PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Puppy
vs
Rua

173 cm
24
166 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
168 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sick Puppy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Rua!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puppy lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice body punch from Rua.
Puppy throws a low kick but Rua moves out of range easily.
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puppy throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Puppy.
Puppy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rua slips under a jab.
Rua scores with a nice right hand.
Puppy misses with a hook.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puppy avoids the body shot from Rua.
Puppy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Puppy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua looks to land a combination. Puppy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Puppy takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Rua lands with a good body shot.
Puppy misses with a straight left.
Puppy misses the jab.
Puppy works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Puppy cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Puppy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rua makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Puppy really felt that one!
Puppy moves out of range of the body kick.
Puppy lands with a nice body punch.
Puppy tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Puppy stuns Rua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puppy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puppy.
Puppy misses with a looping left.
Puppy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Puppy just misses with a punch to the body.
Puppy throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.
Rua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Puppy rather than just go for the knockout.
Puppy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Puppy misses.
Puppy is looking to slow Rua down with leg kicks.
Rua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Puppy finds it's way round the side to connect with Rua's head.
Puppy thows a body shot but no joy.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Puppy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Puppy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puppy.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puppy. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puppy misses with a body punch
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Puppy has managed to clinch.
Puppy avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
Puppy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Puppy goes for a takedown attempt but Rua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Puppy tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua cracks Puppy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sick Puppy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puppy lands a jab to the nose.
Puppy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Puppy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puppy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Puppy misses.
Puppy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Puppy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puppy throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Puppy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rua counters with a left to the body.
Puppy thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sick Puppy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puppy.
Rua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Puppy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puppy. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puppy throws a lazy uppercut
and Puppy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puppy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puppy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Puppy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rua's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Puppy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puppy dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Puppy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puppy scores with a sloppy right hand. Rua should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Puppy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puppy.
A swing and a miss from Puppy.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puppy is out of range and Rua settles back down.
Puppy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puppy.
Puppy throws a chopping leg kick but Rua manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Puppy looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rua tries to move into range but Puppy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puppy looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Puppy. Beautiful body shot.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puppy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Puppy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Puppy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puppy throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Puppy misses.
A left lands for Puppy.
Puppy misses with a body shot
and Rua counters with a solid body kick.
Puppy throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
Puppy tries to land a front kick but Rua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rua has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Puppy.
Puppy connects with a right hand. Rua shakes it off.
Rua cracks Puppy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Puppy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Puppy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puppy swings widly with a right hand
and Rua counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puppy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Puppy misses with a hook.
Puppy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Puppy.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Puppy saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rua misses.
Puppy slips a jab from Rua.
Puppy cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Puppy misses its intended target.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puppy.
Puppy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Puppy misses with a double jab.
Rua lands a jab to Puppy's midsection.
Puppy checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puppy avoids the body shot from Rua.
Rua scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sick Puppy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Puppy misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Puppy checks a leg kick.
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Puppy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Puppy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Puppy does it's job there.
Puppy just misses with a punch to the body.
Puppy misses with a wild combination.
Puppy blocks the body kick.
A shot to the body from Puppy misses
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puppy throws a right hand that misses
and Rua counters with a left to the body.
Rua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puppy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy misses with a body shot
and Rua counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rua avoids the body shot from Puppy.
Sick Puppy is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Puppy.
Puppy missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puppy cracks Rua with a good jab.
Rua avoids the head kick by Puppy.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Puppy.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Puppy is out of range.
Puppy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rua counters with a good, hard body kick but Puppy shrugs it off.
A punch lands to the side of Puppy 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Rua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puppy misses with a left hand
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Puppy tries to clinch up
and Rua counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puppy throws a right hand that misses
and Rua counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puppy walks into a straight right hand from Rua.
Puppy throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puppy looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Puppy misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
Puppy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua throws a series of punches but Puppy moves out of range.
Rua throws a good cross that connects.
Puppy misses with a straight right.
A big right from Puppy misses.
Puppy throws a sloppy head kick
and Rua counters with a body kick.
Puppy missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Rua. That snapped Puppy's head back.
Puppy misses with a hook to the body
and Rua counters with a head kick. That will keep Puppy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A big left from Puppy misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Puppy misses.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick.
Rua lands an overhand right.
Puppy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rua tries to score with a low kick but Puppy moves his leg out of the way.
Puppy misses with an uppercut. Rua saw that one coming.
Puppy connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puppy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Rua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puppy walks into a stiff left hand from Rua.
Puppy tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Puppy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Sick Puppy did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Puppy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Puppy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Puppy throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Puppy.
Puppy throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puppy scores with a jab to the body.
Puppy throws a leg kick but Rua moved away.
Puppy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Puppy moved out of range.
Puppy throws a low kick but Rua avoids it.
Puppy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puppy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puppy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Puppy is out of range.
Puppy misses the jab.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Puppy ducks down to avoid it.
Puppy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puppy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puppy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Puppy throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rua, as that shot connected.
Puppy scores with a hook to the body. Rua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Puppy lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Puppy.
Rua scores with a jab to the body.
Puppy takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Puppy thows a body shot but no joy.
Rua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puppy ducks right into an uppercut from Rua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Puppy's head but Puppy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Puppy defending well as Rua loads up on a big left hand.
Puppy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rua in his tracks.
Puppy throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Puppy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puppy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puppy misses with a left hand
letting Rua counter with a right hand.
Puppy misses with a looping right.
Puppy punishes Rua's body with a nice straight punch.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Puppy.
Puppy throws a hook but Rua blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Puppy does no damage.
Rua blocks a low kick nicely.
Puppy throws a solid leg kick but Rua takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Puppy.
Puppy looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
A lazy body kick from Rua
and Puppy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rua avoids the body shot from Puppy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puppy lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Rua lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sick Puppy had his way with Gabriel Rua in that round.
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. This is the final round!

Puppy throws out a powerful jab.
Puppy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rua throws a right and a left that Puppy avoids nicely.
Puppy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Puppy swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Puppy misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Puppy. Those never looked like landing.
Puppy throws an overhand right that lands on Rua's shoulder, as Rua tries to avoid the shot.
Rua slips under a jab.
Rua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Puppy.
That kick from Puppy tenderised Rua's leg. Rua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Puppy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puppy misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Puppy tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua blocks a low kick nicely.
Puppy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puppy misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Rua.
Puppy misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Gabriel Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Puppy does no damage.
Puppy just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Puppy thows a body shot but no joy.
Rua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puppy.

Puppy drives through and clinches with Rua against the cage.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puppy managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Puppy wants to take the fight to the mat but Rua manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Puppy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rua regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Puppy looking to sit in guard and control but Rua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Puppy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rua escapes and throws Puppy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Puppy gets back to half guard.
Puppy is trying to stand back up but Rua is controlling him
Rua tries to pass to full mount but Puppy defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puppy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Puppy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rua is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Puppy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Puppy throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Puppy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua throws an off balance right hand
and Puppy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puppy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rua.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puppy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sick Puppy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Puppy with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sick Puppy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puppy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sick Puppy!
Sick Puppy retains his lightweight title!