PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yunus Abshir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has chosen Travis Barker Remix Soulja Boy as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Abshir
vs
Rua

186 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
27
198 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yunus Abshir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rockson Rua!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abshir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the cage. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rua leaves Abshir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abshir takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abshir misses with a takedown attempt
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yunus Abshir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua punishes Abshir's body with a nice straight punch.

Rua darts in and clinches Abshir up against the cage.
Abshir tries to pull guard but Rua won't allow it.
Rua scores with a shoulder strike.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abshir backwards.
Rua digs a right hand into Abshir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abshir's gas tank.
Abshir jumps guard but Rua turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rua gets through Abshir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rua lands a body punch.
Abshir is breathing heavily.
Abshir tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rua just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Rua.
A short right from Rua.
Rua lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Rua.
Rua stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abshir backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua is leaning against Abshir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rua is stalling here.
Abshir tries to pull guard but Rua won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Rua.
Abshir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rua lands a hook that snaps the head of Abshir backwards.
Rua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Rua - that landed with a thud.
Rua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abshir backwards.
Rua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abshir backwards.
Nice body punch from Rua.
Rua scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abshir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rua pushes Abshir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua scores with a shot to the side of Abshir's head.
Rua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abshir jumps guard but Rua stands there with Abshir around his waist. Abshir gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abshir backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Rua.
Still in the clinch, Rua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rua.
Nice body punch from Rua.
Rua is leaning against Abshir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rua gets through Abshir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rua.
Nice body punch from Rua.
A right hand to the body from Rua.
Rua lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Rua - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Rua drops Abshir with a beautiful combination! Abshir stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rua is looking for the KO!

Abshir is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rua drops Abshir with a beautiful combination! Abshir stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rua is looking for the KO!
Oh Abshir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abshir get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Abshir stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Rua runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rockson Rua!
Rockson Rua managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 160!, into his post fight interview.