PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton has chosen voices as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Rua
vs
Orton

184 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton fails with the takedown.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Orton pushes him off.
Nice sprawl there from Rua as Orton shoots in.

Rua moves into range and clinches up with Orton.
Rua stalling against the cage.
Orton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orton tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arturo Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Orton avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Orton takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Orton wants a takedown but no success here.
Rua prevents Orton from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Orton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rua fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Orton circles away.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Orton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Rua clinches with his opponent.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orton avoids it.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orton is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orton avoids it.
Orton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Orton looking for a takedown.
Orton wants a takedown but no success here.
Orton takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
Orton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Orton tries to pull guard but Rua holds him up against the cage and eventually Orton drops back down to his feet.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Orton won't want to take too many of those.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Orton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Orton's ribcage.
Orton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rua stuffs the takedown.
Orton looks gassed!

Rua clinches up against the cage.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Orton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Orton shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orton avoids it.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Orton avoids the damage to the body.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orton is defending well for now.
Orton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Orton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rua slows down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orton managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rua is looking to clinch but Orton is avoiding it.

Rua clinches.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Orton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rua avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Orton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Orton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arturo Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orton's defenses.
Orton is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orton tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Orton avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua working Orton over with knees to the body.
Rua stalling the fight.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Orton avoids the damage to the body.
Orton managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Orton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Orton avoids the damage to the body.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Orton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rua prevents it.
Orton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Orton in his tracks for a moment.
Orton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rua working Orton over with knees to the body.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Orton won't want to take too many of those.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Orton in his tracks for a moment.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Orton avoids the damage to the body.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua has Orton pressed against the cage.
Rua gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Orton managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Orton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Orton in his tracks for a moment.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orton's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Orton avoids the damage to the body.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Rua.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Orton won't want to take too many of those.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Orton shrugs off.
Rua is pressed up against the cage. Orton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rua down to the mat. Rua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua is looking to clinch but Orton is avoiding it.
Rua tries to clinch there but Orton circles away.
Rua tries to clinch there but Orton circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Orton shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rua circles away.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Arturo Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Rua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orton is trying to drag Rua to the mat but Rua just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Arturo Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Orton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rua avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Orton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rua prevents it.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Orton won't want to take too many of those.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orton avoids it.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Orton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rua just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Orton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Orton managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Orton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orton.
A bit of stalling here from Rua.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Orton's ribcage.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rua.

That has opened up Randy Orton's cut even more.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arturo Rua has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Orton managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Orton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Orton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Orton won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Orton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua is pushing Orton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands an elbow just above Orton 's eye.
Orton takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua slows down the pace here.
Orton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Orton takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua has Orton pressed against the cage.
Rua landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

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