PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boudreaux Godeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Talk To Strangers. Godeaux has chosen Battle Ready as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rua
vs
Godeaux

172 cm
31
165 lbs
21 - 7 - 1

174 cm
34
163 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boudreaux Godeaux!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua slips a straight right by Godeaux.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Godeaux connects with a looping right hand.
Godeaux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Godeaux. That snapped Rua's head back.
Rua throws a head kick but Godeaux moves out of range.
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Godeaux circles away.
Godeaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua misses with a hook
and Godeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pedro Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Rua misses.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Godeaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Godeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown. Godeaux tries to sprawl out of it but Rua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Godeaux manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid body kick from Rua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Godeaux moved out of range.
Godeaux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Godeaux lands a slapping body shot.
Rua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Godeaux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Godeaux throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Godeaux checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godeaux jabs Rua right on the nose. Rua blinks but takes it well.
A combination from Godeaux does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rua drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Godeaux is keeping the position for now.
Rua wants to stand but Godeaux is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Godeaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godeaux is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Godeaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Pedro Rua wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Godeaux pushes Rua away with a front kick.
Godeaux misses with a low kick.
Godeaux staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
Rua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Godeaux fails with the takedown.
Godeaux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua scores with a jab. Godeaux acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godeaux.
Rua misses with a looping right.
Godeaux scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Godeaux darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Godeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Rua misses.
Godeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Godeaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Godeaux is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rua had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Godeaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A lazy left from Godeaux finds it's target.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Godeaux moves out of range easily.
Godeaux misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt - Godeaux sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Godeaux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Godeaux shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rua as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Rua dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Rua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Godeaux to score with a decent uppercut.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua throws a low kick but Godeaux avoids it.
Rua scores with a jab to the body.
Godeaux connects with a body shot.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Godeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rua slips a jab from Godeaux.
Godeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Godeaux.
Godeaux takes one on the button.
Godeaux misses with a looping right.
Rua throws a head kick but Godeaux moves out of range.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Rua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godeaux thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rua if he has to take too many more of those.
Rua takes one to the side of the head.
Rua drops his hands momentarily and Godeaux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rua throws a leg kick
and Godeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Godeaux cracks Rua with a good jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Godeaux lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rua misses with a double jab.
Rua lands with a cross.

It looks like Boudreaux Godeaux has been cut.
Godeaux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rua. Rua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Godeaux as he avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rua dives in and scores a takedown into Godeaux's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Godeaux seems keen to control Rua's posture.
Rua wanted to stand there but Godeaux had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Godeaux swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rua would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Godeaux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godeaux looking for a sweep. Not yet Godeaux, not yet.
Rua wants to stand but Godeaux has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Godeaux is keeping the position for now.
Godeaux has control of Rua's left arm, preventing Rua from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Godeaux blocks a jab.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godeaux.
Rua shoots for a takedown but Godeaux saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rua slips a straight right by Godeaux.
Pedro Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rua darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Godeaux throws a wild body kick that Rua sees coming a mile off.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Godeaux staying out of range there.
Rua tries to land a body kick
and Godeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rua misses with a combination
and Godeaux counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Godeaux is out of range and Rua settles back down.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pedro Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Godeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Godeaux connects with a solid leg kick.
Godeaux lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Godeaux misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Godeaux connects with a high kick.
Godeaux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua throws a poor cross that misses

and Godeaux counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Godeaux stays in close to Rua's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Boudreaux Godeaux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Boudreaux Godeaux's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Godeaux.
Rua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Godeaux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua throws a low kick but Godeaux moves out of range easily.
Godeaux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rua.
Godeaux throws a low kick but Rua moves out of range easily.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua misses with a takedown
and Godeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crunch! Godeaux slams his shin into Rua's torso.
Godeaux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rua takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Godeaux lands.
Godeaux lands a head kick!
Godeaux throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Godeaux moves away from the strike by Rua.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but Godeaux shows good takedown defense.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Godeaux fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rua scores with a jab to the body.
Rua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Godeaux.
Rua throws a right hand that misses
and Godeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Godeaux digs a good body shot into Rua's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice jab there from Godeaux.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Godeaux shoots in and bounces Rua off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Godeaux looking to sit in guard and control but Rua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Godeaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Godeaux looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua preventing the sweep.
Godeaux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rua is looking to stand up but Godeaux won't let him.
Rua controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Godeaux 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.
Boudreaux Godeaux has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pedro Rua.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Godeaux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rua is fending him off so far but Godeaux persists. Nope, Rua circles away and we're back to standing.
Pedro Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boudreaux Godeaux.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Godeaux sprawls well.
Rua looks to land a body kick but Godeaux moved away.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Godeaux sprawls well. Godeaux wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
Godeaux lunges at Rua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rua's hand.
Godeaux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Godeaux lands an overhand right.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Godeaux but Godeaux pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godeaux tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boudreaux Godeaux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Godeaux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boudreaux Godeaux!
After winning the bout, Boudreaux Godeaux thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.