PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between pj Pelaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cubert Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Pelaez
vs
Rua

187 cm
28
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
210 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, pj Pelaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cubert Rua !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelaez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua .
Rua throws out a counter right but Pelaez avoids it with no problem.
Pelaez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pelaez tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Rua 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
pj Pelaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelaez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Rua 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pelaez tries to land a body kick
and Rua counters with a nice body shot.
Rua throws a jab when Pelaez was well out of range.
It looked like Pelaez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pelaez misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Rua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pelaez misses with a head kick.
Pelaez lands a leg kick that knocks Rua off balance momentarily.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pelaez.
Rua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've been informed that Rua has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pelaez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pelaez.
Pelaez is looking to counter the offense by Rua and move into the clinch.
Rua blocks a head kick by Pelaez.
Rua misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelaez scores with a decent looking hook.
Pelaez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pelaez misses with a wild body shot.
Pelaez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pelaez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Rua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua . Pelaez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Pelaez.
A left lands for Rua .
Pelaez misses with a low kick.
Pelaez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelaez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pelaez.
Rua throws a hook but Pelaez avoids it easily.
Pelaez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pelaez throws a head kick that misses
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
Pelaez feints and then cracks Rua 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
A clash of legs there as Rua blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Rua .
Rua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Pelaez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pelaez scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Pelaez.
Rua works over Pelaez's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pelaez. Those never looked like landing.
Pelaez misses with a looping right.
Pelaez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua .
Rua swings for the body but Pelaez moves out of range.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Rua steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pelaez. That one must have hurt.
Pelaez tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pelaez scores with a kick to the body.
Pelaez throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick from Pelaez.
Pelaez throws a body shot but no joy.
Rua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pelaez throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Pelaez coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez throws a leg kick which misses Rua 's front leg but catches the back leg as Rua tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelaez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pelaez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pelaez scores with a jab to the body.
Pelaez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rua lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pelaez takes a swing at Rua 's ribcage but misses.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua lands with a cross.
Pelaez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Pelaez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pelaez misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Rua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pelaez throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Pelaez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pelaez thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

pj Pelaez dominated 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.

Pelaez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rua scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
pj Pelaez is winning the standup battle so far.
Pelaez throws a head kick that misses
and Rua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rua might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pelaez has got the better of the exchanges.
Pelaez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick from Pelaez.
Pelaez connects with a leg kick. Rua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pelaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Pelaez.
Pelaez scores with a head kick. Rua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pelaez looks to throw a body kick
and Rua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pelaez.
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 lands a right hook to the body.
Pelaez lands a nice looking body kick.
Pelaez throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Pelaez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rua .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pelaez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rua takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pelaez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua .
A head kick misses from Pelaez.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rua ! But no joy.
Rua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pelaez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pelaez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pelaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Pelaez slips a jab and a cross from Rua .
Pelaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Pelaez moves away from the strike by Rua .
Pelaez misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a body shot.
Rua 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua blocks a head kick by Pelaez.
Rua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pelaez on the side of the head.
Pelaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Pelaez is out of range.
No joy there for Pelaez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua unleashes a big counter combination but Pelaez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pelaez tries to land a body kick
letting Rua counter with a right hand.
Pelaez scores with a head kick. Rua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pelaez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pelaez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Pelaez is rocked!
Pelaez walks straight into a right hand from Rua - that's dropped him! Rua jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Pelaez from any more punishment! Pelaez complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cubert Rua !
An out of breath Cubert Rua thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.