PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulus Bubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saint
vs
Bubble

170 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

181 cm
21
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Brute

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulus Bubble!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubble lands with an uppercut that bounces Saint off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Johnny Saint has been cut.
Saint looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Saint blocks a head kick by Bubble.
Bubble tries to clinch up

and Saint counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saint.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bubble is adopting a defensive guard.
Bubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Bubble, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubble seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Paulus Bubble wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bubble keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bubble wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.

Oooooh!!! Bubble has knocked Saint down with a huge combo! Bubble steps away and waves a wobbly Saint back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Saint is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bubble fails with a takedown attempt.
Oh Saint is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bubble throws a one two combo.
Bubble is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bubble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saint backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubble scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saint tries to pull guard but Bubble forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bubble is trying to break the clinch but Saint is controlling him.

Bubble breaks from the clinch.
Bubble looks to land a combination. Saint sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bubble will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bubble tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bubble lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Bubble pushes Saint up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Bubble - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubble lands a body punch.

Bubble jumps guard and drags Saint to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bubble has control of Saint's left arm, preventing Saint from doing any damage.
Saint seems to have got his legs back now.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paulus Bubble.
Bubble lands a jab-cross combination.
Bubble works over Saint's head and body with a nice combination.

Bubble closes the distance and pushes Saint back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubble scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bubble digs a right hand underneath Saint's ribcage. Saint let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bubble digs a right hand into Saint's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saint's gas tank.
Bubble lands a body shot.
Bubble scores with a shot to the side of Saint's head.
Saint fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bubble is trying to push Saint away but Saint has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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!
Bubble cracks Saint with a nice body shot.
Bubble tries for a takedown but Saint manages to get underhooks.
Bubble wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saint has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bubble is trying to break the clinch but Saint is controlling him.
Bubble working hard to break the clinch.
Saint tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulus Bubble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Saint's cut.
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.

Bubble lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bubble.
Johnny Saint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Saint tries to keep at a distance but Bubble has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bubble.
Bubble has had enough of the clinch but Saint keeps him there for the moment.
Bubble wants to get back to striking at distance but Saint won't allow it.
Bubble stalling.
Saint misses with the head strike.
Saint is trying to pull guard but Bubble has him pressed against the cage.

Bubble gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Saint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saint blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bubble.
Bubble is trying to control the action in half guard but Saint is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saint is defending against the submission attempts here by Bubble.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bubble wants to stand but Saint has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bubble thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saint's head.
Saint might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bubble not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bubble is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bubble passes to side control.

Bubble stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bubble clinches.
Bubble lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saint keeps control of Bubble as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bubble looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saint is trying to pull guard but Bubble turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Saint tries to pull guard but Bubble forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bubble slows down the pace here.
Bubble drops down looking for an ankle pick but Saint pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bubble moves in looking to clinch but Saint pushes him off.
Saint stuffs the takedown attempt from Bubble. Bubble gets slowly back to his feet.
Saint shoots in for a double leg but Bubble sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bubble fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bubble tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubble throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bubble has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Bubble has Saint up against the cage in a clinch.
Bubble is trying to break the clinch but Saint has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bubble.
Bubble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bubble gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Saint.
Bubble goes for a takedown attempt but Saint pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bubble closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulus Bubble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Saint's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bubble tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bubble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Bubble does no damage.
Bubble tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.

Bubble moves into the clinch.
Saint keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bubble's efforts to push away.
Saint fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bubble can't break the clinch.
Bubble lands a body punch in the clinch.

Bubble ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bubble no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bubble wants to stand and escape but Saint is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubble is adopting a defensive guard.
Saint has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bubble is on top in guard.
Saint working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bubble.

Bubble gets to his feet. Saint looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bubble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubble scores with a body shot.
Bubble lands a lovely overhand right.
Bubble shoots in for a double leg but Saint sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Saint displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bubble.

Bubble has closed the distance and engaged Saint in a clinch.

Bubble manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Paulus Bubble has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saint wants to control from the top but Bubble keeps moving.
Saint trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubble is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bubble decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Saint swats away the attempt to clinch by Bubble.

Bubble clinches up with Saint and pushes him back against the cage.
Bubble looking for a takedown.
Johnny Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulus Bubble.
Saint tries to throw a body punch but Bubble avoids it by throwing Saint back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubble has had enough of the clinch but Saint keeps him there for the moment.
Saint tries to pull guard but Bubble forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bubble lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bubble is trying to force a seperation but Saint has the dominant position.
Saint tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bubble smiles and moves away.
Bubble throws a one two combo.
Bubble fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bubble fails to land the takedown.
Bubble throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulus Bubble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bubble has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulus Bubble!