PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Vinogradov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alexander Vinogradov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rua
vs
Vinogradov

194 cm
23
212 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

187 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
Vinogradov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Rua changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vinogradov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rua throws an elbow but Vinogradov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rua in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vinogradov can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinogradov taking a bit of punishment here - Rua scoring with strikes.
Vinogradov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rua has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rua working away.
Rua looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vinogradov is avoiding damage well.
Rua in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vinogradov is looking for a sweep.
Vinogradov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rua in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua cracks Vinogradov with a big elbow.
Rua cracks Vinogradov with a big right hand but Vinogradov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rua landing a few strikes.
Rua connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vinogradov some visible discomfort.

Vinogradov is rocked!
Rua working the body and head with strikes.
Vinogradov is still in real trouble! Can Rua finish him?
Rua scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Vinogradov is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Rua can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Rua!