PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ruchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Kazisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Ruchenko
vs
Kazisk

224 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
229 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergei Ruchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Kazisk!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruchenko moves in looking to clinch but Kazisk pushes him off.
Ruchenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruchenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruchenko moves in looking to clinch but Kazisk pushes him off.
Ruchenko wants to clinch.

Kazisk scores with a takedown into Ruchenko's guard.
Ruchenko keeping full guard, as Kazisk tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruchenko has Kazisk pulled in close to control his posture.

Ruchenko has his feet on Kazisk's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sergei Ruchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazisk throws a head kick that misses.
Kazisk keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazisk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruchenko throws a lazy head kick

and Kazisk counters by moving into the clinch.
Ruchenko prevents Kazisk from breaking the clinch.
Kazisk is trying to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Ruchenko.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ruchenko.
Kazisk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ruchenko gets underhooks to prevent Kazisk's takedown attempt.
Sergei Ruchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Kazisk.
Ruchenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kazisk has Ruchenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruchenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kazisk looks gassed!
Ruchenko stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ruchenko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruchenko.

Ruchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ruchenko.

It looks like Jorge Kazisk has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruchenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Ruchenko rushes Kazisk and presses him up against the cage.

Ruchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruchenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ruchenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ruchenko breaks the clinch.
Ruchenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Kazisk circles away.
Ruchenko stalks Kazisk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kazisk's face. Kazisk staggers backwards, shaken.

Kazisk is rocked!

Ruchenko drives through and clinches with Kazisk against the cage.
Kazisk is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruchenko finish him?
Kazisk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ruchenko fails to land.
Kazisk seems to have recovered his senses.

Ruchenko manages to break the clinch.

Ruchenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kazisk, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruchenko.
Ruchenko stalling in the clinch.

Ruchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ruchenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ruchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kazisk keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kazisk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kazisk throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruchenko counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Kazisk! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Ruchenko!