PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Arvo Laar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Rua's chin.

Laar
vs
Rua

182 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

PWNAGE™ (WOT)

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 Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Rua!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laar misses with a double jab.
No luck for Rua with that takedown attempt.

Rua takes the fight into the clinch.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Rua pulls guard successfully.
Laar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Rua has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Laar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua is controlling Laar's posture.

Rua is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Laar trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar wants to get up but he can't break Rua's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Laar preventing the sweep.

Rua has his feet on Laar's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Rua drives through with a takedown into Laar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Laar is keeping the position.
Rua stops Laar from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rua decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Laar, up you get!

Laar tries to sprawl but Rua drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua controlling the action here.
Laar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rua landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rua decides to stand up.
Laar lands with a nice body punch.

Rua shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Laar is breathing heavily.
Rua thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laar's head.
Rua is trying to control the action in half guard but Laar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rua thows a huge punch but Laar dodges it nicely.
Rua is nestled in close to Laar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rua takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laar keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laar tries to kick Rua off but Rua keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Laar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rua scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rua lands with a punch from half guard.
Rua working Laar over with strikes.
Rua performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rua's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Rua dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rua tries for a takedown but Laar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rua avoids the head kick by Laar.
Nice uppercut there from Laar.
Laar tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar wants to clinch but Rua slips to the side

so Rua counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rua works over Laar with some ground and pound from guard.
Rua won't allow Laar to sweep him here.
Rua prevents Laar from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rua wants to control from the top but Laar keeps moving.
Rua not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Laar wants to sweep here but Rua controlling him for the moment.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Rua is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Laar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laar is on top in guard.
Laar stopping the sweep attempt from Rua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.

Rua has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Laar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Arvo Laar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rua clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Laar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua working Laar over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Rua successfully pulls guard.
Rua has his hands on Laar's head, controlling the position.
Rua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jake Rua has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Laar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Laar swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Laar fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Laar pushes him off.
Laar misses with a wild combination.
Laar misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laar misses with a wild body shot.
Laar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Laar tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rua.
Rua has Laar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Laar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Rua ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rua no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rua managing to control the position.
Laar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rua trying to control the position.
Laar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rua's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Laar is fighting to break Rua's control of his arms but Rua is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Jake Rua has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Laar just misses with a punch to the body.
Laar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Rua has managed to clinch.

Rua pulls guard effortlessly.
Laar trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.

Rua has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Laar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Laar misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laar fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laar.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laar, pushing him back against the cage.
Jake Rua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.

Laar breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Laar finds it's target.
Laar jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Laar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua shoots in for a double leg but Laar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Rua rushes Laar and presses him up against the cage.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rua ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rua no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
Rua pulls Laar in close to prevent any damage.

Rua uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Laar throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
A head kick by Laar misses

and Rua counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Laar!
Laar is desperately trying to improve his position but Rua has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua lands a big elbow.
Rua in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to get back to his feet.
Rua looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rua cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Laar taking shots to the head.
Jake Rua has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rua scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Laar?
Rua landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rua landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rua punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua breaks from Laar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rua cracks Laar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Arvo Laar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Rua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rua content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Rua!
An out of breath Jake Rua thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.