PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Aarona (ranked 4588 p4p, 4422 weight class) and Izi Ruvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Aarona has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aarona
vs
Ruvik

190 cm
18
200
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
200
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Aarona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Izi Ruvik!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ruvik moves into the clinch successfully.
Ruvik tries to score a body lock takedown but Aarona shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aarona tries to pull guard but Ruvik holds him up against the cage and eventually Aarona drops back down to his feet.

Aarona manages to break the clinch.
Ruvik moves in looking to clinch but Aarona pushes him off.
Ruvik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aarona as he jumps to the side.
Ruvik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson Aarona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Izi Ruvik.
Nice takedown defense from Aarona. No joy for Ruvik on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruvik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruvik shoots for a double leg takedown but Aarona sprawls well. He's pushed Ruvik's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Aarona has closed the distance and engaged Ruvik in a clinch.
Ruvik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aarona is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruvik tries to break the clinch but Aarona is controlling the position.
Ruvik tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Aarona drags the fight down to the ground.
Ruvik trying to control the position from guard on top but Aarona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aarona has his hands on Ruvik's head, controlling the position.

Aarona looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ruvik has picked Aarona up and slammed him! Aarona can't keep hold of the triangle and Ruvik manages to pass to side control!
Aarona is trying to get back to half guard.
Aarona keeping his opponent close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Ruvik seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ruvik is looking to take a break and control but Aarona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruvik advances to full mount.
Aarona tries to hold on but Ruvik postures up.
Aarona is looking to improve his position but Ruvik isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarona is squirming around, avoiding Ruvik's attempts to control the action.
Ruvik throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Aarona gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruvik is looking to stall here but Aarona recovers full guard.
Ruvik won't allow Aarona to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ruvik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aarona looking to control.
Aarona pulls Ruvik in to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aarona defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruvik.
Aarona swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruvik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aarona drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ruvik sprawls and moves away.
Ruvik looks winded!

Ruvik gets caught flat footed, as Aarona shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Aarona dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Aarona swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruvik.
Ruvik tries to clinch but Aarona moves out of range.

Aarona drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aarona is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ruvik wants to control but Aarona passes easily into half guard.
Ruvik is in trouble now - Aarona has advanced to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aarona dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aarona looking to secure an arm triangle but Ruvik defends it well.
Aarona wants to control the pace but Ruvik is squirming around nicely.
Aarona controlling the position easily from mount.
Ruvik gets back to half guard.
Aarona tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ruvik.
Ruvik trying to hold on to Aarona's head to control him but Aarona postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aarona keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ruvik manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aarona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruvik can do to turn this around?

Ruvik isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Aarona stacks Ruvik on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Aarona!
Ruvik is looking for a sweep.
Ruvik is breathing heavily.
Aarona looks up at the clock and then as Ruvik takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aarona smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ruvik can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruvik seems a little lost for a moment, as Aarona dominates the positioning.

Aarona is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ruvik knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aarona advances nicely into full mount.
Ruvik wants to control but Aarona is having none of it.
Aarona lands a big shot there that rocks Ruvik but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruvik is trying desperately to improve position.
Ruvik is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ruvik can't escape the position.
Aarona looking to control and managing it successfully.
Aarona scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ruvik?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aarona sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Aarona dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Aarona has managed to clinch.
Aarona managing to block the knees to the body from Ruvik.
Ruvik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruvik looking for a takedown.

Aarona tightens his grip and picks Ruvik up, before dumping him to the ground. Ruvik manages to land in guard.
Aarona is pushing down on Ruvik's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ruvik is fighting to maintain full guard but Aarona has managed to sneak the leg through.
Aarona passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ruvik!
Aarona controlling from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aarona lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarona tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aarona with good strikes from the mount here!
Aarona controlling his opponent.
Ruvik regains half guard.
Ruvik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aarona content to control rather than advance.
Aarona trying to pass the guard but Ruvik defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Aarona in particular looking to stall.
Aarona seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ruvik keeping hold of Aarona's head, controlling as best he can.
Aarona is taking a breather. Ruvik says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruvik is looking to improve his position.
Aarona frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ruvik is trying desperately to improve position.
Ruvik in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Aarona landing strikes from the mount and Ruvik is in trouble!
Ruvik tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aarona is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ruvik is surviving well by controlling Aarona's body position as best he can.
Aarona tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aarona is looking to stand but Ruvik has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Aarona lands a big shot there that rocks Ruvik but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Aarona lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruvik wants to hold on but Aarona pushes him away.
Ruvik is trying desperately to improve position.
Izi Ruvik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson Aarona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Aarona working for a guillotine from mount but Ruvik is in no mood to give up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Aarona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aarona has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Aarona!