PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judah Krizbaduhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Ruggiero
vs
Krizbaduhl

188 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
203 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Ruggiero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Judah Krizbaduhl!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krizbaduhl slips a straight right by Ruggiero.
A jab from Ruggiero finds it's way through Krizbaduhl's defenses.
Krizbaduhl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ruggiero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl scores with a leg kick.
Ruggiero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krizbaduhl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruggiero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krizbaduhl is able to avoid easily.
Ruggiero tries to work over Krizbaduhl's front leg with a kick but Krizbaduhl checks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Krizbaduhl.

It looks like Benjamin Ruggiero has been cut.
Ruggiero throws a leg kick but Krizbaduhl sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ruggiero looks to land a left hand but Krizbaduhl moved out of range nicely.
Krizbaduhl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruggiero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruggiero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krizbaduhl connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruggiero scrambles back to his feet.
Ruggiero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krizbaduhl.
Ruggiero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krizbaduhl ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Krizbaduhl misses.
Krizbaduhl scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ruggiero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krizbaduhl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krizbaduhl takes a swing at Ruggiero's ribcage but misses.
Krizbaduhl has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruggiero.
A good leg kick by Krizbaduhl.
Ruggiero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krizbaduhl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krizbaduhl. That's going to slow Ruggiero down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruggiero dodges the punch combination from Krizbaduhl.

Krizbaduhl drops Ruggiero with a beautiful combination! Ruggiero stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Krizbaduhl is looking for the KO!

Ruggiero is rocked!
Krizbaduhl scores with a leg kick.
Krizbaduhl misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl throws a body kick that misses.
Ruggiero throws an overhand right that lands on Krizbaduhl's shoulder, as Krizbaduhl tries to avoid the shot.
Ruggiero wants to slow Krizbaduhl down by chopping away at his legs.
Judah Krizbaduhl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krizbaduhl throws a head kick that misses.
Ruggiero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Krizbaduhl throws a combination that misses
and Ruggiero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Krizbaduhl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruggiero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krizbaduhl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruggiero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Krizbaduhl lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruggiero takes a step back to recover.
Krizbaduhl paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Krizbaduhl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruggiero.
Krizbaduhl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruggiero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ruggiero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krizbaduhl drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Krizbaduhl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ruggiero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Krizbaduhl.
Ruggiero looks to throw a body kick
and Krizbaduhl makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krizbaduhl.
Ruggiero lands a nice hook to Krizbaduhl's body. Krizbaduhl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krizbaduhl throws the kick towards the body but Ruggiero avoids it.
Ruggiero misses with an uppercut.
Ruggiero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krizbaduhl swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruggiero checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruggiero.
Ruggiero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruggiero throws a jab but it's blocked by Krizbaduhl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero looks to score with a jab to the body but Krizbaduhl is just out of range.
Krizbaduhl throws a sloppy head kick and Ruggiero moves out of range easily.
Ruggiero throws a shot from downtown. Krizbaduhl moves away and avoids it.
Krizbaduhl stalks Ruggiero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ruggiero's face. Ruggiero staggers backwards, shaken.
Ruggiero cracks a nice hook into Krizbaduhl's ribs.
Krizbaduhl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruggiero.
Krizbaduhl thuds his right hand into Ruggiero's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Krizbaduhl takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Krizbaduhl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ruggiero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krizbaduhl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krizbaduhl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruggiero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krizbaduhl walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruggiero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick from Krizbaduhl lands but Ruggiero takes it in his stride.
A solid body kick from Krizbaduhl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judah Krizbaduhl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Ruggiero's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Krizbaduhl thumps Ruggiero with a low kick.
Ruggiero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ruggiero thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruggiero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krizbaduhl blocks a head kick by Ruggiero.
Krizbaduhl avoids a kick to the body.
Krizbaduhl cracks Ruggiero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krizbaduhl cracks the inside of Ruggiero's front leg.
Krizbaduhl lands a leg kick that knocks Ruggiero off balance momentarily.
Ruggiero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krizbaduhl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krizbaduhl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Krizbaduhl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krizbaduhl throws a head kick but Ruggiero moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ruggiero crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Krizbaduhl - the referee stops the clock and Ruggiero gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Krizbaduhl. Ruggiero manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
No joy there for Krizbaduhl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruggiero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruggiero misses with a double jab.
Ruggiero throws a wild body kick that Krizbaduhl sees coming a mile off.
Krizbaduhl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krizbaduhl lands with a kick to the ribs.
Judah Krizbaduhl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krizbaduhl connects with an inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ruggiero might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ruggiero takes a jab right on the kisser.

Oooooh!!! Krizbaduhl has knocked Ruggiero down with a huge combo! Krizbaduhl steps away and waves a wobbly Ruggiero back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Ruggiero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krizbaduhl feints a jab and as Ruggiero dips his head, Krizbaduhl unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Ruggiero right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Ruggiero falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Krizbaduhl smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Judah Krizbaduhl! Judah Krizbaduhl retains his light heavyweight title!
Judah Krizbaduhl seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.