PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shogun Rua is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Rua
vs
Doe

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shogun Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.

Doe pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Doe has double underhooks.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Doe is controlling the position.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from Doe.
Doe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Shogun Rua has been cut.
Doe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doe keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua wants to break the clinch but can't.

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua is breathing heavily.

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.

Doe closes the distance and clinches.
Doe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua misses with a head kick.

Doe takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Doe has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Doe.
Doe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rua up against the cage.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rua tries to keep at a distance but Doe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rua wants to break free but Doe has control.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Doe rushes Rua and presses him up against the cage.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doe digs a good hook to Rua's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Doe rushes Rua and presses him up against the cage.

Doe manages to break the clinch.

Doe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rua wants to get back to striking at distance but Doe won't allow it.
Doe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Doe scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Doe.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rua tries to keep at a distance but Doe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doe lands a knee to the body.

Doe manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doe takes the fight into the clinch.

Doe breaks the clinch.

Doe clinches with his opponent.
Rua is trying to break free.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.

Doe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Doe breaks from the clinch.
Doe blocks a head kick by Rua.

Doe takes the fight into the clinch.

Doe breaks from the clinch.

Doe clinches up with Rua and pushes him back against the cage.
Doe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Doe breaks from the clinch.

Doe moves into the clinch.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Doe has Rua up against the cage in a clinch.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doe clinches with his opponent.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Doe closes the distance and pushes Rua back into the cage.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Doe moves into the clinch successfully.

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua misses with a double jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Doe has him pressed against the cage.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua avoids the head kick by Doe.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua throws a head kick that misses

and Doe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doe.

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Rua misses
and Doe counters with a thumping low kick.

Doe has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Doe closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Doe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Doe scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Doe.

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Doe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Doe throws a knee to the head but misses.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Doe moves into the clinch.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from Doe.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Doe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Doe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doe trying to land knees to the body.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Doe keeps him there for the moment.
Doe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shogun Rua's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rua misses with a head kick.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua misses with a combination

and Doe counters by clinching up.
Doe scores a nice knee to the body.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doe jabs Rua right on the nose. Rua blinks but takes it well.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Doe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Doe clinches.
Doe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Doe closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Doe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rua's brow.

Doe breaks the clinch.

Doe clinches up with Rua and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Doe has double underhooks.
Rua is trying to break free.
Rua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua blocks a head kick by Doe.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doe instigates a clinch.
John Doe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Doe closes the distance and pushes Rua back into the cage.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rua tries to keep at a distance but Doe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rua wants to break free but Doe has control.
Doe stalling against the cage.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Doe clinches up against the cage.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Doe effectively controlling the action here.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Doe keeps him there for the moment.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Doe has him pressed against the cage.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Doe has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to get back to striking at distance but Doe won't allow it.
Doe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Doe manages to break the clinch.
Rua misses with a double jab

and Doe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Doe prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
Doe slowing the pace effectively.
Doe misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Doe has double underhooks.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doe has him pressed against the cage.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shogun Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doe avoids a punch combination nicely.

Doe moves into range and clinches up with Rua.
Rua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Doe misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Doe is controlling the position.
Rua wants to get back to striking at distance but Doe won't allow it.
Doe connects with a knee to the head.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination

and Doe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Doe is controlling the position.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Doe keeps him there for the moment.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Doe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doe with a knee to the head.
Doe pushes off an throws an elbow but Rua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Doe slowing the pace effectively.
Rua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Doe has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Doe.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua swinging wilding here.
Rua takes one to the chin there.
Rua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doe.

Doe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua throws a head kick that half lands.
Rua throws a combination that misses

and Doe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Doe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Doe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Doe moves into the clinch.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Doe moves out of range easily.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick

and Doe counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shogun Rua's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Doe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rua throws a lazy head kick

and Doe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rua is trying to break free.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Doe, against the cage.
Doe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Doe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Doe is controlling the position.

Doe breaks from the clinch.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doe avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua throws a lazy head kick

and Doe counters by clinching up.
Doe leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Doe's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Doe manages to break the clinch.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Doe counters by moving into the clinch.
Doe has Rua pressed against the cage.

Doe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Doe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe lands a knee to the head.

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua throws a lazy head kick

and Doe counters by clinching up.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Doe has double underhooks.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua misses with a double jab

and Doe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Doe missing with knees to the body.
Rua blocks the elbow strike.
Rua wants to break free but Doe has control.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Doe is controlling the position.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Doe is controlling the position.
Rua is trying to break free.
Rua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Doe.
Doe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doe prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick

and Doe moves into the clinch.
Rua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doe scores a nice knee to the body.
John Doe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doe breaks the clinch.
Rua throws a head kick that misses

and Doe moves into the clinch.
Rua is trying to break free.
Rua can't break the clinch.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua avoids the head kick by Doe.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doe.
Rua throws a combination that misses

and Doe counters by moving into the clinch.

Doe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination

and Doe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Doe breaks from the clinch.
Rua misses with a double jab.
Rua lands a two punch combo.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Doe moves out of range easily.

Doe clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doe breaks the clinch.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Shogun Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
Rua misses with a head kick.

Doe takes the fight into the clinch.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Doe stalling the fight.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Doe keeps him there for the moment.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Doe is controlling the position.

Doe breaks from the clinch.

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

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doe.
Doe blocks a head kick by Rua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doe has taken the fight to the clinch.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doe to score with a decent uppercut.
Rua looks to land a combination but Doe avoids it well.

Doe has Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doe keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doe keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doe prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
Shogun Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Doe manages to break the clinch.
Doe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination

and Doe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doe.

Doe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua throws a head kick but Doe moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Doe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doe 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Doe!