PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skeng Man (ranked 756 p4p, 120 weight class) and Ed Ruth (ranked 389 p4p, 62 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Man
vs
Ruth

200 cm
32
215 lbs
18 - 16 - 1

185 cm
30
213 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
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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 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Skeng Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ruth closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ruth tries to score with some ground and pound. Man controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Man is looking to reverse the position.
Ruth lands a nice forearm strike.
Ruth is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man sneaks back into half guard.
Man tries to get to full guard but Ruth has control of the leg.
Man works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Ruth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruth throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ruth is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Man.
Ruth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Man is trying to get back to half guard.
Man is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ruth working Man over with strikes.

Man with the active half guard here but Ruth passes nicely into side control.
Ruth is chipping away with strikes.
Man 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.
Man tries to bench press Ruth off him but Ruth keeps the position.
Man is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Man gets full guard.
Ruth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ruth escapes and throws Man's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Man is looking to regain half guard here but Ruth keeps moving and retains side control.
Ruth scores with punches from side control.
Man tries to buck Ruth off but Ruth is having none of it.
Man taking a bit of punishment here - Ruth scoring with strikes.

Man is rocked!
Man is looking to regain half guard here but Ruth keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is not content to let Ruth control the position.
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ruth working the ground and pound.
Oh Man is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth controls the position.
Ruth trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Man is looking to reverse the position.
Man is working hard here to advance position.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruth cracks Man with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ruth cracks Man with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Ruth immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Man is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Ruth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Ruth!