PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelito Barraquinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barraquinha comes to the cage accompanied by The Mamas & The Papas - Dream a little dream of me. Ruzic has chosen Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barraquinha
vs
Ruzic

189 cm
26
193 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

185 cm
27
192 lbs
23 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angelito Barraquinha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josip Ruzic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barraquinha is looking to slow Ruzic down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Barraquinha misses its intended target.
Barraquinha misses with a hook.
Ruzic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruzic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barraquinha circles away.
Barraquinha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barraquinha.
Ruzic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barraquinha misses the shot to the body.
Ruzic lands with an uppercut that bounces Barraquinha off the cage and back into range.
Barraquinha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruzic. That did some damage!
Barraquinha feints and then cracks Ruzic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruzic down.
Barraquinha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruzic's sensitive parts.
Barraquinha misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruzic lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruzic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ruzic misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic tries a low kick but Barraquinha avoids it.
Ruzic blocks a low kick nicely.
Ruzic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruzic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barraquinha lands a high kick!

It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
Ruzic scores with a nice strike.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barraquinha misses with a looping right.
Barraquinha walks into a left hand.
Ruzic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barraquinha lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruzic checks a leg kick.
Barraquinha tries to score with a low kick but Ruzic moves his leg out of the way.
Ruzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha misses with a left hand
and Ruzic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Angelito Barraquinha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruzic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruzic checks a leg kick.

Ruzic gets tackled into the cage by Barraquinha. Barraquinha maintains the clinch.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the head.
Ruzic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barraquinha avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Angelito Barraquinha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josip Ruzic.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruzic tries to break free but Barraquinha pushes him back against the cage.
Barraquinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruzic is trying to break free.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but Ruzic blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barraquinha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Ruzic.
Barraquinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ruzic fails to land.
Ruzic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barraquinha's elbow.
Ruzic tries to circle away but Barraquinha has him pinned against the cage.
Barraquinha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruzic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lands an elbow inside.
Barraquinha lands a nice elbow.
A body shot lands from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruzic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barraquinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic is trying to break the clinch but Barraquinha is controlling him.
Barraquinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruzic working aggressively here.
Ruzic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barraquinha prevents it.
Barraquinha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruzic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barraquinha gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barraquinha lands a nice elbow.
Ruzic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barraquinha's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruzic looking to throw knees to the head but Barraquinha is blocking nicely.
Ruzic is trying to break the clinch but Barraquinha has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ruzic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruzic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barraquinha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruzic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelito Barraquinha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruzic checks a leg kick.
Ruzic checks a low kick from Barraquinha.

Barraquinha closes the distance and clinches.
Ruzic can't get the takedown.
Ruzic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barraquinha avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ruzic wants to break free but Barraquinha has control.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruzic avoids it.
Ruzic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barraquinha has him pressed against the cage.
Barraquinha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barraquinha blocks a body shot from Ruzic.
Ruzic has had enough of the clinch but Barraquinha keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barraquinha.
Ruzic takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Josip Ruzic's cut even more.

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

Barraquinha moves into the clinch successfully.
Barraquinha missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the body.
Barraquinha keeps control of Ruzic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barraquinha blocks a body shot from Ruzic.
Barraquinha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruzic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Angelito Barraquinha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josip Ruzic.
Ruzic blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barraquinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ruzic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ruzic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barraquinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruzic's defenses.
Barraquinha blocks a body shot from Ruzic.
Ruzic can't find room to land a body shot as Barraquinha controls the action.
Angelito Barraquinha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barraquinha missing with knees to the body.
Ruzic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barraquinha pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha working Ruzic over with knees to the body.
Ruzic is trying to push Barraquinha away but Barraquinha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruzic is trying to push Barraquinha away but Barraquinha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barraquinha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruzic tries to break the clinch but Barraquinha is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barraquinha.
Barraquinha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barraquinha avoiding damage as Ruzic throws knees to the body.
Ruzic avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
Barraquinha has a couple of punches blocked by Ruzic.
Ruzic is looking to break free of the clinch but Barraquinha has double underhooks.
Barraquinha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruzic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barraquinha has Ruzic pressed against the cage, preventing Ruzic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barraquinha.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barraquinha blocks a body shot from Ruzic.
Ruzic working hard to break the clinch.
Barraquinha blocks an uppercut.
Ruzic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barraquinha pulls his leg out and moves away.

Barraquinha pushes Ruzic up against the cage in a clinch.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barraquinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruzic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruzic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruzic is trying to force a seperation but Barraquinha has the dominant position.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruzic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic is working for takedown but Barraquinha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barraquinha tries to throw a body punch but Ruzic avoids it by throwing Barraquinha back against the cage.

Ruzic tightens his grip and picks Barraquinha up, before dumping him to the ground. Barraquinha manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barraquinha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruzic is one step ahead there.
Ruzic content to stall in guard here.
Barraquinha is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barraquinha looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Angelito Barraquinha wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barraquinha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelito Barraquinha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice body punch from Barraquinha.
Ruzic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barraquinha lands with a hook. Ruzic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Angelito Barraquinha is winning the standup battle so far.
Barraquinha throws a front kick aimed at Ruzic's knee but Ruzic avoids it well.
Ruzic lands a jab-cross combination.
A big right from Ruzic misses.
Barraquinha throws a leg kick which misses Ruzic's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruzic tries to avoid it.
Barraquinha lands a leg kick that knocks Ruzic off balance momentarily.
Barraquinha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barraquinha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barraquinha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barraquinha takes a swing at Ruzic's ribcage but misses.
Ruzic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruzic throws a nice looking combination but Barraquinha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruzic blocks the leg kick.
Barraquinha motions for Ruzic to come forward. Barraquinha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Barraquinha.
Ruzic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barraquinha rather than just go for the knockout.
Ruzic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barraquinha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruzic is out of range and Barraquinha settles back down.
Ruzic misses with a low kick as Barraquinha jumps back.

Barraquinha takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barraquinha as Ruzic tries to tie him up.
Ruzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruzic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ruzic looking to throw knees to the head but Barraquinha is blocking nicely.
Ruzic wants a takedown.
Barraquinha blocks an uppercut.
Ruzic is trying to break free.
Barraquinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barraquinha lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic throws a punch but it's blocked by Barraquinha.
Ruzic managing to block the knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barraquinha lands a nice uppercut.

The cut above Josip Ruzic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ruzic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barraquinha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ruzic takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barraquinha.

Josip Ruzic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Barraquinha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barraquinha lands an elbow inside that Ruzic shrugs off.

Ruzic is rocked!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Angelito Barraquinha!
Angelito Barraquinha retains his middleweight title!