PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tedy Boy Marino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rubble
vs
Boy Marino

185 cm
19
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barney Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tedy Boy Marino!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble tries to clinch but Marino is having none of it.

Marino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Marino sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rubble is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Marino controlling his opponent.
Rubble tries to hold on but Marino pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marino throws some wild stikes that Rubble manages to avoid easily.
Rubble tries to hold on but Marino postures up.
Rubble wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Marino 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rubble tries to hold on but Marino pushes him away.
Rubble tries to reverse the position but Marino maintains control.
Marino misses with a head shot.
Marino content just to control the position here.
Marino's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble wants to hold on but Marino pushes him away.
Marino sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marino thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rubble tries to hold on but Marino postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rubble is trying desperately to improve position.
Marino misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Marino putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rubble is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marino avoids the attempt from Rubble to control.
Marino controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tedy Boy Marino dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marino drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rubble is trying to hold Marino in close to prevent damage but Marino has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Marino is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Marino missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rubble is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marino throwing shots but Rubble is blocking nicely.
Marino stalling.
Rubble trying to control but Marino postures up.
Marino is looking to take a break and control but Rubble is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rubble is looking to improve his position.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marino fails with the takedown.
Barney Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Marino feints and as Rubble raises his hands in defense, Marino changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rubble preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marino is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rubble is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marino stays in close to Rubble's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Marino has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Marino trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marino not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rubble preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rubble wants to get back to his feet but Marino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marino slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marino thows a big elbow that misses.
Rubble wants to get back to his feet but Marino passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marino lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marino controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tedy Boy Marino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Rubble as Marino shoots in.
Rubble tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Rubble. No joy for Marino on that attempt.

Marino closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rubble did well to prevent Marino getting side control.
Rubble is trying to control but can't.
Marino trying to control the pace.
Marino trying to control from half guard but Rubble is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marino seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tedy Boy Marino just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rubble tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rubble tries to clinch but Marino moves out of range.

Rubble clinches with his opponent.
Rubble missing with knees to the body.
Rubble tries to land knees in the clinch but Marino avoids the damage to the body.
Marino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rubble pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tedy Boy Marino.

Rubble has closed the distance and engaged Marino in a clinch.
Marino is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rubble throws an elbow but misses.
Rubble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marino.
Rubble lands an elbow inside.
Rubble trying to land knees to the body.
Rubble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marino.
Marino managing to block the knees to the body from Rubble.
Rubble lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Tedy Boy Marino has been cut.
Marino wants a takedown.
Marino wants a takedown but no success here.
Marino takes an elbow to the temple.
Marino has Rubble pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rubble manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rubble using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marino has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rubble avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rubble misses with a knee to the head.
Rubble using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble is pressed up against the cage. Marino has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rubble down to the mat. Rubble avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rubble wants to clinch up but Marino keeps it at a distance.
Rubble tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rubble clinches up against the cage.
Rubble crunches a lovely knee into Marino's ribcage.
Marino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rubble lands a nice knee to the body.
Rubble lands a damaging elbow.
Marino avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Rubble lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rubble using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rubble unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rubble lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rubble trying to land knees to the body.
Rubble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rubble connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marino's face.
Barney Rubble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marino is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marino is trying to drag Rubble to the mat but Rubble just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rubble throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rubble lands an elbow just above Marino 's eye.
Marino blocks an elbow strike from Rubble.
Rubble throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marino blocks it with crossed arms.
Rubble looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rubble is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marino is defending well for now.
Rubble misses with a knee to the head.
Tedy Boy Marino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rubble is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marino is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Rubble showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marino 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tedy Boy Marino!