PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hubbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staph Aureus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hubbard's entrance music is Rehab......drinkin problem. A fine choice. Staph Aureus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hubbard
vs
Aureus

190 cm
28
237 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

192 cm
31
275 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Determined

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 8 - 4 - 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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Staph Aureus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hubbard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Aureus tries a head kick but it misses.
Hubbard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aureus slips a jab and a cross from Hubbard.

Aureus clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Aureus.
Hubbard tries a body shot but Aureus blocks it.
Hubbard is looking to break free of the clinch but Aureus has double underhooks.
Aureus working Hubbard over with knees to the body.
Aureus gets through Hubbard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hubbard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aureus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hubbard's efforts to push away.
Hubbard tries to circle away but Aureus has him pinned against the cage.
Aureus letting Hubbard take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Hubbard's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubbard working hard to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Aureus.
Aureus lands a hook that snaps the head of Hubbard backwards.
Hubbard tries to circle away but Aureus has him pinned against the cage.
Aureus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hubbard can't get the takedown.
Aureus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hubbard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aureus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hubbard has had enough of the clinch but Aureus keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aureus as Hubbard tries to tie him up.
Hubbard is trying to break free.
Aureus scores with a knee to the head.
Hubbard is trying to break the clinch but Aureus has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aureus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hubbard backwards.
Aureus lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Dwayne Hubbard has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aureus obliges.
Aureus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hubbard tries to circle away but Aureus has him pinned against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aureus pushes Hubbard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aureus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aureus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hubbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aureus with a knee to the head.
Hubbard tries to score a body lock takedown but Aureus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aureus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hubbard's efforts to push away.
Hubbard working hard to break the clinch.
Aureus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hubbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Aureus controls his hands.
Aureus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aureus working Hubbard over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Aureus as the two fighters clinch.
Hubbard is breathing heavily.
Aureus lands a body punch.
Aureus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Aureus - that landed with a thud.
Aureus with a knee to the head.
Aureus lands a body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aureus obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hubbard is trying to maintain a safe position but Aureus gets an underhook and turns Hubbard into the cage.
Aureus working Hubbard over with knees to the body.
Aureus scores with a knee to the head.
Hubbard tries to break the clinch but Aureus is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aureus lands a right hand.
Hubbard is trying to force a seperation but Aureus has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Aureus.
Aureus scores with a hook to the body.
Aureus lands an elbow inside that Hubbard shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aureus obliges.
Aureus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hubbard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aureus.
Hubbard has had enough of the clinch but Aureus keeps him there for the moment.
Hubbard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aureus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Hubbard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aureus lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aureus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Dwayne Hubbard's cut is getting worse.
Aureus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aureus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Staph Aureus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Hubbard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aureus connects with a leg kick. Hubbard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Hubbard gets tackled into the cage by Aureus. Aureus maintains the clinch.
Aureus lands an elbow inside that Hubbard shrugs off.
Hubbard has had enough of the clinch but Aureus keeps him there for the moment.
Aureus prevents Hubbard from breaking the clinch.
Aureus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hubbard's face.
Aureus lands a body shot.
Aureus blocks an uppercut.
Aureus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aureus scores a nice knee to the body.
Aureus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hubbard or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aureus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aureus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hubbard.
A knee to the head by Aureus.

Dwayne Hubbard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short body shot lands from Aureus as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aureus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aureus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aureus lands an elbow inside that Hubbard shrugs off.

Jeez, Dwayne Hubbard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Staph Aureus!
Our winner, Staph Aureus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.