PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coca Cola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coca Cola could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mauricio Rua's chin.

Cola
vs
Rua

187 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

186 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Coca Cola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua scores with a sloppy right hand. Cola should have avoided that one.
Cola fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua scores with a shot to the body.
Rua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cola.
Cola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Cola.
Cola moves forwards but Rua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rua connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cola throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Cola looks for a takedown but Rua sprawls well.

Rua cracks Cola with an uppercut from hell and Cola crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rua's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Cola is rocked!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rua trying to control but Cola is working from the bottom.
Cola knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rua on the ground.
Rua's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cola working a defensive guard here.
Cola wants to stand and escape but Rua is having none of it.
Rua throws a big right hand that misses.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Cola working a defensive guard here.
Rua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cola is breathing heavily.
Rua not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Coca Cola has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cola on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Rua drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rua is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rua wants to control from the top but Cola keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cola keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
Rua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rua is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cola is controlling Rua's posture.

Mauricio Rua has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cola looks for a takedown but Rua sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coca Cola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cola takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rua lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cola walks into a stiff left hand from Rua.
Rua catches Cola with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Cola forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mauricio Rua!