PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mona Rudao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Maximov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudao comes into the arena with Rebel Yell blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rudao
vs
Maximov

190 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
211 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mona Rudao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drago Maximov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maximov takes the fight into the clinch.
Rudao misses with a body punch.
Maximov taking a breather.
Maximov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rudaos head.
Rudao struggles to land a body shot inside as Maximov controls his hands.
Rudao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maximov lands with a right to the head.
Maximov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rudao misses with a body punch.
Maximov works on Rudao's body with a couple of short punches.
Maximov has a couple of punches blocked by Rudao.
Maximov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maximov throws a head punch that misses.
Maximov has a couple of punches blocked by Rudao.
Rudao managing to block the knees to the body from Maximov.
Rudao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rudao tries to throw a body punch but Maximov avoids it by throwing Rudao back against the cage.
Maximov's coach down at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Maximov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Maximov fails to land.
Rudao blocks a body shot from Maximov.
A nice left hand lands by Rudao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rudao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rudao blocks a body shot from Maximov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximov struggles to land a body shot inside as Rudao controls his hands.
Rudao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Rudao.
Maximov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rudao lands a left hand.
Rudao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Maximov fails to land.
Maximov blocks a body shot from Rudao.
Rudao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maximov misses with the head strike.
Rudao has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Good body shot from Rudao.
Maximov looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maximov has a couple of punches blocked by Rudao.
Maximov misses with some punches.
Rudao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rudao is working Maximov over against the cage.
Maximov misses with some punches.
Maximov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rudao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rudao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maximov lands a body shot.
Rudao digs a right hand underneath Maximov's ribcage. Maximov let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximov has Rudao pushed against the cage.
Rudao tries a body shot but Maximov blocks it.
Nice body punch from Maximov - that landed with a thud.
Rudao tries to work over Maximov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Maximov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maximov misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rudao fails to land.
Maximov takes a shot to the head.
Maximov working aggressively here.
Rudao lands a nice uppercut.
Rudao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rudao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maximov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maximov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maximov has a couple of punches blocked by Rudao.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rudao.
Maximov lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Maximov fails to land.
Maximov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maximov.
Rudao struggles to land a body shot inside as Maximov controls his hands.
Rudao gets through Maximov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maximov swings wildly with an uppercut but Rudao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maximov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rudao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rudao struggles to land a body shot inside as Maximov controls his hands.
Maximov misses with a punch on the inside.
Maximov working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Maximov fails to land.
Rudao lands a shot to the body.
Rudao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rudao misses with a body punch.
Rudao lands with a left to the head.
Rudao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rudao prevents a body shot from Maximov.
Maximov lands a shoulder strike.
Rudao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maximov has a couple of punches blocked by Rudao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rudao pushes Maximov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maximov misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Maximov.
Maximov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rudao.
Maximov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rudao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rudao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rudao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rudao misses with some punches.
Maximov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rudao blocking some punches.
Maximov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maximov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maximov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maximov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rudao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maximov blocks a body shot from Rudao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maximov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rudao lands a left hand.
Rudao is working Maximov over against the cage.
Rudao lands with a light punch inside.
Rudao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mona Rudao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rudao closes the distance and pushes Maximov back into the cage.
Maximov prevents a body shot from Rudao.
Rudao avoids a wild elbow strike from Maximov.
Maximov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maximov lands a body punch.
Rudao can't find room to land a body shot as Maximov controls the action.
Rudao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rudao lands a shoulder strike.
Maximov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maximov misses with a punch on the inside.
Maximov scores with a shot to the side of Rudao's head.
Rudao blocks an uppercut.
Maximov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Rudao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rudao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rudao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maximov lands with a light punch inside.
Maximov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maximov is breathing heavily.
Maximov has a couple of punches blocked by Rudao.
Rudao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximov has a couple of punches blocked by Rudao.
Rudao misses with a punch to the body.
Rudao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rudao digs a right hand underneath Maximov's ribcage. Maximov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maximov misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Rudao.
Rudao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rudao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maximov backwards.
Rudao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rudao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maximov backwards.
Rudao misses with a punch to the body.
Rudao lands a shot to the body.
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!
Rudao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maximov.
Rudao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maximov's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Rudao as the two fighters clinch.
Rudao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maximov prevents a body shot from Rudao.
Rudao can't find room to land a body shot as Maximov controls the action.
Maximov prevents a body shot from Rudao.
Rudao managing to block the knees to the body from Maximov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximov working aggressively here.
Mona Rudao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rudao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maximov backwards.
Maximov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rudao blocking some punches.
Rudao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maximov misses with the head strike.
A short right from Rudao on the inside.
Rudao cracks Maximov with a nice body shot.
Rudao is leaning against Maximov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Rudao.
A body shot lands from Rudao.
Rudao scores with a hook to the body.
Rudao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Maximov is rocked!
A hook to the body from Rudao.
Rudao scores with a shot to the side of Maximov's head.
Maximov is still on wobbly legs! Can Rudao finish him?
Rudao lands a body punch.
Rudao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rudao tries to work over Maximov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rudao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maximov backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rudao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rudao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maximov's elbow.
Rudao presses Maximov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rudao lands a left hand.

Rudao drops Maximov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Maximov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rudao misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Rudao.
Rudao creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Maximov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Maximov drops to his knees and Rudao pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mona Rudao!
Mona Rudao retains his light heavyweight title!
As Mona Rudao got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thank you to all my fans and sponsors!!! LISTEN WELL I AM MONA RUDAO, WHEN YOU HEAR THIS NAME BE AFRAID!'.