PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wandeco Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls.. Price comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Not Afraid kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rua
vs
Price

183 cm
27
199 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wandeco Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Price!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price throws an overhand right that lands on Rua's shoulder, as Rua tries to avoid the shot.
Rua cracks the inside of Price's front leg.
Price misses with a hook.

Rua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Price's ribcage.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua landing knees to the body.
Price looks gassed!
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Thomas Price has been cut.
Come on Rua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua scores with a hook to the body.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua landing knees to the body.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Rua controlling the action here for a moment.
Rua gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Price takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua is struggling to control the position.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Price's face.
Rua has Price pressed against the cage, preventing Price from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua stalling in the clinch.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rua for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Rua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wandeco Rua.
Rua defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Price throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Rua tries to clinch there but Price circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rua has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua effectively controlling the action here.
Price is trying to push Rua away but Rua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Price won't want to take too many of those.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Price takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua stalls.

Price's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rua moves into range and clinches up with Price.
Rua stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with some punches.
Price is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Price won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rua.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua working Price over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua has Price pressed against the cage, preventing Price from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rua.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wandeco Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Price's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Price lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua is struggling to control the position.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Price tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.
Rua leaning his opponent against the cage.
Price takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Price wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Price can do to turn this around?
Rua controlling the action here for a moment.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Price is breathing heavily.
Price wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wandeco Rua has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Price is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Price can't break the clinch.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Price's face.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Price's face.

Price is rocked!
Rua has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Price - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Rua, and another! Price is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Wandeco Rua!
Wandeco Rua looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'What can I say... I'm that good.'.