PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ati Kon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Rua
vs
Kon

185 cm
27
204 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
28
205 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ati Kon!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kon avoids the head kick by Rua.
Kon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Rua has managed to clinch.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Ati Kon has been cut.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Kon in his tracks for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kon blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua lands an elbow just above Kon 's eye.
Kon takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kon avoids it.
Kon stalling in the clinch but Rua improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Kon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is working for takedown but Kon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Kon is blocking nicely.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kon's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kon's defenses.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kon is defending well for now.
Kon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Kon is rocked!
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Kon is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Kon! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Rua.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Rua!