PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rua
vs
Red

184 cm
25
290 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

GMMA RH`s Supplements *+* Q159 for $99 *+*

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 3 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Red!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red with a poor takedown
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.

Rua drives through and clinches with Red against the ropes.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Red trying to stall but Rua improves his position.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Damien Red has been cut.
Red managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Red can't break the clinch.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Red is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Red fails to pull guard.
Red wants a takedown but no success here.
Arturo Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Red.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Red is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rua is keeping busy.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Red avoids it.
Red is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua has Red pushed against the ropes.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Red using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Red is trying to break free.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Red looking to stall.
Red tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red tries to pull guard but Rua won't allow it.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Red avoids it.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Red won't want to take too many of those.
Red goes for a takedown attempt but Rua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Rua darts in and clinches Red up against the ropes.
Red jumps guard but Rua stands there with Red around his waist. Red gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Red tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rua smiles and moves away.

Red tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Red is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Red tries to pull guard but Rua holds him up against the ropes and eventually Red drops back down to his feet.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Red in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Red looks gassed!
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Red tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.

That has opened up Damien Red's cut even more.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Red fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Damien Red's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Red avoids the damage to the body.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua working Red over with knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Red is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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 Damien Red's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rua closes the distance and pushes Red back into the ropes.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Red in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Red blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Red drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Red goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rua prevents it.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Red is breathing heavily.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Red in his tracks for a moment.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Damien Red's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Damien Red's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

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