PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boyka Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scorpien Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lee
vs
Rua

200 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boyka Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scorpien Rua!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee misses with a takedown

and Rua counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
Lee trying to control the position.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua passes into half guard.
Rua sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rua lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rua is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lee has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rua has passed into side control.
Rua is putting a hurting on Lee here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lee manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua working the head and body with strikes.
Lee trying to hold on to Rua's head to control him but Rua postures up.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee won't allow Rua to pass to mount.
Rua throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rua looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Rua there.
Rua is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
Rua is taking a breather. Lee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rua throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rua lands with a punch from half guard.
Lee tries to kick Rua off in order to stand up. Rua Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Rua grinds an elbow into Lee's temple.
Rua looks up at the clock and then as Lee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rua smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rua scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua landing strikes.
Rua working the head and body with strikes.
Rua working the ground and pound from side control.
Lee taking a bit of punishment here - Rua scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Lee's face as Rua controls the position.
Rua working the ground and pound.
Rua working the ground and pound from side control.
Lee is being controlled here.
Rua looks up at the clock and then as Lee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rua smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua working away.
Rua cracks Lee with a big elbow.
Rua cracks Lee with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rua scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rua working away.
Lee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rua is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rua takes a little break here. Lee wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rua lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a nice forearm strike.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Lee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rua connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rua in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rua prevents Lee from escaping the position.
Check out the look on Rua's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rua landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rua lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lee down.
Rua cracks Lee with a big right hand but Lee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to move to mount but Lee blocks the move with his legs.
Lee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rua landing strikes.
Rua is putting a hurting on Lee here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rua lands some shots froms side control.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rua connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lee some visible discomfort.
Rua is working Lee over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Rua's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rua scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lee striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Rua lands some shots froms side control.
Rua landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Rua working the ground and pound.
Rua working the body and head with strikes.
Lee takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rua working the ground and pound from side control.
Rua scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rua on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rua lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua works to advance to full mount. Lee defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Rua lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lee hang on?
Rua has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee's face.
Rua connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rua landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rua connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rua is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scorpien Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rua throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rua is in Lee's guard.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rua is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rua keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Rua trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Rua advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rua is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Rua pushing down on Lee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Rua sits in half guard.
Rua working Lee over with strikes.
Rua takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rua takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rua.
Rua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rua landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rua missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rua lands with a punch from half guard.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rua scores with a couple of nice shots.
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 referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rua drops an elbow to the side of Lee's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rua connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Rua slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Rua looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Scorpien Rua has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rua scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling the position for now.
Rua lands with a punch from half guard.
Lee won't allow Rua to pass to mount.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rua scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lee has hold of Rua's hands but Rua slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee has hold of Rua's hands but Rua slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rua controlling the action here.
Boyka Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scorpien Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee misses with some strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scorpien 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Scorpien Rua!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Scorpien Rua!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Scorpien Rua!

Scorpien Rua wins by unanimous decision!