PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kix Rus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Mayweather could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kix Rus's chin.

Mayweather
vs
Rus

176 cm
26
155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

186 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kix Rus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rus scores with a nice body kick.
Rus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Mayweather.
Mayweather just misses with a punch to the body.
Rus throws a chopping leg kick but Mayweather manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mayweather lands a body shot.
Rus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayweather.
Rus throws a push kick but Mayweather slaps the foot to one side.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Rus throws out a leg kick but Mayweather moves out of range and Rus only half commits.
Mayweather throws a leg kick
and Rus counters with a leg kick.
Rus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rus misses with a low kick.
Mayweather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rus manages to avoid it.
Rus throws a chopping leg kick but Mayweather manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Mayweather moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayweather blocks it with crossed arms.
Mayweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mayweather managing to block the knees to the body from Rus.
Rus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rus lands a knee to the body.

Mayweather's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayweather blocks a leg kick.
Rus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayweather's calf.
Rus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather looks to score with a jab to the body but Rus is just out of range.
Kix Rus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Rus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mayweather throws a sloppy head kick and Rus moves out of range easily.
Mayweather tries to clinch there but Rus circles away.
Rus moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather pushes him off.
A low kick from Rus is predictable there
and Mayweather counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayweather on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rus. Rus obviously looking to wear him down.
Rus on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rus throws a low kick, looking for Mayweather's leg but Mayweather calmly moves out of range.
Mayweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mayweather keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mayweather throws an overhand right that lands on Rus's shoulder, as Rus tries to avoid the shot.
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Rus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mayweather throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rus throws a wild body kick that Mayweather sees coming a mile off.
Rus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayweather.
Rus misses with a low kick.
Mayweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rus, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rus throws a lazy body kick
and Mayweather counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Floyd Mayweather will probably get the nod.
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.

Rus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayweather on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rus. Rus obviously looking to wear him down.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rus closes the distance but Mayweather moves to the side
and Mayweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayweather misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rus thows a body kick. Mayweather tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rus scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rus misses with a low kick as Mayweather jumps back.
Rus thows a leg kick but Mayweather checks it

and Mayweather counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mayweather.
Rus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayweather avoids it.
Rus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayweather blocks it with crossed arms.
Rus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayweather on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Mayweather.
Rus trying to land knees to the body.
Rus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayweather blocks it with crossed arms.
Mayweather controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mayweather pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Rus avoids them all with ease.
Mayweather just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Mayweather blocks the low kick.
Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rus doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayweather circles away.
Mayweather moves out of range of the leg kick from Rus.
Rus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mayweather counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rus tries to clinch
and Mayweather counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mayweather tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rus 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 Mayweather has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mayweather and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
Rus throws a leg kick
and Mayweather counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Rus counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Mayweather misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Rus misses.
Mayweather checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rus throws a push kick but Mayweather slaps the foot to one side.
Mayweather checks a low kick from Rus.
Rus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mayweather lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mayweather avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Rus ducks under and follows up with a left that Rus also avoids with ease.
Rus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt

and Mayweather counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayweather blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rus tries a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Mayweather dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rus throws and low kick but Mayweather moves out of range easily.
Mayweather lands a jab to the head.
Rus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mayweather to score with a decent uppercut.
Mayweather takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rus tried to score with a low kick but Mayweather checks it.
A leg kick checked by Mayweather.
Rus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mayweather is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rus throws a body kick that misses.

Mayweather gets a clinch.
Rus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayweather blocks it with crossed arms.
Rus has Mayweather pressed against the ropes, preventing Mayweather from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rus scores with a knee to the head.
Mayweather managing to block the knees to the body from Rus.
Rus tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.
Rus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayweather lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Rus has the dominant position.
Rus tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayweather avoids it.

Mayweather has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rus regains guard immediately.
Rus keeping full guard, as Mayweather tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mayweather works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Mayweather is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rus is trying to maintain the position but Mayweather is very close to passing his half guard.
Mayweather looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rus keeping hold of Mayweather's head, controlling as best he can.
Mayweather is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rus!
Mayweather with a couple of short strikes.
Mayweather trying to control but Rus is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Mayweather clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mayweather checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rus 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 Mayweather has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mayweather and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mayweather scores with a head kick.
Mayweather scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mayweather tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Mayweather checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rus misses with a body kick.
Rus tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayweather misses with a straight right.
Mayweather throws the left hand but Rus avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Mayweather as he connects with a hook.
Rus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
Mayweather throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rus tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayweather takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mayweather throws a combination. Rus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mayweather checks a low kick from Rus.
Rus tried to score with a low kick but Mayweather checks it.
Rus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mayweather takes a swing at Rus's ribcage but misses.
Rus keeps the fight on the outside.

Mayweather has Rus up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather managing to block the knees to the body from Rus.
Rus misses with a knee to the head.
Mayweather avoiding damage as Rus throws knees to the body.
Rus tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayweather avoids the damage to the body.
Mayweather wants to break free but Rus has control.
Rus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayweather.
Rus misses with a knee to the head.
Mayweather on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mayweather tries to circle away but Rus has him pinned against the ropes.
Mayweather takes a knee to the side of the body.

Mayweather escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayweather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayweather throws a looping overhand right but Rus ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rus throws a leg kick

and Mayweather counters by moving into the clinch.
Rus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mayweather is defending well for now.
Mayweather taking a breather.
Rus lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Mayweather had his way with Kix Rus in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mayweather misses with a hook.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mayweather counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayweather scores with a four punch combination!
An inside leg kick from Rus misses.
Mayweather checks a low kick from Rus.
Rus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rus misses with a leg kick
and Mayweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayweather blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rus.
Rus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rus misses with a low kick.
Rus is looking to chop away at Mayweather's legs.
Mayweather wants to clinch up but Rus keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rus moves out of range as Mayweather strikes.
Some wild striking there from Mayweather.
Mayweather lands a nice shot that snaps Rus's head back.
Mayweather stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rus.
Rus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayweather.
Mayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Rus.
Mayweather throws a jab but it's blocked by Rus.
Mayweather takes a swing at Rus's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Rus misses
letting Mayweather counter with a right hand.
Floyd Mayweather is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rus misses with a leg kick.
Rus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayweather's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather blocks the body kick.
Rus throws and low kick but Mayweather moves out of range easily.
Rus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayweather's calf.
Rus throws a body kick the misses
and Mayweather counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Rus with a series of wild strikes but Rus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rus misses with a leg kick
and Mayweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mayweather checks the leg kick.
Mayweather takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rus tries to score with a low kick but Mayweather moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rus slips under a jab.
Rus is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Kix Rus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mayweather throws out a powerful jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Mayweather showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayweather 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Mayweather!