PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bubby
vs
Bounty

183 cm
25
190 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

185 cm
28
194 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bubby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubby throws a leg kick but Bounty moved away.
Bubby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bounty finds it's way round the side to connect with Bubby's head.
Bubby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bounty misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bounty.
Bounty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bubby was well out of range. Poor timing from Bounty.

Bounty gets a clinch.
Bubby takes an elbow to the temple.
Bubby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bubby's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bounty pushes off an throws an elbow but Bubby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bubby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bubby lands a body punch.
Bubby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bounty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bubby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice elbow from Bounty.
Bubby throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty lands an elbow that stopped Bubby in his tracks for a moment.
Bubby looking for a takedown.
Bubby misses with some punches.
Bounty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bounty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bubby scores with a nice short uppercut.

Bubby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bounty will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bubby lands with a cross.
Bubby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bubby misses the shot to the body.
Bubby looks to land a right hand but Bounty moved out of range.
Bounty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bubby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bubby ducks under a wild hook from Bounty.
Mark Bounty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bounty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bounty loads up on a big right hand but Bubby slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty lands a jab to the head.
A low kick from Bounty misses

and Bubby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bounty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bounty managing to control the position.
Bubby stays in close to Bounty's body and controls the position.

Bounty looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bounty wants to stand up but Bubby is controlling him.
Bubby throws a big elbow that misses.
Bounty has his hands on Bubby's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby with a nice head shot there.
Bounty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bubby trying to control the position from guard on top but Bounty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bounty looking to control.
Bounty working a defensive guard but Bubby manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bounty manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bubby is looking to take a break and control but Bounty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bounty wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bounty with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bounty tries to roll over but Bubby keeps him under control.

Bounty is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bubby pulls his head out easily.
Bounty is looking for a sweep. Bubby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bubby working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bubby scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bounty is looking to improve his position.
Bounty is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bubby scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bounty taking some punishment here, with Bubby in his half guard.
Bubby is taking a breather. Bounty says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nice strikes from Bubby there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Boy Bubby will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bounty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bounty throws a head kick that misses.
Bounty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bounty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bubby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bubby scores with a hook to the body. Bounty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bubby looks to throw the jab but Bounty is out of range.
Bubby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bubby throws a shot from downtown. Bounty moves away and avoids it.
Bounty takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bounty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bubby is out of range.
A big right from Bounty misses.
Bubby misses the shot to the body.
Bubby lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty misses with a low kick.
Bounty lands a leg kick that knocks Bubby off balance momentarily.

Bounty has closed the distance and engaged Bubby in a clinch.
Bounty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bounty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bubby.
Bounty misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bounty just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bubby's brow.
Bubby is trying to pull guard but Bounty turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bubby.
Bubby lands a hook that snaps the head of Bounty backwards.
Bubby jumps guard but Bounty stands there with Bubby around his waist. Bubby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boy Bubby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bubby blocks an elbow strike from Bounty.
A nice left hand lands by Bounty.
Bubby tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bounty smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Bounty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bounty on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Bounty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Bubby.
Bounty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bubby connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bounty. Bounty circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bounty, right into the meat.
Bounty throws a leg kick which misses Bubby's front leg but catches the back leg as Bubby tries to avoid it.
Bubby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bounty.
Bubby closes the distance and clinches up with Bounty, looking for a takedown. Bubby pushes Bounty against the cage but Bounty circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bounty scores with a leg kick.
Mark Bounty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bubby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bounty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bubby's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bounty.
Bounty tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bubby counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bounty won't be happy with that.
Bubby creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bounty is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bubby off and has taken his back!
Bubby is keeping busy.
Bubby tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bounty avoids the attempt from Bubby to control.
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!
Bubby keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boy Bubby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bubby tries to hold on but Bounty pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby tries to reverse the position but Bounty maintains control.
Bounty fails to advance to Bubby's back.
Bubby is trying to escape the mount.
Bounty tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bubby tries to reverse the position but Bounty maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bubby is trying to escape the mount but Bounty keeps good control and instead manages to take Bubby's back.
Bubby rolls, trying to escape but Bounty keeps control of the position.
Bubby trying to control the position but Bounty manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Boy Bubby will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bounty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bounty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bubby.
Bounty tries to close the distance and clinch but Bubby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bounty lands with a hook. Bubby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bounty tries to clinch up.
Bubby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bounty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bounty jabs at Bubby's body.
Bounty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bubby.
Bounty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bubby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bounty. Bubby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bubby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bubby scores with a hook.

Bubby shoots in and bounces Bounty off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bounty wants to sweep but no luck.
Bubby stands up over Bounty, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bubby landing some decent shots from guard.
Bubby won't allow Bounty to get back to his feet.
Bounty working a defensive guard here.
Bubby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bubby's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bubby landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bounty is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bubby is aware though and is defending well.
Bounty lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bubby!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bubby is looking to improve his position but Bounty isn't that keen on the idea.

Bounty stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bubby misses with a body shot.
Bounty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bubby checks it well.
Bubby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bounty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bounty lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby misses with the combination.
Bubby scores with a punch to the head.
Bubby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bounty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bubby scrambles back to his feet.
Bubby misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bounty takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bounty tests Bubby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bounty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bubby misses with a head kick.
Bounty throws out a leg kick but Bubby moves out of range and Bounty only half commits.
Bounty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bounty lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bubby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bubby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bounty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bubby checks it well.
Bounty moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bubby misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bubby misses the target.
Bubby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bounty.
Boy Bubby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bounty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Bubby finds it's target.
Bounty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bounty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bounty cracks Bubby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bounty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mark Bounty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bubby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bounty moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Bounty.
I think Bubby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boy Bubby!
Our winner, Boy Bubby, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.