PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dariusz Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan has chosen Hester Prynne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chavez
vs
Ruslan

200 cm
23
223 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

198 cm
28
204 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Ruslan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Ruslan slips the punch.
Ruslan throws a hook to the side of Chavez's head but Chavez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruslan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruslan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Ruslan looks to land a left hand but Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Ruslan tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
Chavez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruslan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruslan misses the shot to the body.
Chavez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice cross by Ruslan.
Ruslan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
A jab from Ruslan misses.
Chavez lands a head kick. Ruslan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Ruslan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chavez on his heels. He'll look to pass Chavez's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ruslan wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
Chavez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ruslan controlling the position well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslan is trying to get back to full guard.
Ruslan wants to control but Chavez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ruslan tries to roll over but Chavez keeps him under control.
Chavez controlling the action here.
Ruslan wants to sweep but Chavez has passed to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan wants to control but Chavez postures up.
Chavez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruslan keeps working.
Ruslan tries to control but Chavez manages to take his back.
Ruslan tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Chavez's guard. Nice work there by Ruslan.
Ruslan trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavez is trying to keep Ruslan in close.
Ruslan trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Chavez controlling Ruslan's posture.
Chavez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruslan trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Ruslan connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Ruslan misses.
Chavez moves forwards but Ruslan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruslan as he connects with a hook.
Ruslan is looking to clinch but Chavez is avoiding it.
Chavez takes one to the chin there.
Ruslan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruslan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruslan takes a swing at Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Chavez misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez lands with a cross.
Dariusz Ruslan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruslan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruslan avoids the head kick by Chavez.

Ruslan closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dariusz Ruslan dominated that 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.

Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez leaves Ruslan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ruslan throws a right and a left that Chavez avoids nicely.
Chavez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruslan misses the shot to the body.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruslan.
Ruslan throws a shot to the body.
Ruslan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruslan fails to land the takedown.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruslan throws a one two combo.
Ruslan misses with the combination.
Ruslan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruslan moves out of range as Chavez strikes.
Ruslan lands with a right hand.
Dariusz Ruslan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruslan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hugo Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dariusz Ruslan.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruslan.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Ruslan slips the punch.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Ruslan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chavez throws a hook but Ruslan avoids it easily.
Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruslan.
Ruslan lands with a cross.
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Ruslan throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chavez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Ruslan. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan misses with a body punch
and Chavez counters with a head kick. That will keep Ruslan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ruslan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavez.
Ruslan scores with a nice right hand.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruslan.
A jab from Ruslan misses.
A right-left combo lands from Ruslan.

Chavez is rocked!
Ruslan throws a wild body kick that Chavez sees coming a mile off.
Oh Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruslan.
A big left from Ruslan misses.
Chavez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruslan misses with the combination.
Ruslan throws a shot from downtown. Chavez moves away and avoids it.
Hugo Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruslan slips under a jab.
Ruslan throws a shot from downtown. Chavez moves away and avoids it.
Ruslan looks to throw the jab but Chavez is out of range.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruslan.
Ruslan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruslan throws a jab but it's blocked by Chavez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruslan.
Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruslan.
Ruslan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chavez.
Chavez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Ruslan.

Ruslan rushes Chavez and presses him up against the cage.

Ruslan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Ruslan misses with a left hand
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruslan misses with an uppercut
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruslan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ruslan throws a lazy uppercut
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Ruslan throws a hook but Chavez blocks it.
Ruslan misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ruslan stalks Chavez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chavez's face. Chavez staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Ruslan misses.
Ruslan misses with an uppercut
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez misses with a hook.
Ruslan throws a right hand that misses
and Chavez counters with a good low kick that Ruslan was not able to check.
Ruslan swings widly with a right hand
and Chavez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chavez lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice combination there by Ruslan.
Ruslan swings widly with a right hand
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez moves out of range as Ruslan strikes.
Ruslan throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruslan misses with an uppercut.
Ruslan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruslan throws a combination. Chavez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chavez slips under a jab.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Ruslan misses with a lunging right hand
and Chavez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ruslan's knee momentarily.
Chavez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruslan throws out the jab.
Ruslan avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Ruslan misses with a looping right.
A big right from Ruslan misses.
A jab from Ruslan misses.
Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruslan misses with a hook
and Chavez counters with a thumping low kick.
Ruslan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Ruslan.
Ruslan misses with a lunging right hand
and Chavez counters with a good low kick that Ruslan was not able to check.
Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruslan.

Ruslan closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
Ruslan misses with some punches.
Chavez wants to break free but Ruslan has control.
Chavez working hard to break the clinch.
Ruslan working aggressively here.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruslan misses with some punches.
Chavez is trying to break the clinch but Ruslan has him pressed against the cage.
Ruslan'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.
Chavez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruslan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ruslan fails to land.
Ruslan throws a punch but it's blocked by Chavez.
Ruslan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is looking to control Ruslan's arms but Ruslan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chavez has his back to the cage.
Ruslan misses with the head strike.
Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruslan misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ruslan fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruslan.
Ruslan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ruslan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Chavez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chavez seems to have got his legs back now.

Chavez manages to break the clinch.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Ruslan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chavez blocks a low kick nicely.
Chavez lands a high kick!
Ruslan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab lands there for Ruslan.

Ruslan moves into range and clinches up with Chavez.
Ruslan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dariusz Ruslan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ruslan ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Ruslan moves out of range easily.
Ruslan missing with a left hand there. Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruslan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ruslan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chavez back to the cage. Ruslan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chavez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ruslan misses with a body shot
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruslan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruslan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Ruslan misses.
Ruslan walks into a jab.
Ruslan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chavez counters with a nice leg kick.
Ruslan misses with an uppercut.
Chavez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruslan avoids the body shot from Chavez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Ruslan or perhaps it was just good defense by Chavez which made him look bad.
Ruslan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chavez.
Chavez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruslan misses with a body shot
and Chavez counters with a head kick. That will keep Ruslan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Ruslan closes the distance and clinches.
Ruslan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruslan lands a hook that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruslan.
Ruslan misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruslan lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Ruslan.
Chavez letting Ruslan take a breather here.
Hugo Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan throws a punch but it's blocked by Chavez.
Chavez presses Ruslan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Chavez breaks the clinch.
Chavez drops his hands momentarily and Ruslan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chavez lands a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Chavez.
Ruslan misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez misses with a looping left.
Chavez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruslan throws a solid leg kick but Chavez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruslan.

Chavez gets tackled into the cage by Ruslan. Ruslan maintains the clinch.
Ruslan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Ruslan fails to land.
Ruslan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dariusz Ruslan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Ruslan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chavez can't break the clinch.
Ruslan scores with a hook to the body.
Dariusz Ruslan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Chavez manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chavez.
Ruslan throws a big shot that misses.
Ruslan lands a right hook to the body.
Ruslan tries to clinch up.
Ruslan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruslan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez clobbers Ruslan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruslan thuds his right hand into Chavez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruslan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruslan lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruslan scores with a jab.
Chavez tries to bum rush Ruslan with a series of wild strikes but Ruslan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruslan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chavez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Ruslan.
Chavez misses with a body kick.

Ruslan moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ruslan fails to land.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dariusz Ruslan.
Well Ruslan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dariusz Ruslan!
Dariusz Ruslan gave a mention to Resistance in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).