PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between First Last (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). First Last has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Last
vs
Rua

180 cm
23
205 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
217 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, First Last!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Rua!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Last looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.
Last digs a good hook to Rua's body.
Last misses with a takedown attempt - Rua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Last cracks a nice hook into Rua's ribs.
Last lands a lovely overhand right.

Rua instigates a clinch.
Last managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Last slowing the pace effectively.
Good body shot from Last.
Last has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Last has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Last content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rua lands an elbow inside.

It looks like First Last has been cut.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Rua as the two fighters clinch.
Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Last's elbow.
Rua lands an elbow just above Last 's eye.
A bit of stalling here from Last.
Last wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Last misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Last is working Rua over against the cage.
Last avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Last gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Last's brow.
A short left from Last.
Last lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Last scores with a shot to the side of Rua's head.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Rua scores with a hook to the body.
Last slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Last.
Last cracks Rua with a nice body shot.
Last looking for a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Last.
Last lands a body punch in the clinch.
Last is struggling to control the position.
Last blocks an elbow strike.
Rua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Last.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for First Last. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Last lands a body punch in the clinch.

Last's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rua tries to clinch but Last is having none of it.
Rua looks for the body kick but Last saw that one coming.
Last shoots in and drives through. Rua sprawls well.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua is looking to clinch but Last is avoiding it.

Last gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Last is pressing down on Rua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rua is holding on for now.
Rua trying to control from the bottom.
Rua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying to control but can't.
Last wants to take a breather but Rua is having none of it.
Last works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Last is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rua can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Last lands a big shot there that rocks Rua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Last takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Last working the ground and pound effectively.
Last cracks Rua with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). First Last!
First Last retains his light heavyweight title!