PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Sachz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sachz comes into the arena with Storstadsidyll by Petter blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sachz
vs
Rua

187 cm
28
180 lbs
16 - 15 - 1

180 cm
29
199 lbs
23 - 19 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
Powerful

Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery
Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Sachz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Rua!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to score with a low kick but Sachz moves his leg out of the way.
Sachz lands a nice shot to the body.
Sachz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sachz swinging wildly here.
Alex Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rua thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sachz if he has to take too many more of those.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Sachz avoids it.

Rua shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sachz's guard.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sachz looking for a sweep. Not yet Sachz, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua is looking to work some ground and pound but Sachz has wrist control.
Rua throws a big right hand that misses.
Rua connects with a couple of short punches.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sachz uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Rua looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Sachz is retaining full guard.
Rua won't allow Sachz to get back to his feet.
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Sachz blocks nicely.
Rua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sachz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sachz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sachz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Sachz.
Rua works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sachz trying to control here.
Rua sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sachz defending well though.
Sachz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sachz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rua.
Sachz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rua is working away from the top position though.
Rua thows a huge punch but Sachz dodges it nicely.
Rua not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rua throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rua throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rua throws a strike but Sachz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rua is looking to work some ground and pound but Sachz has wrist control.
Rua is looking to work some ground and pound but Sachz has wrist control.
Rua looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Sachz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sachz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rua has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua tries to score with some ground and pound. Sachz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rua throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sachz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rua off and has taken his back!
Sachz scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sachz is trying to stick to Rua's back but Rua is turning into Sachz. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sachz's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Rua dominated that round.
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. This is the final round!

A big right from Rua misses.
Sachz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rua misses with a hook. Sachz ducked under it nicely.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Rua.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua lands with an overhand left.
Sachz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rua doesn't seem bothered though.
Sachz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Rua finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sachz loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Sachz misses with a series of wild punches.
Sachz throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Sachz down.
Rua misses with a low kick as Sachz jumps back.
Sachz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sachz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sachz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.

Rua feints and as Sachz raises his hands in defense, Rua changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rua throws an elbow that misses. Sachz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rua's guard. Nice move by Sachz!

Rua is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sachz is aware though and is defending well.
Rua wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sachz landing some decent shots from guard.
Sachz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sachz pushes down on Rua's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harry Sachz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua gets full guard.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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

Sachz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rua has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sachz has managed to get both his arms back between Rua's legs - danger averted.
Sachz landing some decent shots from guard.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Sachz from controlling successfully.

Rua is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sachz defends well.
Sachz is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sachz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rua pulls Sachz in close to prevent any damage.
Sachz trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Alex Rua has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sachz is one step ahead there.
Rua is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Rua throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sachz uses it to pass to side control.
Rua on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rua has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sachz is working away from the top position though.
Sachz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rua knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sachz is trying to control. Rua wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sachz working the head and body with strikes.

Rua looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua is controlling Sachz's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sachz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rua defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rua has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 18:20
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 18:20
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 18:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Rua!
Alex Rua decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.