PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Ruoska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinhjo Babalu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ruoska might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sympathy for the Devil. Mauri Ruoska could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sinhjo Babalu's chin.

Ruoska
vs
Babalu

178 cm
30
169 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

168 cm
32
166 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauri Ruoska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sinhjo Babalu!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babalu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Babalu slaps away a takedown attempt from Ruoska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Babalu throws a solid leg kick but Ruoska takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Babalu.

Babalu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Babalu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Babalu is controlling the pace.
Ruoska gets full guard.
Babalu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ruoska is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babalu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Babalu is pushing down on Ruoska's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ruoska is fighting to maintain full guard but Babalu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ruoska is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Babalu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Babalu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruoska's head.
Babalu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Babalu landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska tries to hold on but Babalu pushes him away.
Babalu landing punches.
Babalu looking to finish with strikes here!

Babalu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Babalu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babalu controlling his opponent.
Babalu looking to ground and pound but Ruoska is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babalu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Babalu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruoska wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Babalu.
Babalu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ruoska's face.
Babalu lands a big elbow.
Babalu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ruoska is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Babalu misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Babalu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babalu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ruoska looks a forlorn figure.
Babalu throwing strikes here but Ruoska is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ruoska regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruoska is not content to let Babalu control the position.
Babalu is taking a breather. Ruoska says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babalu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babalu controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinhjo Babalu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Babalu slips a straight right by Ruoska.
Ruoska misses with a hook.
Babalu shoots in and drives through. Ruoska sprawls well.
Babalu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruoska.
Babalu shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruoska sprawls well. He's pushed Babalu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ruoska looks for a takedown but Babalu sprawls well.
Babalu scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruoska just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruoska loads up on a big right hand but Babalu slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ruoska.
Babalu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Babalu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ruoska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruoska moves out of range as Babalu throws a body kick.
Ruoska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babalu moves away.
Babalu tries to clinch but Ruoska moves out of range.
Ruoska shoots in for a double leg but Babalu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Babalu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mauri Ruoska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sinhjo Babalu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babalu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruoska wants to land a leg kick but Babalu is out of range.
Babalu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Babalu scores with a nice right hand.
Babalu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ruoska throws a hook but Babalu blocks it.
A head kick misses from Babalu.
Babalu shoots in for a double leg but Ruoska sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babalu shoots in for a double leg but Ruoska sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babalu ducks under a wild hook from Ruoska.
Babalu throws a head kick that misses
and Ruoska counters with a left to the body.
Ruoska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruoska swings for the body but Babalu moves out of range.
Babalu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruoska circles away.
Ruoska lands a jab.
Ruoska misses with a lunging right hand
and Babalu counters with a nice kick to the body.

Ruoska looking to score a takedown here. Babalu is defending well but Ruoska drives through and ends up in Babalu's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babalu working a defensive guard here.
Ruoska missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babalu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Babalu keeping full guard, as Ruoska tries to pass.
Ruoska is working hard here to advance position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sinhjo Babalu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ruoska stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ruoska looks to score with a jab to the body but Babalu is just out of range.
A big right from Ruoska misses.
Ruoska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babalu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babalu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Babalu thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Ruoska dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Babalu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruoska circles away.
Babalu thows a body shot but no joy.
Babalu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Babalu throws a push kick but Ruoska slaps the foot to one side.
Babalu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruoska to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruoska connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Babalu momentarily.
Ruoska looks to land a left hand but Babalu moved out of range nicely.

Ruoska closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ruoska lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruoska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babalu is keeping the position for now.
Babalu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruoska.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruoska throws an elbow that misses. Babalu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ruoska's guard. Nice move by Babalu!
Babalu looking to pass the guard.
Ruoska wants to sweep but no luck.
Babalu looking to sit in guard and control but Ruoska gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Babalu pulls Ruoska in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Babalu wants to sweep here but Ruoska controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Babalu's head.
Babalu looking for a sweep. Not yet Babalu, not yet.
Ruoska wants to pass the guard but Babalu is keeping the position.
Ruoska won't allow Babalu to sweep him here.
Babalu is trying to keep Ruoska in close.
Ruoska throws an elbow that misses. Babalu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ruoska's guard. Nice move by Babalu!
Babalu trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruoska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruoska keeping full guard, as Babalu tries to pass.
Ruoska lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Babalu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska lands a heavy elbow.
Babalu working to try and regain half guard.
Sinhjo Babalu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruoska with a couple of short strikes.
Babalu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Babalu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Babalu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska punishing his opponent with strikes.

Babalu is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruoska looking to ground and pound but Babalu is blocking nicely.
Babalu is still in real trouble! Can Ruoska finish him?
Babalu regains half guard.
Ruoska is thwarting Babalu's attempts to control the position.
Babalu seems to have recovered his senses.
Babalu tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ruoska has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ruoska throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruoska lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ruoska throwing strikes here but Babalu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Babalu working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Ruoska showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ruoska has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Ruoska!