PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rocket
vs
Rugowski

197 cm
32
242 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

225 cm
47
277 lbs
49 - 29 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovanni Rocket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rocket.
Rocket fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rugowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Rugowski gets tackled into the cage by Rocket. Rocket maintains the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rocket just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rugowski's brow.
Rugowski throws a head punch that misses.
Rocket blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rocket fails to land.
Rocket throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rugowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rocket lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rocket throws an elbow but it misses.
Rugowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rugowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rugowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rocket.
Rocket throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rugowski avoids the elbow strike from Rocket, against the cage.
Rugowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Rocket uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocket blocks an uppercut.
Rocket lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rocket blocks a body shot from Rugowski.
Rugowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Rocket.
Rocket throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rocket tries to work over Rugowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rugowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rocket scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rugowski fails to land.
Rugowski working aggressively here.
Rugowski is trying to break the clinch but Rocket has him pressed against the cage.
Rugowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rocket tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rocket working aggressively here.
Rugowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Rocket uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Rocket.
Rocket lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
Rocket misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Rugowski fails to land.
Rugowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rugowski tries to throw a body punch but Rocket avoids it by throwing Rugowski back against the cage.
Rugowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Rocket won't allow it.
Rugowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Rocket uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Rugowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rocket.
Rugowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Rugowski fails to land.
Rugowski is trying to force a seperation but Rocket has the dominant position.
Rocket blocking some punches.
Rugowski lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocket lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rocket fails to land.
Rocket blocking some punches.
Rugowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Rocket.
Rugowski is trying to force a seperation but Rocket has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rocket just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rugowski's brow.

Rugowski breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rugowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rugowski misses with an uppercut. Rocket saw that one coming.
Rocket blocks the body kick.
Rocket lands a nice shot that snaps Rugowski's head back.

That has opened up Bubba Rugowski's cut even more.

Rocket feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rugowski sprawling to the canvas! Rugowski rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rocket finish him?!

Rugowski is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rugowski misses with a hook
and Rocket counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giovanni Rocket!