PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pope Cozad (ranked 2692 p4p, 4566 weight class) and Reino Ruttu (ranked 342 p4p, 502 weight class). Cozad comes to the cage accompanied by Spirit In The Sky- Norman Greenbaum. Pope Cozad has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cozad
vs
Ruttu

181 cm
21
170
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
177
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pope Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cozad tries to work over Ruttu's front leg with a kick but Ruttu checks it.
Ruttu raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cozad throws a leg kick
and Ruttu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cozad throws a chopping leg kick but Ruttu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cozad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ruttu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruttu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cozad is out of range.
Cozad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad throws a hook but Ruttu avoids it easily.
Ruttu avoids the body shot from Cozad.
A clash of legs there as Ruttu blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad misses with the combination.
Ruttu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ruttu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cozad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cozad with a jab.
Cozad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cozad throws an overhand right that lands on Ruttu's shoulder, as Ruttu tries to avoid the shot.
Ruttu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Cozad is predictable there
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Cozad.
A big right from Ruttu misses.
Pope Cozad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cozad moves out of range as Ruttu strikes.
Cozad throws a leg kick
and Ruttu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Ruttu.
Ruttu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cozad looks to throw the jab but Ruttu is out of range.
Cozad missing with a left hand there. Ruttu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cozad loads up on a big right hand but Ruttu slips the punch.
Ruttu throws a fast counter high kick but Cozad manages to duck under it in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cozad looks to throw a body kick
and Ruttu counters with a good low kick that Cozad was not able to check.
Ruttu checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
Cozad scores with a nice strike.
Cozad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looks like Cozad has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cozad ducks right into an uppercut from Ruttu.
Cozad connects with a looping right hand.
Ruttu with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cozad.
Cozad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruttu moves away.
Ruttu misses with an uppercut.
Cozad throws a front kick that sends Ruttu stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Ruttu.
Nice shot lands for Cozad.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Cozad.
Ruttu slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pope Cozad dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cozad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruttu counters with a good, hard body kick but Cozad shrugs it off.
Cozad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cozad backing away here, and Ruttu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Cozad.
Cozad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruttu counters with a nice body shot.
Ruttu blocks a low kick nicely.
Cozad misses with a hook. Ruttu ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruttu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruttu swings for the body but Cozad moves out of range.
Cozad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ruttu just manages to avoid it.
Cozad misses with an uppercut.
Ruttu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruttu should have avoided that one.
Cozad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cozad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruttu can do to turn this around?
Cozad throws a right hand that misses
and Ruttu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Pope Cozad has been cut.
Cozad throws an off balance right hand
and Cozad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cozad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruttu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruttu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cozad misses with an uppercut. Ruttu saw that one coming.
Ruttu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cozad with a body shot.
Cozad throws a right hand that misses
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu lands a leg kick that knocks Cozad off balance momentarily.
Cozad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruttu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cozad misses with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cozad blocks a jab.
Cozad appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cozad scoring well with a low kick there.
Cozad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cozad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cozad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cozad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu blocks a jab.
Cozad scores with a three punch combo!
Ruttu defending well as Cozad loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
Cozad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruttu is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Cozad misses.
Ruttu throws out a counter right but Cozad avoids it with no problem.
Good shot there by Cozad.
Cozad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Cozad misses.
Ruttu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruttu misses the target.
Cozad throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Ruttu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruttu lands with a shot to the body.
Cozad lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruttu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cozad swings widly with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cozad lands a jab.
Cozad connects with a single shot there.
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 Pope Cozad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pope Cozad's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cozad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Cozad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
Cozad ducks under a wild hook from Ruttu.
Cozad misses with a straight right.
Ruttu shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cozad throws a hook but Ruttu avoids it easily.
It seemed like Ruttu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Ruttu blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad scores with a nice head shot.
Cozad swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cozad.
Cozad throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruttu.
Ruttu needs to keep his hands up - Cozad had a free shot at his head there.
Cozad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruttu punishes Cozad's body with a nice straight punch.
Cozad misses with a hook
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruttu throws a hook to the side of Cozad's head but Cozad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruttu blocks a head kick by Cozad.
Reino Ruttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cozad throws a leg kick but Ruttu checks it.
Ruttu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cozad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruttu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cozad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruttu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Cozad tenderised Ruttu's leg. Ruttu is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruttu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cozad momentarily.
Ruttu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruttu throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu misses with an uppercut. Cozad saw that one coming.
Cozad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruttu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Cozad misses.
Cozad backing away here, and Ruttu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cozad 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 Ruttu! But no joy.
Cozad with a nice calf kick.
Cozad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Ruttu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruttu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cozad appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Cozad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
Ruttu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruttu slips a straight right by Cozad.
Ruttu throws out a counter right but Cozad avoids it with no problem.
Cozad throws a head kick that misses.
Ruttu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cozad throws a combination that misses
and Ruttu counters with a low kick, right behind Cozad 's knee.
Pope Cozad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cozad tests Ruttu's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pope Cozad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cozad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pope Cozad!