PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scully Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scully Rudd has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rudd
vs
St Croix

190 cm
25
209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scully Rudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric St Croix!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Croix misses with a takedown

and Rudd holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees to the body from Rudd.
St Croix tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rudd just stands there and leans against the ropes.
St Croix tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rudd smiles and moves away.
Scully Rudd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric St Croix.
St Croix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rudd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but St Croix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Croix fails with the takedown

and Rudd counters by clinching up.
Rudd unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rudd scores a nice knee to the body.
St Croix looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rudd working St Croix over with knees to the body.
Rudd landing knees to the head.

It looks like Eric St Croix has been cut.
Rudd stalling against the ropes.
Rudd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rudd leaning against his opponent.
St Croix jumps guard but Rudd stands there with St Croix around his waist. St Croix gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Croix's face.
Rudd landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rudd lands a knee to the head.
Rudd putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St Croix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
St Croix takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rudd scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rudd scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rudd.
Rudd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rudd scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Eric St Croix's cut even more.
Rudd is struggling to control the position.
Rudd landing knees to the head.
St Croix letting Rudd take a breather here.
St Croix tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rudd just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Rudd's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rudd lands a good knee to the midsection. St Croix won't want to take too many of those.
Rudd with a knee to the head.
Rudd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rudd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Croix fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudd effectively controlling the action here.
Rudd connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Croix's face.
Rudd lands a knee to the head.
Rudd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Rudd.
Rudd landing knees to the head.
Rudd misses with a knee to the head.
Rudd landing knees to the body.

St Croix pulls guard successfully.
St Croix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rudd is looking to work some ground and pound but St Croix has wrist control.
Rudd throws a strike but St Croix rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
St Croix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rudd is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudd controls St Croix momentarily but St Croix frees himself.

St Croix is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
St Croix controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
St Croix trying to control the position from guard on top but Rudd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Croix might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rudd kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
St Croix sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rudd's guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Croix in particular looking to stall.
St Croix is trying to control the action in half guard but Rudd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St Croix should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
St Croix is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Eric St Croix has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A combination from Rudd does no damage.
St Croix doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rudd counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rudd.
St Croix tries to pull guard but Rudd holds him up against the ropes and eventually St Croix drops back down to his feet.
St Croix takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rudd connects with a knee to the head.

The cut above Eric St Croix's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
St Croix takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rudd tries a knee to the head but St Croix blocks it.
Rudd with a knee to the head.
St Croix tries to pull guard but Rudd holds him up against the ropes and eventually St Croix drops back down to his feet.
Rudd connects with a knee to the head.

Eric St Croix's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
St Croix tries to pull guard but Rudd holds him up against the ropes and eventually St Croix drops back down to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rudd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rudd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Croix takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Croix takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rudd looking to throw knees to the head but St Croix is blocking nicely.
Rudd connects with a knee to the head.
Rudd scores with a knee to the head.
St Croix takes a knee to the side of the body.
St Croix takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Croix fails to pull guard.
Rudd utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rudd lands a knee to the head.
Rudd unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Croix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

St Croix drags the fight down to the ground.
Rudd trying to control but St Croix is working from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
St Croix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

St Croix working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rudd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rudd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rudd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St Croix avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rudd throwing strikes from guard but St Croix blocks nicely.

St Croix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

St Croix looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rudd throwing strikes from guard but St Croix blocks nicely.
Rudd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

St Croix is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rudd is aware though and is defending well.
Rudd throws and elbow that misses. St Croix uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rudd's guard. Nice move by St Croix!
Rudd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Croix on the ground.
Rudd keeping moving, preventing St Croix from controlling successfully.
Rudd has his hands on St Croix's head, controlling the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
St Croix trying to control the position from guard on top but Rudd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

St Croix drops back looking for a leg! Rudd is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rudd manages to kick St Croix off! St Croix jumps back into Rudd's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Croix slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scully Rudd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric St Croix's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rudd moves into range and clinches up with St Croix.
St Croix tries to pull guard but Rudd won't allow it.
St Croix tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rudd just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Rudd lands with a right to the head.
St Croix tries to pull guard but Rudd holds him up against the ropes and eventually St Croix drops back down to his feet.
Scully Rudd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric St Croix.
Rudd connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Croix's face.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eric St Croix's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Scully Rudd!