PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rampage Rua has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rua
vs
Walker

160 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

158 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rampage Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Walker!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rua looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Walker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Let's hope that Walker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Walker.
Walker pulls Rua in close to prevent any damage.

Walker pushes Rua off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walker checks a low kick from Rua.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker staying out of range there.
Rua tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Walker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rua's guard.
Walker is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Walker rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Walker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rua drops down looking for an ankle pick but Walker pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua with a poor takedown
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Walker moves into range and clinches up with Rua.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Rua with a poor takedown
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Rua is rocked!
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.

Walker has closed the distance and engaged Rua in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker breaks the clinch.

Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches.

Walker lands a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rua is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rua wanted to stand there but Walker had control of the position.
Walker wants to stand up but Rua is controlling him.
Rua wants to stand but Walker is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rua's guard.

Walker stands up and waves to Rua to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
Rua misses with a low kick as Walker jumps back.
Rampage Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Walker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rua looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walker stands up and beckons Rua to his feet.
Rua tries to clinch
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.

Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker lands a shot to the body.

Walker breaks the clinch.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Walker counters with a takedown into side control.
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 is looking to regain half guard here but Walker keeps moving and retains side control.
Walker moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rua has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rua taking punishment in the form of punches.
Walker works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Walker in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rua sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Walker stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Walker decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Rua staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Walker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Walker looks to clinch
and Rua counters with a three punch combo that has Walker backing up. Walker nods at Rua to acknowledge the strikes.
Rua throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt

and Walker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rua drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rua misses with a takedown

and Walker counters with a shoot takedown. Rua fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Walker stands up and waves to Rua to follow him.

Walker clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
Rua drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walker prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker breaks the clinch.
Rua tries to clinch but Walker moves away

and Walker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rua!

Walker is working for a guillotine from mount but Rua frees his head quite easily.
Walker tries to control but Rua wriggling away.
Walker working Rua over with strikes here.
Oh Rua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rua seems to have got his legs back now.
Walker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rua?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Walker.
Walker is landing with some decent strikes but Rua is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Walker controlling from the full mount.
Rua is trying to escape the mount.
Walker controlling the pace for now.
Rua is in a horrible position here. Walker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Walker dominating with strikes here.
Walker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Walker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rua's face.
Walker controlling from mount.

Walker moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rua has worked his arm free - good work by Rua!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking for a sweep.
Rua takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Walker scores with punches from side control.
Walker passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rua!
Walker is landing with some decent strikes but Rua is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rua is wriggling around trying to escape.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rua wants to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
Rua can't escape the position.
You get the feeling that Rua really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Walker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Walker landing strikes from the mount and Rua is in trouble!
Rua wants to control but Walker is having none of it.
Walker landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rua is working hard here to advance position.
Walker content just to control the position here.
Rua is looking to improve his position but Walker isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Walker gets a takedown into half guard.
Walker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ground and pound from Walker.
Walker works his way into full mount!
Walker prevents Rua from getting the reversal.
Walker with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rua working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker controlling from the full mount.
Walker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rua looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rua tries to hold on but Walker postures up.

Walker working for a guillotine from mount but Rua is in no mood to give up.
Rua throws a strike from the bottom but Walker uses the opportunity to take his back.
Walker controlling well, preventing Rua from escaping the position.
Walker really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Rua.
Walker lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Rua is in bad spot here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rua trying to get back to his feet but Walker is in full control for now.
Rua is trying to break free.
Walker is punishing Rua with strikes - can he finish him?!
Rua trying to get back to his feet but Walker is in full control for now.

Walker looking for the choke but no joy.
Rua holding both Walker 's hands and preventing any damage.
Rua is in bad spot here.
I would not like to be Rua right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Walker. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Walker tightening his grip on Rua, looking for the choke.

Walker is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Walker tightening his grip on Rua, looking for the choke.
Rua breaks Walker's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rampage Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rua dives into side control.
Walker is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rua asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua working away.
Walker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Paul Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walker is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Rua is working for a kimura but Walker is defending it quite comfortably.
Rua is thwarting Walker's attempts to control the position.
Walker tries to kick Rua off but Rua keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Walker moves into full guard.
Rua looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Walker!