PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edern Ap Nudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ap Nudd comes to the cage accompanied by Natheniel Rateliff-SOB. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ap Nudd
vs
Ruth

180 cm
35
220 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

185 cm
26
213 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edern Ap Nudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ap Nudd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruth moves away.
Ruth with the counter takedown but Ap Nudd avoids it easily.
That kick from Ap Nudd tenderised Ruth's leg. Ruth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ap Nudd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ruth misses with a right hand
letting Ap Nudd counter with a right hand.
Ruth digs a good body shot into Ap Nudd's ribs.
Ap Nudd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ap Nudd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ap Nudd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ap Nudd lands a front kick.
Ruth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ap Nudd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruth's sensitive parts.
Ap Nudd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruth momentarily.
Ruth slips a straight right by Ap Nudd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ap Nudd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ap Nudd cracks the inside of Ruth's front leg.
Ap Nudd connects with a crisp jab.
Ap Nudd throws a leg kick
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ap Nudd has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ap Nudd throws a sloppy head kick and Ruth moves out of range easily.
Ap Nudd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ap Nudd. Ap Nudd obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ap Nudd throws a body punch but Ruth moves out of range.
Ap Nudd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruth moves away.
Ap Nudd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ap Nudd throws a leg kick but Ruth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ap Nudd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Ap Nudd is predictable there

and Ruth counters with a single leg into guard. Ap Nudd didn't expect that.
Ap Nudd keeping moving, preventing Ruth from controlling successfully.
Ruth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ruth passes into half guard.
Ruth throwing shots but Ap Nudd is blocking nicely.
Ruth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ap Nudd manages to get to full guard.
Ap Nudd controls Ruth momentarily but Ruth frees himself.
Ruth being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Ap Nudd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ruth tries to free his leg and advance position but Ap Nudd is retaining full guard.
Ap Nudd wants to improve his position but instead Ruth has moved into half guard.
Ap Nudd wants to get back to full guard.
Ap Nudd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ap Nudd looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ruth distracts Ap Nudd with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ap Nudd keeping moving, preventing Ruth from controlling successfully.
Ap Nudd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruth throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth working some strikes from top position.
Ruth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ruth is looking to work some ground and pound but Ap Nudd has wrist control.
Ruth lands a couple of digs.
Ap Nudd looking for a sweep. Not yet Ap Nudd, not yet.
Ruth trying to control but Ap Nudd is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edern Ap Nudd dominated that round.
That's time! Ap Nudd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A shot to the body from Ap Nudd misses
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Ap Nudd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruth can do to turn this around?
Ap Nudd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ap Nudd misses with a straight right.
Ruth with the counter takedown but Ap Nudd avoids it easily.
Ap Nudd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
An attempted straight right counter from Ap Nudd misses the target.
Ruth pounces like a tiger and cracks Ap Nudd with a vicious hook! Ap Nudd is down but not out! Ruth follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ed Ruth!