PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke LaCrosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josip Ruzic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ruzic
vs
LaCrosse

185 cm
24
192 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

184 cm
24
202 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josip Ruzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke LaCrosse!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruzic misses with a straight right.
Ruzic takes a swing at LaCrosse's ribcage but misses.
Ruzic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse connects with a body shot.
LaCrosse fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruzic misses with a hook. LaCrosse ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by LaCrosse.
Ruzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LaCrosse moves away.
Ruzic lands a right hook to the body.
LaCrosse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruzic to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruzic walks into a straight right hand from LaCrosse.

It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaCrosse shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ruzic defends it nicely.
Ruzic misses with a body punch
and LaCrosse counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruzic blocks the body kick.
Ruzic looks to score with a jab to the body but LaCrosse is just out of range.
Ruzic tries to clinch up
and LaCrosse counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ruzic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
LaCrosse slips under a jab.
LaCrosse misses with a body shot.

Ruzic forces LaCrosse back against the cage and clinches.
LaCrosse missing with knees to the body.
Ruzic throws a punch but it's blocked by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse tries to score a body lock takedown but Ruzic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Josip Ruzic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke LaCrosse.
Ruzic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruzic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of LaCrosse backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by LaCrosse.
Good body shot from Ruzic.
LaCrosse looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Ruzic.

It looks like Duke LaCrosse has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruzic tries to land a knee to the head but LaCrosse blocks with his arms.
LaCrosse tries a knee to the head but Ruzic blocks it.
Ruzic misses with a hook from the clinch.
LaCrosse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruzic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Ruzic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruzic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruzic throws a good cross that connects.
LaCrosse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruzic.
Ruzic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps LaCrosse's head backwards.
Ruzic jabs LaCrosse right on the nose. LaCrosse blinks but takes it well.

LaCrosse is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaCrosse slips a jab from Ruzic.
Ruzic avoids the head kick by LaCrosse.
Ruzic misses the body punch
and LaCrosse counters with a low kick, right behind Ruzic 's knee.
Ruzic lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruzic just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic throws a sloppy body shot
and LaCrosse counters with a nice leg kick.
LaCrosse lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruzic takes a step back to recover.
LaCrosse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruzic throws a hook but LaCrosse blocks it.
Ruzic takes a swing at LaCrosse's ribcage but misses.
Ruzic throws a hook but LaCrosse blocks it.
LaCrosse takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ruzic misses with a hook. LaCrosse ducked under it nicely.
Ruzic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between LaCrosse's hands.
Josip Ruzic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruzic connects with a single shot there.
LaCrosse is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruzic finish him?
LaCrosse circles away from the clinch attempt.
LaCrosse seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruzic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruzic lands with a good body shot.
Ruzic scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruzic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruzic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ruzic throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ruzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ruzic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LaCrosse was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruzic.
LaCrosse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruzic just misses with a punch to the body.
LaCrosse takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Ruzic drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josip Ruzic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ruzic connects with a single shot there.
Ruzic's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruzic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
LaCrosse attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
LaCrosse walks into a jab.
Ruzic digs a good hook to LaCrosse's body.
Ruzic scores with a body shot.
Ruzic lands with a shot to the body.
LaCrosse walks into a straight right hand from Ruzic.

That has opened up Duke LaCrosse's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaCrosse takes one to the side of the head.
Ruzic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LaCrosse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruzic digs a good hook to LaCrosse's body.
LaCrosse is breathing heavily.
Ruzic misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaCrosse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Ruzic drops LaCrosse with a big left hand and mounts him. LaCrosse is in big trouble!
Ruzic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ruzic cracks LaCrosse with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josip Ruzic!