PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo comes into the arena with Volbeat - The Human Instrument blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Russo
vs
Bubby

181 cm
38
186 lbs
44 - 20 - 2

183 cm
29
175 lbs
25 - 11 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bubby!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bubby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bubby misses with a low kick as Russo jumps back.
Bubby avoids the body shot from Russo.
Russo misses with a combination

and Bubby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bubby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russo is trying to break the clinch but Bubby is controlling him.
Bubby misses with some punches.
Bubby swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bubby takes a shot to the head.
Russo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bubby tries to work over Russo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russo is trying to drag Bubby to the mat but Bubby just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bubby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bubby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bubby controls his hands.
Russo misses with the head strike.
Bubby has a couple of punches blocked by Russo.
Russo blocks an uppercut.
Bubby struggles to land a body shot inside as Russo controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Russo.
Bubby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bubby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Russo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Bubby.
Russo blocking some punches.
Russo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bubby is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russo.
Bubby misses with a body punch.
Bubby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bubby prevents a body shot from Russo.
A short uppercut from Bubby.
Russo prevents a body shot from Bubby.
Russo throws a head punch that misses.
Russo wants to take the fight to the mat but Bubby manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bubby has a couple of punches blocked by Russo.
Russo tries to work over Bubby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bubby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bubby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Russo misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby can't find room to land a body shot as Russo controls the action.
Russo can't find room to land a body shot as Bubby controls the action.
Russo blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russo.
Russo can't break the clinch.
Bubby lands a nice uppercut.
Bubby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bubby pushes Russo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bubby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Bubby tries to work over Russo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russo misses with some punches.
Russo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo can't find room to land a body shot as Bubby controls the action.
Russo tries to score a body lock takedown but Bubby shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Russo blocks an uppercut.
Bubby lands a right hand.
Russo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bubby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bubby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russo takes a shot to the head.
Bubby lands an uppercut.
Bubby misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo is leaning against Bubby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Russo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bubby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bubby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Bubby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slapping leg kick lands for Bubby.
Russo throws a lazy right hand but Bubby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bubby is looking to slow Russo down with leg kicks.
Bubby thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Russo if he has to take too many more of those.
Bubby slaps away a takedown attempt from Russo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bubby.
Bubby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Russo swings for the body but Bubby moves out of range.
Russo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bubby.
Russo throws a leg kick that is checked

and Bubby counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Russo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bubby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bubby misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bubby misses with some punches.
Bubby misses with a punch to the body.
Bubby lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Bubby on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bubby.
Boy Bubby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bubby.
Bubby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russo's elbow.
Bubby throws a punch but it's blocked by Russo.
Bubby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russo tries to stall but Bubby uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bubby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bubby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bubby is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bubby misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bubby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bubby lands a nice uppercut.
Bubby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bubby has a couple of punches blocked by Russo.
Bubby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Russo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bubby's elbow.
Bubby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Russo.
Bubby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bubby swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bubby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby blocking some punches.
Russo slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Bubby on the inside.
Bubby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russo tries to throw a body punch but Bubby avoids it by throwing Russo back against the cage.
Bubby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bubby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bubby can't find room to land a body shot as Russo controls the action.
Bubby struggles to land a body shot inside as Russo controls his hands.
Bubby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russo's elbow.
Bubby swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russo lands a body punch.
Russo is looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby misses with some punches.
Bubby throws a head punch that misses.

Russo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bubby tries to land a front kick but Russo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Russo is looking to slow Bubby down with leg kicks.
Bubby throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Russo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bubby is able to avoid easily.
Russo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bubby misses with a hook.
Boy Bubby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Bubby.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bubby blocks a jab.
Russo thows a body shot but no joy.
Russo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Bubby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Good work by Bubby as he checks the leg kick.

Bubby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bubby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bubby swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bubby throws a head punch that misses.
Russo tries a body shot but Bubby blocks it.
Bubby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russo blocks a body shot from Bubby.
Bubby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bubby misses with the head strike.
Bubby tries to work over Russo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bubby lands with a light punch inside.
Russo misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby prevents the takedown attempt.
Bubby misses with a body punch.
Bubby pushes Russo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bubby lands a body shot.
Bubby digs a right hand into Russo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Russo's gas tank.
Bubby misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Russo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bubby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Russo fails to land.
Russo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bubby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russo.
Bubby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bubby misses with the head strike.
Russo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bubby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vinny Russo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo tries to throw a body punch but Bubby avoids it by throwing Russo back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bubby fails to land.
Bubby misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russo.
Bubby lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo is trying to break the clinch but Bubby is controlling him.
Bubby has a couple of punches blocked by Russo.
Bubby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bubby.
Bubby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Russo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Bubby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bubby.
Bubby tries a body shot but Russo blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bubby or not.
Russo tries to work over Bubby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bubby lands a nice uppercut.
Russo is looking for a takedown.
Russo is trying to break free.
Russo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Russo is trying to break the clinch but Bubby has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bubby as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Bubby on the inside.
Russo takes a shot to the head.
Bubby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Russos head.
Bubby throws a head punch that misses.
Bubby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Russo lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bubby can't find room to land a body shot as Russo controls the action.
Bubby misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Russo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bubby stops a takedown attempt from Russo.
Bubby lands with a short shot to the head.
Boy Bubby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bubby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Bubby as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bubby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Still in the clinch, Bubby scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Vinny Russo has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo taking a breather.
Bubby misses with a punch to the body.
Bubby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Bubby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boy Bubby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bubby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boy Bubby!
A relieved looking Boy Bubby thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Vinny Russo was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm not sure what to say. I got beat up. I'd love a cheeseburger right now though. '.