PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubble comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - No Shelter. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Steve Martin enters the cage!

Rubble
vs
Martin

150 cm
35
140 lbs
31 - 17 - 2

168 cm
35
134 lbs
11 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Powerful

Spartan Nutrition

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 31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Martin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rubble. That did some damage!
Rubble throws a big shot that misses.
Rubble looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rubble throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Rubble takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rubble pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rubble with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubble lands a nice hook to Martin's body. Martin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rubble lands a head shot.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rubble.
Rubble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Martin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin checks the leg kick.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barney Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Rubble checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rubble moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rubble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Rubble misses the target.
Rubble connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martin momentarily.
Rubble throws a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Rubble.
Rubble throws a leg kick
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
Barney Rubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martin tries a quick counter leg kick but Rubble is wise to it.
Rubble looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws a solid leg kick but Martin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rubble.
Martin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rubble pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martin is out of range and Rubble settles back down.
Martin thinks about the counter body kick.
Martin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rubble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rubble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Martin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rubble swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Rubble scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martin doesn't seem bothered though.
Martin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubble.
Martin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rubble throws a lazy uppercut
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rubble tries to land a body kick
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Rubble.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubble.
Martin throws out a counter right but Rubble avoids it with no problem.
Rubble throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rubble throws a sloppy body shot
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rubble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Martin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rubble misses with a body shot
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Rubble is predictable there
and Martin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rubble.
Martin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rubble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubble.
It seemed like Martin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rubble lands a right hook to the body.
Rubble fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Martin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rubble misses with a low kick.
Martin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rubble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Rubble 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.

Rubble misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Steve Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Rubble misses
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Rubble misses with a body punch
and Martin counters with a nice body shot.
Rubble is looking to wear down Martin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rubble throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Rubble thows a leg kick but Martin checks it
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rubble takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Martin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rubble throws a big shot that misses.
And Martin responds with a good body kick, but Rubble manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubble does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martin throws out a counter right but Rubble avoids it with no problem.
Rubble connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin unleashes a big counter combination but Rubble bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rubble throws out the jab.
Martin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rubble.
Rubble darts in trying to clinch
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rubble.
Martin throws out a counter right but Rubble avoids it with no problem.

Martin moves into range and clinches up with Rubble.
Martin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rubble is keeping busy.
Martin gets through Rubble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws a head punch that misses.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubble lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubble misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Martin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin takes a shot to the head.
Martin wants to take the fight to the mat but Rubble manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rubble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Martin breaks from the clinch.
Rubble throws a leg kick
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Rubble avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
Martin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Martin misses with a hook. Rubble ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble clobbers Martin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Martin checks a low kick from Rubble.
Martin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rubble defends it well.
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rubble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Rubble misses its intended target.
Rubble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Martin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martin wants to counter the offense by Rubble and move into the clinch position.
Rubble misses with a jab to the body
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Rubble fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rubble lands a nice looking body kick.
Rubble lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rubble throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martin at a distance.
Rubble tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubble moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Rubble
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
Rubble tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin throws out a counter right but Rubble avoids it with no problem.
Rubble throws out a leg kick but Martin moves out of range and Rubble only half commits.
Despite the aggression on Martin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rubble fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin throws a counter combo.
Rubble misses with a hook
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Rubble throws a front kick aimed at Martin's knee but Martin avoids it well.
Martin with the counter takedown but Rubble avoids it easily.
Martin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steve Martin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rubble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rubble lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rubble is looking to score with low kicks.
Rubble sizes up Martin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rubble looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin wants to counter with a clinch but Rubble pushes him away.
Rubble tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martin is able to avoid easily.
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
Rubble misses the body punch
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubble misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rubble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barney Rubble is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Martin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rubble lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Rubble is predictable there
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rubble misses with a body shot.
Martin lands a slapping body shot.
Martin slips under a jab from Rubble.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubble with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rubble tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rubble fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rubble pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin prevents a body shot from Rubble.
Rubble pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rubble throws a head punch that misses.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rubble tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble scores with a shot to the body.
Rubble throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rubble fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Rubble counters with a left to the body.
Rubble looks to land a body kick but Martin moved away.
Martin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martin! But no joy.
Rubble throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin throws out a counter right but Rubble avoids it with no problem.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rubble.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rubble looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Martin moves out of range as Rubble throws a body kick.
Martin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rubble swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Rubble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rubble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
Rubble tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Rubble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Martin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rubble.
An inside leg kick lands from Rubble.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Rubble.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Rubble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rubble has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Rubble!
A very excited looking Barney Rubble made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.