PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kickin Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mario's Love Song. Rua comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ANTE UP - M.O.P. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kenny
vs
Rua

225 cm
26
206 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kickin Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenny tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Kenny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Kenny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Kenny.
Rua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Kenny.

Kenny pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
Rua digs a right hand underneath Kenny's ribcage. Kenny let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
Kenny throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Kenny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenny misses with some punches.
Rua lands a left hand.
Kenny lands a left hand.
Kenny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenny blocks a body shot from Rua.
Kenny misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rua is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny throws a head punch that misses.
Kenny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenny misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenny misses with some punches.
Rua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kenny.
Kenny misses with some punches.
Kenny scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kenny working aggressively here.
Rua pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kenny throws a head punch that misses.
Kenny lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Kenny misses with the head strike.
Kenny lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Rua.
Kenny throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Kenny misses with the head strike.
Rua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kenny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rua as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua taking a breather.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Kenny lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Kenny.
Kenny has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Rua blocking some punches.
Kenny misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kenny just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rua's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Kenny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenny working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenny.
A head punch on the inside from Kenny fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Rua.
Kenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenny throws a head punch that misses.
Kenny misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kenny fails to land.
Kenny has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenny.
Kenny lands a shoulder strike.
Kenny is breathing heavily.
Rua works on Kenny's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Rua.
A left hand lands to the body for Rua.
Rua cracks Kenny with a nice body shot.
Kenny misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenny.
Stalling in the clinch from Rua.
Kenny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rua has Kenny pushed against the cage.
Rua scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kenny fails to land.
A hook to the body from Rua.
Kenny throws a head punch that misses.
Kenny throws a head punch that misses.
Rua blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Rua to work.
Rua blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Kenny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenny throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Kenny throws a head punch that misses.
Kenny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenny wants a takedown.
A right hand to the body from Rua.

Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kenny really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Rua throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenny.
Rua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rua scores with a nice strike.
Rua lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Rua.
Rua cracks Kenny with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua cracks the inside of Kenny's front leg.
Kenny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kenny's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from Rua misses.
Kenny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Kenny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Kenny has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rua lands a body shot.
Kenny takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rua scores with a jab to the body.
Kenny wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
Kenny takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kenny on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Rua.
Rua stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
A jab from Rua misses.
Kenny walks into a jab.
Kenny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenny was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Rua scores with a shot to the body.
Rua lands a jab-cross combination.

Kenny is rocked!
Kickin Kenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua cracks Kenny with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Kenny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rua drops Kenny with a straight right hand, right on the button! Rua follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Rua!