PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Rua
vs
Do

178 cm
24
182 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

182 cm
29
181 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renato Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Do!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Do. That did some damage!
Do waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do.

Do drives through with a takedown into Rua's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Do throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua wants to sweep but no luck.

Rua is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Do defends well.
Do trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rua looking to control.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Rua has his hands on Do's head, controlling the position.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Do stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rua swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Do is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rua wants to sweep here but Do controlling him for the moment.
Do wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
Rua trying to keep a closed guard but Do is proving a slippery customer.

Rua looking for a guillotine here but Do defends easily.
Do trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua wants to get back to his feet but Do is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.

Rua has his foot on Do's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Do works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Do tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.

Rua is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Do defends well.
Do has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Do wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
Rua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Do wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rua is looking to stand up but Do isn't so interested in that idea.
Rua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rua working a defensive guard here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Do moves out of range of the body kick.
Renato Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do moves away from the strike by Rua.
Do throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Do throws a low kick but Rua avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
Rua misses the body punch
and Do counters with a straight right hand.
Do avoids the body shot from Rua.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rua avoids the body shot from Do.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Do misses with a body shot.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
Rua throws a low kick but Do avoids it.
Do misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Do.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua walks into a stiff left hand from Do.
Do fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Do lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Do dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rua misses with a hook.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick from Do.
Rua is looking to wear down Do with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Do scores with a decent looking hook.
Do connects with a body shot.
Rua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Do feints a jab promting Rua to slip. Do then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Do connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Do scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Do cracks Rua with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Do has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Do pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Do tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rua throws out a leg kick but Do moves out of range and Rua only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Do's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Do duly obliges.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rua enables Do to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rua manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rua wants to sweep here but Do controlling him for the moment.
Rua has control of Do's left arm, preventing Do from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Do works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do scoring with punches to the head and body.
Do connects with a couple of short punches.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Do's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rua is trying to control the position but Do postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rua content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Do keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rua throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rua trying to control from half guard but Do is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua misses with a left hand

and Do counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do chips away with some ground and pound.
Do working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Do scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Do chips away with some ground and pound.
Rua looking to control.
Do is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Rua is rocked!
Rua keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Oh Rua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Rua seems to have got his legs back now.
Rua is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Do is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Do showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rua throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
Do throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
Do throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Do takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua tries to move into range but Do moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Do lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Do slips a jab from Rua.
Rua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Do cracks Rua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Do throws a big shot that misses.
Do lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rua.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Do misses with a looping right.
Rua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good work by Do as he checks the leg kick.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
Billy Do seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rua misses with a body shot
and Do counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua misses with a low kick as Do jumps back.
Do takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Do lands a jab to the head.
Rua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from Do does no damage.
Do slips under a jab.
Renato Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a jab when Do was well out of range.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua throws a push kick but Do slaps the foot to one side.
Do lunges at Rua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rua's hand.
Rua throws a body kick that misses.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Rua throws a chopping leg kick but Do manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
Rua tries to land a leg kick but Do saw it coming and moves away.

Do throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rua was covering up waiting for the punch and Do finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Rua is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Do defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Do got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rua has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Do has managed to get both his arms back between Rua's legs - danger averted.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Do trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Billy Do has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rua working a defensive guard here.
Rua wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Billy Do is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Do lands a couple of digs.
Do postures up.
Rua bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Do's guard.
Do controls Rua momentarily but Rua frees himself.
Rua trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
Do looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rua is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Do.
Well Do has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Do!
Billy Do bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.