PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Quela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua's entrance music is AVANTASIA-Seven Angels. A fine choice. Quela has chosen Queen of the Rodeo as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rua
vs
Quela

187 cm
36
274 lbs
33 - 9 - 0

195 cm
32
235 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Sinister Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung Quela!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Quela looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Quela tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quela connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Quela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quela misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rua leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rua cracks Quela with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Rua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua blocking some punches.
Quela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua digs a right hand underneath Quela's ribcage. Quela let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rua trying to stall but Quela improves his position.
Rua avoiding damage.
Rua trying to control the position but instead, Quela has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rua into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Quela fails to land.
Quela is looking to control Rua's arms but Rua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quela has his back to the cage.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Quela controls the action.
Rua cracks Quela with a nice body shot.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Quela.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Quela has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Rua leaning against his opponent.
Quela misses with some punches.
Quela misses with some punches.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Quela controls his hands.
Rua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quela's elbow.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Quela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Quela controls the action.
Quela misses with some punches.
Rua lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quela has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Quela tries to stall but Rua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Quela swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quela is trying to maintain a safe position but Rua gets an underhook and turns Quela into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rua.
Quela swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quela is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quela lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
Quela throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quela throws a leg kick but Rua moved away.
Quela swings widly with a right hand
and Rua counters with a nice body kick.
Rua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quela lands with an overhand left.
Rua takes one on the button.
Quela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quela doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quela.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Quela is just out of range.
Quela throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chung Quela will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quela.
Quela connects with a solid leg kick.
Quela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quela looks for the body kick but Rua saw that one coming.
Quela throws a series of strikes that have Rua backpedaling.
Rua moves out of range as Quela throws a body kick.
Quela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quela swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quela throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chung Quela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quela clobbers Rua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Quela throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quela thows a body kick. Rua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Quela throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Quela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quela misses with a low kick.
Quela throws a nice outside leg kick.

Quela moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quela has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Quela throws a head punch that misses.
Quela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua working aggressively here.
Quela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Quela controls his hands.

Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chung Quela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quela. That's going to slow Rua down.
Nice uppercut there from Quela.
Quela connects with a solid leg kick.
Rua takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quela.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quela lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
Quela lands an overhand right.
Quela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
That kick from Quela tenderised Rua's leg. Rua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quela keeps Rua at a distance using the push kick.
Rua blocks a head kick by Quela.
Quela has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Quela connects with a solid leg kick.
Quela scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Quela misses with a low kick as Rua jumps back.
Quela throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Quela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.

Quela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quela working aggressively here.
Quela looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quela scores with a shot to the side of Rua's head.
Quela misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chung Quela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Quela scores with a nice head shot.
Quela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Quela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quela looks to land a body kick but Rua moved away.
Rua blocks a head kick by Quela.
Quela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quela misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Rua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quela misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quela staying out of range there.
Rua walks into a stiff left hand from Quela.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua ducks right into an uppercut from Quela.
Rua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Quela lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quela is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quela misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a slapping leg kick.
Quela throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rua.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua connects with a right hand. Quela shakes it off.
Quela tries to work over Rua's front leg with a kick but Rua checks it.
Rua scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Rua counter with a right hand.
Quela works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Quela drops Rua with a left and a right! Oh, Rua is hurt - Quela dives into side control looking to finish!

Rua is rocked!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Quela wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rua, who protects the arm well.
Oh Rua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rua tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Quela swings around for an armbar but Rua sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Quela's guard.
Rua seems to have got his legs back now.
Quela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quela working a defensive guard here.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quela swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Quela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to pass the guard.

Quela is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rua trying to control but Quela is working from the bottom.
Lyoto Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua wants to pass the guard but Quela is keeping the position.
Rua trying to control but Quela is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Quela is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rua defends well.

Rua drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Quela dives on top into guard.
Quela looking to pass the guard.
Quela trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quela preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chung Quela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quela winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chung Quela!
Chung Quela seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Lyoto Rua had this to say: 'I will retire. '.