PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fresh Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artum Ruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fresh Crimson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crimson
vs
Ruska

190 cm
25
240 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

192 cm
23
245 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Bio-Tech Industries
Convicted Trap House

Advanced Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fresh Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artum Ruska!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruska lands a body shot.
Crimson misses with a double jab.
Crimson slips a straight right by Ruska.
Crimson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruska sprawls well. Ruska wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crimson gets slowly back to his feet.
Crimson moves out of range of the body kick.
Artum Ruska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crimson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Ruska clinches.

Crimson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crimson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ruska looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Crimson!
Ruska tries to control but Crimson wriggling away.
Ruska looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crimson tries to lock up and control but Ruska gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ruska controlling the position easily from mount.
Ruska has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruska wants to control the pace but Crimson is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crimson working to try and regain half guard.
Ruska controlling the position easily from mount.
Crimson holds on to Ruska around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Ruska wants to control the pace but Crimson is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crimson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Crimson bucks Ruska off and manages to get back to his feet!
Ruska fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruska throws a hook to the side of Crimson's head but Crimson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Crimson gets caught flat footed, as Ruska shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Crimson keeping full guard, as Ruska tries to pass.
Ruska trying to control the position from guard on top but Crimson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruska stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crimson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruska slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruska trying to move into half guard but instead Crimson has managed to sweep!

Ruska looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Crimson is defending well. Ruska quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Crimson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ruska celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Artum Ruska!