PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Li Chai (ranked 3056 p4p, 4900 weight class) and Detritus Rubble (ranked 168 p4p, 233 weight class). Rubble has chosen Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chai
vs
Rubble

172 cm
21
145
3 - 4 - 0

170 cm
21
135
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Bondi MMA ðŸï¸

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragon Li Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble misses the jab.
Chai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rubble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Nice straight punches there by Chai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chai.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rubble manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chai.
Donk. Chai catches Rubble right on the button with a cross.
Chai thumps Rubble with a low kick.
Rubble moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rubble throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Rubble blocks the low kick.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubble moves away.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Rubble avoids the head kick by Chai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rubble! But no joy.
Rubble misses with a looping right.
Rubble misses with a hook.
Chai lands a jab to the nose.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rubble.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chai.
Rubble lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rubble defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai cracks Rubble with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rubble avoids a kick to the body.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubble. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragon Li Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai throws a series of punches but Rubble moves out of range.
Chai thumps Rubble with a low kick.
Chai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rubble. Rubble circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rubble takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rubble has Chai up against the cage in a clinch.
Chai lands with a light punch inside.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rubble backwards.
Rubble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubble lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai is working Rubble over against the cage.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rubble.
Rubble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubble.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Chai tries to circle away but Rubble has him pinned against the cage.
Chai can't break the clinch.
Rubble is leaning against Chai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rubble misses with the head strike.
Rubble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Chai.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rubble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Chai breaks the clinch.
Chai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rubble throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai tests Rubble's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rubble looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rubble fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rubble misses the shot to the body.
Rubble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubble.
Chai staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai connects with a leg kick.
Rubble gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Rubble misses.
Chai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rubble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai staying out of range there.
Rubble ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rubble stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rubble looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Rubble misses with a straight left.
Chai misses with a hook. Rubble ducked under it nicely.
Rubble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai lands a jab to the nose.
Rubble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick by Chai misses
and Rubble counters with a straight right hand.
Rubble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Chai coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubble blocks the body kick.
Rubble takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rubble lands with an uppercut that bounces Chai off the cage and back into range.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rubble was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Rubble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubble.
Rubble looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chai avoids the body shot from Rubble.
Rubble cracks Chai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rubble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rubble scores with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chai.
Chai lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Rubble misses its intended target.
Rubble throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rubble misses with a body shot.
Chai misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rubble! But no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Rubble misses.
Chai moves away from the strike by Rubble.
Rubble throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Rubble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Chai lands.
A punch lands to the side of Rubble 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dragon Li Chai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rubble.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
Rubble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai lands with a cross.
Jab, jab by Chai - just one landing.
Chai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rubble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai scores with a jab to the head.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rubble.
Chai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rubble slips a straight right by Chai.
Rubble misses with a looping right.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rubble connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubble slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Chai slips under a jab from Rubble.
Crunch! Chai slams his shin into Rubble's torso.
The fighters circling - Rubble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubble misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Chai throws a hook but Rubble avoids it easily.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rubble takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rubble slips under a jab from Chai.
Chai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rubble moves out of range as Chai throws a body kick.
Rubble fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rubble scores with a punch to the head.
Chai throws a leg kick
and Rubble counters with a straight right hand.
Rubble looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Rubble throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Rubble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rubble eats them both and turns towards Chai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A lazy left from Chai finds it's target.
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!
The fighters circling - Rubble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai moves out of range as Rubble strikes.
Rubble throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chai on the side of the head.
Chai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rubble.
Rubble scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chai lands the left hand.
Chai slips under a jab.
Rubble's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Rubble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Rubble lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chai doesn't seem phased though.
Rubble checks a low kick from Chai.
Rubble slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubble.
Rubble looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Rubble throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai scores with a kick to the body.
Chai lands a right hook to the body.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Rubble.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rubble can do to turn this around?
Chai throws a hook but Rubble avoids it easily.
Rubble moves away from the strike by Chai.
Rubble throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Rubble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai lands with a right hand.
Rubble looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rubble tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Rubble throws a body shot but no joy.
Rubble misses with a looping left.
Rubble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rubble.
Chai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Rubble saw that one coming.
Rubble misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Rubble misses.
Chai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Rubble misses with a looping right.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Rubble.
Rubble has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rubble misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Rubble throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Rubble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rubble.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Rubble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubble moves out of range of the body kick from Chai.
Rubble jabs Chai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rubble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chai drops his hands momentarily and Rubble takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rubble walks into a left hand.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Rubble misses its intended target.
Rubble ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
Chai moves out of range as Rubble strikes.
Rubble slips under a jab from Chai.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Rubble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Chai throws a hook but Rubble avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubble stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chai.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rubble throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Rubble's shoulder, as Rubble tries to avoid the shot.
Rubble throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Rubble loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dragon Li Chai will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rubble gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A slow jab from Rubble misses its intended target.
Rubble missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
Rubble throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chai swinging wildly here.
Rubble throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rubble is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chai with a body shot.
Rubble thows a left - swing and a miss!

Rubble instigates a clinch.
A short right from Chai on the inside.
Rubble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubble throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Rubble as the two fighters clinch.
Rubble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rubble lands a right hand.
Rubble misses with a body punch.
Rubble pushes Chai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rubbles head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubble.
Rubble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.

Rubble gets control of Chai's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rubble will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rubble is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rubble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries to get to full guard but Rubble has control of the leg.
Rubble has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rubble is stalling here. Chai is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rubble seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chai has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rubble wants to control but Chai postures up.
Rubble looking for a sweep but Chai has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Rubble is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble tries to control the position but Chai now has his back.
You can see the frustration on Rubble's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rubble manages to reverse the position and now he's in Chai's guard. Nice work there by Rubble.
Rubble postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rubble wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Rubble working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dragon Li Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rubble slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rubble in particular looking to stall.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rubble.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Detritus Rubble.
I think Chai 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dragon Li Chai!
A victorious Dragon Li Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.