PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomislav Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vukovic comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Feuer Frei! . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vukovic
vs
Rua

190 cm
21
220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

194 cm
25
212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomislav Vukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Vukovic pushes him off.
Vukovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Rua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vukovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rua.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Vukovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Vukovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Crunch! Rua slams his shin into Vukovic's torso.
Vukovic tries to score with a low kick but Rua moves his leg out of the way.
Rua checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vukovic ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vukovic moves away.
Rua moves out of range of the leg kick from Vukovic.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Vukovic circles away.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Vukovic's head but Vukovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Rua as he checks the leg kick.
Tomislav Vukovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vukovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
Rua checks a leg kick.
Vukovic misses with a low kick.
Rua checks a low kick from Vukovic.
Vukovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vukovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vukovic slips a jab from Rua.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rua throws a right hand that Vukovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Vukovic also avoids with ease.
Vukovic misses with a wild body shot.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Vukovic sees coming a mile off.
Vukovic tried to score with a low kick but Rua checks it.
Vukovic stuffs the takedown.
Tomislav Vukovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Vukovic avoids a kick to the body.
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good work by Rua as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A low kick from Rua misses
and Vukovic counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Vukovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua tries to work over Vukovic's front leg with a kick but Vukovic checks it.
Rua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vukovic defends it nicely.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Vukovic sees coming a mile off.
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 Tomislav Vukovic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vukovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vukovic slips under a jab.
Vukovic throws a low kick but Rua moves out of range easily.
Vukovic throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
A head kick by Rua misses
and Vukovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vukovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
Rua checks a low kick from Vukovic.
Rua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vukovic tries to avoid it but Rua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vukovic to the ground. Vukovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua blocks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vukovic 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 Rua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vukovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vukovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Vukovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rua.
Vukovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
Rua misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rua throws a head kick that misses
and Vukovic counters with a low kick, right behind Rua 's knee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rua is defended easily by Vukovic.
Rua throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rua looks for a takedown but Vukovic sprawls well.
Tomislav Vukovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Vukovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Vukovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Rua throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
Rua tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vukovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vukovic, right into the meat.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Vukovic is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Vukovic misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Vukovic misses.
Vukovic connects with a leg kick. Rua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rua tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vukovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vukovic sprawls well. Vukovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy body kick from Rua
and Vukovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomislav Vukovic dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rua checks a leg kick.
Vukovic thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vukovic throws a leg kick

and Rua counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vukovic's guard now.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua postures up in Vukovic's guard and throws a big left but Vukovic blocks it.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rua landing with the ground and pound.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Vukovic blocks nicely.
Rua throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vukovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rua throws and elbow that misses. Vukovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rua's guard. Nice move by Vukovic!

Rua has his foot on Vukovic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vukovic works his way back into a safe position though.
Rua is looking to stand up but Vukovic isn't so interested in that idea.
Rua wants to sweep here but Vukovic controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rua controls Vukovic momentarily but Vukovic frees himself.
Vukovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vukovic tries to stand but Rua is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vukovic is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vukovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vukovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vukovic moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Rua misses with a kick to the body
and Vukovic counters with a low kick, right behind Rua 's knee.
Vukovic tried to score with a low kick but Rua checks it.
Rua blocks a head kick by Vukovic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A clash of legs there as Rua blocks the low kick.
Vukovic lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mauricio Rua.
I think Vukovic 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Tomislav Vukovic!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Tomislav Vukovic!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Tomislav Vukovic!

Tomislav Vukovic wins by unanimous decision!