PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dizdar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Ruttijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dizdar
vs
Ruttijn

201 cm
22
286 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

200 cm
19
290 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Dizdar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Ruttijn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dizdar misses the shot to the body.
Ruttijn blocks a head kick by Dizdar.
Dizdar tries to clinch but Ruttijn moves out of range.
Dizdar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dizdar is looking to clinch but Ruttijn is avoiding it.
Ruttijn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dizdar swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttijn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dizdar.
Dizdar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dizdar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dizdar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dizdar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruttijn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dizdar wants to clinch up but Ruttijn keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dizdar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttijn slips a jab and a cross from Dizdar.
Dizdar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dizdar wants to clinch up but Ruttijn keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dizdar throws a body punch but Ruttijn moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dizdar lands a right hook to the body.
Ruttijn swats away the attempt to clinch by Dizdar.
Dizdar tries to clinch but Ruttijn moves out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dizdar wants to clinch up but Ruttijn keeps it at a distance.
Dizdar misses with a wild body shot.
Ruttijn keeps the fight on the outside.
Dizdar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dizdar misses with a wild body shot.
Dizdar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruttijn keeps the fight on the outside.
Dizdar throws an overhand right that lands on Ruttijn's shoulder, as Ruttijn tries to avoid the shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dizdar tries to clinch there but Ruttijn circles away.

Dizdar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruttijn, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Ruttijn.

Dizdar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dizdar misses with a body shot.
Dizdar is looking to wear down Ruttijn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dizdar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivan Dizdar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dizdar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruttijn.
Dizdar thows a body shot but no joy.
Dizdar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dizdar jabs at Ruttijn's body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ruttijn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dizdar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Ruttijn.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dizdar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruttijn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dizdar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ruttijn circles away from the clinch attempt.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Dizdar! Ruttijn is backing up but he can't get away as Dizdar lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Ruttijn and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Dizdar!