PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Real Estate. Rua has chosen Sail as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Santos
vs
Rua

188 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

183 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Richard Santos has been cut.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Rua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.

Rua breaks from the clinch.
Rua blocks a jab.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Rua misses.

Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rua keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rua uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos loses concentration momentarily and Rua pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Santos crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Rua finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mauricio Rua!