PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Damian (ranked 2642 p4p, 58 weight class) and Rodolfo Moraes (ranked 761 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Damian
vs
Moraes

190 cm
25
243 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
26
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rustam Damian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodolfo Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Damian clinches up with Moraes and pushes him back against the cage.
Damian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moraes backwards.
Damian scores with a hook to the body.
Moraes is looking to break free of the clinch but Damian has double underhooks.
Damian lands an elbow inside that Moraes shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Damian.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Damian as Moraes tries to tie him up.
Moraes tries to pull guard but Damian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Damian has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Damian lands with a right to the head.
Damian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moraes looks winded!
Moraes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Damian.

It looks like Rodolfo Moraes has been cut.
Moraes's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moraes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Moraes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Damian to keep the fight standing.
A right handed body shot lands from Damian.
Damian lands a body shot.
Damian pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Moraes! Damian unloads with more strikes and Moraes sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rustam Damian!
An out of breath Rustam Damian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.