PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leopoldo Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Damme comes into the arena with Eye for an Eye blaring out of the sound system. Anderson Rua is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Van Damme
vs
Rua

186 cm
27
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

200 cm
28
264 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leopoldo Van Damme!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Rua!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme slips under a jab from Rua.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Damme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rua counters with a left and a right that stings Van Damme.
Rua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Damme.

It looks like Anderson Rua has been cut.
Van Damme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Van Damme - just one landing.
Van Damme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Damme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Rua misses.
Van Damme looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Van Damme takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands with a right hand.
Van Damme walks into a stiff left hand from Rua.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Damme at a distance.
Van Damme is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damme misses with a hook to the body
and Rua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Rua drops Van Damme with a beautiful combination! Van Damme stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rua is looking for the KO!

Van Damme is rocked!

It looks like Leopoldo Van Damme has been cut.
Van Damme is holding his hands too far apart here. Rua throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Van Damme is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anderson Rua!
Anderson Rua is the new heavyweight champion!