PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Hannedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruzic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ruzic
vs
Hannedy

185 cm
25
192 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

183 cm
26
195 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josip Ruzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Hannedy!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannedy with a poor takedown
and Ruzic counters with a stiff right hand.
Hannedy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hannedy misses with a takedown
and Ruzic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hannedy tries for a takedown but Ruzic circles away easily
and Ruzic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hannedy thinking.
Josip Ruzic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Hannedy.
Ruzic throws a shot to the body.
Ruzic throws a jab but it's blocked by Hannedy.
Hannedy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ruzic counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy misses with a takedown
and Ruzic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hannedy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruzic can pounce on him.
Hannedy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruzic counters with a right hand to the body.
Hannedy looks gassed!
Hannedy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ruzic counters with a straight right hand.
Hannedy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Ruzic counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hannedy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hannedy fails with the takedown
and Ruzic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruzic misses the shot to the body.
Ruzic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Josip Ruzic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic connects with a body shot that sends Hannedy's belly button to the back.
Hannedy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ruzic is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hannedy.
Hannedy misses with a takedown
and Ruzic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruzic lands a jab.
Ruzic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ruzic with a jab.
Ruzic scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy checks a leg kick.
Hannedy has his takedown stuffed
and Ruzic counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruzic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruzic lands a nice shot to the body.
Hannedy has his takedown stuffed
and Ruzic counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josip Ruzic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ruzic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ruzic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ruzic misses with a body shot
and Hannedy counters with a good low kick that Ruzic was not able to check.
Hannedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ruzic.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruzic. That's going to slow Hannedy down.
Ruzic misses with a jab to the body
letting Hannedy counter with a right hand.
Walter Hannedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hannedy throws a right hand that misses
and Ruzic counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic is looking to slow Hannedy down with leg kicks.
Ruzic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruzic connects with a body shot that sends Hannedy's belly button to the back.
Hannedy has his takedown stuffed
and Ruzic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walter Hannedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hannedy is breathing heavily.
Ruzic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hannedy.
Hannedy tries for a takedown but Ruzic circles away easily
and Ruzic counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic misses with a body shot

and Hannedy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruzic is on top in guard.
Ruzic wants to control from the top but Hannedy keeps moving.
Ruzic wants to pass the guard but Hannedy is keeping the position.
Hannedy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hannedy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ruzic defends well.
Hannedy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruzic is one step ahead there.
Ruzic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hannedy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruzic is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Ruzic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hannedy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ruzic has managed to get both his arms back between Hannedy's legs - danger averted.
Ruzic chips away with some ground and pound.

Hannedy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hannedy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruzic is one step ahead there.
Ruzic wants to control from the top but Hannedy keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josip Ruzic dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Jab from Ruzic.
Hannedy misses with a right hand
and Ruzic counters with a straight right hand.
Ruzic cracks Hannedy with a good jab.
Ruzic misses with a body kick.
Hannedy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hannedy with a poor takedown
and Ruzic makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hannedy really felt that one!
Ruzic jabs Hannedy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hannedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy defending well as Ruzic loads up on a big left hand.
Ruzic throws an overhand right that lands on Hannedy's shoulder, as Hannedy tries to avoid the shot.
Hannedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruzic.
Ruzic connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruzic connects with a leg kick. Hannedy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hannedy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ruzic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic misses with a wild combination.
Hannedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruzic.
Hannedy has his takedown stuffed
and Ruzic counters with a low kick, right behind Hannedy 's knee.
Josip Ruzic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Hannedy.
A left lands for Ruzic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruzic.
Hannedy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruzic counters with a nice body shot.

Hannedy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Hannedy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Josip Ruzic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruzic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hannedy can do to turn this around?
Ruzic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruzic controlling the position.
Ruzic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruzic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hannedy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hannedy wants to control from the top but Ruzic keeps moving.
Hannedy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josip Ruzic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruzic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josip Ruzic!