PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Rua (ranked 925 p4p, 1316 weight class) and Nathan Dylan (ranked 136 p4p, 190 weight class). Rua kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Champion. Dylan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Darci - On My Own kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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
Dylan

180 cm
31
184
13 - 4 - 0

179 cm
30
186
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Core Combat

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sasha Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Dylan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Dylan misses.
Rua tries to counter by clinching up but Dylan breaks away and moves out of range.
Rua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Abyss in the buildup to the fight.

Rua rushes Dylan and presses him up against the cage.
Dylan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dylan working hard to break the clinch.
Dylan tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Dylan prevents a body shot from Rua.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but Dylan avoids it by throwing Rua back against the cage.
Rua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dylan backwards.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Dylan controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
Rua keeps control of Dylan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dylan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rua working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Dylan blocks a body shot from Rua.
Rua lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Dylan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dylan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rua keeps control of Dylan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua lands a nice shot to the body.
Dylan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands an uppercut.
Rua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Rua.
Rua lands with a short shot to the head.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but Dylan avoids it by throwing Rua back against the cage.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dylan's efforts to push away.
Rua gets through Dylan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dylan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dylan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dylan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dylan.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but Dylan avoids it by throwing Rua back against the cage.
Rua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dylans head.
Dylan has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Rua lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Dylan is rocked!
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Dylan.
Dylan is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Dylan.
Dylan takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rua lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dylan to his knees! Rua keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Rua!
An out of breath Sasha Rua thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.