PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Or Tits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Or Tits has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Or Tits
vs
Rua

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Or Tits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Or Tits counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rua!
Or Tits lands a big shot there that rocks Rua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Or Tits lands a heavy elbow.
Or Tits working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rua taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Or Tits connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Or Tits working the ground and pound effectively.
Rua taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rua working to try and regain half guard.
Or Tits looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Or Tits landing punches.
Rua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Or Tits scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua regains half guard.
Or Tits is looking to advance position but Rua won't allow it.
Or Tits lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Or Tits wants to pass to mount but Rua is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Or Tits working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rua taking some punishment here, with Or Tits in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Or Tits there.
Rua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Or Tits is looking to advance position but Rua won't allow it.
Or Tits prevents Rua from improving his position.
Rua is in trouble now - Or Tits has advanced to mount!
Or Tits landing shots from mount.
Or Tits scoring with strikes but Rua is staying in there.
Rua is trying to escape the mount.
Or Tits landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rua working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Or Tits in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Or Tits lands a heavy elbow.
Rua slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Or Tits looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rua gets full guard.
Or Tits pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.

Rua is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Or Tits lands a couple of elbows.
Or Tits trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Or Tits got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rua has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Or Tits has managed to get both his arms back between Rua's legs - danger averted.
Or Tits stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rua swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rua is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Or Tits is aware though and is defending well.
Rua keeping full guard, as Or Tits tries to pass.
Rua bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Or Tits's guard.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Or Tits wants to sweep here but Rua controlling him for the moment.
Or Tits keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
Rua is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Or Tits is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rua trying to control but Or Tits is working from the bottom.
Or Tits controls Rua momentarily but Rua frees himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Or Tits shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rua is trying to defend but Or Tits finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Or Tits is pressing down on Rua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rua is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Or Tits seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Or Tits tries to pass to full mount but Rua defends it.
Or Tits looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Or Tits dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Or Tits displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rua.
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Or Tits counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Or Tits.
Or Tits postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow.

Or Tits is posturing up here but Rua has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Or Tits tries to roll out but it's too tight and Or Tits has to tap! Slick submission there by Rua!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mauricio Rua!