PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elton Presley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Presley comes to the cage accompanied by Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Presley
vs
Rua

191 cm
26
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
196 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elton Presley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shogun Rua!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Presley.

Presley tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Presley gets underhooks to prevent Rua's takedown attempt.
Rua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Presley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Presley is leaning against Rua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Presley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Presley is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Presley is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Presley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Presley wants to break free but Rua has control.
A short right from Presley.

Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Presley.

It looks like Shogun Rua has been cut.
Rua tries to clinch up but Presley circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Presley.

Rua is rocked!
Presley leaves Rua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rua is still on wobbly legs! Can Presley finish him?
Elton Presley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shogun Rua.
Presley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua seems to have recovered his senses.
Presley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Presley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Presley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Presley lands a right hook to the body.

Rua shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Presley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Presley is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rua asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Presley tries to bench press Rua off him but Rua keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rua wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Presley, who protects the arm well.
Rua working away.
Rua landing strikes.
Rua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Presley is trying to control Rua's posture but Rua avoids it.
Presley dodges the ground and pound from Rua.
Presley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rua wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rua throws a strike aimed at the side of Presley's head but Presley avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Rua are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Presley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Presley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Presley defending against the ground and pound.
Presley struggling a bit here.
Presley pushes Rua away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rua gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rua throws a strike aimed at the side of Presley's head but Presley avoids it well.
Presley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rua has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rua wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Presley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rua.
Rua throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Rua decides to stand back up. Rua steps back and let's Presley get back to his feet.

Presley lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Rua sprawling to the canvas. Presley follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Rua hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 kicks Presley off and gets back to his feet.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Presley.
Presley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Presley misses with a wild combination.
Presley misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elton Presley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shogun Rua's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rua misses with an uppercut
and Presley counters with a straight right hand.

Presley cracks Rua with a big right hand and Rua goes down!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Presley wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua striking off his back but it's not causing Presley any problems.
Presley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Presley throws a big right hand that misses.
Rua wants to stand up but Presley is controlling him.
Rua trying to control the position.

Presley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rua has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Presley has managed to get both his arms back between Rua's legs - danger averted.

Presley gets to his feet. Rua looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Presley throws a left that rocks Rua and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Presley dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Rua regain composure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Presley decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Presley is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Rua is in big trouble! Presley is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Rua. Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Elton Presley!
Post fight, Elton Presley took to the microphone: 'Anderson Silva you absolutely SUCK!...I'm not impressed by your performance.'.