PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Moores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Alberto Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Moores
vs
Alberto Rua

180 cm
18
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Moores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Alberto Rua!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for Moores on that attempt.

Moores clinches up with Rua and pushes him back against the cage.
Moores misses with a punch on the inside.
Moores is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Moores prevents the takedown attempt.
Moores is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rua to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Moores. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Moores manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moores will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moores will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moores misses with a takedown attempt

and Rua counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moores tries to get to full guard but Rua has control of the leg.
Rua winds up and cracks Moores with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rua looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moores with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rua lands a nice short elbow.
Rua is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Rua there.
Rua is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Moores tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rua thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moores's head.
Moores keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rua working over Moores with some ground and pound. Moores looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rua is trying to control the action in half guard but Moores is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rua.
Rua not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rua lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rua is thwarting Moores's attempts to control the position.
Moores is refusing to be controlled, as Rua sits in half guard.

Rua is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moores is just riding it out for now. Rua eventually gives up the hold.

Rua is looking for a kimura here.
Moores tries to roll over but Rua keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moores trying to control but Rua postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moores taking some punishment here, with Rua in his half guard.
Moores tries to roll over but Rua keeps him under control.
Rua scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moores is refusing to be controlled, as Rua sits in half guard.
Rua lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rua is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Moores is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rua lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Moores is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rua scores with a big shot! Moores's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Moores! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Alberto Rua!