PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Hoess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Ronaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hoess
vs
Ronaldson

185 cm
21
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rudolf Hoess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Ronaldson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoess clinches up with Ronaldson and pushes him back against the cage.
Ronaldson wants a takedown.

Hoess breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoess misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoess is looking to clinch but Ronaldson is avoiding it.
Hoess blocks a leg kick.
Ronaldson avoids the body shot from Hoess.
Ronaldson throws a nice head kick!
Hoess throws a head kick that misses.
Ronaldson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ronaldson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ronaldson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoess fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Hoess.
Ronaldson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Ronaldson throws a sloppy head kick and Hoess moves out of range easily.
Ronaldson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoess is breathing heavily.
Hoess wants to clinch up but Ronaldson keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Hoess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hoess crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ronaldson - the referee stops the clock and Hoess gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ronaldson. Hoess manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ronaldson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hoess gets caught flat footed, as Ronaldson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hoess being controlled here, momentarily.
Hoess utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ronaldson slips nicely into half guard.
Hoess knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ronaldson on the ground.
Ronaldson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hoess does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ronaldson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoess's head.
Ronaldson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoess is refusing to be controlled, as Ronaldson sits in half guard.
Hoess is trying to stand up here but Ronaldson is controlling him well.
Ronaldson controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldson stops Hoess from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronaldson is tying to control. Hoess wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Ronaldson seems to be working for a kimura but Hoess defends the submission attempt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ronaldson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ronaldson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ronaldson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ronaldson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoess throws a series of strikes that have Ronaldson backpedaling.
Hoess throws a body kick the misses
and Ronaldson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoess moves in looking to clinch but Ronaldson pushes him off.
Hoess is looking to clinch but Ronaldson is avoiding it.
Hoess will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoess throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ronaldson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoess takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldson looks to land a combination but Hoess avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Hoess.

Ronaldson shoots in and bounces Hoess off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Ronaldson drops back looking for a leg! Hoess is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hoess manages to kick Ronaldson off! Ronaldson jumps back into Hoess's guard.
Hoess keeping moving, preventing Ronaldson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Ronaldson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ronaldson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoess moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Wayne Ronaldson has been cut.
Hoess throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ronaldson.
Ronaldson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hoess! Ronaldson is out on his feet! Hoess rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Ronaldson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Ronaldson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudolf Hoess!