PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquiles Kilares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilares is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: This is Sparta ! - music . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Rua
vs
Kilares

180 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Mundo Green - World Verde

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aquiles Kilares!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kilares gets a takedown into half guard.
Kilares wants to stand up but Rua is controlling the position.
Kilares wants to pass the guard but Rua is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rua manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rua is on top in guard.
Rua trying to control but Kilares is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rua is one step ahead there.
Kilares really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rua chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilares is trying to keep Rua in close.
Kilares keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rua stands up over Kilares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilares working a defensive guard here.
Kilares wants to sweep but no luck.
Rua has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kilares is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rua trying to control but Kilares is working from the bottom.
Kilares wants to sweep here but Rua controlling him for the moment.
Rua working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kilares's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kilares keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
Kilares looks gassed!
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kilares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rua working some strikes from top position.
Kilares wants to sweep here but Rua controlling him for the moment.
Rua forces his way into half guard.
Rua scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rua is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kilares taking shots to the head.
Rua lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilares is looking to improve his position but Rua isn't that keen on the idea.
Kilares tries to hold on but Rua postures up.
Rua lands with some strikes.
Rua lands a big shot there that rocks Kilares but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Rua connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rua punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rua scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rua dominating with strikes here.
Rua fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Rua is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kilares has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rua lands a big shot there that rocks Kilares but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua unloading with bombs!
Rua is landing with some decent strikes but Kilares is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua landing punches.
Rua is landing with some decent strikes but Kilares is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rua fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rua trying to control but Kilares is having none of it.
Rua lands a big elbow.
Kilares is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rua with the ground and pound from mount.
Kilares wants to control but Rua is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua landing strikes from the mount.
Kilares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murilo Rua dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kilares stops a takedown attempt from Rua.
Rua is trying to drag Kilares to the mat but Kilares just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rua wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murilo Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilares wants to break free but Rua has control.
Rua is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kilares pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rua is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kilares gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kilares pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Kilares jumps guard.
Rua working some strikes from top position.

Kilares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kilares trying to keep a closed guard but Rua is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilares wants to stand but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kilares's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kilares wants to control but Rua is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rua is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rua looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kilares with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rua looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rua working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kilares trying to control here.
Rua is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rua working Kilares over with strikes.
Kilares wants to get back to full guard.
Kilares is trying to control but can't.
Rua works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rua thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rua cracks Kilares with a big right hand but Kilares just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kilares can't do much from the bottom here.
Rua lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kilares is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rua connects with a decent elbow.
Kilares gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rua with good strikes from the mount here!
Rua breaks from Kilares's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilares tries to reverse the position but Rua maintains control.
Kilares is in a horrible position here. Rua smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rua is landing with some decent strikes but Kilares is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rua lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rua raining down shots from the mount!
Kilares in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rua landing strikes from the mount and Kilares is in trouble!
Rua lands with some strikes.
Rua blocks Kilares's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rua working Kilares over with strikes here.

Rua has control of Kilares's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kilares regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kilares wants to control but Rua is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to control but Kilares wriggling away.
Rua prevents Kilares from getting the reversal.
Rua landing punches.
Rua scoring with strikes but Kilares is staying in there.
Kilares is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rua working the ground and pound effectively.
Kilares is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Murilo Rua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rua postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kilares looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murilo Rua dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rua doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kilares counters by moving into the clinch.

Kilares pulls guard successfully.
Rua chips away with some ground and pound.
Kilares looking to control.
Rua working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kilares's head.
Rua controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kilares wants to stand and escape but Rua is having none of it.
Rua distracts Kilares with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kilares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rua is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilares can't keep his opponent in guard - Rua advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from Rua.
Kilares is trying to maintain the position but Rua is very close to passing his half guard.
Kilares wants to improve his position but Rua is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rua lands a nice short elbow.

Rua is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kilares wants to improve his position but Rua is controlling well.
Rua working the head and body with strikes.
Rua working Kilares over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rua is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kilares is looking to improve his position.
Rua slips a nice elbow through Kilares's hands, connecting with Kilares's forehead.

Kilares looking for submissions off his back.
Rua scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rua moves nicely into side control.
Kilares struggling a bit here.
Kilares on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rua tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rua has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rua lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kilares takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rua cracks Kilares with a big elbow.
Kilares is looking to reverse the position.

Rua has hold of Kilares's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kilares seems comfortable defending it but Rua has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kilares is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kilares is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Rua couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Murilo Rua!