PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rumble (ranked 2919 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leman Russ (ranked 22619 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumble comes to the cage accompanied by Queens of the Stone Age - My God is the Sun . Russ is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by disturbed-The Animal. Barney Rumble could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leman Russ's chin.

Rumble
vs
Russ

200 cm
39
256 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

225 cm
29
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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 23 - 9 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leman Russ!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russ has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rumble.
Rumble throws a leg kick which misses Russ's front leg but catches the back leg as Russ tries to avoid it.
Rumble swats away the attempt to clinch by Russ.
Rumble walks into a left hand.
Rumble throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Russ lands a head shot.
Russ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rumble.
Russ darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Barney Rumble has been cut.
Rumble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russ lands with a right hand.
Rumble finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rumble swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rumble lands a right hook to the body.
Russ throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rumble makes him pay by landing a thudding low 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!
Rumble looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rumble fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Russ.
Nice uppercut lands for Russ. That snapped Rumble's head back.
Rumble takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russ darts in trying to clinch
and Rumble counters with a straight right hand.
Russ slips a jab from Rumble.
Russ throws out a counter right but Rumble avoids it with no problem.
Rumble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rumble blocks a jab.
Rumble has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Rumble cracks the inside of Russ's front leg.
Russ is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rumble wants to slow Russ down by chopping away at his legs.
Russ tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rumble misses with a looping left.
Russ throws a right hand that misses
and Rumble counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rumble finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Russ paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rumble misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rumble.
Rumble digs a good body shot into Russ's ribs.
Russ connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Rumble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russ misses with a straight right.
Russ connects with a jab.
Rumble connects with a leg kick. Russ looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Russ tries to clinch up but Rumble circles away and keeps his distance.
Russ blocks a leg kick.
Russ tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rumble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rumble quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Russ lands the left hand.
Russ works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Russ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rumble throws out the jab.
Russ scores with a hook.
Russ is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rumble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Russ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rumble takes one on the button.
Russ is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rumble had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Russ tries to clinch but Rumble is having none of it.
Rumble is looking to slow Russ down with leg kicks.

Rumble instigates a clinch.
Russ working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble lands a nice elbow.
Russ misses with a punch on the inside.
Russ avoids a wild elbow strike from Rumble.
Russ swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russ's elbow.
Russ misses with a punch to the body.
Rumble lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Leman Russ has been cut.
Rumble comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Russ misses with a knee strike.
Russ is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Russ misses with a knee to the head.
Russ misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumble blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rumble just misses with a elbow thrown towards Russ's brow.
Nice body punch from Rumble.
Rumble lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rumble.
Russ has a couple of punches blocked by Rumble.
Rumble lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Russ is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Rumble.
Russ is still on wobbly legs! Can Rumble finish him?
Rumble creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Russ with a big uppercut! Russ tries to clinch up but Rumble pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Russ to the mat! Russ covers up and Rumble unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barney Rumble!
Barney Rumble decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Leman Russ was interviewed post fight and said 'I Notice my failure and Will correct it in the future. RAn into a buzzsaw.'.