PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noctis Perseus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ruent
vs
Perseus

194 cm
22
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
24
278 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.™

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ruent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noctis Perseus!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perseus throws an off balance right hand
and Ruent counters with a three punch combo that has Perseus backing up. Perseus nods at Ruent to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Ruent. Those never looked like landing.
Perseus misses with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a stiff right hand.
Perseus misses with an uppercut
and Ruent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruent fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perseus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruents jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perseus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perseus misses with a left hand
and Ruent makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perseus throws a right hand that misses
and Ruent counters with a body kick that stops Perseus in his tracks momentarily.
Perseus looks gassed!
Perseus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruent counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruent tests Perseus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perseus on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ruent - that will leave a mark!
Ruent throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ruent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perseus circles away quickly and effectively.
Perseus throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruent counters with a nice uppercut.
Perseus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruent can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruent.
Ruent moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perseus. That did some damage!
Perseus moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruent stalks Perseus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perseus's face. Perseus staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Noctis Perseus has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent throws a wild body kick that Perseus sees coming a mile off.
Ruent scores with a nice head shot.
Perseus misses with a hook
and Ruent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruent scores with a jab.
Ruent connects with a high kick.
Perseus misses with a left hand
and Ruent counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Ruent.
Perseus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruent to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruent goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Perseus throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruent counters with a low kick, right behind Perseus 's knee.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruent. That snapped Perseus's head back.
Perseus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent stalks Perseus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perseus's face. Perseus staggers backwards, shaken.
Ruent connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perseus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruent.
Ruent connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perseus staying out of range there.
Perseus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Perseus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruent throws a head kick that misses.
Perseus throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruent lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perseus swings widly with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a nice body kick.
Ruent just misses with a punch to the body.
Perseus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perseus misses with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Perseus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Perseus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruent counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruent lands a leg kick that knocks Perseus off balance momentarily.
Ruent lands the left hand.
Ruent lands with a nice body punch.
Ruent is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ruent!
Ruent scores with a hook to the body. Perseus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ruent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noctis Perseus's cut.
That's time! Ruent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ruent lands with a hook. Perseus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Perseus throws an off balance right hand
and Ruent counters with a nice leg kick.
Perseus throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Perseus swings widly with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a thumping low kick.
Perseus misses with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a straight right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Perseus in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Perseus misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ruent thuds a left hand into Perseus's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Ruent.
Perseus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ruent with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perseus is breathing heavily.
Perseus throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruent scores with a jab.
Ruent feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perseus's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noctis Perseus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruent lunges at Perseus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perseus's hand.
Perseus misses with an uppercut
and Ruent counters with a stiff right hand.
Perseus throws an off balance right hand
and Ruent counters with a series of strikes. Perseus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Perseus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perseus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perseus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruent.
Perseus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perseus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab lands there for Ruent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent thumps Perseus with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perseus misses with a right hand
and Ruent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Perseus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ruent has got the better of the exchanges.
Perseus misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruent counters with a leg kick.
Perseus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruent finds it's way round the side to connect with Perseus's head.
Ruent looks to land a body kick but Perseus moved away.
Ruent tries to clinch there but Perseus circles away.
That kick from Ruent tenderised Perseus's leg. Perseus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruent avoids the body shot from Perseus.
Ruent cracks Perseus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perseus misses with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a right hand to the body.
Perseus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent cracks Perseus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perseus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruent closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Perseus takes a swing at Ruent's ribcage but misses.
Perseus misses with a hook to the body
and Ruent counters with a stiff right hand.
Perseus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruent counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ruent lands with a good body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruent.
Ruent thows a body kick. Perseus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Ruent looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perseus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Ruent. Beautiful body shot.
Perseus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ruent throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ruent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perseus manages to avoid it.
Ruent jabs Perseus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent throws a head kick that half lands.
Ruent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perseus can do to turn this around?
Perseus misses with a hook to the body
and Ruent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perseus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab by Ruent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ruent dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Noctis Perseus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Perseus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruent counters with a nice kick to the body.
Perseus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruent counters with a straight right hand.
Ruent paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruent scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ruent throws a combination. Perseus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rick Ruent is winning the standup battle so far.
Perseus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!

Ruent lands a big head kick that sends Perseus tumbling to the mat! Ruent takes a step backwards and waves Perseus back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Perseus is rocked!
Ruent feints and then cracks Perseus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perseus down.

Perseus tries to keep at a distance but Ruent has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ruent lands a body shot.
Perseus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruent lands a shoulder strike.
Ruent lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent lands a body punch.
Ruent stalls.
Ruent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruent scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruent lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruent lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A body shot lands from Ruent.
Ruent misses with an elbow over the top.
Ruent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perseus.
Ruent tries a body shot but Perseus blocks it.
Ruent lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Perseus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perseus avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent crunches a lovely knee into Perseus's ribcage.
Perseus is looking to control Ruent's arms but Ruent gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perseus has his back to the cage.
Ruent scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruent is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ruent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perseus is defending well for now.
Ruent landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent scores with a hook to the body.
Perseus avoiding damage as Ruent throws knees to the body.

Ruent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruent lands with an overhand left.
Ruent avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perseus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ruent.
Perseus misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruent counters with a three punch combo that has Perseus backing up. Perseus nods at Ruent to acknowledge the strikes.
Perseus misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Perseus swings widly with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a big head kick but Perseus shrugs it off.
Noctis Perseus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perseus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruent counters with a nice uppercut.
Perseus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruent counters with a right hand to the body.
Perseus misses with an uppercut
and Ruent counters with a head kick. That will keep Perseus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Perseus throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Perseus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruent finds it's way round the side to connect with Perseus's head.
Decent striking displayed by Ruent there.
Perseus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruent lands a jab-cross combination.
Perseus throws a body punch but Ruent moves out of range.
Ruent throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Perseus.
Rick Ruent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perseus swings widly with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perseus throws a right hand that misses
and Ruent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perseus misses with an uppercut
and Ruent counters with a body kick that stops Perseus in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perseus throws a lazy uppercut

and Ruent counters by moving into the clinch.
Good body shot from Ruent.

Ruent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruent scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perseus doesn't seem bothered though.
Perseus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perseus there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perseus circles away quickly and effectively.
Perseus throws an off balance right hand
and Ruent counters with a left and a right that stings Perseus.
Perseus misses with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Ruent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruent 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Ruent!