PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hubbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Commander Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hubbard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rehab......drinkin problem. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hubbard
vs
Rambo

190 cm
26
237 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
285 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Hubbard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Commander Rambo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hubbard thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Hubbard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hubbard throws a lazy right hand but Rambo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hubbard darts in trying to clinch

and Rambo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hubbard's guard now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rambo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've been hearing good reports from Hubbard's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rambo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rambo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

It looks like Dwayne Hubbard has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hubbard is trying to control the position but Rambo postures up.
Hubbard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rambo's guard.
Rambo can't keep his opponent in guard - Hubbard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Hubbard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hubbard is trying to work for a kimura but Rambo is defending well.
Rambo is looking for a sweep. Hubbard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rambo is not content to let Hubbard control the position.
Hubbard uses his free foot to push down on Rambo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rambo.

Hubbard is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rambo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rambo 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard moves to back control.

Hubbard looking for the RNC.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rambo looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hubbard.
Rambo wants to control his opponent's hands but Hubbard gets his hands free.
Rambo is really stuck here.

Hubbard looking for the choke but no joy.

Hubbard looking for the RNC.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rambo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Hubbard working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rambo wants to control his opponent's hands but Hubbard gets his hands free.

Hubbard is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Hubbard is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Rambo is defending well though. Hubbard let's go of the attempt for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rambo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hubbard gets his way!

Hubbard is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rambo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Hubbard has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rambo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Rambo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hubbard gets his way!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rambo tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Hubbard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Hubbard's cut.
That's time! Hubbard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hubbard throws a series of punches but Rambo moves out of range.
Hubbard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Hubbard does no damage.
Hubbard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rambo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hubbard.
Rambo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hubbard checks it well.
Rambo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hubbard throws out the jab.
Hubbard throws a jab but it's blocked by Rambo.
Rambo slips a jab and a cross from Hubbard.
Hubbard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rambo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hubbard.
Hubbard misses with a two punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hubbard.
Dwayne Hubbard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hubbard looks to land a combination but Rambo avoids it well.
Rambo tries to clinch up but Hubbard circles away and keeps his distance.
Rambo takes one to the chin there.
Hubbard looks to throw the jab but Rambo is out of range.
Hubbard throws a looping overhand right but Rambo ducks down to avoid it.
Hubbard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rambo.
Hubbard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rambo is looking to clinch.
Hubbard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rambo backs up against the cage.

It looks like Commander Rambo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hubbard lands a jab-cross combination.
Hubbard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A cross from Hubbard lands.
A punch combination from Hubbard misses.
Rambo ducks right into an uppercut from Hubbard.
Hubbard throws a nice looking combination but Rambo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo dodges the punch combination from Hubbard.
Rambo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hubbard misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Hubbard. Those never looked like landing.
Hubbard lands a nice shot that snaps Rambo's head back.

Rambo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hubbard to the mat! Hubbard manages to get full guard.
Rambo won't allow Hubbard to get back to his feet.

Hubbard has his foot on Rambo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rambo works his way back into a safe position though.
Rambo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hubbard is retaining full guard.
Rambo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard has momentary wrist control but Rambo slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rambo lands a couple of elbows.
Rambo lands a couple of digs.
Rambo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rambo throws an elbow that misses. Hubbard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rambo's guard. Nice move by Hubbard!
Rambo keeping full guard, as Hubbard tries to pass.
Hubbard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rambo can do to turn this around?
Rambo keeping moving, preventing Hubbard from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hubbard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rambo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Hubbard dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hubbard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rambo ducks under a wild hook from Hubbard.
Rambo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hubbard throws out the jab.
Hubbard dives in and grabs Rambo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rambo pushes down on Hubbard's head and hops out.
Hubbard throws a right hand that Rambo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rambo also avoids with ease.
Hubbard misses with a double jab.
Hubbard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hubbard lands with a nice combination. Rambo backs away looking to recover.
Hubbard scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hubbard.
Hubbard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hubbard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hubbard throws the left hand but Rambo avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Hubbard.
Hubbard misses with a straight right.
Hubbard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hubbard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Hubbard misses.
Rambo throws a hook but Hubbard avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hubbard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hubbard misses with a double jab.
Hubbard throws a hook to the side of Rambo's head but Rambo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hubbard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hubbard throws a body punch but Rambo moves out of range.
Hubbard throws a shot from downtown. Rambo moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Hubbard.
Rambo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rambo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hubbard's guard.
Hubbard keeping moving, preventing Rambo from controlling successfully.
Hubbard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rambo with a nice head shot there.
Rambo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hubbard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hubbard has momentary wrist control but Rambo slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four 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!
Rambo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hubbard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rambo is one step ahead there.
Rambo looking to sit in guard and control but Hubbard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rambo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hubbard drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rambo dives on top into guard.
Rambo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Dwayne Hubbard did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hubbard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rambo backs up against the cage.
Hubbard throws a series of punches but Rambo avoids them all with ease.
Hubbard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hubbard moves out of range of the strikes.
Hubbard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rambo's head.
No joy there for Hubbard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Rambo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rambo showed some decent athleticism there.
Rambo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nice strikes from Rambo there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hubbard moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo trying to control but Hubbard is working from the bottom.
Rambo chips away with some ground and pound.
Hubbard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rambo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hubbard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rambo is one step ahead there.
Hubbard looking to control.
Rambo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hubbard's head.
Rambo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hubbard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rambo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hubbard's head.
Dwayne Hubbard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two 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!
Rambo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hubbard's head.

Rambo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rambo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rambo lands a couple of digs.

Hubbard working for a triangle but Rambo defends it easily.

Hubbard has his foot on Rambo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rambo works his way back into a safe position though.
Rambo stays in close to Hubbard's body and controls the position.
Hubbard 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rambo won't allow Hubbard to sweep him here.
Rambo is in close to Hubbard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rambo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rambo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rambo stands up over Hubbard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rambo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hubbard is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rambo stops Hubbard from standing up.
Rambo connects with a couple of short punches.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Hubbard keeps moving.
Rambo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rambo distracts Hubbard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rambo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rambo trying to move into half guard but instead Hubbard has managed to sweep!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hubbard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hubbard wants to get up but he can't break Rambo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rambo has Hubbard pulled in close to control his posture.
Rambo wants to sweep here but Hubbard controlling him for the moment.
Rambo has Hubbard pulled in close to control his posture.
Hubbard looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hubbard postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rambo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hubbard, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Commander Rambo dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hubbard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hubbard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hubbard tries to bum rush Rambo with a series of wild strikes but Rambo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rambo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hubbard.
Hubbard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubbard fails to land with a series of punches.

Rambo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hubbard napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo lands an elbow.
Rambo landing a few strikes.
Hubbard is trying to control Rambo's posture but Rambo avoids it.
Rambo landing strikes.
Hubbard pushes Rambo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rambo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hubbard taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rambo is chipping away with strikes.
Rambo landing a few strikes.

Dwayne Hubbard's cut is getting worse.
Rambo lands some shots froms side control.

Hubbard is rocked!

Dwayne Hubbard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dwayne Hubbard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Commander Rambo!