PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jordan Ruiz (ranked 5215 p4p, 5214 weight class) and Matthieu Courageux (ranked 491 p4p, 492 weight class). Courageux has chosen Jul as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ruiz
vs
Courageux

175 cm
22
198
0 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
170
0 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthieu Courageux!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Courageux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruiz manages to avoid it.
Courageux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruiz.
A punch combination from Courageux misses.
Ruiz tries to land a leg kick but Courageux saw it coming and moves away.
Jordan Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz throws a head kick that misses.
Courageux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick lands for Ruiz.

Ruiz clinches with his opponent.
Courageux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Ruiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Courageux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruiz misses with a head kick.

Ruiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Courageux blocks it with crossed arms.
Courageux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruiz trying to land knees to the body.
Ruiz tries a knee to the head but Courageux blocks it.
A knee to the head by Ruiz.

It looks like Matthieu Courageux has been cut.
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!
Ruiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Courageux moves out of range as Ruiz strikes.
Courageux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruiz circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz scores with a kick to the body.
Good work by Ruiz as he checks the leg kick.
Courageux thuds his right hand into Ruiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Courageux does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ruiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruiz thumps Courageux with a low kick.
Courageux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruiz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Ruiz closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Ruiz.
Courageux wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ruiz manages to break the clinch.

Ruiz moves into the clinch.
Ruiz scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Courageux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz has Courageux pressed against the ropes, preventing Courageux from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruiz throws a knee to the head but misses.

Courageux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz avoids a kick to the body.
Courageux missing with a left hand there. Ruiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Courageux lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ruiz is looking to chop away at Courageux's legs.
Ruiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Courageux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Courageux.
Courageux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ruiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Courageux is able to avoid easily.

Ruiz takes the fight into the clinch.

Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Courageux connects with a body shot that sends Ruiz's belly button to the back.
Ruiz avoids the body shot from Courageux.
Some wild striking there from Courageux.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jordan Ruiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Courageux's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Courageux lands a nice hook to Ruiz's body. Ruiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Courageux throws the left hand but Ruiz avoids the punch easily.
Courageux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Courageux is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ruiz rather than just go for the knockout.
Courageux scores with a decent looking hook.
Ruiz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ruiz slips a jab and a cross from Courageux.

Ruiz has closed the distance and engaged Courageux in a clinch.
Courageux tries to break free but Ruiz pushes him back against the ropes.
Courageux wants to break free but Ruiz has control.

Ruiz manages to break the clinch.
Ruiz checks the leg kick nicely there.

Ruiz rushes Courageux and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but Courageux blocks with his arms.
Ruiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Ruiz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Courageux's face.
Courageux tries to break free but Ruiz pushes him back against the ropes.
Ruiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Courageux wants to break free but Ruiz has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ruiz.

Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Courageux throws a series of punches but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Courageux lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Courageux misses.
Ruiz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruiz swings for the body but Courageux moves out of range.
Courageux throws a head kick that Ruiz semi-blocks.
Courageux throws a right and a left that Ruiz avoids nicely.
Ruiz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matthieu Courageux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Courageux is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ruiz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ruiz darts in and clinches Courageux up against the ropes.
Courageux has had enough of the clinch but Ruiz keeps him there for the moment.
Courageux swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Courageux working hard to break the clinch.

Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Courageux lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courageux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruiz.
A nice side step and Courageux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ruiz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Courageux misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Ruiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Courageux has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ruiz misses with the combination.
Courageux lands a nice looking body kick.
Courageux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Courageux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruiz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ruiz is looking to clinch but Courageux is avoiding it.
Ruiz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Courageux finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruiz's head.
Courageux staggers Ruiz with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Ruiz looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Courageux is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matthieu Courageux!
A less than humble Matthieu Courageux misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.