PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogan has chosen Broken Pieces - 54-40 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ruzic
vs
Rogan

185 cm
21
192 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
189 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

Grappling Pro Gear
Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josip Ruzic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ruzic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Joe Rogan has been cut.
Rogan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruzic.
Rogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruzic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruzic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rogan fails to land the takedown.

Ruzic darts in and clinches Rogan up against the cage.
Rogan tries to circle away but Ruzic has him pinned against the cage.
Rogan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruzic has him pressed against the cage.
Ruzic digs a right hand underneath Rogan's ribcage. Rogan let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Rogan manages to break the clinch.
Ruzic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogan circles away quickly and effectively.
Rogan darts in trying to clinch

and Ruzic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rogan is trying to break the clinch but Ruzic is controlling him.

Ruzic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic connects with a crisp jab.
Ruzic misses with a body shot.
Ruzic moves in looking to clinch but Rogan pushes him off.
Rogan ducks under a wild hook from Ruzic.
Ruzic's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ruzic duly obliges.
Ruzic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogan's hands.
Ruzic throws a series of punches but Rogan avoids them all with ease.
Josip Ruzic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogan throws a hook to the side of Ruzic's head but Ruzic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruzic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Ruzic clinches.
Ruzic is looking to control Rogan's arms but Rogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ruzic has his back to the cage.

Ruzic manages to break the clinch.
Rogan fails with the takedown
and Ruzic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Josip Ruzic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Rogan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Ruzic finds it's target.
Ruzic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogan on the side of the head.
Ruzic misses with a wild combination.

Ruzic clinches up with Rogan and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ruzic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruzic scores with a jab to the body.
Ruzic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Ruzic lands a left and a right that send Rogan crashing to the mat, dazed. Ruzic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Rogan is rocked!
Ruzic misses with a two punch combination.
Rogan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ruzic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rogan's head backwards.
Rogan is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruzic finish him?

That has opened up Joe Rogan's cut even more.

Ruzic moves into the clinch.
Rogan seems to have recovered his senses.
Ruzic scores with a nice hook to the head.

Ruzic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruzic.
Rogan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruzic staying out of range there.
Rogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruzic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rogan looks gassed!

Rogan tries to keep at a distance but Ruzic has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan working hard to break the clinch.
Ruzic lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruzic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ruzic scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruzic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogan's efforts to push away.

Ruzic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogan misses with a takedown
and Ruzic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rogan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruzic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

The cut above Joe Rogan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ruzic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Ruzic coming out on top.
Ruzic lands the left hand.

Ruzic lands a big right hand that sends Rogan crashing to the mat! Ruzic stays standing though and waves Rogan back to his feet!
Ruzic connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Rogan to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Ruzic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Josip Ruzic!
Josip Ruzic retains his middleweight title!