PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and stttt yttrt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rumble
vs
yttrt

180 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

168 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luiz Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, stttt yttrt!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yttrt fails in his attempt to clinch.
yttrt tries to clinch but Rumble is having none of it.
yttrt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
yttrt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rumble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
yttrt misses with a series of wild punches.
yttrt tries to clinch but Rumble is having none of it.

Rumble gets the takedown into side control.
Rumble working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
yttrt wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumble in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rumble cracks yttrt with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rumble is breathing heavily.
yttrt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble working the head and body with strikes.
Rumble has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rumble throws a strike aimed at the side of yttrt's head but yttrt avoids it well.
yttrt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rumble has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rumble landing strikes.
Rumble throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rumble in side control lands a decent elbow.
yttrt is trying to get back to his feet.
Rumble throws an elbow but yttrt slips to the side and avoids it well.
yttrt is trying to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
yttrt is looking to clinch but Rumble is avoiding it.
stttt yttrt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
yttrt tries to clinch but Rumble is having none of it.
yttrt tries to clinch up but Rumble circles away and keeps his distance.
Rumble takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rumble avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rumble feints and as yttrt raises his hands in defense, Rumble changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble tries to free his leg and advance position but yttrt is retaining full guard.
Rumble stands up over yttrt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
yttrt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
yttrt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rumble. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rumble keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of yttrt's head.
Rumble in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rumble postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rumble postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rumble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as yttrt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
yttrt fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rumble shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rumble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as yttrt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rumble throwing strikes from guard but yttrt blocks nicely.
Rumble in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rumble's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rumble missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
yttrt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yttrt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rumble advances position into side control!
yttrt is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rumble is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rumble blocks a head kick by yttrt.

Rumble shoots in and bounces yttrt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rumble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as yttrt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rumble is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rumble pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. yttrt is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rumble's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rumble postures up in yttrt's guard and throws a big left but yttrt blocks it.
yttrt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rumble working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumble throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
yttrt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
yttrt tries to clinch there but Rumble circles away.
Rumble keeps the fight on the outside.
yttrt throws a head kick but Rumble moves out of range.
yttrt is looking to clinch but Rumble is avoiding it.
yttrt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
yttrt throws a head kick that misses.

Rumble shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rumble showed some decent athleticism there.
Rumble lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rumble slips a nice elbow through yttrt's hands, connecting with yttrt's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Rumble dominated that round.
That's time! Rumble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

yttrt is looking to clinch but Rumble is avoiding it.
yttrt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
yttrt wants to clinch up but Rumble keeps it at a distance.
Rumble looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
yttrt tries a head kick but it misses.
yttrt misses with a head kick.
yttrt throws a right and a left that Rumble avoids nicely.
yttrt looks for the body kick but Rumble saw that one coming.
yttrt tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumble slips under a jab.
yttrt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumble swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rumble feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rumble missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rumble with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble prevents yttrt from getting back to his feet.
Rumble throwing strikes but missing.
yttrt wants to get back to his feet but Rumble is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rumble with a nice head shot there.
Rumble is in close to yttrt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rumble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
yttrt throws a sloppy head kick and Rumble moves out of range easily.

Rumble looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for yttrt!
yttrt trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rumble scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rumble scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish yttrt?
yttrt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
yttrt is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
yttrt is in a horrible position here. Rumble smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rumble breaks from yttrt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rumble lands with some vicious ground and pound - can yttrt hang on?
Rumble lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rumble punishing his opponent with strikes.
yttrt's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rumble connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
You get the feeling that yttrt really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rumble cracks yttrt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
You get the feeling that yttrt really doesn't like being in this position too much.
yttrt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rumble looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rumble has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of yttrt's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble working the ground and pound effectively.
yttrt tries to buck Rumble off but he can't manage it.
Rumble scores with a couple of good head shots there.
yttrt is bucking up trying to escape but Rumble cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
yttrt is trying to stand.

Rumble looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rumble looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Rumble.
Rumble scoring with strikes but yttrt is staying in there.
yttrt is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rumble breaks from yttrt's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Rumble looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
yttrt is trying to stand.
Rumble landing shots from mount.
yttrt's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rumble working yttrt over with strikes here.
Rumble is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rumble landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rumble cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
yttrt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice elbow there by Rumble.
yttrt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rumble lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Rumble dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

yttrt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rumble is able to avoid easily.
Rumble tries for a takedown but yttrt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
yttrt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
yttrt tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from yttrt.
yttrt wants to clinch up but Rumble keeps it at a distance.
Rumble looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? yttrt is fending him off so far but Rumble persists. Nope, yttrt circles away and we're back to standing.
yttrt tries to clinch but Rumble moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rumble.
yttrt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
yttrt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rumble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rumble fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Rumble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
yttrt tries to clinch but Rumble moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yttrt tries to clinch up but Rumble circles away and keeps his distance.
yttrt wants to clinch up but Rumble keeps it at a distance.

Rumble darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Rumble is looking for a kimura here.
Rumble working yttrt over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rumble lands a nice short elbow.
Rumble throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
yttrt is trying to stand.
Rumble lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rumble will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rumble working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
yttrt pushes Rumble off looking to stand but Rumble dives back in and keeps control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - yttrt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
yttrt misses with a head kick.
yttrt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
yttrt is looking to clinch but Rumble is avoiding it.
stttt yttrt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
yttrt is looking to clinch.

Rumble shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rumble scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rumble postures up in yttrt's guard and throws a big left but yttrt blocks it.
Rumble is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rumble scoring with some ground and pound.
Rumble with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rumble lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
yttrt wants to get back to his feet but Rumble is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Rumble fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. yttrt sprawls well initially but Rumble persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Luiz Rumble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rumble throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rumble performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Rumble there.
yttrt is trying to stand.
Well, if Rumble is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rumble has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rumble is nestled in close to yttrt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumble takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
yttrt has hold of Rumble's hands but Rumble slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
yttrt pushes Rumble off looking to stand but Rumble dives back in and keeps control.
yttrt has hold of Rumble's hands but Rumble slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rumble content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
yttrt is trying to stand.
Rumble looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rumble thows a huge punch but yttrt dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rumble sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Rumble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rumble, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Rumble!