PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Stubbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stubbs's choice of entrance music: I Am The Walrus by The Beatles. Robert Stubbs will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Maximus
vs
Stubbs

180 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Stubbs!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maximus clinches.
Stubbs is pressed up against the cage. Maximus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stubbs down to the mat. Stubbs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stubbs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stubbs throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Marcus Maximus has been cut.
Stubbs misses with a looping left.
Maximus walks into a left hand.
Stubbs swinging wilding here.
Stubbs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maximus fails with a takedown attempt.
Maximus avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stubbs.
Stubbs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximus slips a jab and a cross from Stubbs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stubbs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stubbs throws a shot to the body.
Stubbs's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stubbs duly obliges.
Stubbs misses the jab.
Stubbs scores with a sloppy right hand. Maximus should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Stubbs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robert Stubbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximus looks for a takedown but Stubbs sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Maximus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maximus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stubbs.
Stubbs misses with a series of wild punches.
Maximus shoots in but Stubbs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stubbs misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maximus backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stubbs throws a hook but Maximus avoids it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Maximus. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Horrible takedown by Maximus or perhaps it was just good defense by Stubbs which made him look bad.
Maximus is breathing heavily.
Stubbs connects with a body shot.
Maximus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maximus slips under a jab from Stubbs.
A lazy left from Stubbs finds it's target.
Stubbs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stubbs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stubbs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Marcus Maximus's cut is getting worse.
Stubbs misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Stubbs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maximus doesn't seem phased though.
Stubbs throws a nice looking combination but Maximus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs misses with an uppercut.
Maximus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stubbs.
Stubbs lands with a nice combination. Maximus backs away looking to recover.
Stubbs misses with a two punch combination.
Stubbs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maximus circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot by Stubbs.
Stubbs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stubbs tries to bum rush Maximus with a series of wild strikes but Maximus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Maximus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maximus controlling from the top position.
Stubbs looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maximus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maximus chips away with some ground and pound.
Maximus trying to control the position from guard on top but Stubbs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maximus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maximus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Stubbs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maximus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stubbs misses with a looping left.
Maximus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maximus fails with a takedown attempt.
Stubbs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stubbs just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Stubbs.
Stubbs throws a right and a left that Maximus avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stubbs swats away the attempt to clinch by Maximus.
Stubbs is breathing heavily.
Maximus shoots in looking for a takedown. Stubbs tries to sprawl out of it but Maximus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stubbs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stubbs throws out a leg kick but Maximus moves out of range and Stubbs only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maximus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maximus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maximus passes Stubbs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maximus trying to pass the guard but Stubbs defending well.
Stubbs is trying to stand back up but Maximus is controlling him
Maximus prevents Stubbs from improving his position.

Maximus wants to work for an arm triangle but Stubbs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maximus lands with a punch from half guard.
Maximus thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stubbs to regain full guard.
Maximus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maximus is looking to work some ground and pound but Stubbs has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maximus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maximus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Maximus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus is looking to work some ground and pound but Stubbs has wrist control.
Maximus 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.
Stubbs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maximus connects with a couple of short punches.
Maximus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stubbs's head.
Maximus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maximus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maximus stays in close to Stubbs's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maximus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maximus connects with a couple of short punches.
Maximus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maximus is looking to work some ground and pound but Stubbs has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maximus throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Maximus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maximus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Stubbs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maximus defending well as Stubbs loads up on a big left hand.
Stubbs throws a hook but Maximus blocks it.
Stubbs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maximus slips a straight right by Stubbs.
Maximus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Maximus.
Stubbs is not content to let Maximus control the position.
Stubbs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maximus scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stubbs is trying to improve his position.
Maximus landing a few strikes.
Stubbs takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stubbs is looking for a sweep.
Maximus working the ground and pound.
Maximus is looking to take a break and control but Stubbs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stubbs struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus working the ground and pound.

Maximus is trying to get an arm triangle but Stubbs is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maximus scores with punches from side control.
Maximus lands a nice forearm strike.
Maximus scoring with punches from side control.
Maximus grinds an elbow into Stubbs's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Stubbs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maximus controlling his opponent.
Stubbs really wants to buck Maximus off and get back to his feet.
Marcus Maximus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Maximus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maximus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maximus landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus controlling his opponent.
Maximus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Maximus breaks from Stubbs's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Maximus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maximus 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Robert Stubbs!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Robert Stubbs!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Robert Stubbs!

Robert Stubbs wins by unanimous decision!