PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rua
vs
Foreman

190 cm
27
205 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

188 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shogun Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.
Foreman keeps the fight on the outside.
Foreman thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Foreman jabs at Rua's body.
Rua wants to clinch but Foreman slips to the side
and Foreman counters with a left to the body.
Foreman lands a jab to Rua's midsection.
Foreman lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foreman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Foreman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Foreman.
Foreman throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman throws a head kick that misses

and Rua counters by moving into the clinch.
Foreman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Foreman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rua as Foreman tries to tie him up.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Foreman lands with a left to the head.
Foreman digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Foreman blocks it.
Foreman misses with a punch to the body.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foreman blocks it with crossed arms.
Foreman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Foreman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foreman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foreman pushes Rua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Foreman pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foreman tries a body shot but Rua blocks it.
Foreman misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foreman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Foreman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foreman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foreman.
Foreman scores with a shoulder strike.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Foreman lands with a left to the head.
Foreman has Rua pushed against the cage.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foreman.
Foreman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Foreman.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Foreman lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Foreman pushes Rua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foreman.
Rua takes a shot to the head.
Foreman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Foreman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foreman digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Foreman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
A short right from Foreman.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Foreman lands a nice shot to the body.
Foreman lands an uppercut.

Foreman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foreman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Foreman seems to be working for a kimura but Rua defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Foreman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Foreman thows a huge punch but Rua dodges it nicely.

Foreman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Foreman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Foreman content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Foreman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Foreman finds it's way through Rua's defenses.
Foreman takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Foreman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Foreman to score with a decent uppercut.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foreman throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foreman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rua rather than just go for the knockout.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Foreman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rua under the eye.
Foreman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left and a right from Foreman both land. Nice combination.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua wants to clinch.
Foreman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua blocks a low kick nicely.
Rua wants to clinch but Foreman slips to the side
and Foreman counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Foreman.
Foreman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Foreman shoots in looking for a takedown but Rua manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Foreman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shogun Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foreman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foreman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Foreman.
Foreman scores with a decent looking hook.
Good work by Rua as he checks the leg kick.
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Foreman counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rua tries to clinch up but Foreman circles away and keeps his distance.
Foreman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Foreman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foreman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foreman.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Foreman circles away.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to clinch up but Foreman keeps it at a distance.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Foreman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foreman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rua avoids it really well and circles away.
Foreman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Foreman.
Foreman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foreman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shogun Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foreman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Foreman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Foreman there.

Foreman clinches up against the cage.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Foreman is blocking nicely.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Foreman blocks with his arms.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foreman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Foreman lands a hook that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Foreman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rua.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Foreman blocks it.
Foreman scores with a shoulder strike.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Foreman won't want to take too many of those.
Foreman is struggling to control the position.
Foreman works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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 right hand lands inside from Foreman.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Foreman - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Foreman.
Foreman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hook to the body lands for Foreman.
Foreman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rua looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foreman.
Foreman is leaning against Rua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Foreman pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foreman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foreman.
A short uppercut from Foreman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua trying to control the position but instead, Foreman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rua into the cage.
Foreman scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Foreman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A left hand lands to the body for Foreman.
Rua taking a breather.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foreman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Foreman scores with a shoulder strike.
Foreman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foreman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foreman lands a shot to the body.
Foreman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Foreman.
Foreman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rua prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Foreman is struggling to control the position.
Foreman lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foreman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Foreman scores with a hook to the body.
Foreman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Foreman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Foreman lands with a right to the head.
Foreman lands a right hand.
Foreman looking for a takedown.
Shogun Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Foreman.
Foreman tries to stall but Rua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Foreman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aaron Foreman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Foreman.
Foreman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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 misses with a knee strike.
Foreman tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Foreman taking a breather.
Foreman lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rua up against the cage.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Foreman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruas head.
A short left from Foreman.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Foreman avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rua seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Foreman is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Foreman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foreman lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman pushes Rua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Foreman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Foreman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shogun Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aaron Foreman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Foreman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Foreman 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Foreman!