PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sahraim Alib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Rua
vs
Alib

179 cm
23
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 4 - 1 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sahraim Alib!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alib checks a leg kick nicely.
Rua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alib shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rua sprawls well. Rua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alib gets slowly back to his feet.
Alib fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rua.
Rua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alib.
Alib shoots in but no luck this time.
Mauricio Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sahraim Alib.
Crunch! Rua slams his shin into Alib's torso.
Mauricio Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a head kick.

Alib closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rua did well to prevent Alib getting side control.
Alib thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rua is trying to stand.
Rua on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rua tries to get out of the position.
Rua wants to get back to full guard.
Rua pushes Alib off looking to stand but Alib dives back in and keeps control.

Rua has one foot on Alib's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua scoring well with a low kick there.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Rua lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alib takes a step back to recover.

Alib drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua dodges the ground and pound from Alib.
Rua can't do much from the bottom here.
Alib trying to control the position but Rua is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Alib fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alib misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Alib avoids it.
Sahraim Alib seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Alib misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua is looking to chop away at Alib's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alib.
Mauricio Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sahraim Alib.
Alib tries to clinch up.
Alib shoots in for a takedown but Rua shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Alib's front leg but catches the back leg as Alib tries to avoid it.
Alib tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rua swivels and escapes.
Alib fails with a takedown attempt.
Alib checks a low kick from Rua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rua stuffs the takedown.
Sahraim Alib is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua is looking to land body kicks.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alib. That did some damage!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Alib looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Alib fails with a takedown attempt.
Alib fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Alib sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Alib's front leg but catches the back leg as Alib tries to avoid it.
Alib fails with a takedown attempt.
Mauricio Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sahraim Alib.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alib checks it well.
Rua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rua wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for Alib on that attempt.
Alib checks a leg kick.
Rua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alib is out of range and Rua settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Alib throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Alib closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rua circles away.
Rua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rua keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mauricio Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alib takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Sahraim Alib has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alib shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rua as he jumps to the side.

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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

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