PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Phelps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mauricio Rua was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Phelps
vs
Rua

186 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonas Phelps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rua clinches with his opponent.
Rua is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rua rushes Phelps and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Phelps ducks down to avoid it.
Phelps avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Rua moves into range and clinches up with Phelps.

Phelps breaks the clinch.

Rua rushes Phelps and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua misses with a hook

and Phelps counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phelps cracks Rua with a solid left hand.

Rua looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Phelps working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rua looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Phelps passes into half guard.
Rua looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rua is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Phelps pulls his head out easily.

Rua looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Phelps is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Phelps stops Rua from getting back to his feet.
Phelps working the head and body with strikes.
Phelps scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Phelps looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Rua is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Phelps pulls his head out easily.
Rua looks winded!
Phelps lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Phelps.
Rua taking some punishment here, with Phelps in his half guard.

Phelps is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rua defends it well.
Ground and pound from Phelps.
Phelps lands strikes from half guard.

Rua actively working from the bottom here.

Rua looking for submissions off his back.
Phelps looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Phelps working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Phelps.
Phelps drops an elbow to the side of Rua's head.

Rua looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Phelps lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Phelps postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rua to stand up.

Phelps moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Phelps's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Rua misses
and Phelps counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Rua is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rua is still on wobbly legs! Can Phelps finish him?

Phelps breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Phelps has managed to clinch.

Phelps breaks the clinch.

Phelps takes the fight into the clinch.

Phelps's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Phelps clinches up with Rua and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Phelps pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phelps sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Rua's defenses. It connects perfectly with Rua's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Phelps!