PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TunTon Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Lim
vs
Rua

175 cm
21
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
217 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, TunTon Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Rua!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Lim misses its intended target.
Rua tries to clinch there but Lim circles away.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Nice cross by Lim.
Lim with a nice cross.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua works over Lim's head and body with a nice combination.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Lim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lim scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Lim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lim.
Lim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua defending well as Lim loads up on a big left hand.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Lim jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim lands a nice looking body shot.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lim.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Lim controls the action.
Lim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lim misses with the head strike.
Rua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lim fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Lim blocks it.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lim avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Lim jumps guard but Rua stands there with Lim around his waist. Lim gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lim.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Lim managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.

Lim jumps guard and drags Rua to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Lim.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Rua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lim has momentary wrist control but Rua slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lim is on top in guard.
Rua wants to sweep but no luck.
Lim postures up.
Lim trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Lim controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lim stays in close to Rua's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. TunTon Lim wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Good standup being displayed there by Lim as he connects with a hook.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua slips under a jab from Lim.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lim avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lim keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Lim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Lim scores with a nice right hand.
Lim swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Rua drives through and clinches with Lim against the cage.
Lim fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TunTon Lim dominated that round.
That's time! Lim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rua blocks the body kick.

Rua moves into the clinch.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lim avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua has Lim pressed against the cage.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lim.
Rua working Lim over with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lim's elbow.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Rua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lim misses with the head strike.
Rua misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.
Lim jumps guard but Rua stands there with Lim around his waist. Lim gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rua tries a body shot but Lim blocks it.
Lim fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Lim blocks with his arms.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua tries a body shot but Lim blocks it.
Lim lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lim's brow.
Lim avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Lim dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Lim pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua trying to control but Lim is working from the bottom.
Lim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rua manages to get himself to full guard.
Lim controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lim wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
Lim trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lim is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rua looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of TunTon Lim.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua tries to clinch there but Lim circles away.
Rua slips a jab from Lim.
Rua tries to clinch there but Lim circles away.
Lim punishes Rua's body with a nice straight punch.
Lim lands a nice looking body shot.
Lim uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rua has time to react.
Lim throws a wild body kick that Rua sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rua is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Lim lands a nice shot that snaps Rua's head back.
Rua tries to clinch there but Lim circles away.
Rua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rua slips under a jab.
TunTon Lim is winning the standup battle so far.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lim's brow.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Lim tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TunTon Lim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TunTon Lim dominated that second round.
That's time! Lim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rua tries to clinch but Lim is having none of it.

Lim gets tackled into the cage by Rua. Rua maintains the clinch.
Lim avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Lim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rua misses with a body punch.
Lim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua tries to stall but Lim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.
Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lim dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Lim dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua is trying to stall.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lim is defending well for now.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Lim avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.
Rua working aggressively here.
Lim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lim avoids it.
Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lim jumps guard but Rua stands there with Lim around his waist. Lim gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lim.
Lim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rua with a knee to the head.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Rua to work.
Lim tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lim is defending well for now.
Mark Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua slowing the pace effectively.
Lim tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TunTon Lim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lim is defending well for now.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Lim tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four 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.
Lim jumps guard but Rua stands there with Lim around his waist. Lim gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lim avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua gets through Lim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lim.
Rua leaning against his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lim.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Lim pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TunTon Lim!