PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pual Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Sinner. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rua
vs
Lange

172 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Non-Stop Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pual Lange!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lange fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lange is looking to clinch.
A choreographed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Rua moves away from the strike by Lange.
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Lange gets a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Lange.
Lange seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rua tries to get to full guard but Lange has control of the leg.

Rua kicks Lange off and gets back to his feet.
Lange shoots in for a takedown but Rua shows good takedown defense.
Lange dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Rua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lange's head backwards.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Lange keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
A jab from Rua misses.
Lange moves away from the strike by Rua.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Lange slips the punch.
Nice combo by Rua! Oh, that's hurt him - Lange falls to the canvas and Rua follows him into side control.

Lange is rocked!
Lange looks gassed!

Rua has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lange is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lange seems to have recovered his senses.
Rua connects with a single shot there.
Rua throws the left hand but Lange avoids the punch easily.

Lange scores a takedown into full mount!
Lange lands with some strikes.
Lange looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lange landing strikes from the mount and Rua is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lange punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rua tries to reverse the position but Lange maintains control.
Lange lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking to improve his position but Lange isn't that keen on the idea.
Rua is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rua gets back to half guard.
Rua tries to kick Lange off but Lange keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lange.
Lange throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.

Lange is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rua doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lange.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rua is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lange lands a nice short elbow.
Rua is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lange is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Rua has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lange wants to advance to full mount but Rua doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

Rua is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lange stands up over Rua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lange scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lange working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lange scoring with some ground and pound.
Lange is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange with a nice head shot there.
Lange has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Lange gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pedro Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Rua scores with a four punch combination!
Lange shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rua but Rua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pedro Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pual Lange.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Lange feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lange landing with the ground and pound.
Lange passes Rua's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rua slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lange postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lange trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua wants to improve his position but instead Lange has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pual Lange will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lange slips a jab and a cross from Rua.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lange.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pedro Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Lange bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lange misses with a double jab.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Lange's shoulder, as Lange tries to avoid the shot.
Lange is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Rua misses.
Lange avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lange shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rua but Rua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Lange bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lange shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lange was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lange raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rua is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rua is looking to get to half guard.
Rua is working hard here to advance position.
Pual Lange has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lange lands a big elbow.
Rua sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lange prevents Rua from standing back up.
Rua wants to get back to full guard.
Rua moves into full guard.
Lange has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rua is proving hard to escape from.
Rua wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lange gets to his feet - Rua follows without any prompting.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua misses with a double jab.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Lange.
Lange closes the distance and clinches up with Rua, looking for a takedown. Lange pushes Rua against the cage but Rua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Pedro Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lange moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
Lange throws a leg kick but Rua checks it.
Rua looks to land a combination but Lange avoids it well.
Lange tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Lange rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rua misses with a hook.
Lange steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Lange slips the punch.
Lange shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the cage. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pedro Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pual Lange.
Nice shot lands for Rua.
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for Lange on that attempt.
Lange shoots in for a takedown but Rua shows good takedown defense.
Rua throws a series of punches but Lange moves out of range.
Lange is looking to clinch.
Lange shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rua swinging wilding here.
Rua looks to land a combination but Lange avoids it well.
Rua throws a right and a left that Lange avoids nicely.

Lange scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lange creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lange moves into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lange with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange landing punches.
Rua is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rua is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rua gets back to half guard.
Rua regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lange controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lange is controlling him.

Rua is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Lange landing some decent shots from guard.
Lange slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pual Lange will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lange closes the distance and clinches.
Lange wants a takedown.

Rua breaks the clinch.
Lange throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Lange showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
Good work by Rua as he checks the leg kick.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lange.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lange tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.

Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua misses with a straight left.
Lange uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Lange takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Lange takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rua with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Lange falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rua dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Rua!