PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Randallmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Randallmen
vs
Rua

177 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
204 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

[CLOSED] Xtreme Laundry

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Randallmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua wants to clinch but Randallmen slips to the side

and Randallmen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Randallmen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Randallmen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randallmen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
Randallmen throws a big right hand that misses.
Randallmen is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.

Randallmen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rua looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rua looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rua!
Randallmen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rua wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randallmen is working hard here to advance position.
Rua wants to stand but Randallmen has his arm trapped.
Randallmen tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randallmen sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randallmen wants to improve his position but Rua is controlling well.

Rua decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Randallmen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Randallmen lands in his opponent's guard.
Randallmen prevents Rua from getting back to his feet.
Randallmen wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
Randallmen trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Randallmen with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Randallmen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rua dives on top into guard.

Randallmen working for a triangle but Rua defends it easily.
Randallmen is breathing heavily.

Randallmen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Randallmen working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Randallmen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Randallmen instigates a clinch.
Randallmen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Randallmen fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by Rua.

It looks like Jordan Randallmen has been cut.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Randallmen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Randallmen in his tracks for a moment.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Randallmen's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Mauricio Rua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Randallmen shrugs off.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua lands an elbow just above Randallmen 's eye.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jordan Randallmen's cut is getting worse.
Randallmen tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Rua.

Randallmen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua has Randallmen pressed against the cage. He pushes Randallmen back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Rua throws a beautiful elbow that sends Randallmen crashing to the floor! Rua piles on the pressure with more strikes! Randallmen is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Rua!