PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Hubbard (ranked 24197 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bamuras Bamuras (ranked 4682 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamuras Bamuras is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hubbard
vs
Bamuras

178 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
21
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Hubbard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bamuras Bamuras!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamuras will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hubbard could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Bamuras pushes Hubbard up against the cage in a clinch.

Bamuras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bamuras moves into the clinch.

Hubbard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bamuras misses with a head kick.
Bamuras fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamuras fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Max Hubbard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bamuras Bamuras.
Hubbard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bamuras misses with a wild body shot.
Hubbard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamuras will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bamuras Bamuras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamuras looks for a takedown but Hubbard sprawls well.
Bamuras feints and then cracks Hubbard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hubbard down.
Hubbard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hubbard avoids the body shot from Bamuras.
Hubbard appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Bamuras closes the distance and pushes Hubbard back into the cage.
Bamuras is trying to pull guard but Hubbard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bamuras blocks an elbow strike from Hubbard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard tries to break free but Bamuras pushes him back against the cage.
Bamuras keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hubbard's efforts to push away.

Bamuras manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hubbard lands a couple of digs.
Bamuras wants to stand but Hubbard is controlling the position.
Hubbard wanted to stand there but Bamuras had control of the position.
Bamuras controls Hubbard momentarily but Hubbard frees himself.
Bamuras looking for a sweep. Not yet Bamuras, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamuras is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hubbard is controlling him.
Bamuras not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hubbard tries to keep at a distance but Bamuras has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hubbard decides to pull guard.
Hubbard keeping full guard, as Bamuras tries to pass.

Hubbard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hubbard pulls Bamuras in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamuras trying to control the position from guard on top but Hubbard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hubbard is pulling down on Bamuras's head to control his posture.
Hubbard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hubbard keeping moving, preventing Bamuras from controlling successfully.
Bamuras really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hubbard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hubbard is adopting a defensive guard.
Bamuras wants to pass the guard but Hubbard is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bamuras Bamuras will probably get the nod.
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.

Bamuras darts in and clinches Hubbard up against the cage.
Bamuras keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hubbard's efforts to push away.
Hubbard is trying to pull guard but Bamuras turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hubbard is trying to pull guard but Bamuras turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hubbard misses with a punch on the inside.
Hubbard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bamuras smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Hubbard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bamuras dives in and grabs Hubbard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hubbard pushes down on Bamuras's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamuras closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hubbard circles away.
Bamuras shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hubbard stuffs the takedown attempt from Bamuras. Bamuras gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubbard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Bamuras finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bamuras misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hubbard shoots in for a takedown but Bamuras shows good takedown defense.
Hubbard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bamuras.
Hubbard looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bamuras Bamuras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bamuras is breathing heavily.

Bamuras fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hubbard, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hubbard pulls Bamuras into guard.
Bamuras trying to control the position from guard on top but Hubbard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bamuras throws a strike but Hubbard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hubbard being controlled here momentarily.
Bamuras wants to get back to his feet but Hubbard passes into half guard.
Hubbard 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bamuras manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Bamuras clinches with his opponent.

Bamuras escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hubbard throws a leg kick but Bamuras checks it.
Bamuras goes for a double leg but Hubbard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hubbard continues to drive forward.
Hubbard tries to counter with a takedown but Bamuras is quick to defend against it.
Hubbard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bamuras will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Hubbard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard is trying to break free.
Bamuras fails to pull guard.
Hubbard is trying to pull guard but Bamuras has him pressed against the cage.

Hubbard jumps guard.
Hubbard is pulling down on Bamuras's head to control his posture.
Bamuras must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bamuras trying to control but Hubbard is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bamuras Bamuras will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bamuras clinches with his opponent.
Hubbard is trying to pull guard but Bamuras turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hubbard slows down the pace here.

Bamuras breaks the clinch.
Bamuras misses with a takedown

and Hubbard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamuras pushes Hubbard off looking to stand but Hubbard dives back in and keeps control.

Hubbard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamuras is trying to maintain the position but Hubbard is very close to passing his half guard.
Bamuras is looking to improve his position.
Bamuras wants to control but Hubbard is keeping busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

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.

Bamuras takes the fight into the clinch.
Hubbard can't get the takedown.
Hubbard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bamuras up against the cage.
Bamuras jumps guard but Hubbard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Hubbard successfully pulls guard.
Hubbard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hubbard wants to hit a switch here but Bamuras passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hubbard there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard tries to lock up and control but Bamuras gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hubbard regains half guard.
Hubbard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Hubbard actively working from the bottom here.
Bamuras seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hubbard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

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.
Bamuras not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bamuras is just content to waste time from the top position. Hubbard takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bamuras trying to control but Hubbard is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hubbard holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hubbard looking for a sweep. Not yet Hubbard, not yet.

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 Max Hubbard.
I think Bamuras has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bamuras Bamuras!