PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Fiddlesticks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramses Fiddlesticks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ruiz
vs
Fiddlesticks

191 cm
29
266 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
225 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Urban Fighter
King of Clothes

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramses Fiddlesticks!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Fiddlesticks tries to counter it with a takedown but Ruiz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fiddlesticks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruiz.
Fiddlesticks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Some wild striking there from Ruiz.
Ruiz cracks Fiddlesticks with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Ruiz.
We've been told by Ruiz's head coaches at Bonsai Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz cracks Fiddlesticks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ruiz looks to land a combination but Fiddlesticks avoids it well.
Fiddlesticks feints the counter takedown.
Fiddlesticks avoids the head kick by Ruiz.
Ruiz misses with a double jab.
Ruiz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ruiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fiddlesticks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ruiz defends it well.
Ruiz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fiddlesticks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruiz.
Ruiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fiddlesticks momentarily.
Ruiz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fiddlesticks backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruiz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ruiz lands a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ruiz.
Fiddlesticks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fiddlesticks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ruiz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fiddlesticks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ruiz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fiddlesticks scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Ruiz misses.
Ruiz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ruiz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ruiz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fiddlesticks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fiddlesticks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz wants to slow Fiddlesticks down by chopping away at his legs.
Victor Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruiz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ruiz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ruiz.
Ruiz throws a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Ruiz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruiz.
Ruiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Ruiz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ruiz throws a leg kick

and Fiddlesticks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ruiz won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fiddlesticks looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Fiddlesticks looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ruiz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Fiddlesticks looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ruiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fiddlesticks can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz regains half guard.

Fiddlesticks seems to be looking for submissions.
Fiddlesticks is breathing heavily.

Ruiz is defending against the submission attempts here by Fiddlesticks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz manages to get to full guard.
Ruiz wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruiz scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Ruiz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ruiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruiz, not yet.

Fiddlesticks drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fiddlesticks jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ruiz with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Fiddlesticks can't handle though.
Ruiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ruiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruiz is working hard here to advance position.
Ruiz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ruiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ruiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ruiz slows the pace down in half guard.
Ruiz lands strikes from half guard.
Ruiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ruiz in particular looking to stall.

Fiddlesticks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ruiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Ruiz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ruiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ruiz there.
Victor Ruiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruiz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fiddlesticks is looking to improve his position.
Fiddlesticks has hold of Ruiz's hands but Ruiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fiddlesticks tries to get to full guard but Ruiz has control of the leg.
Ruiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fiddlesticks on the ground.
Ruiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruiz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ruiz working over Fiddlesticks with some ground and pound. Fiddlesticks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ruiz is taking a breather. Fiddlesticks says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ruiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fiddlesticks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ruiz prevents Fiddlesticks from improving his position.

Fiddlesticks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ruiz pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ruiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ruiz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ruiz prevents Fiddlesticks from improving his position.
Fiddlesticks taking some punishment here, with Ruiz in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ruiz lands a nice short elbow.
Ruiz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fiddlesticks tries to roll over but Ruiz keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Ruiz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ruiz throws a right hand that Fiddlesticks ducks under and follows up with a left that Fiddlesticks also avoids with ease.
Fiddlesticks feints the counter takedown.
Ruiz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fiddlesticks at a distance.
Ruiz falls off balance throwing a combination

and Fiddlesticks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ruiz!
Ruiz manages to get back to half guard.
Ruiz trying to control but Fiddlesticks postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz wants to get back to full guard.
Ruiz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Fiddlesticks is looking for a kimura here.
Fiddlesticks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruiz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fiddlesticks seems to be working for a kimura but Ruiz defends the submission attempt.
Ruiz pushes Fiddlesticks off looking to stand but Fiddlesticks dives back in and keeps control.
Ruiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ruiz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ruiz wants to get back to his feet but Fiddlesticks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Fiddlesticks drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fiddlesticks jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ruiz has Fiddlesticks pulled in close to control his posture.
Fiddlesticks stopping the sweep attempt from Ruiz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Fiddlesticks stands up and waves to Ruiz to follow him.
Fiddlesticks takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fiddlesticks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Fiddlesticks with the counter takedown but Ruiz avoids it easily.
Ruiz lands a nice hook to Fiddlesticks's body. Fiddlesticks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ruiz lands a nice hook to Fiddlesticks's body. Fiddlesticks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruiz scores with a jab to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fiddlesticks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ruiz - the referee stops the clock and Fiddlesticks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ruiz. Fiddlesticks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Victor Ruiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fiddlesticks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruiz looks to land a body kick but Fiddlesticks moved away.
Fiddlesticks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Victor Ruiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruiz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fiddlesticks on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ruiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fiddlesticks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A nice combination there by Ruiz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiddlesticks takes one on the button.
Ruiz scores with a jab. Fiddlesticks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ruiz works the jab nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Ruiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruiz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Ruiz!