PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Rua has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rua
vs
Rook

184 cm
29
290 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Valhalla Clothing
1337 ANZAC

White Gorilla Nutrition
1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Rook!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rook.

It looks like Arturo Rua has been cut.
Rua is looking to clinch but Rook is avoiding it.
Rook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rook misses with a jab, cross combination.

Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Rook in his tracks for a moment.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rook tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.
Rook can't get the takedown.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rook avoids it.
Rook managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua slowing the pace effectively.
Rook is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arturo Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Rook.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rook tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Mickey Rook has been cut.
Rua lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.
Rua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rook being controlled against the cage.
Rook goes for a takedown attempt but Rua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rook will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rook throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rua rushes Rook and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rook wants to take the fight to the mat but Rua manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rook tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rook.
Rook drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rook is looking for a takedown.
Rua just leaning against Rook, taking a breather.
Rook drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.

Rua clinches up with Rook and pushes him back against the cage.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rook looks gassed!
Rua lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua lands an elbow just above Rook 's eye.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Rook shrugs off.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Come on Rua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rook takes an elbow to the temple.
Rook takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua lands an elbow just above Rook 's eye.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rua lands an elbow just above Rook 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rook is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rook up against the cage.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rook.
Rua working Rook over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rook takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Rua dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Rook shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rua defends it nicely.
Rook just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mickey Rook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rua closes the distance and pushes Rook back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Rook avoids the damage to the body.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Rook in his tracks for a moment.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Mickey Rook's cut even more.
Rook is breathing heavily.
Rua prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Rook's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rook takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua working Rook over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rook takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua lands an elbow just above Rook 's eye.

The cut above Mickey Rook's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.

Rook is rocked!
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rook.
Knees to the body from Rua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rook is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
Rook takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua lands an elbow inside.

Mickey Rook's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rook avoids it.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rook seems to have recovered his senses.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rook's defenses.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rook's defenses.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mickey Rook's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arturo Rua!
Arturo Rua managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN, into his post fight interview.