PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Shooter (ranked 2737 p4p, 1918 weight class) and Anthony Ruiz (ranked 343 p4p, 252 weight class). Shooter comes to the cage accompanied by 5AM in toronto. Anthony Ruiz struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Shooter
vs
Ruiz

192 cm
25
180
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
184
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Arcticus University: London

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manny Shooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz swinging wildly here.
Shooter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Indigo Nation Training Station in the buildup to the fight.
Ruiz scores with a nice strike.
Ruiz's coach down at Hollywood Superstar MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ruiz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ruiz checks the leg kick.
Shooter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruiz moves out of range of the body kick from Shooter.
Shooter throws out a loose jab but Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shooter.
Ruiz throws a counter combo.
Ruiz misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Shooter misses.
Ruiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shooter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shooter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruiz blocks the leg kick.
Shooter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shooter misses the body punch
and Ruiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shooter's sensitive parts.
Anthony Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz tries to clinch but Shooter is having none of it.
Ruiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shooter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruiz manages to avoid it.
Shooter throws a leg kick but Ruiz checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruiz! But no joy.
Ruiz tries to clinch but Shooter moves out of range.
Ruiz throws out a loose jab but Shooter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shooter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruiz scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Ruiz misses.
A little feinted left hand from Shooter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shooter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ruiz sizes up Shooter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ruiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Shooter.
Shooter wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ruiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shooter.
Ruiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shooter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz darts in looking for a takedown but Shooter gets double underhooks and turns Ruiz into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shooter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruiz.
Shooter throws a low kick but Ruiz avoids it.
Shooter throws out a leg kick but Ruiz moves out of range and Shooter only half commits.
Ruiz misses with a looping left.
Ruiz avoids the body shot from Shooter.
Ruiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Shooter defending well as Ruiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ruiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Shooter circles away.
Shooter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruiz.
Ruiz looks to land a combination but Shooter avoids it well.
Ruiz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shooter throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruiz throws a counter combo.
Ruiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruiz looks to land a left hand but Shooter moved out of range nicely.
Shooter throws a front kick aimed at Ruiz's knee but Ruiz avoids it well.
Ruiz feints a counter leg kick.
Shooter misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz thumps Shooter with a low kick.
Shooter tests Ruiz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shooter is looking to wear down Ruiz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ruiz misses with the combination.
Ruiz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ruiz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shooter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shooter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruiz.
Shooter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruiz can pounce on him.
Shooter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruiz is out of range.
Ruiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Ruiz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruiz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shooter motions for Ruiz to come forward. Shooter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shooter moves forwards but Ruiz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shooter misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shooter looks for the body kick but Ruiz saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shooter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shooter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruiz manages to avoid it.
Shooter misses with a double jab.
Nice shot lands for Ruiz.
Shooter throws a push kick but Ruiz slaps the foot to one side.
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shooter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shooter feinted with a counter takedown.
Shooter throws a one two combo.
Ruiz checks a leg kick.
Ruiz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ruiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shooter misses the body punch
and Ruiz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ruiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Shooter.
Shooter tried to score with a low kick but Ruiz checks it.
Ruiz looks to land a right hand but Shooter moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ruiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shooter lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruiz's head.
Ruiz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shooter if he has to take too many more of those.
Ruiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruiz cracks Shooter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shooter misses the shot to the body.
Ruiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shooter's sensitive parts.
Ruiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shooter misses with a double jab.
Shooter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruiz checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ruiz.
Ruiz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruiz misses with a right hand

and Shooter counters with a shoot takedown. Ruiz fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Shooter sitting in guard, not really doing much.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shooter controlling from the top position.
Shooter continues to stall.
Shooter landing with the ground and pound.
Shooter trying to move into half guard but instead Ruiz has managed to sweep!

Ruiz looking to pass the guard.
Ruiz looking to sit in guard and control but Shooter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shooter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shooter stopping the sweep attempt from Ruiz.
Shooter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shooter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruiz on the ground.
Shooter controls the position.
Shooter is working Ruiz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ruiz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Shooter asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shooter working the head and body with strikes.
Shooter in side control lands a decent elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Shooter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruiz keeps working.
Ruiz is trying to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Ruiz is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruiz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shooter off and has taken his back!
Shooter is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Manny Shooter will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Shooter loads up on a big right hand but Ruiz slips the punch.
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Shooter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruiz loads up on a big right hand but Shooter slips the punch.
Shooter misses with a body kick.
Shooter connects with a leg kick.
Ruiz scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruiz looks to throw the jab but Shooter is out of range.
Shooter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ruiz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shooter lands an overhand right.
Ruiz throws a shot from downtown. Shooter moves away and avoids it.
Ruiz blocks a low kick nicely.
Shooter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shooter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shooter loads up on a big right hand but Ruiz slips the punch.
Shooter dodges the punch combination from Ruiz.
Ruiz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shooter. Shooter obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shooter.
Good work by Ruiz as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Shooter.
Ruiz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shooter connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruiz lands a high kick!
Shooter wants to land a leg kick but Ruiz is out of range.
Ruiz throws out a counter right but Shooter avoids it with no problem.
Ruiz swinging wildly here.
Shooter is looking to chop away at Ruiz's legs.
Ruiz tries a quick counter leg kick but Shooter is wise to it.
An inside leg kick from Shooter misses.
Ruiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruiz misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shooter throws a body shot but no joy.
Shooter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick from Ruiz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruiz connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shooter. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shooter motions for Ruiz to come forward. Shooter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shooter misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Shooter as he connects with a hook.
Ruiz tries to clinch up.
Shooter looks for the body kick but Ruiz saw that one coming.
Ruiz scores with a leg kick.
Shooter throws a series of punches but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz wants to counter with a clinch but Shooter pushes him away.
Shooter tests Ruiz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shooter dodges the punch combination from Ruiz.
Ruiz connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shooter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ruiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shooter.
Shooter feinted with a counter takedown.
Ruiz pushes Shooter away with a front kick.
Ruiz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruiz cracks Shooter with a good jab.
Shooter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ruiz looks to clinch

and Shooter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ruiz won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shooter controlling the position from side mount.
Ruiz defending against the ground and pound.
Shooter misses with the ground and pound.
Ruiz pushes Shooter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Shooter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Shooter wants to control but Ruiz is keeping him busy.
Ruiz is being controlled here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz taking a bit of punishment here - Shooter scoring with strikes.
Ruiz is trying to control Shooter's posture but Shooter avoids it.
Manny Shooter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shooter working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shooter taking a breather here.
Shooter scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shooter taking a breather here.
Shooter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

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 Manny Shooter.
I think Shooter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!