PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izi Ruvik (ranked 25565 p4p, 5890 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ruvik
vs
Brown

190 cm
18
200
1 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
200
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Izi Ruvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruvik shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Ruvik lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Bobby Brown has been cut.

Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ruvik to the ground. Brown is now in Ruvik's guard.
Ruvik has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Ruvik is keeping the position.
Ruvik is trying to keep Brown in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruvik wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruvik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Ruvik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ruvik is aware though and is defending well.
Brown is looking to sweep but instead, Ruvik has passed into half guard.
Ruvik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ruvik seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruvik seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ruvik is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brown!
Ruvik controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ruvik throws some wild stikes that Brown manages to avoid easily.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruvik looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ruvik avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown is still trying to improve position.
Brown looks winded!
Ruvik controlling his opponent.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ruvik unloads with some shots from mount but Brown bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruvik trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ruvik controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Izi Ruvik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Brown closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ruvik has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ruvik keeping hold of Brown's head, controlling as best he can.
Ruvik manages to get to full guard.

Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ruvik is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown working for a triangle but Ruvik defends it easily.
Ruvik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruvik wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

Brown throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ruvik escapes and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control!
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ruvik is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruvik happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Ruvik wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Ruvik is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brown will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four 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.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ruvik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown.
Ruvik goes for a double leg but Brown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brown continues to drive forward.
Ruvik goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ruvik throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Ruvik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izi Ruvik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruvik throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.

Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown wants to pass the guard but Ruvik is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Izi Ruvik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ruvik gets full guard.
Brown trying to control but Ruvik is working from the bottom.
Brown wanted to stand there but Ruvik had control of the position.
Ruvik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruvik trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Ruvik slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruvik content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruvik is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruvik controls the position from side control.

That's two 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.
Ruvik is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruvik just content to control the position.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Ruvik controlling from side mount.
Ruvik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brown wants to control but Ruvik postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Ruvik, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown.
Ruvik is pushing Brown's head away, looking to escape. Brown manages to hold on to the position though.
Brown is trying to ground and pound but Ruvik uses the momentary lack of control by Brown to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown is working for a kimura but Ruvik is defending it quite comfortably.
Ruvik moves into full guard.
Bobby Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ruvik holds on and takes a little breather.
Izi Ruvik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruvik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Izi Ruvik.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruvik, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izi Ruvik!