PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ripp Arrm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruzic has chosen Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky as his entrance music. Josip Ruzic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Arrm
vs
Ruzic

170 cm
26
192 lbs
21 - 4 - 1

185 cm
25
192 lbs
20 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition
Milwaukee's Best 160 Recovery - $99

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ripp Arrm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josip Ruzic!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Arrm is predictable there
and Ruzic counters with a straight right hand.
Ruzic misses with a hook to the body
and Arrm makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ruzic really felt that one!
Arrm misses with a body kick.
Ruzic lands a nice hook to Arrm's body. Arrm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arrm misses the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arrm, right into the meat.
Arrm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruzic throws a right hand that misses
and Arrm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruzic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arrm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arrm scores with a leg kick.
Arrm gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ruzic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Arrm misses.
Arrm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arrm connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic ducks under a wild hook from Arrm.
Ruzic works Arrm's body with a nice hook.
Ruzic swings for the body but Arrm moves out of range.
Arrm throws an off balance right hand
and Ruzic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arrm's knee momentarily.
Ruzic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arrm throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruzic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruzic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Josip Ruzic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arrm delivers a nice body kick.
Arrm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruzic.

Arrm is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ruzic's half guard.

Arrm is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ruzic.
Arrm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Arrm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruzic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arrm has managed to get both his arms back between Ruzic's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arrm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arrm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arrm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Arrm controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ruzic trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm lands a couple of elbows.
Arrm tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruzic is retaining full guard.
Ruzic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arrm's guard.
Ruzic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruzic throwing strikes but missing.
Ruzic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Arrm is trying to keep Ruzic in close.
Arrm wants to sweep here but Ruzic controlling him for the moment.
Arrm trying to keep a closed guard but Ruzic is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ruzic stopping the sweep attempt from Arrm.
Ruzic trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice jab there from Ruzic.
Arrm misses with a body shot
and Ruzic counters with a nice body shot.
Ruzic connects with a body shot.
Ruzic throws a right and a left that Arrm avoids nicely.
Arrm walks into a straight right hand from Ruzic.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruzic misses with an uppercut. Arrm saw that one coming.
Arrm throws a leg kick which misses Ruzic's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruzic tries to avoid it.
Arrm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ripp Arrm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruzic misses with a hook. Arrm ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Josip Ruzic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ruzic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arrm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruzic counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Ripp Arrm has been cut.
Ruzic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Josip Ruzic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arrm throws a hook but Ruzic blocks it.
Arrm throws a one two combo.
Arrm misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Arrm misses
and Ruzic counters with a nice body shot.
Arrm throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruzic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruzic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ruzic misses with an uppercut.
Arrm is looking to chop away at Ruzic's legs.
Ruzic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arrm counters with a nice leg kick.
Ruzic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arrm throws a leg kick
and Ruzic counters with a left to the body.
Ruzic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm swings for the body but Ruzic moves out of range.
Arrm is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ruzic's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ruzic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arrm throws a leg kick but Ruzic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ruzic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arrm. Arrm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ruzic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ruzic lands a nice hook to Arrm's body. Arrm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arrm misses with an uppercut
and Ruzic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arrm misses with a leg kick
and Ruzic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruzic jabs Arrm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arrm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arrm throws out a loose jab but Ruzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruzic misses with a wild body shot.
Arrm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arrm throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruzic lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrm throws a hook but Ruzic blocks it.
Ruzic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arrm rather than just go for the knockout.
Arrm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruzic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Ruzic misses.
Ruzic connects with a single shot there.
Arrm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ruzic is able to avoid easily.
Arrm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arrm throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ruzic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Arrm.
Arrm misses with a left hand
and Ruzic counters with a right hand to the body.
Arrm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruzic.
Ruzic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arrm can pounce on him.
Arrm throws a leg kick which misses Ruzic's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruzic tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm connects with a leg kick. Ruzic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arrm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruzic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arrm misses with a body kick.
Ruzic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arrm. Arrm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arrm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arrm misses with an uppercut. Ruzic saw that one coming.
Ruzic jabs at Arrm's body.
Ruzic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arrm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruzic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruzic avoids the body shot from Arrm.
Ruzic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arrm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arrm slips under a jab.
Arrm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic takes a swing at Arrm's ribcage but misses.
Arrm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruzic misses with a body shot.
Arrm misses with a body shot
and Ruzic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arrm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruzic's calf.
Ruzic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arrm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruzic.
Arrm misses with a low kick.
Arrm scores with a nice strike.
Arrm throws a leg kick
and Ruzic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Arrm misses the target.
Arrm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arrm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josip Ruzic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ripp Arrm's cut.
That's time! Arrm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ruzic lands a jab to Arrm's midsection.
Arrm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruzic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruzic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arrm in his tracks.
Ruzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arrm.
Ruzic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruzic scores with a four punch combination!
Arrm scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arrm thows a leg kick but Ruzic checks it
letting Ruzic counter with a right hand.
Arrm throws a shot from downtown. Ruzic moves away and avoids it.
Ruzic stuffs the takedown attempt from Arrm. Arrm gets slowly back to his feet.
Arrm thows a leg kick but Ruzic checks it
and Ruzic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arrm closes the distance and clinches up with Ruzic, looking for a takedown. Arrm pushes Ruzic against the cage but Ruzic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ruzic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arrm at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arrm thumps Ruzic with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm throws a solid leg kick but Ruzic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arrm.

Ruzic scores with a takedown into Arrm's guard.
Ruzic trying to control but Arrm is working from the bottom.
Ruzic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Arrm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ruzic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruzic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Arrm lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ruzic!
Ruzic gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrm looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ruzic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arrm.
Ruzic wants to get back to full guard.
Arrm works his way into side control.
Ruzic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Arrm connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm landing strikes.
Arrm trying to control the position but Ruzic is working away.

Arrm tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Arrm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ruzic can't do much from the bottom here.
Arrm lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic can't do much from the bottom here.
Arrm laying and praying for a moment but Ruzic takes advantage and regains half guard.

Arrm is looking for a kimura here.
Ruzic trying to hold on to Arrm's head to control him but Arrm postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruzic is looking for a sweep. Arrm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josip Ruzic really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ripp Arrm'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.

Arrm checks a leg kick nicely.
Ruzic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ruzic swings for the body but Arrm moves out of range.
Ruzic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arrm.
Arrm looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruzic is just out of range.
Arrm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruzic misses with a hook. Arrm ducked under it nicely.
Ruzic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arrm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruzic blocks the body kick.
Arrm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruzic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Arrm.
Ruzic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruzic swings for the body but Arrm moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm misses with a hook. Ruzic ducked under it nicely.
Ruzic swings widly with a right hand
and Arrm counters with a nice body shot.
Arrm throws a low kick, looking for Ruzic's leg but Ruzic calmly moves out of range.
Arrm throws a leg kick which misses Ruzic's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruzic tries to avoid it.
Arrm lands a right hook to the body.

Arrm scores a takedown into full mount!
Arrm lands a heavy elbow.
Arrm breaks from Ruzic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ruzic is looking to improve his position but Arrm isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arrm content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic wants to control but Arrm is having none of it.
Ruzic can't escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arrm with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
Arrm lands a nice shot to the head.
Arrm trying to control but Ruzic is having none of it.
Arrm lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm with shots to the head and body - Ruzic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ruzic working to try and regain half guard.
Arrm lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Arrm is landing with some decent strikes but Ruzic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Ruzic is rocked!

That has opened up Josip Ruzic's cut even more.
Arrm lands with some strikes.
Ruzic is still in real trouble! Can Arrm finish him?

Josip Ruzic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Josip Ruzic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ripp Arrm!
Ripp Arrm retains his middleweight title!