PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Ruck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ruck
vs
Naza

178 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
176 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Carter Ruck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gio Naza!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruck.
Naza keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruck tries to clinch but Naza moves out of range.
Ruck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Naza misses with a looping right.
A jab from Naza misses.
Ruck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Naza.
Naza swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruck.
Ruck stalks Naza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Naza's face. Naza staggers backwards, shaken.
Carter Ruck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Naza scores with a takedown into Ruck's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ruck's head.
Ruck on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ruck tries to get out of the position.
Naza landing with the ground and pound.
Naza lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza lands a couple of digs.
Ruck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Naza throwing strikes from guard but Ruck blocks nicely.
Ruck is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Naza dives into side control.
Naza trying to control the action but Ruck is working from the bottom.
Ruck tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Naza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Naza is working Ruck over with some ground and pound from side control.
Naza working the head and body with strikes.
Naza lands a strong strike to the head of Ruck. That's dazed him! Naza looking to finish here. Ruck is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Naza lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gio Naza!