PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Noriega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noriega comes to the cage accompanied by IM ALL IN. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Noriega
vs
Rua

195 cm
24
279 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

White Gorilla Nutrition
Convicted

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Noriega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royce Rua!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua has a takedown stuffed.
Noriega jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Noriega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Noriega lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Royce Rua has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noriega cracks Rua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Noriega swivels and escapes.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Orlando Noriega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Rua.
Noriega scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rua is trying desperately to land a takedown but Noriega is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rua.
Noriega drops Rua with a big left hand and mounts him. Rua is in big trouble!

Rua is rocked!
Rua looks gassed!

Noriega get's back to his feet.
Rua is still on wobbly legs! Can Noriega finish him?
Noriega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Noriega.
Rua seems to have recovered his senses.
Rua slips a straight right by Noriega.
Rua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Noriega as Rua shoots in.
Rua walks straight into a right hand from Noriega - that's dropped him! Noriega jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rua from any more punishment! Rua complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Orlando Noriega!