PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Beaulieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by ANTE UP - M.O.P.. Beaulieu has chosen Anonymus - Prosternez-vous as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rua
vs
Beaulieu

190 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
205 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pat Beaulieu!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beaulieu manages to avoid it.
Beaulieu moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua throws a jab when Beaulieu was well out of range.
Beaulieu throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Beaulieu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beaulieu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beaulieu manages to avoid it.
Beaulieu scores with a jab to the head.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Beaulieu there.

It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
Beaulieu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Beaulieu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Rua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beaulieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Beaulieu.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beaulieu clobbers Rua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beaulieu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulieu throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
Beaulieu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beaulieu slips a straight right by Rua.
Beaulieu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Beaulieu scores with a jab to the head.
Rua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beaulieu doesn't seem bothered though.
Rua punishes Beaulieu's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Rua finds it's way through Beaulieu's defenses.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Beaulieu ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua scores with a nice strike.
Beaulieu throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Beaulieu lands a nice hook to Rua's body. Rua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beaulieu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Beaulieu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaulieu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Beaulieu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Beaulieu moved out of range nicely.
Rua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Beaulieu moved out of range nicely.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Beaulieu is out of range.
Rua connects with a body shot.
Beaulieu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beaulieu misses with a body punch
letting Rua counter with a right hand.
Rua cracks Beaulieu with an open hand slap.
Beaulieu lands with an overhand left.
Beaulieu scores with a jab to the head.
Rua jabs Beaulieu right on the nose. Beaulieu blinks but takes it well.
Beaulieu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Beaulieu's front leg but catches the back leg as Beaulieu tries to avoid it.
Rua scoring well with a low kick there.
Beaulieu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beaulieu at a distance.
Beaulieu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rua feints and then cracks Beaulieu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beaulieu down.
Rua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rua lands with a hook. Beaulieu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beaulieu misses the shot to the body.
Beaulieu swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beaulieu circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Beaulieu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rua misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua walks into a left hand.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Beaulieu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Beaulieu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beaulieu lands a nice hook to Rua's body. Rua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beaulieu throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beaulieu misses the body punch
and Rua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Rua misses.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua cracks Beaulieu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Rua misses.
Rua moves out of range as Beaulieu strikes.
Beaulieu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rua missing with a left hand there. Beaulieu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rua throws the left hand but Beaulieu avoids the punch easily.
Beaulieu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Beaulieu misses
and Rua counters with a nice leg kick.
Beaulieu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rua.
Rua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beaulieu in his tracks.
Beaulieu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mauricio Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beaulieu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beaulieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Beaulieu.
Rua lands a jab to Beaulieu's midsection.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Beaulieu is just out of range.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Mauricio Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulieu scores with a shot to the body.
Rua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Beaulieu.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Beaulieu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Beaulieu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beaulieu's hands.
Beaulieu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Beaulieu misses the shot to the body.
Rua scores with a leg kick.
Rua staying out of range there.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Beaulieu's head but Beaulieu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rua throws the left hand but Beaulieu avoids the punch easily.
Beaulieu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua avoids the body shot from Beaulieu.
Rua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beaulieu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rua misses with a hook to the body
and Beaulieu counters with a stiff right hand.
Beaulieu with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Beaulieu misses.
Rua lands the left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beaulieu.
Beaulieu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beaulieu slips a straight right by Rua.
A big left from Rua misses.
Nice body punch from Beaulieu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Beaulieu staying out of range there.
Rua cracks Beaulieu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beaulieu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beaulieu lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
Rua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beaulieu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beaulieu scores with a body shot.
Beaulieu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beaulieu's knee momentarily.
Rua blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beaulieu staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rua.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beaulieu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rua throws the left hand but Beaulieu avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rua.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rua, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beaulieu throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rua lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua checks a leg kick.
Beaulieu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Rua with a jab.
Beaulieu slips a jab from Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A cross from Beaulieu lands.
Beaulieu throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
Beaulieu slips a straight right by Rua.
Beaulieu throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Beaulieu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Beaulieu slips under a jab from Rua.
Beaulieu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beaulieu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rua throws a sloppy body shot
and Beaulieu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beaulieu slips under a jab from Rua.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua takes a swing at Beaulieu's ribcage but misses.
Beaulieu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rua ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Beaulieu is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beaulieu moves away.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Beaulieu ducks down to avoid it.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua defending well as Beaulieu loads up on a big left hand.
Rua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beaulieu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rua - that will leave a mark!
A leg kick checked by Rua.
Rua throws the left hand but Beaulieu avoids the punch easily.
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beaulieu in his tracks.
Beaulieu scores with a body shot.
Beaulieu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pat Beaulieu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaulieu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A low kick from Beaulieu is predictable there
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Beaulieu cracks a nice hook into Rua's ribs.
Rua walks into a stiff left hand from Beaulieu.
Beaulieu lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
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!
Rua looks to throw the jab but Beaulieu is out of range.
Rua misses with a looping right.
Beaulieu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beaulieu is able to avoid easily.
Rua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beaulieu misses with a looping right.
Rua avoids the body shot from Beaulieu.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Beaulieu counters with a leg kick.
Beaulieu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaulieu takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Beaulieu moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Beaulieu misses with an uppercut.
Beaulieu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Beaulieu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua throws the left hand but Beaulieu avoids the punch easily.
Rua throws a shot from downtown. Beaulieu moves away and avoids it.
Rua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beaulieu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beaulieu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beaulieu slips under a jab from Rua.
Beaulieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua throws a right hand that Beaulieu ducks under and follows up with a left that Beaulieu also avoids with ease.
Rua connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beaulieu. Beaulieu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Beaulieu slips a straight right by Rua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Rua there.
Rua misses with a hook. Beaulieu ducked under it nicely.
Beaulieu defending well as Rua loads up on a big left hand.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beaulieu.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Beaulieu saw that one coming.
Rua lands with a good body shot.
Rua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beaulieu on the side of the head.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beaulieu. That did some damage!
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rua sizes up Beaulieu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Beaulieu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beaulieu.
Beaulieu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rua on the side of the head.
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!
Beaulieu just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Beaulieu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

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