PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Collison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ruggiero
vs
Collison

192 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

210 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benjamin Ruggiero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Levi Collison!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collison throws the left hand but Ruggiero avoids the punch easily.
Collison throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Collison.
Ruggiero is looking to clinch.
Ruggiero pushes Collison away with a front kick.

Ruggiero forces Collison back against the cage and clinches.
Ruggiero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Collison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Collison wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruggiero won't allow it.
Ruggiero stalling.
Ruggiero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruggiero with a knee to the head.

It looks like Levi Collison has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruggiero has Collison pressed against the cage.
Ruggiero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Collison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but Collison blocks it.
Collison tries to break the clinch but Ruggiero is controlling the position.
Collison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Collison has had enough of the clinch but Ruggiero keeps him there for the moment.
Collison is trying to push Ruggiero away but Ruggiero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collison tries to break free but Ruggiero pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Ruggiero to work.
Ruggiero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Collison wants to break free but Ruggiero has control.
Collison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Collison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Collison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruggiero lands a nice knee to the body.
Collison looks gassed!
Ruggiero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Collison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ruggiero has Collison pushed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Levi Collison's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ruggiero.
Ruggiero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Collison's face.
Ruggiero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Ruggiero - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ruggiero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero connects with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head.
Ruggiero with a knee to the head.

The cut above Levi Collison's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ruggiero scores with a knee to the head.

Collison is rocked!
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Collison is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruggiero finish him?
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruggiero misses with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but Collison blocks with his arms.
Collison seems to have recovered his senses.
Ruggiero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ruggiero throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Collison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Collison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruggiero has him pressed against the cage.
Collison tries to break the clinch but Ruggiero is controlling the position.
Ruggiero connects with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head.
Collison tries to break free but Ruggiero pushes him back against the cage.
Collison can't break the clinch.
Collison can't break the clinch.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero misses with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero lands a good knee to the midsection. Collison won't want to take too many of those.
Collison working aggressively here.
Ruggiero stalls.
Knees to the body from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ruggiero.

Levi Collison's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ruggiero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Collison blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruggiero has Collison pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Collison is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ruggiero - that's hurt Collison badly! Oh, another knee lands and Collison is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Collison doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Benjamin Ruggiero!
A very excited looking Benjamin Ruggiero rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.