PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shotgun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akimbo Dice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shotgun Rua had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Rua
vs
Dice

185 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shotgun Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akimbo Dice!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Dice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua tries to clinch but Dice is having none of it.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Dice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shotgun Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rua sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dice somewhat.
Rua lands a high kick!

It looks like Akimbo Dice has been cut.
Dice takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Dice circles away.

Rua throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Dice stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Rua follows into mount!

Dice is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dice regains half guard.

Rua seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rua seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Dice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rua is trying to control the action in half guard but Dice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rua is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dice reverses the position - he's now on top in Rua's guard.
Dice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

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.
Dice cracks Rua with a solid left hand.
Dice throwing strikes but missing.
Rua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rua is looking to stand up but Dice isn't so interested in that idea.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Dice from controlling successfully.
Dice with a nice head shot there.
Rua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dice throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rua tries to clinch there but Dice circles away.
Rua throws a right hand that Dice ducks under and follows up with a left that Dice also avoids with ease.
Dice tries for a takedown but Rua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rua tries to clinch up but Dice circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua lands a knee to the body.

Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua tries to clinch but Dice moves out of range.
Dice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dice closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rua circles away.
Shotgun Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akimbo Dice.
Dice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Rua cracks Dice with a good jab.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Dice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dice shoots in but no luck this time.
Rua slaps away a takedown attempt from Dice, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dice looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua slaps away a takedown attempt from Dice, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shotgun Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akimbo Dice's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shotgun Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Rua has closed the distance and engaged Dice in a clinch.
Dice tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dice wants a takedown.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dice is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shotgun Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akimbo Dice.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dice is breathing heavily.

A head kick lands from Rua that sends Dice to the canvas. Dice tries to scramble back to his feet but Rua brings him back down into side control.
Dice is still in real trouble! Can Rua finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rua working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dice seems to have recovered his senses.

Rua decides to stand back up.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dice closes the distance and clinches.
Dice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Dice takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Rua rushes Dice and presses him up against the ropes.
Dice takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Akimbo Dice's cut even more.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Rua.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dice as Rua tries to tie him up.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch

so Dice counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Rua uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Dice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dice swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rua clinches up against the ropes.
Rua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dice.
A right hook to the body lands for Rua.
Rua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rua stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Rua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dice is trying to drag Rua to the mat but Rua just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Rua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rua breaks the clinch.

Rua drops Dice with a left and a right! Oh, Dice is hurt - Rua dives into side control looking to finish!

Dice is rocked!
Rua tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rua misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shotgun Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akimbo Dice's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dice is defended easily by Rua.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua tries to clinch there but Dice circles away.
Dice keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rua as he jumps to the side.
Dice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dice shoots in looking for a takedown. Rua tries to sprawl out of it but Dice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Rua manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shotgun Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akimbo Dice.
Dice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rua defends it nicely.

Rua instigates a clinch.

Rua breaks the clinch.

Rua knocks Dice to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Dice is still in real trouble! Can Rua finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to score with some ground and pound. Dice controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dice seems to have recovered his senses.
Dice is trying to improve his position.
Dice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dice is not content to let Rua control the position.
Rua wants to stand but Dice is controlling his arm.
Rua scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to stand but Dice is controlling his arm.

Rua decides to stand back up. Rua steps back and let's Dice get back to his feet.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dice looks for a takedown but Rua sprawls well.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Dice pushes him off.
Dice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dice keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Dice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dice keeps the fight on the outside.

Rua instigates a clinch.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dice's face.

The cut above Akimbo Dice's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua prevents a takedown attempt there.

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

Rua gets a clinch.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Dice.
Rua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dice.
Shotgun Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Akimbo Dice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shotgun 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

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