PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reino Ruttu (ranked 312 p4p, 178 weight class) and Marcus Greene (ranked 42 p4p, 23 weight class). Greene has chosen Tokyo Drifting - Glass Animals & Denzel Curry as his entrance music. Reino Ruttu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ruttu
vs
Greene

182 cm
28
177
15 - 9 - 0

181 cm
26
182
15 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Greene!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruttu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Greene.
Greene works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Greene looks to land a left hand but Ruttu moved out of range nicely.
Ruttu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Ruttu misses with a left hand
and Greene counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Greene misses with an uppercut.
Ruttu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Ruttu tries to move into range but Greene moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Greene misses with a hook. Ruttu ducked under it nicely.
Ruttu slips a straight right by Greene.
Ruttu tried to counter with a leg kick but Greene avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu with the inside leg kick.
Marcus Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruttu looks to land a left hand but Greene moved out of range nicely.
Greene walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ruttu throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Ruttu swings widly with a right hand
and Greene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene slips a straight right by Ruttu.
Nice straight punches there by Greene. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Greene.
Greene works Ruttu's body with a nice hook.
Greene looks to land a combination but Ruttu avoids it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Greene.
Greene scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruttu in his tracks.
Greene lands with a right hand.
Greene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruttu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruttu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruttu throws a looping overhand right but Greene ducks down to avoid it.
Greene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruttu misses with a leg kick
and Greene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruttu tries to land a leg kick but Greene saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Ruttu.
Greene unleashes a big counter combination but Ruttu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Greene misses with a wild body shot.
Ruttu looks to land a body kick but Greene moved away.
Greene checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Greene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruttu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ruttu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Ruttu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greene misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Ruttu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Greene moves away from the strike by Ruttu.
Greene cracks Ruttu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruttu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Greene's knee momentarily.
Ruttu tries a head kick but it misses.
Greene paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Greene swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruttu.
Ruttu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruttu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Ruttu walks into a left hand.
Ruttu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Greene works the jab nicely.
Ruttu slips a jab from Greene.
Greene swings for the body but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ruttu slips under a jab.
Ruttu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruttu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruttu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Ruttu.
Greene throws a hook to the side of Ruttu's head but Ruttu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruttu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greene.
Greene looks to land a left hand but Ruttu moved out of range nicely.
Greene misses with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a body kick.
Ruttu throws a hook but Greene blocks it.
Ruttu misses with a looping left.
Greene looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruttu moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Greene misses.
Ruttu ducks right into an uppercut from Greene.
Greene misses with a straight right.
Ruttu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Greene dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ruttu scores with a nice right hand.
Greene uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruttu.
Greene misses with an uppercut.
Greene stuns Ruttu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Greene swings widly with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.
Greene might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ruttu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruttu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Greene misses the body punch
and Ruttu counters with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Greene.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Greene in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
No joy there for Greene, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcus Greene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruttu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Greene throws out a loose jab but Ruttu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Ruttu.
Greene throws the left hand but Ruttu avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene scores with a decent looking hook.
Greene jabs Ruttu right on the nose. Ruttu blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Greene.
Greene has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruttu finds it's way round the side to connect with Greene's head.
Ruttu is looking to score with low kicks.
Greene throws out a counter right but Ruttu avoids it with no problem.
Greene takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruttu looks to land a left hand but Greene moved out of range nicely.
Greene connects with a nice looking jab.
Greene has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greene drops his hands momentarily and Ruttu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Greene jabs Ruttu right on the nose. Ruttu blinks but takes it well.
Greene misses with a hook.
Greene scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruttu throws the kick towards the body but Greene avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Greene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It appears Ruttu was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ruttu misses with a looping left.
Ruttu lands a right hook to the body.
Greene connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Greene throws a looping overhand right but Ruttu ducks down to avoid it.
Ruttu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Greene just manages to avoid it.
Ruttu thows a leg kick but Greene checks it
and Greene counters with a nice uppercut.
Greene misses with a straight left.
It looked like Ruttu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Greene throws a hook but Ruttu avoids it easily.
Greene lands with a cross.
Greene looks to land a combination. Ruttu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ruttu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruttu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greene.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene moves out of range of the strikes.
Greene throws a counter combo.
Ruttu moves away from the strike by Greene.
Ruttu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Greene just manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Greene.
Greene throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
Ruttu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Greene ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Greene blocks the low kick.
Ruttu throws a hook but Greene blocks it.
Greene throws a shot from downtown. Ruttu moves away and avoids it.
Ruttu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Greene misses its intended target.
Greene stuns Ruttu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruttu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruttu scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Ruttu.
Ruttu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Greene scores with a nice right hand.
Greene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruttu digs a good body shot into Greene's ribs.
Greene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruttu scores with a punch to the head.
Greene throws a hook but Ruttu avoids it easily.
Ruttu dodges the punch combination from Greene.
Ruttu is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Greene throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Greene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruttu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Greene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ruttu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Greene finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruttu's head.
Greene swings for the body but Ruttu moves out of range.
Greene throws a right hand that misses
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Greene as he connects with a hook.
Ruttu connects with a leg kick.
Ruttu throws a lazy uppercut
and Greene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Greene misses the target.
Greene slips a straight right by Ruttu.
Greene misses with a hook.
Ruttu is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Greene counters with a right hand to the body.
Greene takes a swing at Ruttu's ribcage but misses.
Ruttu throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Greene! But no joy.
Greene misses with a jab to the body
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
Greene takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruttu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Greene avoids it.
Greene looks to throw the jab but Ruttu is out of range.
Ruttu moves away from the strike by Greene.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruttu misses the target.
Ruttu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Greene misses with a jab to the body
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Greene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruttu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruttu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Greene throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Greene throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greene, as that shot connected.
A leg kick checked by Greene.
Greene swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut lands for Greene. That snapped Ruttu's head back.
Greene throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reino Ruttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruttu counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruttu throws a low kick, looking for Greene's leg but Greene calmly moves out of range.
Ruttu loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
Greene swings widly with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greene misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Greene misses with a wild body shot.
Ruttu throwing a counter right hand but Greene manages to avoid it.
Greene throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruttu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Greene misses with a body shot
and Ruttu counters with a nice body shot.
Ruttu slips a jab from Greene.
Good leg kick by Ruttu.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruttu moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ruttu misses with a low kick.
Greene throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Ruttu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Greene! Ruttu lets Greene back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Greene is rocked!
Ruttu measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Greene! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Reino Ruttu!
After winning the bout, Reino Ruttu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.