PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Abreu Platt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abreu Platt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Abdulah - Guerriero. Marcelo Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rua
vs
Abreu Platt

187 cm
19
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
19
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Abreu Platt!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rua scores a takedown into full mount!
Abreu Platt looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rua postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Abreu Platt looks a forlorn figure.
Rua in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Rua looking for a guillotine from mount but Abreu Platt is having none of it.
Rua with a couple of short strikes.
Rua trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rua fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rua with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua looking to control but Abreu Platt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rua sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rua scoring with strikes but Abreu Platt is staying in there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abreu Platt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rua controlling from the full mount.

Rua is working for a guillotine from mount but Abreu Platt frees his head quite easily.
Rua unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu Platt taking shots to the head.
Abreu Platt is squirming around, avoiding Rua's attempts to control the action.
Rua lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rua looking to control but Abreu Platt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Rua.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua wants to control the pace but Abreu Platt is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rua stands up from mount. Strange move.
Rua shoots in for a double leg but Abreu Platt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rua tries to clinch but Abreu Platt moves out of range.

Rua shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua content just to control the position here.
Abreu Platt wants to control but Rua is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu Platt is desperately trying to improve his position but Rua has a good base and remains in mount.
Abreu Platt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rua moves to the back.
Rua wants to control but Abreu Platt is keeping busy.
Rua gets his hands free as Abreu Platt looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Rua dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Abreu Platt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua takes a swing at Abreu Platt's ribcage but misses.

Rua darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rua not doing much here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu Platt trying to hold on to Rua's head to control him but Rua postures up.
Rua has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Marcelo Rua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns Abreu Platt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Rua is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Rua!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcelo Rua!