PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Ruth (ranked 888 p4p, 132 weight class) and Johan Farfy Iii (ranked 593 p4p, 95 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ruth
vs
Farfy Iii

178 cm
28
195 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

187 cm
39
210 lbs
27 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Woodshins' Ship
Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%)

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johan Farfy Iii!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ruth misses.
Ruth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Farfy Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruth.
Ruth appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ruth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farfy Iii.
Ruth throwing a counter right hand but Farfy Iii manages to avoid it.
Farfy Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Farfy Iii enables Ruth to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Farfy Iii manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Farfy Iii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruth manages to get himself to full guard.

Ruth looking for a guillotine here but Farfy Iii defends easily.

Ruth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Farfy Iii can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ruth keeping moving, preventing Farfy Iii from controlling successfully.
Farfy Iii distracts Ruth with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ruth controls Farfy Iii momentarily but Farfy Iii frees himself.
Farfy Iii with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ruth is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Farfy Iii is aware though and is defending well.
Farfy Iii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Farfy Iii throws a big right hand that misses.
Farfy Iii scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ruth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Farfy Iii controls the pace.

Ruth looking for a guillotine here but Farfy Iii defends easily.
Farfy Iii pushing down on Ruth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Farfy Iii connects with a nice short shot to Ruth's temple.

Ruth is defending against the submission attempts here by Farfy Iii.
Ruth gets full guard.

Ruth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Farfy Iii defends well.

Ruth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Farfy Iii gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farfy Iii is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Farfy Iii preventing the sweep.

Ruth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Farfy Iii defends it easily.
Ruth seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ruth keeping moving, preventing Farfy Iii from controlling successfully.

Ruth has his foot on Farfy Iii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Farfy Iii works his way back into a safe position though.
Farfy Iii passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Farfy Iii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruth keeps working.
Farfy Iii throws an elbow but Ruth slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ruth is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Farfy Iii off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farfy Iii wants to control his opponent's hands but Ruth gets his hands free.
Farfy Iii is taking damage to the body and head.
Farfy Iii trying to control the position but Ruth manages to sink in the hooks.
Ruth has Farfy Iii flattened out and is raining down punches.
Farfy Iii is trying to break free.
Farfy Iii keeps trying to improve his position.
Ruth is not going to allow Farfy Iii to sit and survive in this position.
Ruth lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ruth lands a shot to the body.
Ruth softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Ruth is hanging on to Farfy Iii's back as he tries to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Farfy Iii is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth scores with punches from the back.

Farfy Iii is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruth punishes Farfy Iii with strikes from the back mount.
Farfy Iii trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ruth throwing damaging strikes from the back! Farfy Iii could be in trouble here!
Farfy Iii is still in real trouble! Can Ruth finish him?

Ruth has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Farfy Iii trying to control but not successfully.
Farfy Iii is covering up but some of the strikes from Ruth are getting through and doing damage.

Ruth is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Farfy Iii trying to control but not successfully.
I really don't envy Farfy Iii right now.
Farfy Iii seems to have recovered his senses.
Ruth loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Farfy Iii hold on?
Farfy Iii is holding onto Ruth's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.

Ruth has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Farfy Iii has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Farfy Iii tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Ruth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Farfy Iii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruth under the eye.
A jab from Farfy Iii finds it's way through Ruth's defenses.
Ruth lands a lovely overhand right.
Ruth misses with a hook.
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farfy Iii takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Farfy Iii lands a body shot.
Farfy Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farfy Iii wants to clinch.
Farfy Iii tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farfy Iii doesn't seem bothered though.

Farfy Iii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farfy Iii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth tries to throw a body punch but Farfy Iii avoids it by throwing Ruth back against the cage.
Ruth scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Ruth has picked Farfy Iii up - he's going for a ride! Ruth dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth working the head and body with strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ruth here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ruth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Farfy Iii is trying to control but can't.
Ruth passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farfy Iii can do to turn this around?
Farfy Iii wants to control but Ruth is having none of it.

Ruth has control of Farfy Iii's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Farfy Iii regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Farfy Iii sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Farfy Iii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ruth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ruth prevents Farfy Iii from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farfy Iii moves into full guard.
Farfy Iii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruth manages to get himself to full guard.

Ruth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Farfy Iii gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ruth is pulling down on Farfy Iii's head. It's preventing any offense from Farfy Iii, at least for the moment.
Ruth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Farfy Iii throwing strikes from guard but Ruth blocks nicely.
Ruth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Farfy Iii wants to control from the top but Ruth keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farfy Iii connects with a couple of short punches.
Farfy Iii trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Ruth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Ruth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Farfy Iii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Farfy Iii wants to pass the guard but Ruth is keeping the position.
Farfy Iii trying to control but Ruth is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Farfy Iii stopping the sweep attempt from Ruth.
Ruth working a defensive guard here.
Farfy Iii throws a strike but Ruth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Farfy Iii is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruth trying to control but Farfy Iii is working from the bottom.
Farfy Iii working a defensive guard but Ruth passes into half guard.
Farfy Iii is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Farfy Iii works his way to full guard. Good work.

Farfy Iii is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ruth is aware though and is defending well.
Ruth works over Farfy Iii with some ground and pound from guard.
Ruth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ruth is working Farfy Iii over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ruth scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Farfy Iii looking for a sweep. Not yet Farfy Iii, not yet.
Ruth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Ruth dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farfy Iii. Ruth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Farfy Iii. That snapped Ruth's head back.
Farfy Iii misses the shot to the body.
Ruth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Farfy Iii's hands.
Farfy Iii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Farfy Iii ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Farfy Iii.
Ruth tries to clinch but Farfy Iii moves out of range.
Ruth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farfy Iii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruth. That snapped Farfy Iii's head back.
Farfy Iii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruth's head backwards.
Ruth throws a big shot that misses.
Farfy Iii slips a jab and a cross from Ruth.
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!
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfy Iii lands a head shot.
The crowd cheers as Farfy Iii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruth doesn't seem phased though.
Ruth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruth as he connects with a hook.
John Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
Ruth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farfy Iii.
Farfy Iii connects with a right hand. Ruth shakes it off.
Ruth lands a nice hook to Farfy Iii's body. Farfy Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farfy Iii lands with a shot to the body.
Farfy Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farfy Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruth.
Farfy Iii misses with the combination.
Johan Farfy Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth wants to clinch.
Johan Farfy Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farfy Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruth.
Farfy Iii moves out of range as Ruth strikes.
Ruth missing with a left hand there. Farfy Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruth is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ruth looks to land a left hand but Farfy Iii moved out of range nicely.
Farfy Iii defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Farfy Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farfy Iii has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ruth slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Farfy Iii as he connects with a hook.
A left lands for Ruth.
Farfy Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farfy Iii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruth.
Farfy Iii throws a looping overhand right but Ruth ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Ruth misses its target.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farfy Iii.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farfy Iii has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ruth scores with a nice right hand.
Ruth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farfy Iii! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farfy Iii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruth missing with a left hand there. Farfy Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruth slips a jab from Farfy Iii.
A jab from Ruth does it's job there.
Farfy Iii throws the left hand but Ruth avoids the punch easily.
Ruth lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruth swings widly with a right hand
and Farfy Iii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ruth defending well as Farfy Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Farfy Iii swings for the body but Ruth moves out of range.
Farfy Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Ruth's shoulder, as Ruth tries to avoid the shot.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruth throws a lazy right hand but Farfy Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Ruth closes the distance and pushes Farfy Iii back into the cage.
Farfy Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ruth manages to break the clinch.
Farfy Iii tries to bum rush Ruth with a series of wild strikes but Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Ruth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farfy Iii works Ruth's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Ruth lands with a nice combination. Farfy Iii backs away looking to recover.
Farfy Iii wants to clinch up but Ruth keeps it at a distance.
Ruth throws a big shot that misses.
Farfy Iii throws a hook but Ruth blocks it.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Farfy Iii is just out of range.
Farfy Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Ruth catches Farfy Iii right on the button with a cross.
Farfy Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Ruth's shoulder, as Ruth tries to avoid the shot.
Farfy Iii looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Ruth lands a really nice looking cross but Farfy Iii seems unphased.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Farfy Iii.
Good exchange - Farfy Iii coming out on top.
Ruth staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Ruth.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Ruth!
Jumping up and down and very excited, John Ruth waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Balls Recovery (160)'s logo in front of the cameras.
Johan Farfy Iii spoke after the fight, saying 'Cocaine .. Helluva drug !'.