PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitsu Misawa (ranked 1711 p4p, 3757 weight class) and Ray Ruthlessness (ranked 225 p4p, 439 weight class). Ruthlessness has chosen Meek Mill - Going Bad (feat. Drake) as his entrance music. Ray Ruthlessness is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Misawa
vs
Ruthlessness

182 cm
22
174
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
175
7 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast

NARCOS

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitsu Misawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Ruthlessness!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misawa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruthlessness throws a jab but it's blocked by Misawa.
Misawa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ruthlessness manages to circle out of the way.
Ray Ruthlessness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misawa stuns Ruthlessness with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruthlessness takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Misawa moves away from the strike by Ruthlessness.
No joy there for Ruthlessness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Misawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruthlessness.
Misawa tries to counter by clinching up but Ruthlessness breaks away and moves out of range.
Misawa slips under a jab from Ruthlessness.
Misawa misses with a hook to the body
and Ruthlessness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Ruthlessness.
Donk. Misawa catches Ruthlessness right on the button with a cross.

Ruthlessness clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Misawa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruthlessness blocks the elbow strike.
Ruthlessness lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misawa.
Ruthlessness misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruthlessness throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Misawas head.
Our sources have told us that Misawa has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch on the inside.
Misawa is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa has Ruthlessness pressed against the cage.
Ruthlessness tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Misawa avoiding damage.
A short left from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness lands a body shot.
Ruthlessness blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
A hook to the body from Ruthlessness.
Misawa blocks a body shot from Ruthlessness.
Misawa misses with a body punch.
Ruthlessness scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruthlessness as Misawa tries to tie him up.
Misawa trying to stall but Ruthlessness improves his position.
Misawa seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Ruthlessness is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Ruthlessness letting Misawa take a breather here.
Ruthlessness tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing Ruthlessness back against the cage.
Ruthlessness has a couple of punches blocked by Misawa.
Ruthlessness digs a right hand underneath Misawa's ribcage. Misawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Misawa scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness throws a head punch that misses.
Misawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruthlessness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Misawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Misawa cracks Ruthlessness with a nice body shot.
Misawa lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misawa's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Misawa slowing the pace effectively.
Ruthlessness digs a right hand underneath Misawa's ribcage. Misawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruthlessness tries to work over Misawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruthlessness throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
Ruthlessness has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Misawa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ruthlessness can turn it around.
Ruthlessness gets through Misawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruthlessness working aggressively here.
Ruthlessness tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruthlessness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruthlessness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misawa blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Ruthlessness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness lands a shoulder strike.
Misawa blocks a body shot from Ruthlessness.
Misawa tries to work over Ruthlessness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Misawa lands an elbow inside.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Ruthlessness lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruthlessness lands a left hand.
Ruthlessness prevents a body shot from Misawa.
Ruthlessness lands an uppercut.
Ruthlessness lands a right hand that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruthlessness creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruthlessness lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruthlessness lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Ruthlessness tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruthlessness misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruthlessness misses with a body punch.
Misawa blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Ruthlessness.
Misawa is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ruthlessness on the inside.
Ruthlessness dodges an elbow strike from Misawa.
Ruthlessness lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Ruthlessness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruthlessness dodges an elbow strike from Misawa.
Ruthlessness lands a nice uppercut.
Ruthlessness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misawa's elbow.
Ruthlessness tries a body shot but Misawa blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misawa's elbow.
Ruthlessness working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Misawa blocks an uppercut.
Misawa looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruthlessness swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Ruthlessness - that landed with a thud.
Ruthlessness struggles to land a body shot inside as Misawa controls his hands.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruthlessness working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Misawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Ruthlessness dominated that round.
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.

Misawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruthlessness moves away.
Misawa slips a jab from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruthlessness scores with a jab to the body.
Misawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruthlessness looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ruthlessness clobbers Misawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Misawa moves in looking to clinch but Ruthlessness pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Ruthlessness on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruthlessness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Misawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruthlessness.
As Ruthlessness tries to get set, Misawa tries to push him back and clinch up but Ruthlessness manages to avoid the attempt.
Ruthlessness fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Ruthlessness.
Misawa is looking to counter the offense by Ruthlessness and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Misawa darts in and clinches Ruthlessness up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Misawa.
Misawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruthlessness controls his hands.
Ruthlessness lands with a left to the head.
Ruthlessness lands a left hand.
Misawa lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruthlessness lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruthlessness's defenses.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
Ruthlessness pushes Misawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Misawa trying to stall but Ruthlessness improves his position.
Ruthlessness misses with the head strike.
Ruthlessness softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ruthlessness lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Misawa.
Ruthlessness misses with a body punch.
Misawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Misawa.
Ruthlessness swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruthlessness makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Misawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruthlessness misses with some punches.
Ruthlessness misses with the head strike.
Ruthlessness lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruthlessness avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Misawa.
Ruthlessness lands with a left to the head.
Ruthlessness tries to work over Misawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness can't find room to land a body shot as Misawa controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Ruthlessness.
Still in the clinch, Ruthlessness scores with a nice short uppercut.

Misawa is rocked!
A hook to the body from Misawa.
Oh Misawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Misawa tries to stall but Ruthlessness uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ruthlessness prevents a body shot from Misawa.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook from the clinch.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruthlessness misses with the head strike.
Ruthlessness tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Misawa controlling the action here for a moment.
Misawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruthlessness lands a nice shot to the body.
Misawa pushes Ruthlessness back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ray Ruthlessness seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ruthlessness blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
Misawa looking to stall.
Misawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook from the clinch.
Misawa trying to control the position but instead, Ruthlessness has worked for underhooks and has pushed Misawa into the cage.
Misawa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ruthlessness is keeping busy.
Misawa prevents a body shot from Ruthlessness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruthlessness.
Misawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ruthlessness softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruthlessness.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
Misawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Misawa misses with a body punch.
Ruthlessness lands a right hand.
Misawa trying to stall but Ruthlessness improves his position.
Ruthlessness lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Misawa or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruthlessness.
Misawa lands a nice elbow.
A hook to the body from Ruthlessness.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruthlessness as Misawa tries to tie him up.
Ruthlessness blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruthlessness.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
Misawa takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruthlessness digs a right hand underneath Misawa's ribcage. Misawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruthlessness creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruthlessness creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Misawa with a big uppercut! Misawa tries to clinch up but Ruthlessness pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Misawa to the mat! Misawa covers up and Ruthlessness unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ray Ruthlessness!
Ray Ruthlessness tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.