PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akeelah Milani Prada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milani Prada comes to the cage accompanied by Feed the wolves. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Milani Prada
vs
Rua

190 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akeelah Milani Prada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milani Prada misses with a takedown attempt - Rua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rua tries to clinch but Milani Prada moves out of range.

Rua tries to keep at a distance but Milani Prada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Milani Prada jumps guard but Rua stands there with Milani Prada around his waist. Milani Prada gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Milani Prada tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akeelah Milani Prada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Akeelah Milani Prada has been cut.
Milani Prada tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.
Milani Prada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Milani Prada drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Milani Prada is defending well for now.
Milani Prada fails to pull guard.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milani Prada looking for a takedown.
Milani Prada managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Milani Prada is trying to pull guard but Rua has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani Prada's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Milani Prada is breathing heavily.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Milani Prada blocks the elbow strike.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Milani Prada.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Milani Prada.
Milani Prada avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Milani Prada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milani Prada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua lands an elbow just above Milani Prada 's eye.
Milani Prada takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Milani Prada avoids the damage to the body.
Rua tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Milani Prada avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Milani Prada fails to pull guard.
Milani Prada avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Milani Prada avoids it.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Milani Prada avoids the damage to the body.
Milani Prada takes an elbow to the forehead.
Milani Prada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Milani Prada avoids the damage to the body.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Milani Prada avoids the damage to the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Milani Prada shrugs off.
Milani Prada tries to pull guard but Rua won't allow it.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milani Prada managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Milani Prada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Milani Prada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rua is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Milani Prada content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Milani Prada managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua is looking for a takedown.
Milani Prada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Milani Prada in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Milani Prada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milani Prada avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Milani Prada avoids the damage to the body.
Rua fails to pull guard.
Milani Prada managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Akeelah Milani Prada's cut is getting worse.
Milani Prada avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Milani Prada takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua lands an elbow just above Milani Prada 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akeelah Milani Prada's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rua tries to clinch but Milani Prada moves out of range.

Milani Prada closes the distance and pushes Rua back into the cage.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Milani Prada in his tracks for a moment.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Milani Prada's efforts to push away.
Milani Prada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Milani Prada.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Milani Prada avoids it.
Milani Prada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Milani Prada taking a breather.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Milani Prada shrugs off.

Akeelah Milani Prada's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Milani Prada.
Milani Prada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani Prada working hard to break the clinch.
Milani Prada tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
Milani Prada is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Milani Prada's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Milani Prada jumps guard.
Milani Prada has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rua has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Milani Prada is proving hard to escape from.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rua tries to clinch up

and Milani Prada counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Milani Prada is defending well for now.
Milani Prada managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Milani Prada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Milani Prada is defending well for now.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Milani Prada is defending well for now.
Milani Prada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Milani Prada holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Milani Prada is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milani Prada dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua lands an elbow inside.

Jeez, Akeelah Milani Prada's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Milani Prada.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Milani Prada has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rua avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Milani Prada is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Milani Prada lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Milani Prada avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Milani Prada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Milani Prada managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mauricio Rua!