PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Ghetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghetto has chosen Beanie Sigel - In The Ghetto as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rua
vs
Ghetto

180 cm
28
168 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

168 cm
28
155 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Ghetto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rua moves into the clinch.
Ghetto lands with a right to the head.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Ghetto in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Rua.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Rua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Ghetto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghetto gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ghetto misses with some punches.
Ghetto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rua fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rua takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rua tries to clinch up but Ghetto circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rua lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rua throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ghetto counters with a thumping low kick.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Ghetto lands with a hook. Rua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Ghetto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ghetto wants to slow Rua down by chopping away at his legs.
Rua tried to score with a low kick but Ghetto checks it.
Rua connects with a nice looking jab.
Ghetto feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Rua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ghetto throws a front kick aimed at Rua's knee but Rua avoids it well.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Ghetto avoids it.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Ghetto's leg but Ghetto calmly moves out of range.
Gabriel Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghetto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rua counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ghetto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Rua is predictable there
and Ghetto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ghetto wants to land a leg kick but Rua is out of range.
Good work by Rua as he checks the leg kick.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Ghetto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ghetto.
Ghetto throws a front kick aimed at Rua's knee but Rua avoids it well.
Ghetto throws a wild body kick that Rua sees coming a mile off.

Ghetto has managed to clinch.
Rua pushes off an throws an elbow but Ghetto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Rua.
Ghetto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Ghetto gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto scores a nice knee to the body.
Ghetto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghetto is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghetto.
Rua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rua tries a body shot but Ghetto blocks it.
Ghetto misses with a knee strike.
Ghetto is trying to stall.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ghetto.
A short right from Ghetto.
Ghetto takes a shot to the head.
Rua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rua lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghetto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ghetto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghetto misses with a punch on the inside.
Ghetto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua tries to break free but Ghetto pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rua.
Rua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ghetto wants a takedown.
Gabriel Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Project Ghetto.
Ghetto scores with a shot to the side of Rua's head.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Rua as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Project Ghetto has been cut.

Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ghetto throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gabriel Rua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Project Ghetto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ghetto is looking to chop away at Rua's legs.
Rua throws a front kick aimed at Ghetto's knee but Ghetto avoids it well.
Ghetto throws a body kick that misses.
Rua scores with a hook.
Rua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rua throws a solid leg kick but Ghetto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rua.
Gabriel Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua throws a body punch but Ghetto moves out of range.
Ghetto misses with a series of wild punches.
Ghetto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rua.
Ghetto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rua if he has to take too many more of those.
Rua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ghetto is out of range.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Ghetto.
Rua takes a swing at Ghetto's ribcage but misses.
Rua throws a leg kick that misses.
Ghetto connects with a leg kick. Rua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ghetto misses with a looping right.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick from Ghetto.
Rua paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Ghetto clinches up with Rua and pushes him back against the cage.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ghetto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rua.
Ghetto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Rua - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Rua.
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!
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Ghetto controls his hands.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rua taking a breather.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Ghetto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghetto lands with a left to the head.
Ghetto misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua lands with a light punch inside.
Ghetto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ghetto gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ghetto tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Ghetto misses with a knee strike.
Rua trying to stall but Ghetto improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ghetto.
Rua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Rua.
A short uppercut from Rua.
Ghetto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua lands with a light punch inside.
Ghetto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ghetto 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.

Ghetto pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Ghetto misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghetto throws an elbow that misses.
Rua taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto misses with a punch on the inside.
Ghetto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rua prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Rua.
Rua lands with a short shot to the head.
Gabriel Rua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Ghetto gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghetto.
A right hook to the body lands for Ghetto.
Rua slows down the pace here.
Ghetto misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghetto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Ghetto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ghetto.
Rua stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Project Ghetto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ghetto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rua tries to clinch but Ghetto is having none of it.
Ghetto cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Crunch! Ghetto slams his shin into Rua's torso.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ghetto. That's going to slow Rua down.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Ghetto circles away.
Ghetto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua is looking to wear down Ghetto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ghetto's sensitive parts.
Ghetto fails to land with a series of punches.

Ghetto takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ghetto misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Ghetto is struggling to control the position.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ghetto misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ghetto's brow.
Rua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ghetto tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rua seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Ghetto is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Rua lands a right hand.
Rua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ghetto backwards.
Ghetto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gabriel Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Rua.

Ghetto has clasped his hands together around Rua's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ghetto has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rua!
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!
Rua slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rua trying to control but Ghetto postures up.
Project Ghetto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rua regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ghetto.
Rua has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Ghetto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rua will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Ghetto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rua is trying to control the position but Ghetto postures up.
Rua keeping full guard, as Ghetto tries to pass.
Ghetto with a flurry of punches that miss.

Rua working for a triangle but Ghetto defends it easily.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Ghetto from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto throws a big right hand that misses.
Rua is controlling Ghetto's posture.

Rua looking for a triangle here. Ghetto is fighting it but it looks tight! Rua pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ghetto is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gabriel Rua!
Gabriel Rua got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'