PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bobby (ranked 2985 p4p, 6497 weight class) and Drako Ruler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drako Ruler will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bobby
vs
Ruler

178 cm
25
177
3 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
185
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Bobby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drako Ruler !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ruler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ruler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bobby connects with a nice looking jab.
Bobby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bobby looks to land a right hand but Ruler moved out of range.
Bobby throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bobby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruler counters with a nice uppercut.
Bobby misses with a left hand
and Ruler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Bobby misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Ruler .
Bobby misses with a right hand
and Ruler counters with a straight right hand.
Ruler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bobby throws out the jab.
Bobby throws a looping overhand right but Ruler ducks down to avoid it.
Bobby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruler counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Bobby does it's job there.
Bobby misses with a right hand
letting Ruler counter with a right hand.
Bobby throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruler .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby throws a right hand that misses
and Ruler counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruler scores with a jab.
Bobby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ruler to counter with a crisp jab.
Bob Bobby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruler staying out of range there.
It seemed like Ruler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruler blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Ruler .
Bobby swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruler counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ruler moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruler ! But no joy.
Bobby swings widly with a right hand
and Ruler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bobby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bobby throws a looping overhand right but Ruler ducks down to avoid it.
Bobby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Bobby throws a hook but Ruler avoids it easily.
Ruler is looking for the big counter here.
Bobby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruler ! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruler ducks under a wild hook from Bobby.
Ruler tries to move into range but Bobby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bobby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bobby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruler manages to avoid it.
Ruler misses the shot to the body.
Bobby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bobby.
Ruler slips under a jab from Bobby.
Ruler slips a straight right by Bobby.
Ruler avoids the body shot from Bobby.
Bobby throws a looping overhand right but Ruler ducks down to avoid it.
Ruler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bobby scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bobby is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ruler 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ruler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bobby. Bobby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby misses with an uppercut
and Bobby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Bobby does it's job there.
Bobby misses with a right hand
and Ruler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruler misses with a looping left.
Bobby misses with an uppercut
letting Ruler counter with a right hand.
Ruler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bobby throws a hook but Ruler blocks it.
Ruler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bobby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bobby misses with a straight right.
Bobby throws a right hand that misses
enabling Ruler to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Ruler .
Ruler walks into a jab.
Bobby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobby misses with an uppercut
and Ruler counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby misses with an uppercut
and Ruler counters with a straight right hand.
Ruler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bobby.
Bobby throws the left hand but Ruler avoids the punch easily.
Bobby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruler .
Bobby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bobby throws an off balance right hand
and Ruler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bobby scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruler in his tracks.
Bobby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bobby with a body shot.
Bobby catches Ruler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bobby lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Bobby misses
and Ruler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bobby.
Bobby throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ruler to counter with a crisp jab.
Bobby throws the left hand but Ruler avoids the punch easily.
Ruler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Drako Ruler will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bobby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruler manages to avoid it.
Ruler throws out a powerful jab.
Bobby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ruler scores with a shot to the body.
Bobby cracks Ruler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bobby misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bobby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bobby tries to move into range but Ruler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bobby throws out the jab.
Bobby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drako Ruler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bobby misses with a body shot
letting Ruler counter with a right hand.
Bobby misses with a hook
and Ruler counters with a nice uppercut.
Bobby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobby misses the body punch
and Ruler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Bobby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ruler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bobby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby ducks under a wild hook from Ruler .
Bobby throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bobby scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bobby misses with a hook to the body
and Ruler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bobby.
Bobby misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruler counters with a straight right hand.
Ruler throws a nice looking combination but Bobby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bobby misses with a body punch
and Ruler counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bobby.
Bobby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruler throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bobby swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bobby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bobby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bobby misses with an uppercut
and Ruler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bobby.
A nice side step and Ruler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bobby misses the body punch
and Ruler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bobby. Ruler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bobby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobby lands with a cross.
Bobby misses with a hook
and Bobby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bobby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Ruler misses.
Bobby misses with a hook
and Bobby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bobby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ruler to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bobby misses with a left hand
letting Ruler counter with a right hand.
Ruler moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Ruler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby misses with an uppercut
and Ruler counters with a left and a right that stings Bobby.
Bobby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Bobby - just one landing.
Ruler moves away from the strike by Bobby.
Bobby misses with a lunging right hand
and Bobby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bobby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruler moves out of range of the strikes.
Bobby throws a lazy uppercut
and Bobby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bobby.
Ruler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruler lands a really nice looking cross but Bobby seems unphased.
Bobby throws an off balance right hand
and Ruler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bobby throws an off balance right hand
and Ruler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Bobby misses
enabling Ruler to counter with a crisp jab.

Bobby is rocked!
Bobby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruler counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Bobby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bobby throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruler counters with a big right hand! Oh Bobby is in trouble here! Ruler follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drako Ruler !