PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Dubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hubert
vs
Dubb

189 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hubert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Dubb!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hubert clinches with his opponent.
Hubert is working for takedown but Dubb is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dubb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Hubert is trying to trip Dubb. He has hold of a leg but Dubb is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hubert persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hubert sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hubert being controlled here momentarily.
Dubb lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hubert!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubb avoids the attempt from Hubert to control.
Hubert working to try and regain half guard.
Dubb looking to control but Hubert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hubert is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hubert wants to hold on but Dubb pushes him away.
Hubert is squirming around, avoiding Dubb's attempts to control the action.
Hubert working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubert holds of for dear life.
Hubert is working to get back to half guard.
Dubb avoids the attempt from Hubert to control.
Dubb controlling from mount.

That's four 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.
Hubert slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hubert wants to get back to full guard but Dubb has passed into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hubert is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Hubert dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dubb throws a series of punches but Hubert avoids them all with ease.
Hubert avoids the head kick by Dubb.
Dubb throws a series of punches but Hubert avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Dubb.
Dubb throws a series of punches but Hubert avoids them all with ease.
Dubb misses with a takedown attempt - Hubert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hubert moves away from the strike by Dubb.
Dubb throws a sloppy head kick and Hubert moves out of range easily.
Dubb tries to clinch

and Hubert counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hubert.
Dubb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hubert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Hubert stands up from Dubb's guard - Hubert perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dubb is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hubert drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hubert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hubert is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hubert has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubb keeping moving, preventing Hubert from controlling successfully.
Dubb has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hubert slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubert works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hubert prevents Dubb from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Hubert seems content to control.

That's four 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. John Hubert just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dubb misses with a double jab

and Hubert counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hubert in particular looking to stall.
Hubert not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hubert performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Hubert dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A combination from Dubb does no damage.
J Dubb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubb misses with a body shot

and Hubert counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hubert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hubert tries to pass to full mount but Dubb defends it.
Hubert with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hubert connects with a nice short shot to Dubb's temple.
Hubert keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hubert missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Hubert is trying to work for a kimura but Dubb is defending well.
Hubert trying to control the pace.
John Hubert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. John Hubert just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
No joy there for Dubb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick by Dubb misses

and Hubert counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hubert.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubert content to stall in guard here.
Dubb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
J Dubb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dubb looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hubert is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Hubert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hubert has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hubert!