PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Ruth (ranked 227 p4p, 28 weight class) and Ingvar Ingesson (ranked 411 p4p, 60 weight class). Ingesson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sail - AWOLNATION. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ruth
vs
Ingesson

178 cm
31
195 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

185 cm
32
202 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ruth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ingvar Ingesson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Ingesson catches Ruth right on the button with a cross.
Ingesson moves away from the strike by Ruth.
Ruth throws a poor cross that misses
and Ingesson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ingesson.
A counter left hand to the body from Ruth misses its target.
Ruth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ingesson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth misses with an uppercut
and Ingesson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth works Ingesson's body with a nice hook.
Ruth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ingesson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ingesson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Ingesson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingesson misses with a right hand
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruth throws a body punch but Ingesson moves out of range.
Ingesson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruth.
Ingesson misses with an uppercut.
Ruth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ingesson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth 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.
Ingesson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ingesson scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth dodges the punch combination from Ingesson.
Ruth jabs Ingesson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and Ingesson counters with a straight right hand.
Ruth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ingesson doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Ingesson finds it's way through Ruth's defenses.
Ingesson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingesson misses with a left hand
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but Ingesson slips the punch.
Ruth looks to throw the jab but Ingesson is out of range.
Ingesson slips a jab from Ruth.
Ruth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ingesson.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ingesson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws an off balance right hand
and Ingesson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ingesson throws a nice looking combination but Ruth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruth defending well as Ingesson loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Ingesson misses

and Ruth counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ingesson! Ruth lets Ingesson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Ingesson is rocked!

It looks like Ingvar Ingesson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ingesson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruth counters with a right hand from hell and Ingesson is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Ruth!
John Ruth retains his light heavyweight title!
John Ruth made sure to mention his sponsor, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) in his post fight interview.
Ingvar Ingesson spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better fighter this time. You win lose, and you some some.'.