PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest / Killing Machine. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Machine
vs
Ruth

189 cm
19
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
26
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Perkele!

GREEN!160

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machine.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Machine lands with a straight right. Ruth didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Ed Ruth has been cut.
Machine scores with a spinning back kick!
Machine scores with a kick to the body.
Machine jabs Ruth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A good leg kick by Machine.
Machine misses with a head kick.
Ruth misses with a two punch combination.
Machine scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Machine.
A slapping leg kick lands for Machine.
The Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ruth or perhaps it was just good defense by Machine, which made it look bad.
Ruth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Machine.

Ruth drives through with a takedown into Machine's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Machine trying to keep a closed guard but Ruth is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ruth content to stall in guard here.
Machine is pulling down on Ruth's head. It's preventing any offense from Ruth, at least for the moment.
Ruth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machine.
Machine scores with a head kick. Ruth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Machine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ruth's head.
Ruth fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Machine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Ruth is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Machine throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Ruth is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). The Machine!
A victorious The Machine thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.