PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shogun Rua is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Small
vs
Rua

190 cm
22
204 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shogun Rua!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Small gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Come on Rua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jack Small has been cut.
Small misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Small is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Small wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Small is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Small tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Small has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua connects with a knee to 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!

Small pulls guard successfully.

Small is working an open guard so Rua takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Rua rushes Small and presses him up against the cage.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Small wants a takedown.
Small is breathing heavily.

Small breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Small tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rua taking a breather.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Small blocks it with crossed arms.
Small struggles to land a body shot inside as Rua controls his hands.
Small is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua leaning his opponent against the cage.

Small pulls guard.
Small trying to control the position.

Rua decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Rua instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Small tries to pull guard but Rua won't allow it.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Small is defending well for now.
Small leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Small misses with the head strike.
Small looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Small avoids the damage to the body.
Rua stalling the fight.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Small blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Small up against the cage.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Small is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Small drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Small. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Small's face.
Small is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Small is blocking nicely.
Small tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rua leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Small blocks with his arms.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Small, against the cage.
Small tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Small is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Small misses with a knee strike.
Small managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Small blocks it.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Small blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Small lands an elbow inside.
Small goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rua prevents it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua trying to control the position but instead, Small has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rua into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shogun Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Small's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Small tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rua avoiding damage as Small throws knees to the body.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Small has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Small blocks it.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Small's face.
Small fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Small blocks it.
Small tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rua just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rua leaning his opponent against the cage.

Small breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Small moves out of range easily.
Jack Small is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Small tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Small back against the cage.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Small is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Small as Rua tries to tie him up.
Small misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.

Small ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Small no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Rua gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Rua has closed the distance and engaged Small in a clinch.
Small lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Small misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.

Small jumps into guard, dragging Rua to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Small is working an open guard so Rua takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rua forces Small back against the cage and clinches.
Small misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Small blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua has Small pressed against the cage, preventing Small from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Small tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Small. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Small pushes off an throws an elbow but Rua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Small blocks with his arms.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Small is blocking nicely.
Rua stalling in the clinch but Small improves position.
Rua prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Small.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Small blocks with his arms.
Shogun Rua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Small tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Small is defending well for now.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Small blocks it.
Small is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Small is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Small takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Small blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua stalling in the clinch but Small improves position.
Rua avoiding damage as Small throws knees to the body.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua looking to stall.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Small has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Small jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rua walks away with a smile on his face. Small gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a head kick.

Small fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the cage.

Small breaks the clinch.
Small shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Small has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Small has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rua uses from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Small is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Rua decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Small, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shogun Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Small's cut.
That's time! Small's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rua has closed the distance and engaged Small in a clinch.
Small can't break the clinch.
Small tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rua just stands there and leans against the cage.
Small takes a knee right on the jaw!
Small is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Small is trying to break free.
Rua gets underhooks to prevent Small's takedown attempt.
Rua taking a breather.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Small has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rua in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Small tries to pull guard but Rua holds him up against the cage and eventually Small drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Small. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Small avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small wants to stall.
Small is struggling to control the position.
Small with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Small blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rua seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shogun Rua.

Rua forces Small back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Small.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Small is blocking nicely.
Small goes for a takedown attempt but Rua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Rua rushes Small and presses him up against the cage.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Small has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Small blocks it.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Small has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Small lands a nice elbow.
Rua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Small tries to work over Rua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua avoiding damage as Small throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Small trying to control the position but instead, Rua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Small into the cage.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua avoiding damage as Small throws knees to the body.
Small 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.
Small tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rua just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Small has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua controlling the action here for a moment.
Rua wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.

Small jumps guard and drags Rua to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Rua stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Rua closes the distance and pushes Small back into the cage.
Small can't break the clinch.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua with a knee to 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!
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Small blocks with his arms.
Small lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.
Jack Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shogun Rua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shogun Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rua has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

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