PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Serget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serget kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Friends in lower places. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Serget
vs
Ruggiero

191 cm
30
275 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

200 cm
34
248 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Serget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Serget closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ruggiero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Serget blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Serget wants a takedown but no success here.
Ruggiero being controlled against the cage.
Serget is working for takedown but Ruggiero is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but Serget blocks it.
Serget manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serget avoiding damage as Ruggiero throws knees to the body.
Ruggiero with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Serget blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruggiero is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Serget. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruggiero looking to throw knees to the head but Serget is blocking nicely.
Serget has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ruggiero after a bit of a struggle.
Ruggiero misses with a knee to the head.

Serget gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Serget missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ruggiero pushes Serget off looking to stand but Serget dives back in and keeps control.
Serget sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Serget prevents Ruggiero from improving his position.
Ruggiero is trying to stand back up but Serget is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serget seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ruggiero tries to clinch

and Serget counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Serget.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serget's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Serget stops Ruggiero from standing up.
Serget wants to control from the top but Ruggiero keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero wants to stand and escape but Serget is having none of it.
Ruggiero keeping moving, preventing Serget from controlling successfully.
Ruggiero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Serget trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruggiero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Serget stops Ruggiero from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Serget shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruggiero but Ruggiero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ruggiero wants to clinch
and Serget counters with a left and a right that stings Ruggiero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Serget counters with a takedown into side control.

Serget is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ruggiero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ruggiero tries to escape but Serget is in control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ruggiero takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Serget's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ruggiero struggling a bit here.
Serget remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Serget cracks Ruggiero with a big right hand but Ruggiero just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Serget shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Serget 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.
Serget works his way into full mount!
Serget is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruggiero can do to turn this around?
Ruggiero is desperately trying to improve his position but Serget has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serget controlling from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruggiero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Serget lands a couple of good shots and Ruggiero has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ruggiero is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Serget off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ruggiero covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Serget biding his time, controlling Ruggiero.
Serget lands a shot to the body.
Serget lands a shot to the head.
Ruggiero wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serget lands punches and elbows.
Ruggiero is trying to stand back up.
Ruggiero is keeping busy.
Serget cracks Ruggiero with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ruggiero from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

It looks like Vinny Ruggiero has been cut.
Bob Serget overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Serget looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ruggiero prevents Serget from getting a body triangle.
Ruggiero trying to get back to his feet but Serget is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Serget. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Ruggiero trying to get back to his feet but Serget is in full control for now.
Serget is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Ruggiero trying to get back to his feet but Serget is in full control for now.
Ruggiero tries to roll but Serget sticks to his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Serget's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Serget is working the ground and pound. Can Ruggiero escape?
Serget throwing wild punches that miss their target.

Serget working for the choke.
Serget is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruggiero is really stuck here.
Ruggiero is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Serget dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Ruggiero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ruggiero moves to clinch but Serget breaks away

and Serget counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Serget.
Serget prevents Ruggiero from getting back to his feet.
Serget slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serget has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Serget is standing up over Ruggiero. Ruggiero looks to escape but Serget dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serget controls the position.
Serget wants to control but Ruggiero is keeping him busy.
Ruggiero dodges the ground and pound from Serget.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ruggiero wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruggiero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruggiero tries to clinch but Serget moves away
and Serget counters with a series of strikes. Ruggiero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ruggiero looks to clinch

and Serget decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ruggiero's guard.
Serget stops Ruggiero from standing up.
Serget throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruggiero trying to keep a closed guard but Serget is proving a slippery customer.
Ruggiero wants to stand up but Serget is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serget postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Serget is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ruggiero closes the distance but Serget moves to the side
and Serget counters with a good low kick that Ruggiero was not able to check.

Serget changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruggiero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here as Serget stalls from top position.
Ruggiero is trying to buck Serget off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero sneaks back into half guard.
Serget stops Ruggiero from getting back to his feet.
Serget not doing much here.
Serget throwing shots but Ruggiero is blocking nicely.
Vinny Ruggiero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Serget is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Serget not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Serget showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Serget, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Serget!
A less than humble Bob Serget misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.