PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheikh Mahmut (ranked 873 p4p, 1024 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 58 p4p, 73 weight class). Sheikh Mahmut has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mahmut
vs
Rua

207 cm
35
275
21 - 15 - 0

198 cm
33
292
16 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Wrestler Wayfare

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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sheikh Mahmut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmut throws a right hand that misses
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Sheikh Mahmut has been cut.
Rua has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Rua misses.
Mahmut misses with an uppercut
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahmut wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rua blocks a jab.
Mahmut just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua slips under a jab from Mahmut.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmut misses with a left hand
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahmut misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahmut misses with a hook.
Mahmut scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Wanderlei Rua has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmut misses with a body shot
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahmut swings away with a body shot that misses

and Rua counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mahmut! Rua lets Mahmut back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Sheikh Mahmut's cut is getting worse.
Mahmut throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua counters with a leg kick.
Mahmut misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Mahmut falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wanderlei Rua!
After winning the bout, Wanderlei Rua thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.