PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Zelensky (ranked 4370 p4p, 3562 weight class) and Luis Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikita Zelensky could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luis Ruiz's chin.

Zelensky
vs
Ruiz

188 cm
19
146
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
153
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikita Zelensky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zelensky has taken the fight to the clinch.

Zelensky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zelensky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruiz scores with a push kick.
Zelensky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Zelensky.
Ruiz is trying to counter with his kicks.
Zelensky tries to clinch but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz throws a sloppy head kick and Zelensky moves out of range easily.
Nikita Zelensky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruiz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromZelensky.
Ruiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zelensky connects with a high kick.
Some wild striking there from Zelensky.
Zelensky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruiz replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Zelensky blocks it well.
Ruiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zelensky throws a counter high kick but Ruiz was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ruiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Ruiz.
Ruiz throws a front kick that sends Zelensky stumbling back into the cage.
Zelensky is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Zelensky misses
and Ruiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruiz darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Zelensky's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Ruiz before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luis Ruiz!