PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kip Ruell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kusi Amuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kip Ruell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ruell
vs
Amuo

174 cm
27
135 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

164 cm
26
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kip Ruell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kusi Amuo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Ruell has closed the distance and engaged Amuo in a clinch.
Ruell misses with a punch to the body.
Amuo wants to break free but Ruell has control.
Ruell lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruell.
A head punch on the inside from Amuo fails to land.
Ruell misses with some punches.
Ruell lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ruell fails to land.
Amuo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruell won't allow it.
Ruell can't find room to land a body shot as Amuo controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruell lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Amuo.
Ruell throws a punch but it's blocked by Amuo.
Ruell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruell lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruell misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruell lands an uppercut.
Amuo is trying to break free.
Ruell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amuo backwards.
Ruell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Amuo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Amuo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Amuo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruell has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amuo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amuo.
Amuo has had enough of the clinch but Ruell keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amuo.
A hook to the body from Ruell.
Ruell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Amuo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Amuo prevents a body shot from Ruell.
Ruell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Amuo backwards.
I was talking to Ruell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amuo is trying to break free.
Amuo has had enough of the clinch but Ruell keeps him there for the moment.
Ruell prevents Amuo from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ruell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruell has a couple of punches blocked by Amuo.
Amuo tries to break the clinch but Ruell is controlling the position.
Amuo wants to break free but Ruell has control.
Ruell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruell cracks Amuo with a nice body shot.
Ruell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Amuo backwards.
Ruell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Amuo is trying to break the clinch but Ruell has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Ruell.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruell.
Amuo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruell can't find room to land a body shot as Amuo controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruell misses with a punch on the inside.
Amuo is trying to break the clinch but Ruell is controlling him.
Ruell unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Amuo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ruell is unloading with more strikes now! Amuo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kip Ruell!