PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reino Ruttu (ranked 2288 p4p, 2684 weight class) and Coyote Wolf (ranked 350 p4p, 402 weight class). Reino Ruttu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ruttu
vs
Wolf

182 cm
24
177
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
31
191
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

FUClothing

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coyote Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wolf.
Wolf misses with a looping right.
Ruttu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wolf misses with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.

Wolf moves into range and clinches up with Ruttu.
Wolf looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wolf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttus head.
Good body shot from Ruttu.
Ruttu lands a body shot.
Wolf pushes Ruttu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruttu working aggressively here.
Ruttu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.

Wolf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wolf wants to clinch
enabling Ruttu to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wolf takes the fight into the clinch.
Wolf throws a head punch that misses.
Wolf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ruttu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttu looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Wolf fails to land.
Wolf lands an elbow just above Ruttu 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wolf.
Wolf blocks a body shot from Ruttu.
Ruttu misses with a hook from the clinch.

Wolf manages to break the clinch.
Wolf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Ruttu.
Wolf misses with a low kick.
Wolf misses with a straight left.
Ruttu tries to move into range but Wolf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wolf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruttu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu walks into a left hand.
Wolf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruttu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wolf rushes Ruttu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wolf misses with an elbow over the top.
Wolf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruttu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruttu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ruttu cracks Wolf with a nice body shot.

Wolf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wolf lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruttu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wolf.
Wolf tries a low kick but Ruttu avoids it.
Ruttu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wolf missing with a left hand there. Ruttu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Ruttu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wolf has Ruttu up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruttu gets through Wolf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruttu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruttu wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Ruttu.
Ruttu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolf misses with a hook from the clinch.

Wolf breaks from the clinch.
A low kick lands for Wolf.
Wolf swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruttu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wolf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruttu has time to react.
Nice shot lands for Wolf.
Nice body punch from Wolf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands with a straight right. Ruttu didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf misses with a body shot.
Wolf throws out a loose jab but Ruttu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruttu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wolf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Ruttu misses its target.
Wolf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ruttu looks to throw the jab but Wolf is out of range.
Wolf chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wolf tries to land a leg kick but Ruttu saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Ruttu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wolf.
Wolf throws a looping overhand right but Ruttu ducks down to avoid it.
Ruttu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Wolf rushes Ruttu and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruttu.
Wolf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruttu blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Coyote Wolf dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ruttu staying out of range there.
Wolf attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ruttu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wolf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Wolf moves into the clinch.
Ruttu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruttu misses with a punch to the body.
Ruttu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Wolf as the two fighters clinch.
Wolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu tries to stall but Wolf uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ruttu dodges an elbow strike from Wolf.
Ruttu cracks Wolf with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruttu.
Ruttu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Wolf fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf trying to land knees to the body.
Wolf gets through Ruttu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruttu.
Ruttu lands a nice shot to the body.
Wolf lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruttu.
Wolf misses with a punch to the body.
Ruttu blocking some punches.
Ruttu misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruttu.
Ruttu is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Ruttu.
Ruttu is trying to maintain a safe position but Wolf gets an underhook and turns Ruttu into the cage.
Ruttu misses with some punches.
Wolf lands a nice elbow.
Wolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruttu prevents a body shot from Wolf.
Ruttu blocking some punches.
Ruttu blocks an uppercut.
Wolf throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wolf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruttu.
Wolf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruttu lands a nice shot to the body.
Wolf scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruttu slows down the pace here.
Wolf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wolf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruttu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolf.
Ruttu looking to stall.
Ruttu gets through Wolf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wolf throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ruttu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruttu scores with a shot to the side of Wolf's head.
Wolf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruttu blocks it with crossed arms.
Wolf has a couple of punches blocked by Ruttu.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wolf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruttu's brow.
A hook to the body from Ruttu.
Ruttu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wolf is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Ruttu fails to land.
Coyote Wolf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Ruttu fails to land.
Ruttu lands with a light punch inside.
Wolf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wolf tries to work over Ruttu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruttu throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Ruttu.
The referee calls for Ruttu to work.
Ruttu misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu lands with a light punch inside.
Ruttu gets through Wolf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wolf prevents a body shot from Ruttu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruttu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wolf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruttu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wolf is keeping busy.
Ruttu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wolf has a couple of punches blocked by Ruttu.
Ruttu tries to stall but Wolf uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ruttu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wolfs head.
Wolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruttu backwards.
Ruttu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruttu uses good head movement to avoid it.

Wolf breaks from the clinch.
Wolf connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Coyote Wolf will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wolf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruttu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruttu throwing a counter right hand but Wolf manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Wolf.
Wolf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolf misses the jab.

Wolf moves into the clinch successfully.
Ruttu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Ruttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wolf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruttu throws a head punch that misses.
Ruttu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruttu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruttu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruttu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Ruttu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wolf.
Wolf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruttu blocks an uppercut.

Wolf breaks from the clinch.
Wolf jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wolf moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolf scores with a nice head shot.
Wolf scores with a jab. Ruttu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wolf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ruttu throwing a counter right hand but Wolf manages to avoid it.
Ruttu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolf throws a shot from downtown. Ruttu moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Ruttu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reino Ruttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu moves out of range as Wolf strikes.
It looked like Ruttu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Wolf misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf scores with a jab to the head.
Ruttu cracks Wolf with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruttu punishes Wolf's body with a nice straight punch.
Coyote Wolf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as Ruttu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wolf misses with a straight right.
Ruttu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ruttu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruttu is looking to counter punch.
Wolf lands a jab.
Wolf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolf.
Ruttu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wolf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Ruttu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruttu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
A little feinted left hand from Ruttu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ruttu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Ruttu throwing a counter right hand but Wolf manages to avoid it.
Wolf scoring well with a low kick there.
Wolf misses with a straight right.
Ruttu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ruttu checks a low kick from Wolf.
Wolf tries to land a leg kick but Ruttu saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a low kick.
Ruttu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ruttu slips under a jab from Wolf.
A little feinted left hand from Ruttu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Wolf misses its intended target.
Ruttu throwing a counter right hand but Wolf manages to avoid it.
Wolf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wolf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coyote Wolf is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wolf lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruttu swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolf.
A little feinted left hand from Ruttu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wolf wants to clinch but Ruttu slips to the side
and Ruttu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wolf thinking.
Wolf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Ruttu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wolf wants to land a leg kick but Ruttu is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coyote Wolf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wolf winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coyote Wolf!
Coyote Wolf made sure to mention his sponsor, FUClothing in his post fight interview.