PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bubba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crocodile Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bubba
vs
Dundee

179 cm
20
176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
169 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Bubba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crocodile Dundee!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubba misses with a head kick.
Bubba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dundee swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bubba moves into the clinch.
Dundee is trying to break the clinch but Bubba has him pressed against the cage.

Dundee is trying to trip Bubba. He has hold of a leg but Bubba is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dundee persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bubba manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bubba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dundee looks a forlorn figure.
Dundee tries to buck Bubba off but he can't manage it.
Dundee is squirming around, avoiding Bubba's attempts to control the action.
Bubba lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Bubba.
Bubba tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dundee really wants to buck Bubba off and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubba wants to control the pace but Dundee is squirming around nicely.
Bubba controlling from mount.
Bubba won't let Dundee get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bubba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dundee can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bubba trying to control but Dundee is having none of it.
Dundee is trying to stand up.
Bubba landing strikes from the mount and Dundee is in trouble!

Bubba wants to finish this one by submission but Dundee is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bubba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubba landing strikes from the mount.
Dundee is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bubba lands with some strikes.
Bubba won't let Dundee get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dundee looks gassed!
Bubba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bubba controlling from mount.
Dundee is in a horrible position here. Bubba smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dundee wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Bubba looking to secure an arm triangle but Dundee defends it well.
Dundee is squirming around, avoiding Bubba's attempts to control the action.

Bubba has hold of Dundee's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dundee manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bubba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dundee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bubba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dundee trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubba looking to control but Dundee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dundee is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The referee warns Dundee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dundee wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dundee is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Bubba has taken his back!
Bubba is punishing Dundee with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dundee is trying to get back to his feet but Bubba has full control of the position and if anything, Dundee has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bubba lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Dundee.
Bubba scores with strikes from the back.
Bubba tries to keep control of the position but Dundee is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bubba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dundee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bubba misses with the combination.
Bubba fails with a takedown attempt.
Dundee falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bubba counters with a single leg into guard. Dundee didn't expect that.
Dundee wants to stand up but Bubba is controlling him.
Bubba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dundee's guard.
Dundee wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dundee can do anything to dispel that myth.

Bubba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bubba keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubba trying to control from half guard but Dundee is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bubba lands with a punch from half guard.
Dundee won't allow Bubba to pass to mount.
Dundee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bubba scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bubba wants to pass the guard but Dundee is defending well.

Dundee kicks off Bubba and gets to his feet.
Bubba shoots for a takedown but Dundee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bubba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dundee pinned against the cage. Dundee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Bubba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bubba shoots in looking for a takedown. Dundee tries to sprawl out of it but Bubba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dundee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bubba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crocodile Dundee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
Bubba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bubba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Dundee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bubba tries to strike from the bottom.
Bubba is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chris Bubba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bubba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bubba works his way into side control.
Bubba advances nicely into full mount.
Bubba wants to control the pace but Dundee is squirming around nicely.
Bubba with good strikes from the mount here!
Dundee is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Bubba has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubba scores with punches to the body.
Bubba 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.

Bubba is looking for the choke from the back position but Dundee is controlling his hands well.
Bubba is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bubba gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bubba gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bubba apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Dundee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bubba moves into the clinch.
Dundee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bubba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bubba wants to break free but Dundee has control.
Bubba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dundee wants to get back to striking at distance but Bubba won't allow it.
Dundee is trying to break the clinch but Bubba has him pressed against the cage.
Dundee tries to land knees in the clinch but Bubba avoids the damage to the body.

Dundee breaks the clinch.
Bubba tries to clinch up but Dundee circles away and keeps his distance.

Bubba drives through and clinches with Dundee against the cage.

Dundee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bubba looks for a takedown but Dundee sprawls well.
Bubba checks a leg kick.
Dundee's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dundee duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dundee misses with a combination

and Bubba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dundee won't be happy with that.
Bubba trying to control the position but Dundee is working away.
Dundee is pushing Bubba's head away, looking to escape. Bubba manages to hold on to the position though.

Bubba stands up and beckons Dundee to his feet.
Bubba is looking to clinch.
Bubba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bubba misses with a few strikes there.
Bubba doesn't manage to clinch there - Dundee circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bubba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bubba pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bubba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bubba's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Bubba dominated that second round.
That's time! Bubba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bubba gets a takedown into half guard.

Bubba escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dundee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bubba has his takedown stuffed

and Dundee counters by moving into the clinch.
Dundee wants to break free but Bubba has control.
Bubba wants to get back to striking at distance but Dundee won't allow it.
Bubba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dundee smiles and moves away.
Bubba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dundee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Bubba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dundee darts in trying to clinch

so Bubba counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Bubba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bubba trying to control the position from guard on top but Dundee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dundee is working an open guard so Bubba takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bubba darts in trying to clinch

and Dundee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bubba trying to control here.
Bubba is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dundee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Bubba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bubba is trying to stand up here but Dundee is controlling him well.
Dundee is thwarting Bubba's attempts to control the position.
Bubba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bubba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubba looking to control.
Dundee tries to stand but Bubba is controlling from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bubba tries to clinch but Dundee is having none of it.
A head kick by Bubba misses
and Dundee counters with a one-two to the body.

Bubba shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bubba showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dundee looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dundee is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dundee makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dundee has his takedown stuffed
and Bubba counters with a nice body shot.
Bubba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bubba gets caught flat footed, as Dundee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bubba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dundee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bubba's guard.
Dundee stopping the sweep attempt from Bubba.
Dundee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bubba trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bubba tries a head kick but it misses.
Bubba misses with a low kick.
Bubba throws a lazy head kick
and Dundee counters with a nice body shot.

Bubba darts in and clinches Dundee up against the cage.
Crocodile Dundee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bubba wants a takedown but no success here.

Bubba gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dundee is trying to stand up here but Bubba is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dundee flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Dundee actively working from the bottom here.

Dundee looking for subs from the bottom but Bubba mounts him!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Bubba.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bubba, 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Bubba!