PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krueger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Freddy's Coming For You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ruanti
vs
Krueger

187 cm
33
205 lbs
34 - 13 - 1

185 cm
31
217 lbs
24 - 20 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 34 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Daniel Ruanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruanti misses the shot to the body.
Ruanti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ruanti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krueger misses with a head kick.
Ruanti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruanti throws a low kick but Krueger moves out of range easily.
Ruanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krueger.
Krueger throws a right and a left that Ruanti avoids nicely.
Ruanti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruanti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Krueger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruanti moves out of range as Krueger strikes.

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

It looks like Freddy Krueger has been cut.
Ruanti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruanti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krueger.
Ruanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti lands a glancing blow to the side of Krueger's head.
Ruanti misses with a kick to the body.
Krueger misses with a low kick.
Ruanti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krueger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krueger misses with a hook
and Ruanti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Krueger is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ruanti looks to land a combination but Krueger avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krueger.
Ruanti throws a jab but it's blocked by Krueger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruanti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krueger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruanti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruanti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Krueger.
Krueger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krueger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruanti doesn't seem bothered though.
Krueger throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruanti.
Ruanti throws a chopping leg kick but Krueger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krueger scores with a body shot.
Krueger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krueger throws a body punch but Ruanti moves out of range.
Ruanti is looking to wear down Krueger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Krueger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruanti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruanti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruanti misses with a kick to the body.
Krueger takes a swing at Ruanti's ribcage but misses.
Krueger lands a leg kick that knocks Ruanti off balance momentarily.
Ruanti blocks a head kick by Krueger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger moves out of range of the leg kick from Ruanti.
A head kick misses from Ruanti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krueger. Ruanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krueger digs a good body shot into Ruanti's ribs.
Krueger misses with a two punch combination.
Ruanti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krueger throws a hook to the side of Ruanti's head but Ruanti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruanti looks to score with a jab to the body but Krueger is just out of range.
Krueger pushes Ruanti away with a front kick.
Ruanti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Krueger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krueger lands a nice shot that snaps Ruanti's head back.
Krueger just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Krueger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruanti.
Krueger looks to land a right hand but Ruanti moved out of range.
Ruanti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krueger.
Krueger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruanti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Krueger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruanti. Krueger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruanti lands a lovely overhand right.
Ruanti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krueger.
Sloppy strikes from Krueger. Those never looked like landing.
Krueger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Krueger tenderised Ruanti's leg. Ruanti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krueger throws a lazy right hand but Ruanti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruanti scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Ruanti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Krueger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ruanti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A good leg kick by Ruanti.
Krueger takes one on the button.
Krueger misses the shot to the body.
Krueger throws the left hand but Ruanti avoids the punch easily.
Freddy Krueger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruanti is looking to score with low kicks.
Krueger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruanti's sensitive parts.
Ruanti throws a chopping leg kick but Krueger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruanti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krueger.
Ruanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krueger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruanti.
Ruanti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Krueger looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruanti is just out of range.
Ruanti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krueger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti wants to slow Krueger down by chopping away at his legs.
Ruanti misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Krueger.
Krueger punishes Ruanti's body with a nice straight punch.
Krueger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
No luck for Ruanti with that takedown attempt.
Krueger throws a series of punches but Ruanti avoids them all with ease.
Ruanti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krueger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krueger scores with a body shot.
Krueger throws a series of punches but Ruanti avoids them all with ease.
Krueger connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Krueger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krueger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruanti throws a sloppy head kick and Krueger moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Krueger. That snapped Ruanti's head back.
Krueger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krueger swings for the body but Ruanti moves out of range.
Ruanti connects with a looping right hand.
Daniel Ruanti is winning the standup battle so far.
Krueger throws a combination that misses
and Ruanti counters with a good low kick that Krueger was not able to check.
That kick from Krueger tenderised Ruanti's leg. Ruanti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruanti throws a leg kick which misses Krueger's front leg but catches the back leg as Krueger tries to avoid it.
Krueger thows a leg kick but Ruanti checks it

and Ruanti counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Krueger is breathing heavily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ruanti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ruanti throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruanti 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger wants to stand up but Ruanti is controlling him.
Ruanti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krueger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krueger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ruanti is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krueger being controlled here, momentarily.
Krueger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruanti.
Krueger pulls Ruanti in close to prevent any damage.
Ruanti trying to control but Krueger is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krueger throws a chopping leg kick but Ruanti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krueger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruanti avoids the head kick by Krueger.
Krueger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krueger wants it to stay on the feet.

Ruanti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krueger to the mat! Krueger manages to get full guard.
Krueger keeping moving, preventing Ruanti from controlling successfully.
Krueger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruanti advances position into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Ruanti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Freddy Krueger's cut.
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!

Ruanti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruanti moves out of range of the body kick from Krueger.
Krueger tries to land a front kick but Ruanti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
Krueger throws an overhand right that lands on Ruanti's shoulder, as Ruanti tries to avoid the shot.
Ruanti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruanti throws out a loose jab but Krueger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krueger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruanti.
Krueger walks into a stiff left hand from Ruanti.
Ruanti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruanti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krueger manages to avoid it.
Krueger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruanti manages to avoid it.
Krueger lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krueger looks to land a left hand but Ruanti moved out of range nicely.
Ruanti moves away from the strike by Krueger.
Nice straight punches there by Ruanti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruanti.
Ruanti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Krueger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krueger. Ruanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruanti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krueger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruanti in his tracks.
Krueger looks to land a right hand but Ruanti moved out of range.
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!
Ruanti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Ruanti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Krueger's guard.
Krueger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krueger keeping moving, preventing Ruanti from controlling successfully.
Ruanti with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger keeping moving, preventing Ruanti from controlling successfully.
Ruanti passes into half guard.
Krueger tries to kick Ruanti off in order to stand up. Ruanti Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Krueger avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ruanti.
Freddy Krueger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruanti throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Ruanti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Krueger is looking to regain half guard here but Ruanti keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger wants to control but Ruanti postures up.
Krueger is not content to let Ruanti control the position.
Ruanti is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Krueger is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Ruanti has an Americana. Krueger didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ruanti is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ruanti hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Daniel Ruanti!
After winning the bout, Daniel Ruanti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.