PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Svoboda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Svoboda
vs
Ruanti

186 cm
23
218 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

187 cm
23
205 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Powerful

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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 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukas Svoboda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ruanti!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruanti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Svoboda. That did some damage!
Svoboda lands a nice shot to the body.
Svoboda jabs Ruanti right on the nose. Ruanti blinks but takes it well.
Ruanti throws out a loose jab but Svoboda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruanti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ruanti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruanti throws a series of strikes that have Svoboda backpedaling.

It looks like Lukas Svoboda has been cut.
Svoboda takes a swing at Ruanti's ribcage but misses.
Svoboda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruanti is fending him off so far but Svoboda persists. Nope, Ruanti circles away and we're back to standing.
Svoboda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruanti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Svoboda digs a good body shot into Ruanti's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svoboda looks to land a combination but Ruanti avoids it well.
Svoboda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ruanti dodges the punch combination from Svoboda.
Ruanti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Svoboda on the side of the head.
Ruanti misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti looks to score with a jab to the body but Svoboda is just out of range.
Ruanti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Svoboda is fending him off so far but Ruanti persists. Nope, Svoboda circles away and we're back to standing.

Ruanti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Svoboda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ruanti lands strikes from half guard.
Ruanti tries to pass the half guard into mount. Svoboda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Ruanti is working for a kimura but Svoboda is defending it quite comfortably.

Ruanti seems to be working for a kimura but Svoboda defends the submission attempt.
Svoboda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti wants to pass the guard but Svoboda is keeping the position.
Ruanti slips nicely into half guard.
Svoboda trying to control but Ruanti postures up.

Ruanti is working for a kimura but Svoboda is defending it quite comfortably.
Ruanti trying to control from half guard but Svoboda is working away.
Svoboda gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Svoboda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruanti trying to control the position from guard on top but Svoboda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruanti passes Svoboda's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Svoboda wants to control but Ruanti is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Svoboda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Svoboda wants to control but Ruanti is keeping busy.

Svoboda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Svoboda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruanti.
Svoboda is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ruanti. Svoboda shrugs it off though.
Ruanti lands a slapping body shot.
Svoboda takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ruanti misses with a low kick.
Ruanti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Svoboda.
Svoboda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Ruanti finds it's way through Svoboda's defenses.
Ruanti throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruanti. That's going to slow Svoboda down.
Ruanti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Ruanti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukas Svoboda's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Svoboda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruanti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruanti tries a head kick but it misses.
Svoboda misses with a double jab
and Ruanti counters with a head kick. That will keep Svoboda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Daniel Ruanti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot lands for Ruanti.
Svoboda lands a right hook to the body.
Svoboda takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ruanti scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruanti.
Lukas Svoboda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Svoboda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruanti tries to work over Svoboda's front leg with a kick but Svoboda checks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Svoboda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Svoboda fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruanti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A good leg kick by Ruanti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruanti.
Ruanti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Svoboda swings for the body but Ruanti moves out of range.
Ruanti cracks the inside of Svoboda's front leg.
Ruanti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Svoboda takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruanti.
Ruanti throws a leg kick which misses Svoboda's front leg but catches the back leg as Svoboda tries to avoid it.
Ruanti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Svoboda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruanti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruanti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruanti.
Ruanti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ruanti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruanti lands a head shot.
Svoboda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruanti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Svoboda will feel that in the morning.
Ruanti misses with a kick to the body.

Ruanti is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Svoboda's half guard.
Ruanti works his way into side control.

Ruanti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Svoboda tries to buck Ruanti off but Ruanti is having none of it.
Svoboda can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti advances nicely into full mount.
Svoboda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ruanti tries to control but Svoboda wriggling away.
Ruanti scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Svoboda?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ruanti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Svoboda bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ruanti manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ruanti looking to control but Svoboda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda tries to lock up and control but Ruanti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ruanti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Svoboda is looking to escape.

Ruanti working for a submission but Svoboda is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Svoboda tries to reverse the position but Ruanti maintains control.
Ruanti fails to advance to Svoboda's back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruanti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ruanti prevents Svoboda from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Ruanti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lukas Svoboda's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Ruanti misses.
A shot to the body from Svoboda misses
and Ruanti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Svoboda misses the shot to the body.
Ruanti feints and then cracks Svoboda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Svoboda down.
Ruanti looks for the body kick but Svoboda saw that one coming.
Ruanti tries a head kick but it misses.
Svoboda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ruanti lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruanti is looking to score with low kicks.
Ruanti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ruanti throws a sloppy head kick and Svoboda moves out of range easily.
Svoboda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Svoboda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruanti.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svoboda tries to bum rush Ruanti with a series of wild strikes but Ruanti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Svoboda is looking to wear down Ruanti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ruanti throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruanti throws a head kick but Svoboda moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Svoboda misses with a looping right.
Ruanti throws a front kick that sends Svoboda stumbling back into the ropes.
Ruanti cracks Svoboda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruanti lands a body shot.
Ruanti scores with a head kick.

Lukas Svoboda's cut is getting worse.
Svoboda stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruanti. Ruanti gets slowly back to his feet.
Svoboda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruanti.
Ruanti thows a body kick. Svoboda tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ruanti throws a leg kick but Svoboda checks it.
Ruanti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ruanti misses with a low kick.
Ruanti connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruanti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruanti throws a head kick that half lands.

Svoboda is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda switches off momentarily and Ruanti cracks him with a monster right hand! Svoboda topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Ruanti dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Ruanti!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Ruanti!