PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rua
vs
Jay

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

186 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Jay!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rua has a takedown stuffed.
Rua throws a leg kick but Jay moved away.

Rua shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jay's guard.
Jay controls Rua momentarily but Rua frees himself.
Jay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rua is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mauricio Rua wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jay connects with a leg kick. Rua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jay.
Jay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jay tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jay!
A head kick misses from Jay.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Jay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jay, right into the meat.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mr Jay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jay thumps Rua with a low kick.
Jay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jay circles away quickly and effectively.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Jay's leg but Jay calmly moves out of range.
Jay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jay throws a leg kick which misses Rua's front leg but catches the back leg as Rua tries to avoid it.
Jay feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Some wild striking there from Rua.
Rua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jay connects with a leg kick. Rua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Jay sprawls well.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Jay moved out of range.
Rua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jay.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Jay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua prevents Jay from breaking the clinch.
Jay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jay wants to break free but Rua has control.
Rua has Jay pressed against the cage, preventing Jay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Rua breaks from the clinch.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jay.
Jay lands a high kick!
Rua tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jay. Rua shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rua if he has to take too many more of those.
Jay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Jay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jay.
Jay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jay throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jay scores with a push kick.
Jay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jay connects with an inside leg kick.
Rua takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
Jay thuds his shin into the meat of Rua's side.
Jay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jay lands a leg kick that knocks Rua off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jay.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jay. Jay obviously looking to wear him down.
Jay throws a nice head kick!
Jay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jay. That's going to slow Rua down.
A head kick misses from Jay.
Jay throws a head kick that misses.
Jay throws a head kick that half lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jay!
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Jay is out of range.
Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jay.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jay connects with a leg kick. Rua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jay throws a head kick that Rua semi-blocks.
Jay connects with a solid leg kick.
Jay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rua's head.
Mauricio Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rua clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua tries to break free but Jay pushes him back against the cage.
Rua has Jay pressed against the cage, preventing Jay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jay is trying to push Rua away but Rua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jay scores with a nice body kick.
Jay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jay throws a head kick that Rua semi-blocks.
A good leg kick by Jay.
Jay lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rua takes a step back to recover.
Rua walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jay.
Jay lands a head kick. Rua smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Rua misses
and Jay counters with a nice leg kick.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jay connects with a leg kick. Rua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands a high kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jay. That's going to slow Rua down.
Jay cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Rua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jay throws a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jay.
Jay connects with an inside leg kick.
Jay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jay throws a leg kick which misses Rua's front leg but catches the back leg as Rua tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jay.
Jay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Jay lands but Rua takes it in his stride.
Jay connects with an inside leg kick.
Jay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jay is looking to slow Rua down with leg kicks.

Rua bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to stand but Jay is controlling his arm.
Rua misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rua wants to stand but Jay has his arm trapped.
Jay is looking to reverse the position.
Jay wants to control but Rua postures up.
Jay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rua wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rua throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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 working away.

Rua tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rua has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Rua has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jay lands with a thumping leg kick.

Rua looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mr Jay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jay throws a front kick that sends Rua stumbling back into the cage.
Rua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jay. Jay obviously looking to wear him down.
Rua has a takedown stuffed.
Jay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jay.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Jay.
Rua sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jay. Jay obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jay.
Jay misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jay delivers a nice body kick.
Jay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rua's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jay!
Rua blocks a head kick by Jay.
Jay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jay scores with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jay.
Jay throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jay throws a leg kick which misses Rua's front leg but catches the back leg as Rua tries to avoid it.
Jay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jay connects with a leg kick. Rua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jay connects with a leg kick. Rua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Jay lands a nice looking body kick.
Jay throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Jay connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jay - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jay throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rua.
Jay scores with a head kick. Rua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jay throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rua.
Jay connects with an inside leg kick.
Jay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jay, right into the meat.
Jay lands a high kick!
That kick from Jay tenderised Rua's leg. Rua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Jay.
Mr Jay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jay.
Jay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jay throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rua takes a step back to recover.
Jay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jay pinned against the cage. Jay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jay thuds his shin into the meat of Rua's side.
Jay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mauricio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jay thows a body kick. Rua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jay.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jay.
Jay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rua misses with a body shot
and Jay counters with a leg kick.
Jay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jay - that will leave a mark!
Jay connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jay.
Jay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Jay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jay feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Jay misses with a head kick.
Jay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
Jay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
Jay scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick from Jay lands but Rua takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Jay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jay. Jay obviously looking to wear him down.
Jay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
Jay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Jay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jay 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Jay!