PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zmesan Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borec comes to the cage accompanied by Cannibal Corpse - I Will Kill You. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Borec
vs
Ruanti

187 cm
28
224 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
205 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Zmesan Borec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ruanti!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borec moves away.

Borec scores with a takedown into Ruanti's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruanti is pulling down on Borec's head to control his posture.
Ruanti looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruanti, not yet.
Ruanti pulls Borec in to control the position.
Ruanti wants to sweep here but Borec controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Borec throws a strike but Ruanti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Borec looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruanti is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruanti manages to get himself to full guard.
Ruanti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruanti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Borec connects with a couple of short punches.
Ruanti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Borec prevents Ruanti from getting back to his feet.
Borec 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.
Borec throws and elbow that misses. Ruanti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Borec's guard. Nice move by Ruanti!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruanti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti wants to control from the top but Borec keeps moving.
Borec looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruanti is one step ahead there.
Borec pulls Ruanti in close to prevent any damage.
Ruanti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Daniel Ruanti wasn't active enough on the ground.
Borec tries for a takedown but Ruanti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Borec on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruanti. Ruanti obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruanti slaps away a takedown attempt from Borec, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Borec is looking to clinch but Ruanti is avoiding it.
Ruanti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Borec.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zmesan Borec. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Borec drives through and clinches with Ruanti against the cage.
Ruanti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ruanti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Borec.

Ruanti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti scores with a body shot.
Borec is breathing heavily.
Borec misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borec fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruanti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruanti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruanti lunges at Borec with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Borec's hand.
Ruanti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ruanti throws a front kick that sends Borec stumbling back into the cage.
Ruanti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruanti scores with a jab.
Ruanti connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borec tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Borec steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ruanti. That one must have hurt.
Ruanti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruanti tests Borec's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Ruanti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ruanti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruanti tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruanti misses with a head kick.
Borec fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruanti catches Borec with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ruanti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daniel Ruanti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borec walks into a left hand.

It looks like Zmesan Borec has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruanti scores with a four punch combination!
Ruanti cracks a nice hook into Borec's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borec on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from Ruanti.
Zmesan Borec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borec has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Borec there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruanti misses with a body shot.
Ruanti tries a low kick but Borec avoids it.
Borec checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Borec is out of range and Ruanti settles back down.

Borec closes the distance and pushes Ruanti back into the cage.
Borec looking for a takedown.
Ruanti stops a takedown attempt from Borec.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zmesan Borec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borec misses with a body punch.

Ruanti tightens his grip and picks Borec up, before dumping him to the ground. Borec manages to land in guard.
Borec can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruanti controls the pace.
Ruanti trying to control the position from guard on top but Borec is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruanti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Borec keeping full guard, as Ruanti tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Daniel Ruanti hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ruanti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borec closes the distance and clinches up with Ruanti, looking for a takedown. Borec pushes Ruanti against the cage but Ruanti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ruanti lands with a shot to the body.
Borec looks for a takedown but Ruanti sprawls well.
Borec uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruanti.
Ruanti scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruanti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borec wants to clinch.
Borec has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Ruanti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borec doesn't seem phased though.
Ruanti throws a head kick that half lands.
Ruanti misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruanti.
Ruanti throws a leg kick which misses Borec's front leg but catches the back leg as Borec tries to avoid it.
Ruanti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ruanti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borec avoids the head kick by Ruanti.
Ruanti tries to bum rush Borec with a series of wild strikes but Borec uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borec avoids the body shot from Ruanti.
Ruanti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borec's sensitive parts.
Ruanti lands a head kick!
Ruanti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruanti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruanti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ruanti throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Borec.
Ruanti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Borec.
Ruanti is looking to score with low kicks.
Borec tries to clinch there but Ruanti circles away.
Ruanti thumps Borec with a low kick.
Ruanti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borec takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruanti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruanti.
Ruanti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Borec on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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 Zmesan Borec's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Ruanti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borec at a distance.
Ruanti stuns Borec with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruanti throws a good cross that connects.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ruanti.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruanti.
That kick from Ruanti tenderised Borec's leg. Borec is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruanti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Borec takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruanti throws a low kick but Borec avoids it.
Borec takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ruanti throws a nice head kick!
Ruanti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Borec rather than just go for the knockout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ruanti!
Ruanti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruanti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Borec if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice jab there from Ruanti.
Borec on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Borec there as he acknowledges the shot.
Borec on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body kick there by Ruanti.
Borec blocks the body kick.
Borec tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good exchange - Ruanti coming out on top.

Zmesan Borec's cut is getting worse.
Borec takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Borec is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruanti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borec has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Borec there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruanti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ruanti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borec walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ruanti.
Ruanti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruanti.
Ruanti cracks the inside of Borec's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ruanti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Borec is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ruanti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Borec takes a step back to recover.
Good leg kick by Ruanti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruanti scores with a kick to the body.
Ruanti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruanti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Borec if he has to take too many more of those.
Daniel Ruanti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruanti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ruanti lands a glancing blow to the side of Borec's head.
Borec checks a low kick from Ruanti.
Ruanti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruanti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Borec takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ruanti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Borec is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Borec gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ruanti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Borec has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruanti finds it's way round the side to connect with Borec's head.
Ruanti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Borec on the side of the head.
Ruanti throws a head kick that Borec semi-blocks.
Ruanti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruanti lands a leg kick that knocks Borec off balance momentarily.
Ruanti lands with an uppercut that bounces Borec off the cage and back into rage.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruanti as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruanti lands a nice looking body kick.
Zmesan Borec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruanti's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruanti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruanti dips to his left and cracks Borec with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruanti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Borec will feel that in the morning.
Ruanti is looking to slow Borec down with leg kicks.
Ruanti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Borec's hands.
Ruanti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruanti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruanti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruanti.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ruanti. Borec shrugs it off though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruanti.
Ruanti lands a jab-cross combination.

Zmesan Borec's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ruanti connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruanti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Borec chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruanti can pounce on him.
Borec doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruanti lands with an uppercut that bounces Borec off the cage and back into rage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Ruanti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruanti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Ruanti!