PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl James Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rua
vs
James Noons

179 cm
25
179 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karl James Noons!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Noons has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Noons and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Noons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
A head kick misses from Noons.
Noons throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Rua cracks the inside of Noons's front leg.
A low kick from Noons misses
and Rua counters with a nice leg kick.
Rua slips under a jab from Noons.
Noons lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Noons checks it well.
Noons tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Noons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noons misses with a two punch combination.
Noons throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua throws a solid leg kick but Noons takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rua.
Karl James Noons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noons works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
Noons misses with a wild combination.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Noons moves out of range easily.
Noons misses with the combination.
Noons misses with a leg kick
and Rua counters with an inside leg kick.
Noons checks the leg kick.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Noons looks gassed!
Rua motions for Noons to come forward. Rua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noons.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua cracks the inside of Noons's front leg.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rua connects with a solid leg kick.
Rua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Noons.
Noons throws a lazy head kick
and Rua counters with an inside leg kick.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rua cracks the inside of Noons's front leg.
Noons checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rua.
Noons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Rua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rua throws a leg kick that misses.
Rua feints and then cracks Noons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Noons down.
Noons checks a leg kick.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noons. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noons.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Rua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rua thuds his shin into the meat of Noons's side.
Rua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rua throws a leg kick
and Noons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
Noons's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
Noons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Noons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio 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.

Noons on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Noons throws a combination that misses
and Rua counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Noons misses its intended target.
Rua is looking to slow Noons down with leg kicks.
Noons on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheers as Noons lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rua doesn't seem phased though.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noons. That did some damage!
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Noons might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rua has got the better of the exchanges.
Noons is breathing heavily.
Rua lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karl James Noons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Noons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
Rua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick there by Rua.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Noons.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a chopping leg kick but Noons manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Noons tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rua scores with a spinning back kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua scoring well with a low kick there.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Noons's leg but Noons calmly moves out of range.
Noons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Noons throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noons can do to turn this around?
Noons misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noons.
Rua blocks a jab.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Noons's leg but Noons calmly moves out of range.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noons.
Rua wants to slow Noons down by chopping away at his legs.
Noons avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noons tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mauricio Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Noons tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rua cracks the inside of Noons's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noons tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Noons thows a leg kick but Rua checks it
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Noons's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Noons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick from Rua lands but Noons takes it in his stride.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Noons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Rua feints and then cracks Noons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Noons down.
Noons thows a leg kick but Rua checks it
and Rua counters with a nice leg kick.
Noons throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
Some bone on bone action there as Noons checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Noons is out of range and Rua settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Noons blocks the low kick.
Noons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Noons loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noons checks a leg kick.
Rua slips under a jab.
A head kick by Noons misses
and Rua counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rua is looking to chop away at Noons's legs.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Noons's sensitive parts.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Rua throws a front kick that sends Noons stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rua.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rua scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Noons.
Noons tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Noons's front leg but catches the back leg as Noons tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Rua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Noons takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Noons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Noons on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Noons checks a low kick from Rua.
Noons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua slips under a jab from Noons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a push kick.
Rua feints and then cracks Noons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Noons down.
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Noons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rua counters with a leg kick.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rua throws a leg kick but Noons sees it coming and moves out of range.
Noons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Noons's front leg but catches the back leg as Noons tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
Mauricio Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rua tries to score with a low kick but Noons moves his leg out of the way.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Noons's front leg but catches the back leg as Noons tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rua.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rua thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Noons if he has to take too many more of those.
Karl James Noons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noons. That did some damage!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rua!