PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derk Derkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Rua is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Derkin
vs
Rua

193 cm
25
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derk Derkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua lands a nice shot that snaps Derkin's head back.
Derkin swings away with a body shot that misses

so Rua counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rua wants to control from the top but Derkin keeps moving.
Rua is looking to stand up but Derkin won't let him.
Derkin has Rua pulled in close to control his posture.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Derkin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rua is looking to work some ground and pound but Derkin has wrist control.

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

Mauricio Rua has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rua tries to clinch but Derkin moves out of range.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Derkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rua counters with a three punch combo that has Derkin backing up. Derkin nods at Rua to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Rua.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Derkin as he connects with a hook.
Derk Derkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Derkin misses with a right hand
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rua misses with a takedown
and Derkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua shoots and misses
and Derkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Derk Derkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Rua looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua ducks right into an uppercut from Derkin.

Derkin rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Derkin taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a shot to the head.
Derkin trying to land knees to the body.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Derkin.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Come on Derkin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Derkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Derkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Derkin looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.
Derkin throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Derkin lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua slips under a jab from Derkin.
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.
Derkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Derkin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rua doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Derkin misses the target.
Derkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Derkin.
A jab from Derkin misses.
Rua slips under a jab from Derkin.
Derk Derkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derkin throws an overhand right that lands on Rua's shoulder, as Rua tries to avoid the shot.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Derkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rua closes the distance but Derkin moves to the side
and Derkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Derkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Derkin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Derkin gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.

Derkin breaks from the clinch.
Derkin works the jab nicely.
Derkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Derkin has Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Derkin is struggling to control the position.
Rua wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derk Derkin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Derkin misses with an uppercut. Rua saw that one coming.
Rua misses with a double jab.
Derkin misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a nice body kick.
Rua tries to clinch
and Derkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Derkin throws a lazy right hand but Rua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Derkin throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.

Rua has closed the distance and engaged Derkin in a clinch.
Derkin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua is trying to force a seperation but Derkin has the dominant position.
Rua avoiding damage as Derkin throws knees to the body.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Derkin just leaning against Rua, taking a breather.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Rua changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Derkin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mauricio Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Derkin looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Derk Derkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Derkin throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
Derkin misses with a low kick as Rua jumps back.
Rua looks to clinch
and Derkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Derkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Derkin lands a leg kick that knocks Rua off balance momentarily.
Derkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rua slips under a jab from Derkin.
Rua moves to clinch but Derkin breaks away
and Derkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Derkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Derkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Derkin scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking to clinch but Derkin is avoiding it.
Derkin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Derkin misses with a low kick.
Derkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Derkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Derkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Derkin tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Derkin.
Derkin lands a head shot.
Derkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Derkin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Derkin misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derkin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Derkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Derkin is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Derkin circles away and we're back to standing.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Derkin.
Derkin misses the jab.
Derkin misses with a straight left.
Derkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua walks into a straight right hand from Derkin.
Nice jab there from Derkin.
Derkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Derkin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Derkin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rua's head.
Derkin throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Rua gets tackled into the cage by Derkin. Derkin maintains the clinch.
Derkin is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derkin has Rua pressed against the cage, preventing Rua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Derkin to work.
Derkin gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rua fails to pull guard.
Derk Derkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Rua looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Derkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Derkin misses.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Derkin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derk Derkin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rua throws a nice looking combination but Derkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Derkin throws a right hand that misses
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Derkin's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Derkin misses the target.
Derkin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rua under the eye.
Derkin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua closes the distance but Derkin moves to the side
and Derkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Derkin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Derkin wants it to stay on the feet.
Derkin misses the jab.
Rua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Derkin misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a one-two to the body.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Derkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Derkin misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Derkin. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derkin looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua walks into a left hand.
Derkin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Derkin looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Derkin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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.
Derkin misses with an uppercut.
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Derkin connects with a leg kick. Rua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Derkin lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
Derkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Derkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Derkin throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
Rua fails with the takedown.
Derk Derkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Derkin misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derkin throws a leg kick that misses.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Derkin.
Derkin looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.

Derkin moves into the clinch successfully.
Derkin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rua up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Derk Derkin.
Derkin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rua.
Derkin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rua avoids the body shot from Derkin.
Derkin misses with a straight right.
Derkin misses with a hook
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Derkin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rua.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Derkin.
Derkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Derkin throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Derkin works the jab nicely.
Rua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rua throws a right and a left that Derkin avoids nicely.
Derkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Derkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Derkin misses.
Derkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Derkin, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Derkin against the cage but Derkin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Derkin connects with an inside leg kick.
Derkin throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Derkin throws an off balance right hand

and Rua counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rua throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derk Derkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Derkin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derk Derkin!