PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Yuber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Ivan Yuber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yuber
vs
Rua

194 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
275 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Yuber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuber scores with a body shot.
Rua looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Yuber is looking to score with low kicks.
A cross from Yuber lands.
Yuber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yuber lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yuber.
Yuber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Yuber lands a big right hand that sends Rua crashing to the mat! Yuber stays standing though and waves Rua back to his feet!

Rua is rocked!
Yuber lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Rua - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Yuber!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Yuber!