PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Professor Fantastico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rude
vs
Fantastico

195 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Professor Fantastico!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude throws a jab when Fantastico was well out of range.
Fantastico misses with a jab, cross combination.

Rude gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Rude.
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rude works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Fantastico has eaten all the pies!
Fantastico is pressed up against the cage. Rude has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fantastico down to the mat. Fantastico avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rude paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastico throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rude's waist but Rude gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fantastico off to one side.
Fantastico misses with the combination.
Rude tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fantastico was well out of range. Poor timing from Rude.
Jab from Rude.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rude throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fantastico on the side of the head.
Fantastico fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fantastico moves away from the strike by Rude.

Rude closes the distance and pushes Fantastico back into the cage.
Rude utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastico looks gassed!
Rude landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude is working Fantastico over against the cage.
Rude with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Professor Fantastico has been cut.

Rude's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rude clinches up with Fantastico and pushes him back against the cage.
Rude drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Rude.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rude content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rude crunches a lovely knee into Fantastico's ribcage.
Rude working Fantastico over with knees to the body.
Rude taking a breather.
Rude tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Rude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastico tries to break the clinch but Rude is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Rude scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rude holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Rude.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Rude landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rude.
Fantastico wants to get back to striking at distance but Rude won't allow it.
Rude landing knees to the head.
Rude with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rude landing knees to the head.
Fantastico gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rude.
Rude connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastico wants to break free but Rude has control.
Fantastico looking to stall.
Fantastico throws a head punch that misses.
Rude trying to stall but Fantastico improves his position.
Rude tries a knee to the head but Fantastico blocks it.
Rude tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fantastico avoids it.
Rude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fantastico blocks it with crossed arms.
Rude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rude blocks an uppercut.
Fantastico has a couple of punches blocked by Rude.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude keeps control of Fantastico as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rude tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fantastico avoids it.
Rude prevents Fantastico from breaking the clinch.
Rude looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rude throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rude keeps control of Fantastico as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rude landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastico is trying to break free.
Rude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Rude breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastico fails to land with a series of punches.
Rude needs to keep his hands up - Fantastico had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastico fails with a takedown attempt.
Rude takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastico throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fantastico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rude moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastico misses with a looping left.
Rude missing with a left hand there. Fantastico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rude lands a really nice looking cross but Fantastico seems unphased.
Fantastico walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rude.
Rude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastico takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantastico circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rude throws a hook but Fantastico avoids it easily.
A big right from Rude misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rude dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Professor Fantastico's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fantastico throws a combination. Rude tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Rude moves into the clinch.
Rude unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rude looking to throw knees to the head but Fantastico is blocking nicely.
Fantastico takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rude scores with a knee to the head.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Rude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fantastico blocks it with crossed arms.
Rude tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rude putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fantastico in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fantastico's face.
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rude misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastico is trying to break the clinch but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Rude goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fantastico prevents it.
Rude lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastico tries a body shot but Rude blocks it.
Fantastico wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fantastico. Rude does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rude tries to clinch up but Fantastico circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastico misses with a wild combination.
Fantastico with a nice cross.
Fantastico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rude throws a hook to the side of Fantastico's head but Fantastico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fantastico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rude avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rude throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Rude. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rude.
Fantastico connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rude momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fantastico lands with a cross.

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.
Fantastico lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastico falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastico looks to throw the jab but Rude is out of range.
Professor Fantastico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rude is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Professor Fantastico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastico showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rude.
Rude tries to clinch up.
Fantastico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rude dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rude looks to throw the jab but Fantastico is out of range.
Fantastico misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude with a jab.
Rude throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastico shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rude as he avoids it easily.

Rude closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Rude escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rude is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rude moves into the clinch successfully.
Rude scores with a knee to the head.
Rude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fantastico blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastico blocks the elbow strike.
Fantastico has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rude landing knees to the head.
Fantastico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastico looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rude landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rude just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fantastico's brow.
Fantastico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Rude pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rude steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fantastico.
Fantastico jabs at Rude's body.
Rude tries to clinch there but Fantastico circles away.
Rude is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastico misses with a combination
and Rude counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastico closes the distance and clinches up with Rude, looking for a takedown. Fantastico pushes Rude against the cage but Rude circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastico is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rude is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fantastico.
Fantastico is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rude dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Professor Fantastico's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Fantastico slips a jab from Rude.
Fantastico falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Rude to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Rude.

Rude takes the fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fantastico. Rude does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastico displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rude.
Fantastico scores with a sloppy right hand. Rude should have avoided that one.
Rude steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fantastico.
Fantastico circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastico connects with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rude looks to land a combination but Fantastico avoids it well.
Fantastico throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rude on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rude.
Rude fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fantastico checks it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rude with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Rude pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rude lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rude darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rude misses with an uppercut. Fantastico saw that one coming.
Fantastico blocks a jab.
Rude works the jab nicely.
Rude missing with a left hand there. Fantastico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rude bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rude looks to throw the jab but Fantastico is out of range.
Professor Fantastico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude wants to clinch up but Fantastico keeps it at a distance.
Fantastico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastico misses with a looping right.

Rude takes the fight into the clinch.
Rude misses with a knee to the head.
Rude tries to stall but Fantastico uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rick Rude has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rude tries a knee to the head but Fantastico blocks it.
Fantastico is trying to force a seperation but Rude has the dominant position.
Fantastico wants to break free but Rude has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastico wants to break free but Rude has control.
Rude fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastico is trying to force a seperation but Rude has the dominant position.
Fantastico throws a punch but it's blocked by Rude.
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastico has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Rude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rude crunches a lovely knee into Fantastico's ribcage.
Fantastico can't break the clinch.
Rude lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fantastico or not.
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fantastico's face.
Fantastico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rude connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastico gets underhooks to prevent Rude's takedown attempt.
Rude throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rude pushes off an throws an elbow but Fantastico leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rude misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fantastico.
Rude is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fantastico can do to turn this around?
Fantastico is trying to break the clinch but Rude is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Rude.
Rude has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fantastico avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Rude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastico wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rude looking to throw knees to the head but Fantastico is blocking nicely.
Fantastico is trying to break the clinch but Rude is controlling him.
Come on Rude - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fantastico is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rude misses with a knee strike.
Rude drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fantastico pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rude dodges the punch combination from Fantastico.
Rick Rude is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastico throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastico swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rude counters with an inside leg kick.

Rude has managed to clinch.
Rude misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Fantastico's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rude prevents a body shot from Fantastico.
Fantastico can't find room to land a body shot as Rude controls the action.
Rude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Rude showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rude has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Rude!