PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Porpramuc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Porpramuc
vs
Ruggiero

190 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
39
248 lbs
18 - 19 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buakaw Porpramuc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruggiero. Porpramuc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Porpramuc feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Porpramuc throws a series of strikes that have Ruggiero backpedaling.

Ruggiero scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Porpramuc throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Buakaw Porpramuc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porpramuc looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ruggiero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruggiero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porpramuc.
Ruggiero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Porpramuc digs a good hook to Ruggiero's body.
Ruggiero shoots in and drives through. Porpramuc sprawls well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Porpramuc.
Ruggiero avoids the head kick by Porpramuc.
Porpramuc tries to land a leg kick but Ruggiero saw it coming and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Porpramuc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruggiero missing with knees to the body.
Ruggiero stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero scores with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero misses with a knee strike.
Ruggiero lands a good knee to the midsection. Porpramuc won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero with a knee to the head.

It looks like Buakaw Porpramuc has been cut.
Porpramuc is breathing heavily.
Porpramuc is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruggiero is defending well for now.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porpramuc.
Porpramuc missing with knees to the body.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head.
Ruggiero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Porpramuc's face.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruggiero crunches a lovely knee into Porpramuc's ribcage.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Porpramuc takes a shot to the head.
Ruggiero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Porpramuc lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruggiero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ruggiero lands with a right to the head.
Porpramuc looking to slow down the pace here.
Ruggiero landing knees to the head.
Ruggiero with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero crunches a lovely knee into Porpramuc's ribcage.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruggiero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Porpramuc's face.

Porpramuc is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruggiero obliges.
Ruggiero lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Ruggiero - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Porpramuc is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruggiero content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ruggiero.
Ruggiero with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero has Porpramuc pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Porpramuc is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ruggiero - that's hurt Porpramuc badly! Oh, another knee lands and Porpramuc is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Porpramuc doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Vinny Ruggiero!
A determined Vinny Ruggiero didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!