PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Ruth (ranked 1111 p4p, 1336 weight class) and Blue Cup (ranked 154 p4p, 178 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ruth
vs
Cup

178 cm
36
195
23 - 15 - 0

190 cm
37
183
15 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth)
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blue Cup!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Cup throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Cup on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cup ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ruth slaps away a takedown attempt from Cup, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cup on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cup connects with a single shot there.
Cup swings widly with a right hand
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cup falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
Cup waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruth.
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cup thuds his right hand into Ruth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruth with a hook.
Cup throws the left hand but Ruth avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on Cup's shoulder, as Cup tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Ruth does no damage.
A leg kick checked by Ruth.
Cup scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cup throws an off balance right hand
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Blue Cup has been cut.
Ruth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cup blocks a jab.
Cup thuds his right hand into Ruth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruth blocks a jab.
Cup digs a good body shot into Ruth's ribs.
Cup shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruth as he jumps to the side.
Cup throws a hook but Ruth blocks it.
Ruth is looking to counter punch.
Cup misses with a hook
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Cup is rocked!
Ruth throws an uppercut from hell that sends Cup clean off his feet! He's out cold! Ruth stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Ruth!
John Ruth really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Blue Cup was interviewed post fight and said 'That wasn't fun.'.