PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Lisnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lisnar
vs
Rua

180 cm
19
189 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Bling Bling

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 London, Michael Lisnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Rua!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Lisnar moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Rua.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua slaps away a takedown attempt from Lisnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Lisnar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rua!
Rua is bucking up trying to escape but Lisnar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rua tries to reverse the position but Lisnar maintains control.
Lisnar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rua is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisnar with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Lisnar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lisnar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lisnar scoring with strikes but Rua is staying in there.
Lisnar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rua can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Lisnar scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Rua is rocked!
Lisnar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rua is still in real trouble! Can Lisnar finish him?
Rua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rua seems to have recovered his senses.
Lisnar lands a heavy elbow.
Lisnar lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Rua! Lisnar sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Rua and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Lisnar!