PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aitch Bubbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubbles's entrance music is Burn Apollo. A fine choice. Satan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor. Aitch Bubbles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bubbles
vs
Satan

180 cm
34
167 lbs
22 - 8 - 3

175 cm
32
168 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Legion of Pain Nutrition

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 22 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Aitch Bubbles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Satan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubbles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Satan avoids the body shot from Bubbles.
Satan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bubbles moves away.
Satan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bubbles on the side of the head.
Bubbles throws a wild body kick that Satan sees coming a mile off.
Bubbles looks to score with a jab to the body but Satan is just out of range.
Satan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bubbles.
Satan misses with a body shot.
Bubbles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satan.
Satan tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Bubbles.
Satan is looking to clinch.
Satan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Satan connects with a body shot that sends Bubbles's belly button to the back.
Bubbles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satan manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbles avoids the body shot from Satan.

Satan moves into the clinch.
Bubbles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Satan tries to throw a body punch but Bubbles avoids it by throwing Satan back against the cage.
Bubbles is trying to break the clinch but Satan has him pressed against the cage.
Satan pushes Bubbles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bubbles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Satan has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Satan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bubbles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Damien Satan has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Satan.
Bubbles gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Satan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Satan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satan is stalling here.
Satan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles misses with some punches.
Bubbles gets through Satan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Satan stalling the fight.
Satan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bubbles controls his hands.
Satan tries a body shot but Bubbles blocks it.
Bubbles tries a knee to the head but Satan blocks it.
Bubbles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Satan blocks a body shot from Bubbles.
Satan goes for a takedown attempt but Bubbles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bubbles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bubbles struggles to land a body shot inside as Satan controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bubbles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Satan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Satan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bubbles's defenses.

It looks like Aitch Bubbles has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bubbles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Satan backwards.
Satan is looking for a takedown.
Aitch Bubbles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Satan.
Bubbles tries to stall but Satan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bubbles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bubbles.

Satan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bubbles regains guard immediately.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Satan throws a big elbow that misses.
Satan passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Satan is trying to get an arm triangle but Bubbles is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Satan trying to control the position but Bubbles is working away.
Satan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bubbles prevents Satan from improving position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ground and pound from Satan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Satan trying to control the position but Bubbles is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Satan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Satan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bubbles checks it well.
Bubbles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Satan misses with a straight left.
Satan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bubbles.
Bubbles moves out of range of the leg kick from Satan.
Aitch Bubbles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bubbles throws a leg kick
and Satan counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bubbles misses the target.
Satan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Satan ducks right into an uppercut from Bubbles.
Satan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bubbles.
Bubbles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Satan keeps the fight on the outside.
Satan lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bubbles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satan moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Satan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bubbles rather than just go for the knockout.
Bubbles throws a right hand that Satan ducks under and follows up with a left that Satan also avoids with ease.
Bubbles misses the body punch
and Satan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Satan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bubbles is just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bubbles. Satan shrugs it off though.
Bubbles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good leg kick by Bubbles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bubbles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Satan.
Satan keeps the fight on the outside.
Satan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Satan misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Satan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Satan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satan takes a swing at Bubbles's ribcage but misses.
Satan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bubbles moves away.
Bubbles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aitch Bubbles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bubbles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A left and a right from Satan both land. Nice combination.
Satan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bubbles. That did some damage!
Bubbles wants to clinch.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan scores with a head kick.
Bubbles is looking to land body kicks.
Satan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bubbles throws a lazy right hand but Satan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Satan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Satan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bubbles is out of range and Satan settles back down.
Damien Satan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Satan with a jab.
Satan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bubbles momentarily.
Satan keeps the fight on the outside.
Satan throws an off balance right hand
and Bubbles counters with a straight right hand.
Satan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bubbles - that will leave a mark!
Bubbles scores with a hook to the body. Satan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan moves out of range as Bubbles strikes.
Bubbles misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Satan lands a nice shot to the body.
Satan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Satan gets a clinch.
Bubbles scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bubbles.

Bubbles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bubbles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bubbles takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bubbles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bubbles stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Damien Satan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bubbles lands the left hand.
Bubbles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Satan moves out of range of the strikes.
Satan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bubbles.
Satan lands a nice hook to Bubbles's body. Bubbles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A lazy body kick from Bubbles
letting Satan counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Bubbles misses its intended target.
Satan lands with a cross.

Satan has Bubbles up against the cage in a clinch.
Bubbles tries to break the clinch but Satan is controlling the position.
Satan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Satan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Bubbles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bubbles working aggressively here.
Satan is trying to break the clinch but Bubbles has him pressed against the cage.
Bubbles manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Bubbles fails to land.
Bubbles can't find room to land a body shot as Satan controls the action.
Bubbles holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Satan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Satan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bubbles is out of range.
Satan misses with a low kick.
Satan wants to clinch.
Bubbles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aitch Bubbles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles ducks under a wild hook from Satan.

Satan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Satan cracks Bubbles with a big elbow.
Satan trying to control the position but Bubbles is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bubbles parries the strikes from Satan easily there. Satan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bubbles to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Satan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bubbles, who protects the arm well.
Bubbles avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Satan.
Bubbles tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Satan easily slips into full mount!
Bubbles is squirming around, avoiding Satan's attempts to control the action.
Bubbles is trying desperately to improve position.
A big strike lands for Satan! That's really hurt Bubbles and he's turned his back - Satan keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Satan jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Satan!
Damien Satan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.