PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David McFadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFadden's entrance music is Sevendust - Enemy. A fine choice. Ruzic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

McFadden
vs
Ruzic

187 cm
28
198 lbs
8 - 10 - 1

185 cm
49
192 lbs
50 - 23 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, David McFadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 50 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Josip Ruzic!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFadden misses with a head kick.

McFadden pushes Ruzic up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruzic jumps guard but McFadden turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ruzic avoiding damage as McFadden throws knees to the body.
McFadden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McFadden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

McFadden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McFadden fails to land with a series of punches.

McFadden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruzic avoiding damage as McFadden throws knees to the body.
McFadden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McFadden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McFadden lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruzic looks winded!
McFadden with a knee to the head.

It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from McFadden.
McFadden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McFadden lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruzic won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFadden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McFadden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruzic is defending well for now.
McFadden with a knee to the head.
Ruzic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McFadden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruzic.
McFadden missing with knees to the body.
McFadden has Ruzic pressed against the cage, preventing Ruzic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McFadden working Ruzic over with knees to the body.
McFadden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruzic avoids it.
Ruzic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McFadden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ruzic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McFadden obliges.
McFadden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruzic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruzic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McFadden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McFadden lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFadden presses Ruzic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McFadden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McFadden connects with a knee to the head.
McFadden looking to throw knees to the head but Ruzic is blocking nicely.
Ruzic tries for a takedown. No joy.
McFadden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruzic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from McFadden.
McFadden lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruzic won't want to take too many of those.
McFadden lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruzic won't want to take too many of those.
Ruzic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McFadden missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from McFadden.
McFadden landing knees to the body.
McFadden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McFadden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFadden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruzic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McFadden trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McFadden obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for McFadden.
McFadden missing with knees to the body.
McFadden connects with a knee to the head.
McFadden tries to land a knee to the head but Ruzic blocks with his arms.
McFadden trying to land knees to the body.
McFadden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruzic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McFadden pulls him back up using the underhooks.
David McFadden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josip Ruzic.
McFadden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ruzic tries to pull guard but McFadden won't allow it.
Ruzic managing to block the knees to the body from McFadden.
Knees to the body from McFadden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McFadden - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFadden looking to throw knees to the head but Ruzic is blocking nicely.
Ruzic managing to block the knees to the body from McFadden.
McFadden tries to land a knee to the head but Ruzic blocks with his arms.
Ruzic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McFadden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruzic.
McFadden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruzic avoids it.
Knees to the body from McFadden.
McFadden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McFadden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McFadden landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McFadden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruzic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McFadden lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruzic won't want to take too many of those.
McFadden landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David McFadden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
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.

Ruzic tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from McFadden. Those never looked like landing.
McFadden scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruzic in his tracks.
McFadden plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

McFadden has managed to clinch.
McFadden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruzic avoids it.
McFadden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruzic blocks it with crossed arms.
McFadden digs a right hand into Ruzic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruzic's gas tank.
Ruzic wants to break free but McFadden has control.
Ruzic takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruzic crunches a lovely knee into McFadden's ribcage.
McFadden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McFadden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McFadden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruzic can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFadden working Ruzic over with knees to the body.
Ruzic is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFadden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruzic.
McFadden lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruzic won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by McFadden.
McFadden trying to land knees to the body.
McFadden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McFadden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ruzic's face.

Ruzic is rocked!
David McFadden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McFadden lands a knee to the head.
Ruzic is still on wobbly legs! Can McFadden finish him?
McFadden landing knees to the body.
McFadden working Ruzic over with knees to the body.
McFadden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ruzic's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruzic takes a knee right on the jaw!
McFadden lands a big knee to the head and Ruzic goes down! McFadden pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David McFadden!
An out of breath David McFadden thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.