PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silvester Szymanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carlos Ruiz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Szymanski
vs
Ruiz

186 cm
24
220 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

181 cm
29
205 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silvester Szymanski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Ruiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruiz misses with a hook.
Ruiz scores with a jab to the body.
Ruiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruiz misses with a hook

and Szymanski counters with a single leg into guard. Ruiz didn't expect that.
Ruiz controlling the position.
Szymanski trying to control but Ruiz is working from the bottom.
Szymanski wants to stand and escape but instead Ruiz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Szymanski has momentary wrist control but Ruiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Ruiz trying to control but Szymanski is working from the bottom.
Ruiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Szymanski's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szymanski wants to stand and escape but Ruiz is having none of it.
Ruiz with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski working a defensive guard here.
Ruiz throws and elbow that misses. Szymanski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ruiz's guard. Nice move by Szymanski!
Ruiz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Szymanski is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruiz has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ruiz holds on and takes a little breather.
Szymanski wants to stand but Ruiz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Szymanski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ruiz scores with a nice shot.

That's two 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.
Ruiz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Ruiz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Ruiz.
A nice elbow there by Ruiz.
Ruiz breaks from Szymanski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ruiz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ruiz landing punches.
Szymanski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ruiz with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Ruiz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Szymanski is breathing heavily.
Ruiz lands a big shot there that rocks Szymanski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Szymanski is bucking up trying to escape but Ruiz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Szymanski is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ruiz! Szymanski is hurt baaadly! Ruiz is firing away with more strikes - Szymanski is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Ruiz!