PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jitsu has chosen Nikkfurie- The a la Menthe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jiu Jitsu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ruggiero
vs
Jitsu

200 cm
36
248 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

225 cm
42
287 lbs
26 - 23 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Ruggiero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ruggiero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jitsu, pushing him back against the cage.
Jitsu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ruggiero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jitsu blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruggiero prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruggiero scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jiu Jitsu has been cut.
Ruggiero missing with knees to the body.
Jitsu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruggiero is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vinny Ruggiero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jitsu.
Jitsu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ruggiero is defending well.
Ruggiero prevents the takedown attempt.
Our sources have told us that Ruggiero has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Ruggiero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jitsu blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruggiero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruggiero lands a nice elbow.
Jitsu goes for a takedown attempt but Ruggiero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jitsu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jitsu.
Jitsu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jitsu shoots in for a double leg but Ruggiero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jitsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruggiero cracks Jitsu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Ruggiero as Jitsu shoots in.

Ruggiero moves into range and clinches up with Jitsu.
Jitsu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ruggiero is defending well.
Ruggiero misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero working Jitsu over with knees to the body.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but Jitsu blocks with his arms.
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jitsu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jitsu looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruggiero scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruggiero lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Jitsu is rocked!
Jitsu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A knee to the head by Ruggiero.
Jitsu is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruggiero finish him?
Ruggiero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jitsu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jitsu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jitsu seems to have recovered his senses.
Jitsu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but Jitsu blocks with his arms.
Ruggiero effectively controlling the action here.
Jitsu goes for a takedown attempt but Ruggiero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Jitsu with that takedown attempt.
Jitsu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jitsu duly obliges.
Jitsu with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Ruggiero to counter with a crisp jab.

Ruggiero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ruggiero lands a right hand.
Ruggiero leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jitsu tries for a takedown but Ruggiero manages to get underhooks.
Ruggiero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruggiero misses with a knee strike.
Ruggiero crunches a lovely knee into Jitsu's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jitsu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruggiero missing with knees to the body.
Jitsu avoiding damage as Ruggiero throws knees to the body.
Ruggiero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jitsu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruggiero scores with a knee to the head.
Jitsu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ruggiero after a bit of a struggle.
Ruggiero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jitsu.
Ruggiero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jitsu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jitsu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the body.
Ruggiero is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Ruggiero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiu Jitsu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ruggiero misses with a few strikes there.
Ruggiero is looking to clinch but Jitsu is avoiding it.
Ruggiero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ruggiero wants it to stay on the feet.

Ruggiero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruggiero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jitsu blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruggiero scores with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero misses with an elbow strike.
Jitsu goes for a takedown attempt but Ruggiero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Ruggiero clinches up with Jitsu and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu tries to pull guard but Ruggiero won't allow it.
Vinny Ruggiero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jitsu.
Ruggiero gets underhooks to prevent Jitsu's takedown attempt.
Jitsu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ruggiero is defending well.
Ruggiero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jitsu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jitsu is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but Jitsu blocks it.
Ruggiero misses with a knee strike.
Vinny Ruggiero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Ruggiero as the two fighters clinch.
Ruggiero scores with a shot to the side of Jitsu's head.
Ruggiero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruggiero lands an elbow inside that Jitsu shrugs off.
Ruggiero throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Ruggiero.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruggiero working Jitsu over with knees to the body.
Ruggiero with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jitsu blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Ruggiero lands a knee to the body.
Ruggiero scores a nice knee to the body.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruggiero.
A hook to the body from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jitsu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruggiero working Jitsu over with knees to the body.
Ruggiero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jitsu can do to turn this around?
Ruggiero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruggiero scores with a hook to the body.
Ruggiero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jitsu is defending well for now.
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but Jitsu blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ruggiero drops Jitsu with a big knee straight up the middle! Jitsu is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jitsu slaps away a takedown attempt from Ruggiero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Ruggiero backs off Jitsu throws a huge counter combo but Ruggiero manages to avoid it all.

Ruggiero forces Jitsu back against the cage and clinches.
Ruggiero lands a good knee to the midsection. Jitsu won't want to take too many of those.
Ruggiero working Jitsu over with knees to the body.
Ruggiero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruggiero working the clinch nicely. Jitsu is working for position but Ruggiero cracks him with a big knee to the head! Jitsu crumples up against the cage and Ruggiero lands two more shots before the ref can save Jitsu! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Vinny Ruggiero!
After winning the bout, Vinny Ruggiero thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.