PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Overkill - Hammerhead. Ippo Hammer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hammer
vs
Rua

200 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Dude Drugs Tokyo

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Hammer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.

Hammer moves into the clinch.
Hammer throws an elbow that misses.
Rua is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Hammer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hammer lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.

Rua pulls Hammer into guard.
Hammer passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Hammer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rua struggling a bit here.
Rua is looking for a sweep.
Hammer tries to advance to mount but Rua denies him.

Hammer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hammer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rua is pressing down on Hammer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rua trying to keep a closed guard but Hammer is proving a slippery customer.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two 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 striking off his back but it's not causing Hammer any problems.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hammer throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Hammer tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Hammer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.

Rua closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rua passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hammer is breathing heavily.

Rua goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hammer turns into him and now he's in Rua's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking to sweep but instead, Hammer has passed into half guard.
Hammer is looking to take a break and control but Rua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hammer is working for a submission of some sort.
Rua is staying active underneath Hammer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Rua actively working from the bottom here.

Hammer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four 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 wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hammer tries to clinch up.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but Hammer shows good takedown defense.
Hammer wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hammer as he jumps to the side.
Ippo Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Rua.
Rua avoids the head kick by Hammer.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ippo Hammer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rua scores with a takedown into Hammer's guard.
Rua passes Hammer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.

Rua seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rua is stalling here. Hammer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rua seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hammer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Hammer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hammer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hammer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rua sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua gets full guard.
Hammer wants to get up but he can't break Rua's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hammer tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rua is looking for a sweep.
Hammer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hammer wants to stand but Rua has his arm trapped.
Rua sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua manages to get to full guard.
Hammer won't allow Rua to sweep him here.

Rua is looking to sinch up a triangle. Hammer throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rua's body to avoid the submission. Rua has instead reached around Hammer's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rua arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wanderlei Rua!
Wanderlei Rua is the new middleweight champion!