PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Vischi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slayed. Mauricio Rua is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Rua
vs
Vischi

185 cm
25
205 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piero Vischi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vischi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vischi's head.
Rua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Rua drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rua missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rua's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rua throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vischi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vischi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vischi is keeping the position for now.
Vischi wants to sweep here but Rua controlling him for the moment.
Rua has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vischi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua postures up in Vischi's guard and throws a big left but Vischi blocks it.
Rua throws a strike but Vischi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vischi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rua looking to control.
Vischi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rua holds on and takes a little breather.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vischi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vischi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua swings for the body but Vischi moves out of range.
Vischi throws a head kick that misses.
Vischi lands a nice shot to the body.
Vischi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua avoids a kick to the body.
Vischi ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Vischi throws a head kick that misses.
Rua swings for the body but Vischi moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Rua checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vischi lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
Vischi slaps away a takedown attempt from Rua, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rua misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vischi.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vischi tries to land a front kick but Rua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rua scores with a jab to the body.
Vischi tries to land a front kick but Rua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vischi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Vischi.
Vischi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vischi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vischi misses with a body kick.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Vischi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rua misses with a straight left.
Rua thuds his right hand into Vischi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rua lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vischi backs up against the cage.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vischi.
A good leg kick by Vischi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vischi misses with a body shot
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vischi throws a head kick that Rua semi-blocks.
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!
Rua misses with a hook to the body
and Vischi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Vischi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vischi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Vischi swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.

Vischi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the cage.
Rua avoids a wild elbow strike from Vischi.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Vischi is controlling him.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Vischi is controlling him.
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vischi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vischi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vischi scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piero Vischi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
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.

Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Piero Vischi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vischi has a takedown stuffed.
Vischi misses with a wild body shot.
Vischi stuffs the takedown attempt from Rua. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
Vischi misses with a body kick.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vischi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vischi moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Vischi throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
Rua tries to land a leg kick but Vischi saw it coming and moves away.
Vischi throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Vischi dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Rua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Vischi checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Rua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vischi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rua to score with a decent uppercut.
Vischi throws a front kick that sends Rua stumbling back into the cage.
Vischi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vischi lands a nice hook to Rua's body. Rua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vischi scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vischi throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Vischi.
Rua throws a jab but it's blocked by Vischi.
Vischi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vischi misses the shot to the body.

Vischi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Vischi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vischi dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua misses with a hook from the clinch.

Vischi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vischi tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Vischi lands a slapping body shot.
Rua takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vischi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
Some wild striking there from Vischi.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rua crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vischi - the referee stops the clock and Rua gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vischi. Rua manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vischi moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vischi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vischi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vischi lands with a nice body punch.

Vischi rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vischi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vischi lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vischi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vischi tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Vischi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vischi is leaning against Rua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vischi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vischi has Rua pushed against the cage.
Vischi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Vischi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Vischi keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vischi obliges.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
Vischi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vischi misses with a kick to the body
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rua with a jab.
Rua scores with a body shot.
Mauricio Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vischi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Vischi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua avoids the head kick by Vischi.
Vischi clinches but Rua breaks the clinch
and Vischi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vischi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua checks a low kick from Vischi.
Vischi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rua throws a series of punches but Vischi moves out of range.
Vischi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vischi lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vischi throws a head kick that misses.
Rua does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vischi lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Rua finds it's target.
Rua defending well as Vischi loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vischi tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vischi throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Vischi connects with an inside leg kick.
Vischi throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piero Vischi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vischi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vischi slips a jab from Rua.
Rua blocks a head kick by Vischi.
Vischi throws a head kick that misses.
Vischi ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Vischi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rua.
Vischi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua cracks Vischi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vischi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vischi throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
Rua will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
No luck for Rua with that takedown attempt.
Rua with a jab.
Rua swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vischi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vischi dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Vischi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vischi.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vischi.
Vischi lands with a kick to the temple. Rua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vischi's hands.
Vischi slips under a jab from Rua.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rua!
Vischi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua throws a jab when Vischi was well out of range.
Vischi throws a lazy head kick
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rua throws a right hand that Vischi ducks under and follows up with a left that Vischi also avoids with ease.
Vischi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rua looks for a takedown but Vischi sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vischi jabs at Rua's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vischi throws a front kick that sends Rua stumbling back into the cage.
Vischi pushes Rua away with a front kick.
Vischi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vischi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua checks a low kick from Vischi.
Rua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vischi.
Vischi connects with a high kick.
Rua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vischi avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Vischi.

Vischi has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.
Vischi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vischi tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Vischi is stalling here.
Vischi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vischi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vischi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vischi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vischi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Vischi presses Rua against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vischi connects with a knee to the head.

Mauricio Rua's cut is getting worse.
Vischi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Vischi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vischi misses with a knee to the head.
Rua leaning against his opponent.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
Vischi throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Rua lands.
Rua shoots in but Vischi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot by Vischi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vischi moves into range and clinches up with Rua.
Vischi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Vischi blocks it.
Rua looking to stall.

Vischi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vischi throws a lazy head kick
and Rua counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vischi cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Vischi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rua throws a series of punches but Vischi avoids them all with ease.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Vischi moved out of range.
Rua's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rua duly obliges.
Vischi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vischi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rua lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Vischi instigates a clinch.
Vischi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Vischi.
Rua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vischi blocks a body shot from Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piero Vischi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rua scores with a jab to the head.
Vischi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vischi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vischi wants to slow Rua down by chopping away at his legs.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vischi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rua misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Vischi blocks the leg kick.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Vischi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vischi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick from Vischi.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rua shoots in for a double leg but Vischi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rua avoids the body shot from Vischi.
Vischi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rua will feel that in the morning.
Vischi lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Rua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vischi.
Vischi wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.

Vischi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rua to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vischi keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
Rua advances position into side control!
Rua wants to take a breather but Vischi manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Rua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vischi is keeping the position for now.
Vischi wants to sweep here but Rua controlling him for the moment.
Rua works over Vischi with some ground and pound from guard.
Rua makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vischi wants to sweep here but Rua controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua passes into half guard.
Vischi trying to hold on to Rua's head to control him but Rua postures up.
Vischi is pressing down on Rua's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rua landing with the ground and pound.
Vischi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Vischi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Vischi pushes Rua off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rua swings for the body but Vischi moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vischi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Rua closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rua is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Rua.
Rua is chipping away with strikes.
Vischi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rua off and has taken his back!
Vischi avoiding Rua 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piero Vischi dominated that fourth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vischi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rua counters with a straight right hand.
Vischi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rua takes a step back to recover.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
Vischi moves out of range of the leg kick from Rua.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick from Vischi.
Vischi throws a push kick but Rua slaps the foot to one side.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vischi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vischi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vischi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vischi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rua rather than just go for the knockout.
Vischi throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Rua. Beautiful body shot.
Vischi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vischi circles away quickly and effectively.
Rua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi delivers a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rua blocks a head kick by Vischi.
Vischi takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Vischi slips a jab and a cross from Rua.
Rua throws a body punch but Vischi moves out of range.
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vischi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Vischi lands a leg kick that knocks Rua off balance momentarily.

Vischi has managed to clinch.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vischi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vischi is working Rua over against the cage.
Good body shot from Vischi.
A hook to the body from Vischi.
Vischi stalling.
Vischi lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua letting Vischi take a breather here.
Rua avoiding damage as Vischi throws knees to the body.
Vischi looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Vischi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Vischi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vischi receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vischi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vischi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vischi avoids it.
Vischi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Vischi breaks the clinch.
Rua throws a series of punches but Vischi avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vischi, right into the meat.
Mauricio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vischi throws a push kick but Rua slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vischi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vischi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vischi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vischi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rua throws a sloppy body shot
and Vischi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vischi misses with a kick to the body.
Vischi tries to clinch up.
Vischi lands a jab to the head.
Rua lands a jab to the head.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Vischi, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Vischi against the cage but Vischi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Vischi throws a body kick the misses
and Rua counters with a straight right hand.
Vischi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vischi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vischi looks for the body kick but Rua saw that one coming.
Piero Vischi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vischi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vischi.
Vischi throws a head kick that half lands.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vischi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vischi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vischi!
Vischi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vischi.
Vischi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Rua misses
and Vischi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vischi is looking to slow Rua down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vischi darts in and clinches Rua up against the cage.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Vischi effectively controlling the action here.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vischi is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piero Vischi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vischi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 44:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 44:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piero Vischi! Piero Vischi retains his light heavyweight title!