PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Malinowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Rua is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Malinowski
vs
Rua

198 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
204 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big heart

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matheus Malinowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Malinowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malinowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Malinowski avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Malinowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Malinowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Malinowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua tries to clinch but Malinowski moves out of range.

Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malinowski, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Malinowski is breathing heavily.
Malinowski avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Malinowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rua wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malinowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Malinowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua lands a nice elbow.

Rua has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Malinowski goes down! Rua dives on top of him - Malinowski manages to get guard.

Malinowski is rocked!

Rua decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Malinowski, up you get!
Oh Malinowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malinowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Malinowski circles away.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malinowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rua has closed the distance and engaged Malinowski in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.

It looks like Matheus Malinowski has been cut.
Rua has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Malinowski - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Rua, and another! Malinowski is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Mauricio Rua!