
Rumble goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Savage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rumble momentarily.
Rumble lands a nice looking body kick.
Savage throws a body punch but Rumble moves out of range.
Rumble throws a hook to the side of Savage's head but Savage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage moves out of range of the body kick.
And Savage tries to counter it with a takedown but Rumble pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rumble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage thuds a left hand into Rumble's body.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.
Barney Rumble is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Rumble scores with a hook to the body. Savage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage throws a body shot but no joy.
Rumble swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Savage lands the left hand.
Savage moves out of range as Rumble strikes.
Rumble thows a leg kick but Savage checks it
and Savage counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Rumble is predictable there
and Savage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rumble throws a low kick but Savage moves out of range easily.
Savage throws a hook to the side of Rumble's head but Rumble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rumble misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Savage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rumble throws a lazy body kick
and Savage counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Barney Rumble's cut is getting worse.
Savage misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Savage throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rumble was covering up waiting for the punch and Savage finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rumble preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Rumble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savage is fighting to break Rumble's control of his arms but Rumble is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Savage makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rumble preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rumble avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savage.
Savage advances to half guard.
Rumble on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Savage working the head and body with strikes.
Savage scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Savage scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rumble keeping hold of Savage's head, controlling as best he can.
Savage winds up and cracks Rumble with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Barney Rumble's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Savage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Savage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumble won't allow Savage to pass to mount.
Savage is trying to control. Rumble wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rumble blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savage.
Rumble is not content to let Savage control the position.
Rumble tries to roll over but Savage keeps him under control.
Rumble is trying to control but can't.

Savage is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rumble doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Savage.
Rumble trying to control but Savage postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vandall Savage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rumble blocks a jab.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.
Savage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Savage digs a good hook to Rumble's body.
Rumble throws a half hearted mid kick.
Savage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rumble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rumble.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumble throws a jab but it's blocked by Savage.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rumble moves away.
Rumble lands a nice looking body kick.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Rumble moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage avoids the head kick by Rumble.
Rumble digs a good body shot into Savage's ribs.
Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumble sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rumble is looking to score with low kicks.
Savage swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rumble connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Savage's hands.
Rumble fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Savage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rumble fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Savage throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rumble counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rumble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Rumble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rumble throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rumble. That's going to slow Savage down.
Rumble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Rumble.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumble attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Rumble is just out of range.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Rumble moves away and avoids it.
Savage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rumble.
Savage checks a leg kick.
Rumble attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rumble scores with a push kick.
Rumble throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rumble throws out a leg kick but Savage moves out of range and Rumble only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble slips under a jab from Savage.
Savage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rumble scores with a leg kick.
Rumble loads up on a big right hand but Savage slips the punch.
Rumble throws a low kick but it's checked well by Savage.
Rumble ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Rumble swings widly with a right hand
and Savage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Savage does it's job there.

Jeez, Barney Rumble's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Savage moves out of range of the body kick from Rumble.
Savage looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good work by Savage as he checks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Savage.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vandall Savage!