PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke LaCrosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rau
vs
LaCrosse

185 cm
22
197 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

184 cm
21
202 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Rau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke LaCrosse!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaCrosse lunges at Rau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rau's hand.
Rau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from LaCrosse finds it's way round the side to connect with Rau's head.
Rau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse keeps the fight on the outside.
Rau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rau is looking to clinch but LaCrosse is avoiding it.
Rau tries to clinch there but LaCrosse circles away.
Rau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rau is looking to clinch but LaCrosse is avoiding it.
Rau doesn't manage to clinch there - LaCrosse circles away.
Rau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by LaCrosse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rau tries to clinch up.
LaCrosse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rau.
LaCrosse lands a nice shot to the body.
Rau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
LaCrosse moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

LaCrosse bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Rau! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Rau is rocked!
Rau is breathing heavily.
LaCrosse content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

LaCrosse decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
LaCrosse scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
LaCrosse tries a head kick but it misses.
LaCrosse ducks under a wild hook from Rau.
LaCrosse steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Rau is out on his feet! LaCrosse sets himself and nearly takes Rau's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Duke LaCrosse!