PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolen Spliffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruzic comes to the cage accompanied by Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky. Spliffs has chosen Ice Cube - Smoke Some Weed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ruzic
vs
Spliffs

185 cm
28
192 lbs
24 - 6 - 0

190 cm
30
195 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josip Ruzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolen Spliffs!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruzic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spliffs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruzic slips a jab from Spliffs.
Spliffs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruzic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruzic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ruzic misses with the combination.
Ruzic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spliffs moves away.
Spliffs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruzic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruzic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruzic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spliffs.
Ruzic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spliffs. Spliffs obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruzic throws a head kick that misses.
Spliffs blocks a leg kick.
Spliffs slips under a jab from Ruzic.
Ruzic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruzic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic misses with a hook.
Ruzic misses with the combination.
Spliffs jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
Ruzic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ruzic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spliffs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruzic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruzic throws a combination that misses
and Spliffs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruzic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruzic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruzic is breathing heavily.
Spliffs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spliffs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spliffs throws a hook but Ruzic blocks it.
Spliffs misses with a wild body shot.
Ruzic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spliffs throws out the jab.
Ruzic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spliffs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spliffs throws a nice head kick!
Rolen Spliffs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spliffs throws a leg kick but Ruzic checks it.
Ruzic throws a hook but Spliffs avoids it easily.
Ruzic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spliffs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spliffs thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruzic avoids the body shot from Spliffs.
Spliffs misses with a straight right.
Spliffs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ruzic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliffs throws a hook to the side of Ruzic's head but Ruzic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spliffs misses with a hook.
Ruzic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josip Ruzic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spliffs wants to slow Ruzic down by chopping away at his legs.
Ruzic lands with a right hand.
Spliffs slips under a jab from Ruzic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ruzic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Spliffs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruzic.
Spliffs throws a hook but Ruzic blocks it.
Nice shot by Ruzic.
Spliffs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spliffs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spliffs throws a hook but Ruzic blocks it.
Spliffs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruzic manages to avoid it.
Spliffs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruzic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spliffs finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruzic's head.

Josip Ruzic's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruzic throws a head kick but Spliffs moves out of range.
Ruzic misses with a straight left.
Ruzic misses with a low kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ruzic. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spliffs cracks a nice hook into Ruzic's ribs.
Spliffs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ruzic checks the leg kick.
Ruzic thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Spliffs misses.
Spliffs lands a nice hook to Ruzic's body. Ruzic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spliffs connects with a jab.
Spliffs looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruzic is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Ruzic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruzic throws a poor cross that misses
and Spliffs counters with an outside leg kick.
Spliffs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spliffs jabs at Ruzic's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Ruzic.
Ruzic takes a swing at Spliffs's ribcage but misses.
Ruzic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spliffs avoids the body shot from Ruzic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolen Spliffs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Spliffs connects with an inside leg kick.
Spliffs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spliffs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spliffs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ruzic throws a series of punches but Spliffs moves out of range.
Ruzic misses with the combination.
Spliffs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spliffs 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 stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spliffs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spliffs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spliffs scores with the left hand. Ruzic knows he should have avoided that one.

Spliffs lands a big head kick that sends Ruzic tumbling to the mat! Spliffs takes a step backwards and waves Ruzic back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ruzic is rocked!
Rolen Spliffs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spliffs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh Ruzic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spliffs fakes the body blow, causing Ruzic to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Ruzic goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rolen Spliffs!
During a confident post fight interview, Rolen Spliffs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.