PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reino Ruttu (ranked 1357 p4p, 1434 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 194 p4p, 205 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ruttu
vs
Carlos

182 cm
26
177
10 - 7 - 0

175 cm
31
165
22 - 14 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carlos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ruttu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruttu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carlos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carlos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Ruttu keeps moving.
Carlos passes Ruttu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Carlos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos looks to land a strike but Ruttu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruttu being controlled here, momentarily.
Carlos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruttu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruttu keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass.
Carlos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ruttu looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carlos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruttu as he connects with a hook.
Carlos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ruttu blocks a leg kick.
Ruttu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carlos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.
Ruttu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carlos throws a hook but Ruttu avoids it easily.
It looked like Ruttu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carlos throws a hook but Ruttu avoids it easily.
Carlos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carlos.
Carlos misses with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruttu throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily.
Carlos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu misses with a straight right.
Carlos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlos moves out of range as Ruttu throws a body kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruttu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carlos checks a leg kick.
Carlos misses with a looping left.
Carlos throws the kick towards the body but Ruttu avoids it.
Ruttu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos. Ruttu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruttu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ruttu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruttu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carlos.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carlos.
Carlos looks to throw the jab but Ruttu is out of range.
Carlos throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruttu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruttu has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Ruttu as Carlos shoots in.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruttu misses the target.
Ruttu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruttu looks to throw the jab but Carlos is out of range.
Carlos replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ruttu blocks it well.
Carlos looks to throw a body kick
and Ruttu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carlos thinking.
Carlos misses the body punch
and Ruttu counters with a left to the body.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruttu was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Carlos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruttu misses with a low kick.
Carlos with a poor takedown
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
Carlos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carlos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruttu momentarily.
Carlos swings for the body but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ruttu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruttu throws a jab when Carlos was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan Carlos will probably get the nod.
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.

Ruttu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruttu throws an overhand right that lands on Carlos's shoulder, as Carlos tries to avoid the shot.
Ruttu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Carlos.
Carlos looks to land a right hand but Ruttu moved out of range.

Carlos feints and as Ruttu raises his hands in defense, Carlos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carlos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruttu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos pushing down on Ruttu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Carlos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ruttu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carlos controlling the action here.
Ruttu wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy.
Carlos wants to pass to mount but Ruttu is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruttu is looking to control Carlos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruttu avoid being mounted?
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruttu circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carlos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruttu avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
Ruttu tried to counter with a leg kick but Carlos avoided it.
Carlos checks a leg kick nicely.
Carlos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ruttu throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ruttu.
Carlos ducks under a wild hook from Ruttu.
Reino Ruttu is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlos tries to score with a low kick but Ruttu moves his leg out of the way.
Ruttu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Ruttu.
Ruttu misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming.
Carlos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruttu.
Carlos throws a right hand that Ruttu ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruttu also avoids with ease.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruttu.
Ruttu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carlos throws the left hand but Ruttu avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Carlos misses.
The fighters circling - Ruttu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carlos dives in and scores a takedown into Ruttu's guard.
Ruttu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlos on the ground.
Ruttu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Ruttu blocks nicely.
Ruttu trying to control the position.
Carlos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos keeps trying to improve his position.
Carlos trying to control but Ruttu is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ruttu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Carlos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruttu slips a jab and a cross from Carlos.
Ruttu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice body kick there by Carlos.
Ruttu throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Carlos misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Ruttu there.
Nice shot lands for Carlos.
Carlos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruttu manages to avoid it.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruttu.
Carlos moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Carlos blocks the low kick.
Ruttu looks to throw the jab but Carlos is out of range.
Ruttu loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carlos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruttu is retaining full guard.
Ruttu wants to get back to his feet but Carlos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Ruttu blocks nicely.
Ruttu trying to keep a closed guard but Carlos is proving a slippery customer.
Carlos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlos is pushing down on Ruttu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ruttu is fighting to maintain full guard but Carlos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Reino Ruttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is trying to control. Ruttu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carlos working the head and body with strikes.
Carlos works his foot free and advances to mount.
Carlos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ruttu can't escape the position.
Carlos controlling from mount.
Carlos with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos content just to control the position here.
Carlos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
You get the feeling that Ruttu really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Carlos wants to control the pace but Ruttu is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Ruttu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Carlos prevents Ruttu from improving his position.
Ruttu won't allow Carlos to pass to mount.
Carlos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carlos is trying to control. Ruttu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carlos connects with a nice short shot to Ruttu's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos is nestled in close to Ruttu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carlos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ruttu looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carlos 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Our winner, Juan Carlos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.