PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Ruthless (ranked 4166 p4p, 1270 weight class) and Ledley King (ranked 165 p4p, 64 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ruthless
vs
King

193 cm
22
264
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
29
255
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Ruthless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ledley King!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruthless manages to avoid it.
Ruthless feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ruthless avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruthless counters with a right hand to the body.
Ruthless 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.
King closes the distance but Ruthless moves to the side
and Ruthless counters with a nice uppercut.
King misses with a straight right.
Ruthless throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
Ruthless misses with an uppercut
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Rob Ruthless has been cut.
King looks to clinch
and Ruthless counters with a straight right hand.
King lands with an overhand left.
King throws out a loose jab but Ruthless uses good head movement to avoid it.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruthless.
A quick step to the side and Ruthless tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruthless getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruthless.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ruthless slips under a jab from King.
Ruthless throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
Ruthless misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.

Ruthless tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ruthless tries to kick King off in order to stand up. King Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ruthless is trying to improve his position.
Ruthless is holding King down, trying to stall.
Ruthless struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
King working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
King gets to mount! Ruthless was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
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!
King dominating with strikes here.

Rob Ruthless's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rob Ruthless's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ledley King!