PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaz perz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rua
vs
perz

180 cm
22
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaz perz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
perz tries a head kick but it misses.
Rua wants to clinch up but perz keeps it at a distance.
Rua wants to clinch up but perz keeps it at a distance.

perz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rua manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from perz.
perz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rua is trying to control the position but perz postures up.
perz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
perz tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
perz wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
perz looking to pass the guard.
Rua is trying to control the position but perz postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
perz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rua wants to clinch up but perz keeps it at a distance.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

perz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rua keeping moving, preventing perz from controlling successfully.
Rua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
perz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rua swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rua is trying to control the position but perz postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
perz trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
perz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst perz is controlling him.
Rua keeping moving, preventing perz from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but perz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

perz stands up and we're back to a striking position.
perz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
perz looks gassed!

perz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rua!
Rua wants to hold on but perz pushes him away.
Rua avoids a series of strikes thrown by perz.
Rua wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by perz.
perz looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to hold on but perz pushes him away.
Rua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
perz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rua because perz loaded up on that one.
perz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rua tries to hold on but perz pushes him away.
Rua slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
perz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaz perz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

perz has taken the fight to the clinch.
perz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but perz is keeping busy.

perz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua tries to clinch up

and perz counters with a shoot takedown. Rua fights it but they end up in guard.
perz looking to pass the guard.
perz tries to stand but Rua is controlling from the bottom.
perz wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
perz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
perz with a flurry of punches that miss.
perz passes Rua's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
perz trying to control from Rua's half guard. Rua has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
perz is breathing heavily.

perz is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Rua has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. perz is looking to defend but Rua has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for perz! Rua pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, perz taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andre Rua!