PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donny Brook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurisio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurisio Rua struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Donny Brook has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brook
vs
Rua

177 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donny Brook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maurisio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua is looking to clinch but Brook is avoiding it.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Brook throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.
Rua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brook moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brook takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Brook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Brook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brook lands with a nice combination. Rua backs away looking to recover.
Brook looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Brook throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua dips to his left and cracks Brook with an uppercut!
Brook misses with a body shot.
Brook looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Brook takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Rua tries to clinch but Brook is having none of it.
Brook misses with the combination.
Brook throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brook throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Brook walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rua punishes Brook's body with a nice straight punch.
Brook misses with a hook.
Brook tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua tries to clinch there but Brook circles away.
Brook misses the shot to the body.
Brook throws a front kick aimed at Rua's knee but Rua avoids it well.
Brook closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brook takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donny Brook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brook takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brook misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Rua shoots in for a double leg but Brook sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brook misses with a hook to the body
and Rua counters with a big head kick but Brook shrugs it off.
Brook defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rua.
Donny Brook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurisio Rua.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brook's calf.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Brook.
Brook throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brook circles away.
Brook chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Brook misses with a double jab.
Brook goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brook falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with an inside leg kick.
Brook with a jab.
Brook misses with a body shot.
Brook shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rua sprawls well. Rua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brook gets slowly back to his feet.
Brook throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rua is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brook is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rua.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brook.
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brook drives through and clinches with Rua against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Brook.
Rua looks gassed!
Rua tries to pull guard but Brook holds him up against the cage and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Rua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brook digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brook works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches.
Brook looking for a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Brook.
Rua has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brook stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Brook.
Brook drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donny Brook dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brook misses with a few strikes there.
Brook misses with a straight left.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brook misses the shot to the body.
Brook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brook looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Rua staying out of range there.
Brook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Brook.
Brook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Brook lands a left and a right that send Rua crashing to the mat, dazed. Brook thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Rua is rocked!

It looks like Maurisio Rua has been cut.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Brook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Rua blocks the leg kick.
Brook throws a combination that misses
and Rua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brook throws a combination that misses
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brook scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brook tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brook throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Donny Brook is winning the standup battle so far.
Brook lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brook gets a clinch.
Rua takes a shot to the head.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Brook.
Nice body punch from Brook - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Brook.
Brook is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Brook.
Brook works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches.
Brook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rua tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brook just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brook works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches.
Brook cracks Rua with a nice body shot.
Brook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brook avoiding damage.
Brook is working Rua over against the cage.
Brook lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brook scores with a hook to the body.
Brook is working Rua over against the cage.
Brook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brook scores with a hook to the body.
Brook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brook pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Brook pushes Rua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brook is working Rua over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brook.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brook drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brook trying to land knees to the body.
Brook digs a right hand into Rua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rua's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brook cracks Rua with a nice body shot.
Brook cracks Rua with a nice body shot.
Brook lands a body punch.
Brook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brook scores with a shoulder strike.
Brook has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brook pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Brook.

Brook manages to break the clinch.
Brook lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Brook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Brook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brook throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donny Brook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maurisio Rua'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!

Brook works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
Donny Brook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brook looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Brook misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brook lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Rua throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brook was covering up waiting for the punch and Rua finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rua throws a strike but Brook rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brook trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brook with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brook.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brook is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.
Brook controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brook falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with an inside leg kick.
Rua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brook shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the cage. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brook misses with a wild combination.
Brook misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brook takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Brook wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brook takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Brook.
Brook looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Brook misses.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Brook.
Brook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.

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 chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brook. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brook dips to his left and cracks Rua with an uppercut!
Brook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brook misses with a wild body shot.
Brook takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Brook misses with a wild combination.
Rua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brook on the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brook looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.
Maurisio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brook clobbers Rua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donny Brook.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brook, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Brook!