PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Rubin (ranked 123 p4p, 14 weight class) and Ueda Umanouke (ranked 450 p4p, 41 weight class). Umanouke has chosen Kenji Kawai's Making of a Cyborg as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rubin
vs
Umanouke

190 cm
36
256 lbs
41 - 19 - 1

190 cm
29
272 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ueda Umanouke!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Umanouke.
A punch combination from Umanouke misses.
Rubin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rubin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umanouke.
Umanouke scores with a nice strike.

Umanouke throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rubin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Umanouke is in Rubin's guard.
Umanouke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rubin's guard.
Umanouke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rubin is looking to improve his position.
Umanouke passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rubin!
Rubin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Umanouke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
My spies in ~T~ Troid - Gym inform me that Umanouke has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Umanouke jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rubin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Umanouke has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rubin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rubin tries to hold on but Umanouke postures up.
Umanouke dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Umanouke lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Umanouke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Umanouke prevents Rubin from getting the reversal.
Rubin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rubin regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubin manages to get to full guard.
Umanouke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rubin is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Umanouke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rubin is keeping the position for now.
Umanouke stopping the sweep attempt from Rubin.
Umanouke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Umanouke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rubin struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rubin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Umanouke gets full guard.
Umanouke wants to sweep here but Rubin controlling him for the moment.
Umanouke is still trying to improve position.
Umanouke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Rubin looking for a sweep. Not yet Rubin, not yet.
Umanouke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rubin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rubin has control of Umanouke's left arm, preventing Umanouke from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ueda Umanouke dominated that round.
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.

A shot to the liver by Umanouke. Beautiful body shot.
Umanouke misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Umanouke. That snapped Rubin's head back.
Umanouke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rubin. Rubin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Umanouke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Umanouke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rubin momentarily.
Umanouke throws a hook to the side of Rubin's head but Rubin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rubin avoids the head kick by Umanouke.
Umanouke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheers as Rubin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Umanouke doesn't seem phased though.
Rubin throws a hook to the side of Umanouke's head but Umanouke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubin misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Umanouke. Rubin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umanouke swings for the body but Rubin moves out of range.
A punch combination from Rubin misses.
Umanouke drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rubin defends it well.
Rubin throws a looping overhand right but Umanouke ducks down to avoid it.
And Umanouke tries to counter it with a takedown but Rubin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Rubin.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Umanouke as Rubin tries to tie him up.
Rubin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Umanouke lands a shot to the body.
Umanouke lands with a light punch inside.
Rubin misses with a punch to the body.
Umanouke struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubin controls his hands.

Umanouke pulls guard.
Umanouke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rubin manages to get himself to full guard.

Umanouke pushing down on Rubin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Umanouke wants to pass to mount but Rubin is defending the position.
Ueda Umanouke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rubin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke wants to pass to mount but Rubin is defending the position.
Rubin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rubin is trying to control but Umanouke manages to pass to mount!
Rubin tries to hold on but Umanouke postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umanouke has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rubin's face.
Umanouke cracks Rubin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rubin tries to hold on but Umanouke postures up.
Rubin is bucking up trying to escape but Umanouke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rubin hang on?
Umanouke lands a couple of good shots and Rubin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
I really don't envy Rubin right now.
Umanouke lands punches and elbows.

Rubin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Umanouke's arms.
Umanouke scores with strikes from the back.
Rubin covering up well under a series of strikes from Umanouke.
Rubin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Umanouke's guard. Nice work there by Rubin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umanouke looking for a sweep. Not yet Umanouke, not yet.

Umanouke is looking for a triangle but Rubin pushes his legs off easily.
Umanouke looking for a sweep. Not yet Umanouke, not yet.
Rubin is working Umanouke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ueda Umanouke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rubin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Umanouke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rubin.
Umanouke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Umanouke shoots in looking for a takedown but Rubin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Umanouke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rubin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Umanouke.
Umanouke throws a jab when Rubin was well out of range.
Rubin is looking to counter punch.
Umanouke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Umanouke misses the shot to the body.
Umanouke lands the left hand.
Rubin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rubin misses the jab.
Umanouke just misses with a punch to the body.
Umanouke connects with a right hand. Rubin shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umanouke looks to land a right hand but Rubin moved out of range.
Umanouke misses with a body shot.
Rubin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Umanouke.
Umanouke throws a sloppy body shot

and Rubin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Umanouke tries to get to full guard but Rubin has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin working Umanouke over with strikes.
Umanouke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rubin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rubin prevents Umanouke from improving his position.
Umanouke is pressing down on Rubin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rubin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rubin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rubin trying to control the position from guard on top but Umanouke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umanouke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rubin works over Umanouke with some ground and pound from guard.
Timur Rubin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin trying to control the position from guard on top but Umanouke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rubin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rubin is working Umanouke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rubin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Umanouke has his foot on Rubin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rubin works his way back into a safe position though.
Umanouke has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rubin has passed into side control.
Rubin is working Umanouke over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke is looking to regain half guard here but Rubin keeps moving and retains side control.
Rubin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Umanouke's legs.
Umanouke tries to improve position but can't.
Rubin landing strikes.
Umanouke manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rubin's best efforts.
Umanouke tries to roll over but Rubin keeps him under control.
Umanouke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rubin is working Umanouke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Umanouke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Umanouke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rubin won't allow Umanouke to pass to mount.
Umanouke passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rubin!
Rubin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

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 Timur Rubin.
Well Umanouke 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ueda Umanouke!
Ueda Umanouke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.