PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deividas Budrys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frenky Ruud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Budrys
vs
Ruud

200 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Deividas Budrys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frenky Ruud!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Budrys looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruud is fending him off so far but Budrys persists. Nope, Ruud circles away and we're back to standing.
Budrys throws a series of punches but Ruud avoids them all with ease.
Budrys tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruud keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Budrys takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Budrys shoots in for a double leg but Ruud sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deividas Budrys. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frenky Ruud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruud is looking to clinch but Budrys is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Budrys.
Ruud wants to clinch
and Budrys counters with a right hand to the body.
Budrys is breathing heavily.

Ruud closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Ruud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruud fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Ruud manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Ruud has his foot on Budrys's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Budrys works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruud seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Budrys trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruud wants to sweep here but Budrys controlling him for the moment.
Ruud wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Budrys has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ruud is trying to keep Budrys in close.
Ruud pulls Budrys in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Budrys stops Ruud from standing up.
Budrys wants to control from the top but Ruud keeps moving.
Ruud manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ruud working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruud controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruud pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Budrys is squirming around, avoiding Ruud's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Budrys takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ruud working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ruud tries to control but Budrys wriggling away.
Budrys is in a horrible position here. Ruud smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Budrys defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ruud.
BOOM! Ruud connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Ruud working for a guillotine from mount but Budrys is in no mood to give up.
Budrys tries to lock up and control but Ruud gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frenky Ruud dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Budrys leaves Ruud with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Budrys swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruud.
Budrys shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruud tries to sprawl out of it but Budrys keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruud manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruud fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruud feints and then cracks Budrys's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Budrys down.
Budrys leaves Ruud with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Deividas Budrys has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frenky Ruud.
Ruud takes a swing at Budrys's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruud stuffs the takedown.

Ruud moves into range and clinches up with Budrys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Budrys fails to pull guard.

Budrys manages to pull guard.
Ruud preventing the sweep.
Budrys doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ruud pushes down on Budrys's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Budrys is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruud scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ruud sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ruud passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Budrys!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruud content just to control the position here.
Ruud can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Budrys is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budrys manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ruud wants to control but Budrys is keeping him busy.
Budrys trying to control but Ruud postures up.

Budrys is defending against the submission attempts here by Ruud.

That's four 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.
Budrys is staying active underneath Ruud, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Frenky Ruud just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Budrys scores with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruud lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Budrys circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruud connects with a jab.

Budrys closes the distance and pushes Ruud back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frenky Ruud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Ruud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruud shoots in but no luck this time.
Good leg kick by Budrys there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Budrys misses with a takedown attempt - Ruud sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Budrys throws a right and a left that Ruud avoids nicely.
Ruud slaps away a takedown attempt from Budrys, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ruud falls off balance throwing a combination
and Budrys counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Budrys on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruud fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruud shoots in looking for a takedown. Budrys tries to sprawl out of it but Ruud keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Budrys manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Deividas Budrys has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frenky Ruud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruud closes the distance and clinches up with Budrys, looking for a takedown. Ruud pushes Budrys against the cage but Budrys circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Budrys has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruud gets underhooks to prevent Budrys's takedown attempt.
Ruud fails to pull guard.

Ruud breaks from the clinch.

Ruud drives through with a takedown into guard.

Ruud stands up from Budrys's guard - Ruud perhaps looking for a knockout.

Budrys has closed the distance and engaged Ruud in a clinch.
Budrys wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ruud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruud shoots in and drives through. Budrys sprawls well.
Budrys changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ruud tries to avoid it but Budrys manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ruud to the ground. Ruud escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ruud tries to clinch up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ruud.
Ruud is looking to take a break and control but Budrys is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruud lands a nice forearm strike.
Ruud trying to control the action but Budrys is working from the bottom.
Ruud working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruud in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Budrys wants to control but Ruud postures up.

Ruud decides to stand up, so the ref orders Budrys to his feet.
Deividas Budrys is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ruud is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Budrys's half guard.
Ruud tries to stand and escape but Budrys actually recovers to full guard.
Ruud wants to control from the top but Budrys keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruud not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Budrys trying to keep a closed guard but Ruud is proving a slippery customer.
Ruud is looking to stand up but Budrys won't let him.
Budrys seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ruud has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Budrys is proving hard to escape from.
Deividas Budrys has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frenky Ruud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Budrys looking for subs off his back but Ruud has passed one foot through into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frenky Ruud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruud has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frenky Ruud!