PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between P.W. Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Rubio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). W. Herman and Adam Rubio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Herman
vs
Rubio

175 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
28
165 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, P.W. Herman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Rubio!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herman misses with a few strikes there.

Rubio clinches.
Rubio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Herman to keep the fight standing.
Herman lands with a light punch inside.
Rubio blocks a body shot from Herman.
Rubio tries to pull guard but Herman won't allow it.
Rubio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Herman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rubio backwards.

Rubio gets control of Herman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rubio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rubio is controlling Herman's posture.
Rubio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rubio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Herman's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rubio tries to clinch but Herman moves out of range.
Herman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rubio. Rubio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rubio looks for a takedown but Herman sprawls well.
P.W. Herman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Rubio.
Herman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herman misses with an uppercut.
Herman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rubio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herman.
Rubio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Herman.
Herman throws a nice looking combination but Rubio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Herman ducks under a wild hook from Rubio.
Herman avoids the head kick by Rubio.
Rubio wants to clinch but Herman slips to the side
and Herman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rubio closes the distance but Herman moves to the side
and Rubio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rubio fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rubio.
Herman looks to land a left hand but Rubio moved out of range nicely.
Rubio is looking to clinch.
Herman misses the shot to the body.
Rubio doesn't manage to clinch there - Herman circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubio wants to clinch but Herman slips to the side
and Herman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Herman is looking to clinch.
Herman misses with a two punch combination.
Rubio doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Herman moves into the clinch.
Rubio tries to work over Herman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Herman backwards.
Rubio avoids a wild elbow strike from Herman.
Herman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rubio pushes Herman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rubio letting Herman take a breather here.
Herman misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubio fails to pull guard.
Herman has Rubio pushed against the ropes.
Rubio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Herman's defenses.
Herman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rubio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Rubio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rubio fails with the takedown.
Herman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Herman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Herman just misses with a punch to the body.
Herman avoids the head kick by Rubio.
Rubio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Herman's sensitive parts.
Rubio takes one to the side of the head.
P.W. Herman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Rubio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rubio drops his hands momentarily and Herman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Herman swings for the body but Rubio moves out of range.
Herman blocks a head kick by Rubio.
Rubio throws a head kick but Herman moves out of range.
Rubio throws a head kick but Herman moves out of range.
Herman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rubio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rubio tries to clinch up.
Herman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubio.
Herman stuffs the takedown.
Herman tries a head kick but it misses.
Herman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Herman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rubio closes the distance and pushes Herman back into the ropes.
Rubio managing to block the knees to the body from Herman.
Herman stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Herman.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rubio fails to pull guard.
Herman gets underhooks to prevent Rubio's takedown attempt.
Herman misses with a body punch.
Rubio avoids a wild elbow strike from Herman.
Rubio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Herman prevents it.

Herman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rubio avoids the head kick by Herman.
Rubio tries to clinch but Herman is having none of it.
Rubio tries to clinch but Herman moves away
and Herman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Herman!
Rubio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herman.
Rubio tries to clinch up.

Rubio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Herman was covering up waiting for the punch and Rubio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rubio looking to sit in guard and control but Herman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Herman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
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!
Herman trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rubio wants to hit a switch here but Herman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rubio there!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rubio wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Rubio looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rubio is trying to stand back up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rubio is really stuck here.
Rubio prevents Herman from getting a body triangle.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rubio wants to escape the position.
Herman trying to control momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Herman keeps control of the position as Rubio tries to break free.
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 P.W. Herman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Herman misses with a looping left.
Rubio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rubio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Herman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rubios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick from Herman misses
and Rubio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rubio is looking to clinch but Herman is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Rubio blocks the low kick.
Herman lands a really nice looking cross but Rubio seems unphased.
Rubio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Herman misses with a combination
and Rubio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rubio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Rubio with that takedown attempt.
Rubio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rubio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rubio throws a sloppy head kick and Herman moves out of range easily.
Herman misses with a straight left.
A big left from Herman misses.
Some wild striking there from Herman.
Rubio slips under a jab.
Rubio throws a head kick that misses.
Herman throws a hook but Rubio blocks it.
P.W. Herman is winning the standup battle so far.
Rubio moves out of range as Herman strikes.

Rubio clinches.
Rubio has a couple of punches blocked by Herman.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rubio as Herman tries to tie him up.

Rubio has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Herman uses from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubio can't keep his opponent in guard - Herman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Herman wants to pass the guard but Rubio is defending well.
Herman trying to control the action but Rubio is working from the bottom.
Rubio trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Herman 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.

We're going to have a standup here because P.W. Herman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Herman misses with a head kick.
Rubio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herman throws a lazy head kick
and Rubio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Herman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rubio is looking to clinch but Herman is avoiding it.
Adam Rubio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rubio manages to avoid it.
Herman keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rubio moves out of range as Herman strikes.
Herman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rubio on the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rubio.
A punch lands to the side of Rubio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Herman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rubio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Rubio.
Herman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rubio closes the distance and pushes Herman back into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rubio tries to pull guard but Herman won't allow it.
P.W. Herman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Rubio.

Rubio drags the fight down to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rubio is on top in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rubio wants to pass the guard but Herman is keeping the position.
Rubio passes into half guard.
Rubio with the ground and pound but Herman uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Herman keeping moving, preventing Rubio from controlling successfully.
Rubio is looking to advance position but Herman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Herman wants to control the pace but Rubio is squirming around nicely.
Rubio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rubio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Herman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Herman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rubio wants to improve his position but Herman is controlling well.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Herman trying to control from half guard but Rubio is working away.
Rubio wants to control but Herman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rubio might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Herman kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up. P.W. Herman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rubio throws a head kick but Herman moves out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Herman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Herman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rubio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herman.
Rubio shoots in and drives through. Herman sprawls well.
Herman stuffs the takedown attempt from Rubio. Rubio gets slowly back to his feet.
Herman lands a head shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rubio throws a head punch that misses.
Rubio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Herman just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Rubio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rubio looking for a takedown.
Rubio is breathing heavily.
Herman stalling in the clinch but Rubio improves position.
Herman lands a left hand.

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 P.W. Herman.
I think Herman 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for P.W. Herman!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Adam Rubio!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for P.W. Herman!

P.W. Herman wins by split decision!