PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hattingh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rua
vs
Hattingh

185 cm
25
275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicholas Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Hattingh!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hattingh misses with a right hand
and Hattingh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like George Hattingh has been cut.
A solid body kick from Rua.
Rua fakes the leg kick and cracks Hattingh in the body.
Hattingh looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua lands with a good body shot.
Nice body kick from Rua.
Hattingh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rua scores with a push kick.
Rua throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Rua - just one landing.
A solid body kick from Rua.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
Hattingh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rua.
Hattingh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rua.
Rua cracks the inside of Hattingh's front leg.

Rua has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hattingh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Hattingh blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Rua.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up George Hattingh's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua controlling the action here for a moment.
Rua lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hattingh blocks an uppercut.
Hattingh takes a shot to the head.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rua.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua lands a hook that snaps the head of Hattingh backwards.
Rua lands with a light punch inside.
Rua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Hattingh is blocking nicely.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hattingh blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
Hattingh is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Hattingh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua working Hattingh over with knees to the body.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Rua.
A short body shot lands from Rua as the two fighters clinch.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rua gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rua with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hattingh backwards.
Rua is pressed up against the cage. Hattingh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rua down to the mat. Rua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Hattingh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua with a hook.
Nicholas Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hattingh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rua counters with a head kick. That will keep Hattingh thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

The cut above George Hattingh's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua thumps Hattingh with a low kick.
Hattingh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rua.

Hattingh tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hattingh blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua is pushing Hattingh up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Hattingh controls the action.
Rua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nicholas Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Hattingh.
Rua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Hattingh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rua lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua has Hattingh pushed against the cage.
Hattingh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Hattingh breaks the clinch.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hattingh.
George Hattingh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hattingh misses with a lunging right hand

and Rua counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hattingh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hattingh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hattingh avoids the head kick by Rua.
Hattingh misses with a takedown

and Rua counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Hattingh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hattingh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rua scores with a nice body kick.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hattingh can do to turn this around?
Rua lands a head kick. Hattingh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua lands a front kick.

Rua pushes Hattingh up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

George Hattingh's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua is leaning against Hattingh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hattingh tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
Hattingh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hattingh backwards.
Rua keeps control of Hattingh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua has Hattingh pressed against the cage.
Hattingh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rua prevents it.
Rua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hattingh.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rua stalling against the cage.
Rua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Hattingh's ribcage.
A nice left hand lands by Rua.
Hattingh takes a knee right on the jaw!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Hattingh's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nicholas Rua!