PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maximo Ruiz (ranked 24466 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Fiaz (ranked 4528 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ruiz
vs
Fiaz

166 cm
24
177 lbs
2 - 6 - 1

183 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Maximo Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Fiaz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiaz lands with a cross.
Fiaz misses with a few strikes there.
Fiaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruiz under the eye.
Ruiz needs to keep his hands up - Fiaz had a free shot at his head there.
Fiaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fiaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frank Fiaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiaz looks to land a combination but Ruiz avoids it well.
Ruiz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ruiz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fiaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruiz in his tracks.
Fiaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruiz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruiz takes one on the button.
Fiaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ruiz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Ruiz is rocked!
Fiaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Ruiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fiaz throws an overhand right that drops Ruiz like a sack of potatoes! Fiaz dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Fiaz!