PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Neville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rua
vs
Neville

185 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Neville!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neville misses with a low kick.
Neville is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Rua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Neville. No joy for Rua on that attempt.

Neville instigates a clinch.
Neville lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Neville.
Rua is trying to force a seperation but Neville has the dominant position.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Neville throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Neville will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rua up against the cage.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neville has him pressed against the cage.
Neville just leaning against Rua, taking a breather.
Neville prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua looking to slow down the pace here.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Neville has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neville tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua throws a head kick that half lands.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neville is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua tries for a takedown but Neville circles away easily

and Neville counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Neville.
Rua is trying to push Neville away but Neville has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Neville.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Neville controls his hands.
Neville lands a nice elbow.

Mauricio Rua's cut is getting worse.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Neville comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Neville lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Neville lands a nice elbow.
Neville is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Neville lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Rua tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Neville lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neville with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neville with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neville lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.

Mauricio Rua's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Neville lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Neville creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
Neville is stalling here.
Neville lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Mauricio Rua's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Neville lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Neville lands an elbow inside.
Neville lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Neville lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robert Neville!