PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxxi Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rua
vs
Moon

184 cm
29
290 lbs
20 - 2 - 0

200 cm
29
285 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Maxxi Moon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Moon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Moon misses with a wild body shot.
Rua tries to clinch up but Moon circles away and keeps his distance.

Rua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Moon takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Maxxi Moon has been cut.
Moon wants to break free but Rua has control.
Moon wants to break free but Rua has control.
Moon has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Moon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Moon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Moon in his tracks for a moment.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Moon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moon wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Maxxi Moon's cut even more.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moon is defending well for now.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Moon is rocked!

The cut above Maxxi Moon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua pushes off an throws an elbow but Moon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moon is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Moon avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
Moon blocks the elbow strike.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Moon looks gassed!
Moon blocks the elbow strike.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Moon blocks an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moon's brow.
Moon seems to have recovered his senses.
Rua lands an elbow just above Moon 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on Moon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clinched against the cage, Rua lands a big elbow that drops Moon! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Moon is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Rua!
Arturo Rua very nearly forgot to thank ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.