PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Defe Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Rua
vs
Matias

179 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Defe Matias!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Jab by Matias.
Matias throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
Matias fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rua tries to clinch there but Matias circles away.
Rua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Matias moves out of range easily.
Matias thumps Rua with a low kick.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Matias.
Matias jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matias.

Rua moves into range and clinches up with Matias.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Defe Matias has been cut.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matias.
Matias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matias is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matias wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matias is defending well for now.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Matias avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Matias is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matias avoids it.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Matias blocks it.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Matias in his tracks for a moment.
Matias blocks an elbow strike from Rua.
Matias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matias avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
Matias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Matias avoids the damage to the body.
Matias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matias's efforts to push away.
Matias is trying to break free.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Matias's ribcage.
Matias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matias is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matias avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rua.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Matias wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua stalling against the cage.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matias avoids it.
Matias tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Matias avoids the damage to the body.
Matias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matias blocks an elbow strike.
Matias wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matias.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matias.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Matias avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Matias's ribcage.
Matias is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua has Matias pressed against the cage, preventing Matias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Matias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matias.
Matias takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Matias avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matias avoids it.
Rua working Matias over with knees to the body.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matias is defending well for now.
Matias is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matias is defending well for now.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matias.
Rua prevents Matias from breaking the clinch.
Matias wants to break free but Rua has control.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Rua to work.
A frustrated look appears on Matias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Matias's ribcage.
Matias avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matias.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matias as Rua tries to tie him up.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Defe Matias's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from Matias finds it's way through Rua's defenses.
Matias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matias.
Rua tries to clinch up but Matias circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Rua darts in and clinches Matias up against the cage.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Matias won't want to take too many of those.
Rua working Matias over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Matias's ribcage.
Matias takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Rua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matias is defending well for now.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Matias's ribcage.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Matias avoids the damage to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matias avoids it.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Matias is blocking nicely.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matias is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Matias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matias avoids it.
Rua keeps control of Matias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matias blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Matias is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matias wants to break free but Rua has control.
Matias wants to break free but Rua has control.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Matias avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Matias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matias avoids it.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matias is defending well for now.
Matias wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Matias managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Matias avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Matias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matias avoids it.
Matias is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matias is defending well for now.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matias.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matias is defending well for now.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matias avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Matias avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Matias is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Matias tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matias.
Matias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matias managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Matias avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matias is defending well for now.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Matias avoids the damage to the body.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Matias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua lands with a nice body kick.

Rua clinches with his opponent.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Matias avoids the damage to the body.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Matias wants to break free but Rua has control.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Matias avoids the damage to the body.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Matias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matias.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Matias avoids the damage to the body.
Matias wants to break free but Rua has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Defe Matias'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!

Matias lands a two punch combo.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Matias circles away.

Rua moves into range and clinches up with Matias.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matias managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Matias avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua working Matias over with knees to the body.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matias is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Matias avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Matias avoids the damage to the body.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mauricio Rua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Matias avoids the damage to the body.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Matias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matias tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Matias shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Matias blocks the elbow strike.
Matias is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matias is defending well for now.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua keeps control of Matias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matias managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Matias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matias is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matias.
Matias takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matias.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matias avoids it.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Matias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matias.
Matias is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Matias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matias is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Matias working hard to break the clinch.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Matias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matias is defending well for now.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Matias avoids the damage to the body.
Matias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Matias in his tracks for a moment.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matias blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Matias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mauricio Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matias managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Matias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua lands an elbow just above Matias 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Matias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Defe Matias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua working Matias over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Matias takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rua lands a nice elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rua, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rua!