PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nike Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adonis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Game. Nike Adonis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Adonis
vs
Rua

184 cm
20
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
199 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nike Adonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Rua!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua dodges the punch combination from Adonis.
Rua lands a with a good body shot.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Adonis.
Adonis misses with a body shot.
A big right from Rua misses.
Rua misses with a hook to the body
and Adonis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adonis staying out of range there.
Adonis throws a good cross that connects.
Adonis avoids the body shot from Rua.
Rua misses the jab.

Rua feints and as Adonis raises his hands in defense, Rua changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rua thows a big elbow that misses.
Rua pushing down on Adonis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Adonis is trying to stand.
Rua wants to control but Adonis is keeping him busy.
Rua throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adonis looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis keeping control of the position.

Rua is looking for a kimura but Adonis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rua to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Adonis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rua trying to control but Adonis is working from the bottom.
Rua throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adonis is trying to keep Rua in close.

Rua drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rua jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Adonis pulls Rua in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adonis wants to stand up but Rua is controlling him.
Rua postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rua is looking to land body kicks.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adonis. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from Rua misses.
Alex Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Adonis.
Nike Adonis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adonis misses with a looping right.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adonis was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Adonis is just out of range.
Adonis connects with a right hand. Rua shakes it off.
Rua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonis lands a right hook to the body.
Adonis throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Adonis slips the punch.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adonis moves away.
Rua connects with a solid leg kick.
Adonis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rua misses with a low kick as Adonis jumps back.
Rua digs a good body shot into Adonis's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Adonis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adonis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adonis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rua on the side of the head.
Adonis checks a low kick from Rua.
Adonis staying out of range there.
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adonis blocks a jab.
A big right from Adonis misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rua misses with a hook. Adonis ducked under it nicely.
Rua lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Adonis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adonis throws out a powerful jab.
Rua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adonis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rua stuns Adonis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adonis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adonis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adonis throws a big shot that misses.
Adonis slips under a jab from Rua.
Adonis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Adonis misses with a double jab.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adonis scores with a nice strike.
Adonis moves out of range of the leg kick from Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nike Adonis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Adonis throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adonis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adonis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adonis was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adonis.
Rua looks to land a combination. Adonis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Adonis throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua misses with a hook to the body
enabling Adonis to counter with a crisp jab.
Adonis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Adonis misses with a body shot
and Rua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adonis misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis misses with a straight left.
Adonis lands with an overhand left.
Rua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rua tries to clinch there but Adonis circles away.
Adonis misses with a two punch combination.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adonis.
Rua misses with a hook. Adonis ducked under it nicely.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Adonis moved out of range.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adonis tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adonis connects with a jab.
Rua throws the left hand but Adonis avoids the punch easily.
Rua looks to land a combination but Adonis avoids it well.
Adonis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Adonis looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adonis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Adonis slips the punch.
Rua cracks Adonis with a good jab.
Adonis avoids the head kick by Rua.
Adonis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rua takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rua misses with a hook. Adonis ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
Rua uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Adonis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Adonis throws a combination that misses
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adonis's knee momentarily.
Adonis throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nike Adonis is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a jab.
Adonis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adonis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Adonis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adonis.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Adonis avoids it.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adonis throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Adonis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua slips under a jab from Adonis.
Adonis tries to clinch but Rua moves away
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Adonis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adonis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rua throws a body punch but Adonis moves out of range.
A big left from Rua misses.
Adonis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rua's hands.
Adonis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Adonis saw that one coming.
Adonis lands a nice shot to the body.
Rua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Adonis pushes him off.
Adonis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Rua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rua tries to clinch but Adonis is having none of it.
Adonis slips a straight right by Rua.
Adonis misses with a wild body shot.
Adonis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rua throws a hook but Adonis avoids it easily.
Adonis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Adonis looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Rua misses with a shot to the body
and Adonis counters with a nice uppercut.
Nike Adonis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adonis finds it's way round the side to connect with Rua's head.
Adonis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Rua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adonis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Adonis ducks down to avoid it.
Adonis walks into a stiff left hand from Rua.
Adonis misses with an uppercut. Rua saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rua, as that shot connected.
Adonis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adonis there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis connects with a crisp jab.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adonis cracks Rua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adonis.
Rua cracks a nice hook into Adonis's ribs.
Adonis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adonis.
Adonis lands a jab to the nose.

Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua gets through Adonis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
Adonis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adonis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rua misses with some punches.

Adonis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adonis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Rua is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonis walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Rua drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Adonis swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Rua's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nike Adonis!