PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knock Out has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mauricio Rua's chin.

Rua
vs
Out

194 cm
28
212 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

200 cm
23
224 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua throws a leg kick but Out moved away.
Rua is looking to clinch but Out is avoiding it.
Rua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Out counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.

Rua gets a clinch.
Out is pressed up against the ropes. Rua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Out down to the mat. Out avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Out's hands.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Out avoids the body shot from Rua.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rua misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rua gets the takedown into side control.
Out parries the strikes from Rua easily there. Rua is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Out to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to control but Out is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Rua are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Out is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Out takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Out regains half guard there - taking advantage of Rua's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rua trying to control from Out's half guard. Out has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rua stops Out from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rua makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Out manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rua bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Out's guard.
Rua postures up in Out's guard and throws a big left but Out blocks it.
Out utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Out is keeping the position for now.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua stops Out from standing up.
Rua is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Out keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.

Rua drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Out manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rua has Out in his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rua misses with a two punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Out checks a leg kick.
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Rua shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Out manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Out is trying to control the position but Rua postures up.
Out avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rua with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rua chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
Rua working some strikes from top position.
Mauricio Rua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rua works over Out with some ground and pound from guard.
Out looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rua is one step ahead there.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rua's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rua passes Out's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out is staying active underneath Rua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rua is trying to control. Out wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rua missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rua not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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!
Rua working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Out's thigh. Out counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Out avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Out preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Out utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Out wants to stand but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Out avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Out swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rua prevents Out from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rua.
Rua is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rua lands a couple of elbows.
Rua throwing strikes but missing.
Rua showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua trying to control but Out is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rua throws a right hand that misses
and Out counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Out.
Rua misses with an uppercut
and Out counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Out uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Out throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Rua is looking to slow Out down with leg kicks.

Rua pushes Out up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Out blocks with his arms.
Rua changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Out fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rua connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Knock Out is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rua has closed the distance and engaged Out in a clinch.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Out can do to turn this around?
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Out.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Out.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Out is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Out blocks an uppercut.
Mauricio Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Out wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Out is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Rua has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Out after a bit of a struggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rua breaks from the clinch.

Rua clinches up with Out and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rua is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rua is trying to drag Out to the mat but Out just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knock Out has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Out prevents a takedown attempt there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Mauricio Rua!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Mauricio Rua!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Mauricio Rua!

Mauricio Rua wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Mauricio Rua thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.