PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Lannister (ranked 4496 p4p, 2297 weight class) and Anthony Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lannister
vs
Ruiz

187 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
184
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaime Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz lands a jab-cross combination.
Ruiz cracks Lannister with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ruiz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruiz thumps Lannister with a low kick.
Lannister slips under a jab from Ruiz.
Lannister throwing a counter right hand but Ruiz manages to avoid it.
Ruiz wants to clinch but Lannister slips to the side
and Lannister cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ruiz.
Ruiz lands a really nice looking cross but Lannister seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lannister looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruiz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruiz lands with a cross.

Lannister is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Ruiz! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anthony Ruiz!
In his post fight interview, Anthony Ruiz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.