PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rumble's choice of entrance music: Young Money - Moment. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ross
vs
Rumble

190 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luther Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Rumble!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross tries to score with a low kick but Rumble moves his leg out of the way.
Rumble throws out a counter right but Ross avoids it with no problem.
Ross sizes up Rumble with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ross takes a jab right on the kisser.

Rumble has managed to clinch.
Rumble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rumble lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ross can't break the clinch.
I was talking to Ross's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rumble tries a body shot but Ross blocks it.
Ross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rumble struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
Ross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ross.
Ross tries to break the clinch but Rumble is controlling the position.
Rumble tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Rumble back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ross.
Ross misses with some punches.
Rumble tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
Rumble misses with some punches.
Rumble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rumble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ross can't break the clinch.
Rumble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rumble displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ross up against the cage.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rumble taking a breather.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Ross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross prevents a body shot from Rumble.
A head punch on the inside from Rumble fails to land.
Ross working hard to break the clinch.
Rumble can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Ross wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Rumble is controlling him.
Ross tries to circle away but Rumble has him pinned against the cage.
Ross misses with an elbow strike.
Ross pushes off an throws an elbow but Rumble leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ross is trying to force a seperation but Rumble has the dominant position.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Rumble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross digs a good body shot into Rumble's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Ross misses the target.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rumble moves away.
Rumble misses with an uppercut. Ross saw that one coming.
Rumble misses with a body shot.
Rumble takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rumble lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ross. Rumble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rumble has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Ross. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ross.
Rumble moves forwards but Ross connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ross throws a shot to the body.
Rumble misses with a body shot.
Rumble on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rumble misses with a left hand
and Ross counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Rumble misses the target.
Ross lands a jab.
Rumble looks to throw the jab but Ross is out of range.
Ross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rumble throws a hook but Ross avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Rumble.
Ross takes one to the chin there.
Rumble doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Rumble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
Ross tests Rumble's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rumble misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rumble takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rumble loads up on a big right hand but Ross slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Rumble.
Ross jabs Rumble right on the nose. Rumble blinks but takes it well.
Rumble moves out of range of the leg kick from Ross.
Rumble appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rumble swings for the body but Ross moves out of range.
Rumble drops his hands momentarily and Ross takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ross lands with a straight right. Rumble didn't see that one coming.

Rumble is rocked!
Ross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rumble.
Rumble is still on wobbly legs! Can Ross finish him?
Ross misses with a straight left.
Rumble seems to have recovered his senses.
Ross throws a front kick aimed at Rumble's knee but Rumble avoids it well.
Ross moves away from the strike by Rumble.
Ross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ross connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rumble connects with a nice looking jab.
Ross lands with a nice body punch.
Ross misses with a wild combination.
Rumble misses with a body shot
and Ross counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Ross dominated that round.
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.

Ross misses with a hook.
Luther Ross is winning the standup battle so far.
Rumble throws a shot from downtown. Ross moves away and avoids it.
Ross scores with a nice right hand.
Ross on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Ross there.
Ross throws a body punch but Rumble moves out of range.
Rumble just misses with a punch to the body.
Rumble throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ross is looking to counter punch.
Ross throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rumble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ross misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Rumble was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rumble takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ross misses with an uppercut. Rumble saw that one coming.
Rumble looks to land a left hand but Ross moved out of range nicely.
Rumble lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rumble scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ross fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rumble lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ross cracks Rumble with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ross lands a left and a right that sends Rumble crashing to the canvas! Ross dives into mount looking to finish!
Ross looking to finish with strikes here!
Rumble holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ross tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Ross there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ross sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross throws a wild left hand from mount and Rumble manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ross not doing much here.
Ross is trying to control the action in half guard but Rumble is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ross with the ground and pound but Rumble uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rumble controls Ross momentarily but Ross frees himself.
Ross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rumble swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble 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.

Ross gets to his feet - Rumble follows without any prompting.
Rumble tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ross counters with a stiff right hand.
Ross blocks a jab.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Ross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rumble can do to turn this around?
Rumble misses with a looping right.
Rumble tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ross uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rumble checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Ross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rumble misses the jab.
Ross scores with a hook.
Rumble throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rumble is breathing heavily.
Rumble lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rumble tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Rumble looks to land a right hand but Ross moved out of range.
Rumble checks a low kick from Ross.
Rumble looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rumble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rumble fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ross misses with a jab, cross combination.

Rumble instigates a clinch.
Rumble misses with some punches.
Rumble throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Ross wants to break free but Rumble has control.
Ross can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Ross dominated that second round.
That's time! Ross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rumble throws an overhand right that lands on Ross's shoulder, as Ross tries to avoid the shot.
Ross looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rumble tried to score with a low kick but Ross checks it.
Ross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Rumble blocks the low kick.
Rumble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Ross moves out of range as Rumble strikes.
Rumble throws a shot from downtown. Ross moves away and avoids it.
Ross connects with a right hand. Rumble shakes it off.
Ross moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rumble takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rumble shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross lands a nice shot to the body.
Rumble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rumble misses with a straight left.
Ross lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rumble looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.
Rumble walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble throws a big shot that misses.
Ross cracks Rumble with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ross. That's going to slow Rumble down.
Ross fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Rumble to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Rumble looks to clinch but Ross throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Rumble taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Luther Ross!