PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Muchacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ricky Rude has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rude
vs
Muchacho

188 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

212 cm
19
222 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Muchacho!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rude shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muchacho as he jumps to the side.

Muchacho scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Muchacho tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Rude's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rude tries to bench press Muchacho off him but Muchacho keeps the position.
Muchacho controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Rude's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rude trying to remain calm as Muchacho controls from the top position.
Muchacho in side control lands a decent elbow.
Muchacho lands a decent elbow from side control.
Muchacho trying to control the action but Rude is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchacho is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Muchacho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rude is breathing heavily.
Muchacho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rude with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Rude actively working from the bottom here.
Muchacho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Muchacho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rude is trying to control but can't.
Rude is not content to let Muchacho control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Muchacho with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Muchacho passes the guard and advances to mount!
Muchacho avoids the attempt from Rude to control.
Muchacho controlling the pace for now.
Rude gets back to half guard.
Rude is trying to get back to full guard.
Rude gets back to full guard.
Rude will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Muchacho preventing the sweep.
Rude trying to control the position.
Rude seems keen to control Muchacho's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho throwing strikes but missing.
Rude is controlling Muchacho's posture.
Rude might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Rude had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Muchacho is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rude Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Muchacho's back instead.
Muchacho breaks Rude's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rude holds on and takes a little breather.
Rude looking to control.
Rude looking for a sweep. Not yet Rude, not yet.
Rude managing to control the position.
Rude not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricky Rude just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rude misses with a series of wild punches.
Rude shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Muchacho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rude tries to pull guard but Muchacho holds him up against the cage and eventually Rude drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Rude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rude tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muchacho smiles and moves away.
Muchacho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rude circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Muchacho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rude has his takedown stuffed

and Muchacho counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Muchacho wants to pass the guard but Rude is keeping the position.
Rude throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rude can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Muchacho controls the pace.
Rude is trying to keep Muchacho in close.
Rude controlling Muchacho's posture.
Muchacho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rude preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rude trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Rude.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rude gets caught flat footed, as Muchacho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Muchacho trying to control but Rude is working from the bottom.

Rude has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Muchacho has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Rude controls the action.
Rude controlling well, preventing Muchacho from escaping the position.
Muchacho is covering up but some of the strikes from Rude are getting through and doing damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Muchacho is really stuck here.
Muchacho tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Muchacho holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rude tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Muchacho wants to control but Rude is having none of it.
Muchacho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muchacho working to try and regain half guard.
Muchacho gets back to half guard.
Muchacho gets back to full guard.
Muchacho lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rude!
Muchacho controlling the position easily from mount.
Rude wants to hold on but Muchacho pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ivan Muchacho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Muchacho looking to control and managing it successfully.

Muchacho is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rude has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rude manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rude is staying active underneath Muchacho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rude is trying to control but can't.
Rude scores with a few weak punches.
Rude makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rude.
Muchacho wants to control from the top but Rude keeps moving.
Rude can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Muchacho controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho forces his way into half guard.
Muchacho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rude keeps working.
Rude is trying to get back to full guard.
Muchacho slows the pace down in half guard.

Muchacho decides to return to a standing position.
Muchacho has his takedown stuffed

and Rude counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muchacho prevents Rude from improving position.
Muchacho can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Muchacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rude misses with a hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Muchacho closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rude to the mat! Rude manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rude is on top in guard.

Muchacho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rude controls from within his opponent's guard.
Muchacho can't keep his opponent in guard - Rude advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Muchacho controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchacho works his way to full guard. Good work.
Muchacho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muchacho trying to control from half guard but Rude is working away.
Rude trying to control from the bottom.
Muchacho not doing much here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ivan Muchacho just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Muchacho.
Ricky Rude is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rude shoots in and bounces Muchacho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rude trying to control but Muchacho is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho is trying to control the position but Rude postures up.
Muchacho wants to sweep but no luck.
Muchacho managing to control the position.
Muchacho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rude forces his way into half guard.
Rude is trying to control the action in half guard but Muchacho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Muchacho wants to get back to full guard.

Rude wants to work for an arm triangle but Muchacho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Muchacho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rude trying to control but Muchacho is working from the bottom.
Rude stopping the sweep attempt from Muchacho.
Muchacho trying to keep a closed guard but Rude is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rude keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rude misses with a takedown

and Muchacho counters with a single leg into guard. Rude didn't expect that.
Muchacho trying to control but Rude is working from the bottom.
Rude is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Muchacho controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rude is riding his opponent, not letting Muchacho buck him off.

Muchacho fending off the submission attempt from Rude.
Rude trying to control.

Rude is persistently looking for the submission but Muchacho is defending it well.
Muchacho breaks Rude's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ricky Rude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rude is trying to keep Muchacho in close.
Muchacho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Muchacho.
I've got Muchacho 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Muchacho!