PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohandas Gandhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rua
vs
Gandhi

190 cm
19
202 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mohandas Gandhi!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua lands a head kick!
Rua throws a push kick but Gandhi slaps the foot to one side.
Gandhi scores with a sloppy right hand. Rua should have avoided that one.

It looks like Ronaldo Rua has been cut.
A punch combination from Gandhi misses.
Gandhi lands with a right hand.
Gandhi misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Gandhi does no damage.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua throws a low kick but Gandhi avoids it.
Gandhi misses with a double jab.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua is looking to chop away at Gandhi's legs.
Rua blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rua.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gandhi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gandhi takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Gandhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gandhi lands with a nice body punch.
Gandhi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gandhi. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gandhi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rua throws out a leg kick but Gandhi moves out of range and Rua only half commits.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Gandhi avoids the head kick by Rua.
Gandhi checks the leg kick.
Gandhi looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A leg kick checked by Gandhi.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gandhi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rua - the referee stops the clock and Gandhi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rua. Gandhi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gandhi throws a low kick but Rua avoids it.
Gandhi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gandhi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rua thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gandhi if he has to take too many more of those.
Gandhi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gandhi looks gassed!
Rua takes one on the button.
Gandhi misses with a looping left.
Rua throws a body kick that misses.
Rua lands a leg kick that knocks Gandhi off balance momentarily.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mohandas Gandhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Gandhi lands.
Gandhi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rua backs up against the cage.
Rua throws a body kick that misses.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gandhi looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.
Rua looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Gandhi misses.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua takes one on the button.
Gandhi throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gandhi looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Gandhi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gandhi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rua.
Gandhi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rua had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A punch combination from Gandhi misses.
Gandhi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gandhi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gandhi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Gandhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Gandhi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gandhi avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua throws a front kick aimed at Gandhi's knee but Gandhi avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua connects with an inside leg kick.
Gandhi throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Gandhi there.
Rua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gandhi.
Gandhi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gandhi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rua.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gandhi.
Rua scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rua.
Good work by Gandhi as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ronaldo Rua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Rua's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gandhi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gandhi throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Gandhi throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gandhi.
Gandhi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rua.
Gandhi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua misses with a body kick.
Gandhi lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Gandhi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua throws a leg kick but Gandhi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gandhi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gandhi moves out of range as Rua throws a body kick.
Gandhi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rua thumps Gandhi with a low kick.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gandhi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gandhi tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gandhi is breathing heavily.
Gandhi looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Rua connects with a leg kick. Gandhi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gandhi 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 throws a head kick that misses.
Gandhi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gandhi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Rua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gandhi.
Rua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rua slips a straight right by Gandhi.
Rua throws a leg kick but Gandhi moved away.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gandhi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
Mohandas Gandhi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rua!
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gandhi misses with a body shot.
Gandhi blocks a head kick by Rua.
Gandhi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gandhi looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gandhi blocks a head kick by Rua.
Gandhi 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 throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rua lands a front kick.
Rua lands a leg kick that knocks Gandhi off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gandhi avoids a kick to the body.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gandhi.
Rua throws a low kick but Gandhi avoids it.
Rua thumps Gandhi with a low kick.
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Gandhi is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rua.
Sloppy strikes from Gandhi. Those never looked like landing.
Gandhi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rua.
Nice body kick there by Rua.
Gandhi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rua.
Rua connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gandhi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Gandhi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gandhi tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gandhi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rua scores with a spinning back kick!
Rua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some bone on bone action there as Gandhi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some wild striking there from Gandhi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gandhi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gandhi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gandhi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gandhi tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gandhi checks a leg kick.
Rua throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gandhi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gandhi throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Rua's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rua throws a push kick but Gandhi slaps the foot to one side.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gandhi throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Gandhi misses with a straight right.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gandhi. That did some damage!
Jab from Gandhi.
Ronaldo Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua tries to score with a low kick but Gandhi moves his leg out of the way.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Gandhi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gandhi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rua has got the better of the exchanges.
Gandhi throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gandhi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Gandhi moves out of range easily.
Gandhi checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gandhi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gandhi throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rua looks for the body kick but Gandhi saw that one coming.
Gandhi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Gandhi misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
Gandhi throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gandhi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua is looking to score with low kicks.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Gandhi lands a body shot.
Rua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gandhi checks it well.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua moves out of range as Gandhi strikes.
Gandhi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gandhi misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Rua throws a push kick but Gandhi slaps the foot to one side.
Gandhi misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mohandas Gandhi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gandhi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gandhi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rua throws a low kick but Gandhi avoids it.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Gandhi avoids it.
Rua lands with a slapping head kick.
Gandhi misses with an uppercut.
Rua misses with a leg kick
and Gandhi counters with a left to the body.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Gandhi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rua. Rua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gandhi scores with a three punch combo!
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Gandhi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gandhi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gandhi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gandhi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua connects with an inside leg kick.
Gandhi feints a jab promting Rua to slip. Gandhi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gandhi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rua back to the cage. Gandhi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rua.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua lands a leg kick that knocks Gandhi off balance momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rua.
Gandhi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Rua!