PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Rua

191 cm
22
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rua!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rua blocks a jab.
Rua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Rua lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua swinging wildly here.
Rua lands a jab.

It looks like Scott Johnson has been cut.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Rua throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Good shot there by Rua.
Rua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Rua darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Rua lands with a left to the head.
Rua digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rua works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Rua as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Rua.
Rua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rua digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Rua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rua is working Johnson over against the cage.
Rua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Rua lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Rua.
Rua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Nice body punch from Rua.
Rua lands a left hand.
Rua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rua lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Rua.

Rua breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a punch to the head.
Rua drops Johnson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Rua follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Rua!