PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Eyed Peas - Bebot. Rua has chosen IF YOU WANT BLOOD YOU GOT IT!!! as his entrance music. Marco Rua has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Vera's chin.

Vera
vs
Rua

191 cm
23
205 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
223 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Rua!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Rua misses.
Vera slips under a jab from Rua.
Rua takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Marco Rua has been cut.
Rua misses with a looping right.
Rua lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vera throws out a leg kick but Rua moves out of range and Vera only half commits.
Vera fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vera takes one on the button.

Rua clinches with his opponent.
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua looks gassed!
Vera lands a good knee to the midsection. Rua won't want to take too many of those.
Vera stalls.
Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vera stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Vera blocks it.
Vera just leaning against Rua, taking a breather.
Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vera blocks the elbow strike.
Vera pushes off an throws an elbow but Rua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rua trying to stall but Vera improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Vera.
Vera lands a good knee to the midsection. Rua won't want to take too many of those.
Vera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vera lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Vera lands an elbow inside.
Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.

That has opened up Marco Rua's cut even more.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vera.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vera landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from Vera.
Vera tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Vera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Vera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

The cut above Marco Rua's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vera looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vera is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Vera.
Vera looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua letting Vera take a breather here.
Rua misses with some punches.
Vera prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.

Rua is rocked!
Vera has Rua pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Rua is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Vera - that's hurt Rua badly! Oh, another knee lands and Rua is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Rua doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Michael Vera!