PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Detritus Rubble (ranked 2098 p4p, 4753 weight class) and Craven Moorehead (ranked 157 p4p, 291 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rubble might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rubble
vs
Moorehead

170 cm
24
135
7 - 7 - 0

168 cm
24
139
4 - 7 - 0

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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craven Moorehead!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moorehead closes the distance and clinches.
Rubble throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mooreheads head.
Nice body punch from Rubble.
A frustrated look appears on Moorehead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rubble scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moorehead is trying to break the clinch but Rubble has him pressed against the cage.
Moorehead misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Moorehead breaks the clinch.
Moorehead is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rubble.
Moorehead lands with a hook. Rubble tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rubble throws a hook but Moorehead avoids it easily.
Moorehead blocks a head kick by Rubble.
Moorehead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rubble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moorehead misses with a straight left.
Moorehead misses with a lunging right hand
and Rubble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Craven Moorehead has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moorehead throws an overhand right that lands on Rubble's shoulder, as Rubble tries to avoid the shot.
Moorehead scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rubble throws a jab when Moorehead was well out of range.
Moorehead misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rubble counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moorehead, as that shot connected.
Moorehead lands with a nice body punch.
Rubble slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
Craven Moorehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moorehead.
Moorehead slips a straight right by Rubble.
Moorehead throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rubble counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moorehead's knee momentarily.
Moorehead scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moorehead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moorehead 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.

Rubble forces Moorehead back against the cage and clinches.

Moorehead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moorehead tries to clinch up but Rubble circles away and keeps his distance.
Rubble half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rubble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moorehead.
Moorehead looks to throw the jab but Rubble is out of range.
Rubble steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moorehead. That one must have hurt.
Moorehead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubble.
Moorehead's coach down at Doom\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moorehead's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moorehead darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Rubble gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rubble.
A shot in the inside from Rubble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rubble lands with a short shot to the head.

Moorehead pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moorehead moves into range and connects with a jab.
Moorehead misses with a few strikes there.

Rubble fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moorehead, pushing him back against the cage.

Moorehead manages to break the clinch.
Rubble throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moorehead is looking for the big counter here.
A telegraphed right hand from Rubble misses the target.
Rubble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moorehead.
Moorehead fails to land with a series of punches.
Moorehead lands a nice looking body shot.
Rubble missing with a left hand there. Moorehead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Moorehead.
Moorehead moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Rubble.
Rubble misses with a kick to the body.
Rubble takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble loads up on a big right hand but Moorehead slips the punch.
Moorehead avoids the head kick by Rubble.
Moorehead throws out a counter right but Rubble avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Moorehead finds it's way through Rubble's defenses.
Rubble blocks a jab.
Rubble throws a shot from downtown. Moorehead moves away and avoids it.
Rubble throws the left hand but Moorehead avoids the punch easily.
Moorehead throws a hook but Rubble blocks it.
Rubble misses with a hook. Moorehead ducked under it nicely.
Moorehead is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rubble had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Moorehead misses with a looping left.
Rubble appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A cross from Moorehead lands.
Moorehead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rubble throws a right hand that Moorehead ducks under and follows up with a left that Moorehead also avoids with ease.
Moorehead throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rubble counters with a stiff right hand.
Moorehead staying out of range there.
Rubble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Moorehead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moorehead throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rubble was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rubble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubble fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rubble misses with a low kick.
Moorehead scores with a head kick. Rubble tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slow jab from Moorehead misses its intended target.
Moorehead fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rubble is out of range.
Rubble half committed to a counter leg kick.
Moorehead moves away from the strike by Rubble.
Rubble pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moorehead is out of range and Rubble settles back down.
Rubble works Moorehead's body with a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubble takes a swing at Moorehead's ribcage but misses.

Rubble closes the distance and clinches.
Moorehead is looking to break free of the clinch but Rubble has double underhooks.
Moorehead wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Moorehead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moorehead throws a looping overhand right but Rubble ducks down to avoid it.

Rubble has managed to clinch.
Rubble lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Moorehead pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Detritus Rubble will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craven Moorehead's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Moorehead finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moorehead throws a right hand that Rubble ducks under and follows up with a left that Rubble also avoids with ease.
Rubble fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moorehead.
Rubble slips a straight right by Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a sloppy head kick and Rubble moves out of range easily.
Moorehead with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Moorehead.
A jab from Rubble finds it's way through Moorehead's defenses.
Rubble has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab lands there for Moorehead.
An inside leg kick lands from Rubble.
Moorehead throws a nice head kick!
Moorehead throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rubble.
Rubble pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Moorehead back to the cage. Rubble follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Moorehead is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubble lands with an uppercut that bounces Moorehead off the cage and back into range.
Moorehead is still on wobbly legs! Can Rubble finish him?
Moorehead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rubble sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rubble steps in with a hook that catches Moorehead right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Rubble follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Moorehead looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Detritus Rubble!
During a confident post fight interview, Detritus Rubble thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.