PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mees Metsast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutu comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight. Jakke Ruutu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ruutu
vs
Metsast

190 cm
40
174 lbs
37 - 17 - 1

185 cm
35
185 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 37 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jakke Ruutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mees Metsast!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metsast ducks under a wild hook from Ruutu.
Metsast throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruutu counters with a stiff right hand.
Metsast with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ruutu counters with an inside leg kick.
Metsast just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Metsast.
Metsast throws a head kick that misses.
Metsast misses with a wild body shot.
Metsast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Metsast takes a swing at Ruutu's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Metsast moves into the clinch.
Ruutu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Metsast blocking some punches.
Metsast blocks an uppercut.
Ruutu throws a punch but it's blocked by Metsast.
Ruutu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metsast is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruutu is defending well for now.
Ruutu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Metsast misses with some punches.
Metsast blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruutu throws a punch but it's blocked by Metsast.
Ruutu lands a left hand.
Metsast blocking some punches.
Metsast scores with a hook to the body.
Metsast misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruutu.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruutu as Metsast tries to tie him up.
Ruutu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ruutu misses with the head strike.
Metsast utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruutu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Metsast misses with a knee strike.
Metsast's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Metsast.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metsast gets through Ruutu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruutu tries to land a knee to the head but Metsast blocks with his arms.
Metsast tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruutu avoids the damage to the body.
Metsast lands an uppercut.
Ruutu misses with the head strike.
Ruutu tries to land a knee to the head but Metsast blocks with his arms.
Ruutu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Metsast blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruutu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Metsast misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Metsast.
Metsast tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruutu avoids the damage to the body.
Metsast stalling.
Metsast scores with a knee to the head.
Ruutu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruutu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ruutu fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metsast blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Metsast.
Ruutu has a couple of punches blocked by Metsast.
Ruutu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruutu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruutu throws a head punch that misses.
Metsast misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruutu.
Ruutu misses with the head strike.
Ruutu lands with a short shot to the head.
Metsast taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruutu misses with some punches.
Metsast lands a nice shot to the body.
Metsast blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruutu throws a head punch that misses.
Metsast tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruutu avoids it.
Ruutu throws a head punch that misses.
Metsast lands a shoulder strike.
Metsast lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metsast lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruutu or not.
Ruutu throws a punch but it's blocked by Metsast.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metsast tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruutu avoids the damage to the body.
Ruutu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Metsast lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruutu won't want to take too many of those.
Metsast trying to land knees to the body.
Ruutu misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruutu.
Metsast struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruutu controls his hands.
Metsast pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Metsast misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruutu.
Metsast using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruutu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruutu throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruutu swings wildly with an uppercut but Metsast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metsast misses with a body punch.
Ruutu lands a shoulder strike.
Metsast is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruutu is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jakke Ruutu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick by Metsast misses
and Ruutu counters with a straight right hand.
Mees Metsast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Metsast misses.
Metsast misses with a left hand
and Ruutu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Metsast.
It looked like Ruutu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Ruutu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruutu.
Metsast has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ruutu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Metsast can turn it around.
Metsast tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Metsast blocking some punches.
Ruutu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Metsast backwards.
Metsast blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metsast takes a shot to the head.
Ruutu pushes off an throws an elbow but Metsast leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ruutu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jakke Ruutu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruutu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruutu blocks the elbow strike.
Ruutu misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu misses with the head strike.
Ruutu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Metsast.
Metsast tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruutu avoids it.
Ruutu misses with some punches.
Metsast utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Metsast throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruutu.
A short uppercut from Ruutu.
A short right from Metsast on the inside.
Metsast tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Metsast.
Metsast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruutu misses with the head strike.
Ruutu managing to block the knees to the body from Metsast.
Ruutu avoids the elbow strike from Metsast, against the cage.
Ruutu throws an elbow that misses.
Metsast is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metsast tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ruutu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Metsast's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruutu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Metsast is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ruutu is keeping busy.
Metsast using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ruutu lands an elbow inside.
Metsast tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruutu misses with a punch on the inside.
Metsast blocking some punches.
Metsast lands an uppercut.
Ruutu blocking some punches.
Metsast with a knee to the head.
Ruutu blocks a body shot from Metsast.
Metsast lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruutu backwards.
Ruutu lands with a light punch inside.
Metsast leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metsast working aggressively here.
Metsast blocking some punches.
Metsast tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruutu avoids it.
Ruutu misses with an elbow over the top.
Ruutu lands an uppercut.
Metsast tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Metsast fails to land.
Metsast's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruutu.
Ruutu lands with a left to the head.
Metsast avoids a wild elbow strike from Ruutu.
Metsast throws a head punch that misses.
Ruutu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruutu avoiding damage as Metsast throws knees to the body.
Metsast blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruutu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Ruutu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metsast avoids a wild elbow strike from Ruutu.
Metsast using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Metsast tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruutu avoids the damage to the body.
Ruutu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Metsast landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Metsast tries to work over Ruutu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Metsast is working Ruutu over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Ruutu fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metsast.
Ruutu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Metsast landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Metsast lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruutu misses with a knee to the head.
Metsast with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Metsast.
Ruutu takes a shot to the head.
Metsast lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mees Metsast will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ruutu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Metsast throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Metsast throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Ruutu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Metsast lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Metsast goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ruutu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruutu misses with a hook.
Jakke Ruutu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Metsast scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruutu avoids the head kick by Metsast.
Ruutu throwing a counter right hand but Metsast manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruutu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Metsast.
A little feinted left hand from Ruutu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Metsast as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Metsast.

Ruutu drives through and clinches with Metsast against the cage.
Metsast unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruutu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Metsast landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruutu misses with a knee strike.
Ruutu has a couple of punches blocked by Metsast.
A nice right hand lands inside from Metsast.
Ruutu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Metsast is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ruutu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metsast has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Metsast dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ruutu blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metsast lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Ruutu.
Metsast unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruutu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metsast unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Metsast to work.
Metsast is pushing Ruutu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Metsast receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Metsast lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruutu backwards.
Metsast lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Metsast.
A short left from Metsast.
Knees in the clinch landing for Metsast.
Metsast lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruutu backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Metsast.
Ruutu swings wildly with an uppercut but Metsast uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metsast stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Metsast has Ruutu pushed against the cage.
Metsast goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruutu throws a punch but it's blocked by Metsast.
Metsast tries to land a knee to the head but Ruutu blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Metsast.
Ruutu avoiding damage as Metsast throws knees to the body.
Ruutu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Metsast makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Metsast using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruutu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruutu misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruutu scores with a shot to the side of Metsast's head.
Metsast blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Ruutu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu misses with a punch on the inside.
Metsast lands a hook to the side of the head.
Metsast trying to land knees to the body.
Metsast gets through Ruutu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Still in the clinch, Metsast scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Metsast.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Metsast lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruutu backwards.
Ruutu blocks the elbow strike.
Ruutu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Metsast misses with some punches.
Ruutu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Metsast lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Metsast takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ruutu fails to land.
Ruutu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mees Metsast comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Metsast has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!