PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. This should be a great matchup!

Rude
vs
Connor

189 cm
22
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

189 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Connor looks gassed!
Connor shoots in but no luck this time.
Connor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Connor shoots for a takedown but Rude saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rick Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Connor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Connor fails to land the takedown.
Rude fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rude has closed the distance and engaged Connor in a clinch.
Connor jumps guard but Rude stands there with Connor around his waist. Connor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Connor goes for a takedown attempt but Rude pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude throws a head kick that Connor semi-blocks.

Rude clinches up against the cage.
Rude avoiding damage.
Rude unloads a knee to the mid-section. Connor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rude landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rude takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rude seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Rude with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rude.
Rude landing knees to the head.

Connor is rocked!
Connor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rude prevents it.
Connor is still on wobbly legs! Can Rude finish him?
Rude misses with a knee to the head.
Rude unloads a knee to the mid-section. Connor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Connor blocks it with crossed arms.
Rude misses with a knee strike.
Rude using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Connor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Connor seems to have recovered his senses.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Connor's face.
Rude scores with a knee to the head.
Connor jumps guard but Rude stands there with Connor around his waist. Connor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Connor misses with an elbow over the top.

Rude breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connor misses with a takedown attempt - Rude sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Rude gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!

Rude breaks from the clinch.
Connor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rude doesn't manage to clinch there - Connor circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude tries to clinch but Connor is having none of it.
Connor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Connor fails with the takedown.
Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch but Connor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rude throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Connor's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rude fails to land with a series of punches.
Rude fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rude rushes Connor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rude for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Rude landing knees to the body.
Rude using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Rude - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rude landing knees to the head.
Rude with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rude connects with a knee to the head.
Connor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rude prevents it.
Rude connects with a knee to the head.
Connor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rude just stands there and leans against the cage.

Rude breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rude dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rude looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rude tries to clinch up but Connor circles away and keeps his distance.

Connor tries to keep at a distance but Rude has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rude landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Rude breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rude counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rude.
Rude controlling the action here for a moment.
Rude with a knee to the head.
Rude will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Connor up against the cage.
Connor tries to pull guard but Rude holds him up against the cage and eventually Connor drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Connor's face.
A knee to the head by Rude.
Rude scores with a knee to the head.
Rude gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Connor.
Connor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rude just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rick Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Connor.

Rude breaks the clinch.
Rude wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.

Rude gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Connor tries to pull guard but Rude won't allow it.
Connor fails to pull guard.
Rude lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Connor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rude with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Connor tries to pull guard but Rude holds him up against the cage and eventually Connor drops back down to his feet.
Connor looking for a takedown.
Rude with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor tries for a takedown but Rude manages to get underhooks.
Rude landing knees to the head.
Connor throws a head punch that misses.
Connor is looking to break free of the clinch but Rude has double underhooks.
Rude throws a knee to the head but misses.
Connor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rude fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Rude clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Rude.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Rude connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Connor badly! Connor tumbles to the floor and Rude stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Rude!