PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Relic Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Outshined. Rick Rude has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fatu
vs
Rude

200 cm
23
225 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

195 cm
19
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Relic Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Rude!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fatu walks into a stiff left hand from Rude.

Fatu rushes Rude and presses him up against the cage.

Fatu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rude throws a looping overhand right but Fatu ducks down to avoid it.
Fatu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rude throws a jab but it's blocked by Fatu.
Fatu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fatu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fatu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rude throws out a loose jab but Fatu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rude throws the kick towards the body but Fatu avoids it.
Fatu works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rude takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fatu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fatu misses with the combination.
Rude swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Fatu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rude won't allow Fatu to pass to mount.
Rude is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fatu scores with a couple of nice shots.

It looks like Rick Rude has been cut.
Fatu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rude is trying to stand back up but Fatu is controlling him

Fatu decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Rude swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fatu counters with a two punch combo.
Rude scores with a nice right hand.
Fatu wants to clinch up but Rude keeps it at a distance.
Fatu moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu defending well as Rude loads up on a big left hand.
Rick Rude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rude throws a jab when Fatu was well out of range.
Rude looks to throw the jab but Fatu is out of range.
Fatu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fatu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fatu counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rude is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fatu.
Rude avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rude is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fatu.
Fatu takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude lands an overhand right.
Rude swats away the attempt to clinch by Fatu.
Rude misses with a body shot.
A big right from Rude misses.
Rude misses with an uppercut. Fatu saw that one coming.
Rude throws a hook to the side of Fatu's head but Fatu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Rude misses the target.
Fatu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rude misses with a hook to the body
and Fatu counters with a three punch combo that has Rude backing up. Rude nods at Fatu to acknowledge the strikes.
Fatu lands a head kick. Rude smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That has opened up Rick Rude's cut even more.
Rude throws a jab when Fatu was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fatu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rude counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab by Fatu.
Rude dodges the punch combination from Fatu.
Rude works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rude misses with a double jab
and Fatu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rude gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rude swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fatu counters with a right hand to the body.
Rude scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fatu doesn't seem bothered though.
Rude waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fatu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Relic Fatu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Rude'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.

Rude misses with a leg kick
and Fatu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fatu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rude throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Fatu counter with a right hand.
Fatu looks to land a right hand but Rude moved out of range.
Rude wants to clinch
and Fatu counters with a left and a right that stings Rude.
A jab from Rude misses.
Fatu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rude throws out the jab.
Rude dodges the punch combination from Fatu.
Fatu checks a low kick from Rude.
Rude throws a hook to the side of Fatu's head but Fatu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from Fatu.
Fatu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rude.
Fatu misses with a few strikes there.
Fatu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rude swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fatu counters with a big head kick but Rude shrugs it off.
Rude misses with a jab to the body
and Fatu counters with a series of strikes. Rude will be more careful next time no doubt.
A cross from Rude lands.
Fatu moves away from the strike by Rude.
Fatu slips a jab from Rude.
Rude will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fatu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rude falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fatu counters with a stiff right hand.
Fatu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fatu swinging wildly here.
Rude throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fatu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Relic Fatu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fatu scores with a punch to the head.
Relic Fatu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rude takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rude looks to throw the jab but Fatu is out of range.
Fatu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rude. Fatu shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fatu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fatu slips a jab and a cross from Rude.
A low kick from Rude is predictable there
and Fatu counters with a head kick.
Fatu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rude.
Rude throws a body punch but Fatu moves out of range.
Fatu defending well as Rude loads up on a big left hand.
Rick Rude is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rude misses with a looping left.
Rude is looking to clinch but Fatu is avoiding it.
Rude lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rude wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fatu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rude.
Rude pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rude misses with a double jab

and Fatu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fatu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rude seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fatu trying to control but Rude is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fatu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rude loads up on a big right hand but Fatu slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Relic Fatu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Rude's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Rude does it's job there.
Fatu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rude.
A swing and a miss from Rude.
Fatu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fatu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fatu fails to land with a series of punches.
Rude swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fatu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rude misses with a few strikes there.
Rude waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fatu.
Rude misses with a wild combination.
Rude throws a nice looking combination but Fatu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rude misses
and Fatu counters with a two punch combo.
Rude has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rude is looking to chop away at Fatu's legs.
Fatu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rude.
Rude throws a jab but it's blocked by Fatu.
Rude with a jab.
Fatu tries to clinch but Rude is having none of it.
Rude drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Rude misses

and Fatu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rude won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by Fatu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rude is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fatu is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rude's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fatu decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Fatu forces Rude back against the cage and clinches.
Rude lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fatu backwards.
Rude trying to control the position but instead, Fatu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rude into the cage.
Rude lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fatu.
Fatu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fatu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Fatu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fatu scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rude misses with a combination
and Fatu counters with a left and a right that stings Rude.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu misses with the combination.
Fatu throws a combination that misses
and Fatu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rude swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Fatu counter with a right hand.
Rude throws a shot to the body.
Rude staying out of range there.

Fatu closes the distance and clinches.
Fatu lands an elbow just above Rude 's eye.
Fatu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fatu.
Rude landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rude seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

Fatu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rick Rude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Relic Fatu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu circles away from the clinch attempt

and Fatu counters with a takedown into side control.
Rude is looking to reverse the position.
Relic Fatu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rude is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Fatu stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rude with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fatu moves away from the strike by Rude.

And that's the end of the fight!
Relic Fatu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fatu 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Relic Fatu!