PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Homo Heikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Homo Heikki has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Homo Heikki seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Heikki
vs
Rua

185 cm
19
202 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Wisdom clothing (O.R.G)
The Nutritionists (O.R.G)

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Homo Heikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Shogun Rua!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Heikki pushes him off.
Rua tries to clinch up but Heikki circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua tries to clinch but Heikki is having none of it.

Heikki gets tackled into the ropes by Rua. Rua maintains the clinch.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Heikki takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Homo Heikki has been cut.
Rua lands a knee to the head.

Heikki is rocked!
Rua looking to stall.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heikki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heikki blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heikki can't get the takedown.
The referee calls for Rua to work.
Heikki tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heikki blocks it with crossed arms.
Heikki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Homo Heikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Heikki wants to take the fight to the mat but Rua manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Heikki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heikki is looking for a takedown.
Heikki seems to have got his legs back now.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Heikki is trying to drag Rua to the mat but Rua just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Heikki is breathing heavily.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heikki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikki tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua looking to stall.
Heikki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rua is defending well.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Heikki blocks it.
Rua is pressed up against the ropes. Heikki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rua down to the mat. Rua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rua is looking to clinch but Heikki is avoiding it.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Heikki circles away.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua slaps away a takedown attempt from Heikki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shogun Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua tries to clinch up but Heikki circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Heikki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heikki shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Heikki gets tackled into the ropes by Rua. Rua maintains the clinch.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stalling in the clinch from Rua.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Heikki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Heikki is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua is pushing Heikki up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heikki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rua displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heikki up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shogun Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Homo Heikki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rua tries to clinch but Heikki moves out of range.

Rua darts in and clinches Heikki up against the ropes.
Rua is looking to control Heikki's arms but Heikki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rua has his back to the ropes.
Heikki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rua after a bit of a struggle.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Heikki can't get the takedown.
Heikki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heikki is trying to drag Rua to the mat but Rua just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Homo Heikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heikki's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Heikki blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heikki blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Heikki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Heikki blocks with his arms.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Heikki is blocking nicely.
Rua trying to stall but Heikki improves his position.
Heikki is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Heikki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heikki's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua gets underhooks to prevent Heikki's takedown attempt.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Heikki looking for a takedown.
Heikki wants a takedown but no success here.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Heikki looking for a takedown.
Rua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heikki's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikki is working for takedown but Rua is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rua trying to stall but Heikki improves his position.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua is pressed up against the ropes. Heikki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rua down to the mat. Rua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Heikki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the ropes. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice jab there from Rua.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rua fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heikki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rua as he jumps to the side.

Rua closes the distance and clinches.

Rua drops Heikki with a big knee straight up the middle! Heikki is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikki dives in and grabs Rua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes down on Heikki's head and hops out.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Heikki circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rua clinches up with Heikki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Heikki is looking to take this one to the mat.

Rua drops Heikki with a big knee straight up the middle! Heikki is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shogun Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Homo Heikki's cut.
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 close the distance and clinch up but Heikki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Homo Heikki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Heikki circles away.
Heikki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rua but Rua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heikki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rua's waist but Rua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Heikki off to one side.

Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Heikki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rua is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Homo Heikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua jerks Heikki's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Heikki drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Rua goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Rua because Heikki was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Shogun Rua!