PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy comes to the cage accompanied by PANTERA - F*CKING HOSTILE. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Loveladdy
vs
Ruent

180 cm
23
179 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

181 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forrest Loveladdy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Ruent!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruent moves in looking to clinch but Loveladdy pushes him off.
Loveladdy lands a head shot.
A low kick from Loveladdy misses

and Ruent counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Loveladdy being controlled here, momentarily.
Ruent postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruent wants to pass the guard but Loveladdy is keeping the position.
Loveladdy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loveladdy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ruent uses it to pass to side control.
Ruent controlling from side mount.
Loveladdy is trying to control Ruent's posture but Ruent avoids it.
Ruent just content to control the position.
Loveladdy tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Loveladdy is working hard here to advance position.
A lull in the action here as Ruent stalls from top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Loveladdy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Loveladdy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent not doing much here.
Loveladdy trying to control but Ruent postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loveladdy won't allow Ruent to pass to mount.
Loveladdy is trying to maintain the position but Ruent is very close to passing his half guard.
Loveladdy trying to get back to full guard but Ruent takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ruent controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Loveladdy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Loveladdy swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ruent takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Loveladdy tries to lock up and control but Ruent gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ruent controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Ruent dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Loveladdy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruent takes a step back to recover.
Ruent throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Loveladdy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ruent pushes Loveladdy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruent lands an uppercut.
Loveladdy misses with a punch to the body.
Loveladdy blocks a body shot from Ruent.
Loveladdy blocks a body shot from Ruent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruent.
Loveladdy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Loveladdy working aggressively here.
Ruent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Loveladdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruent controls his hands.
Ruent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Loveladdy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruent lands a shoulder strike.
Loveladdy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loveladdy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loveladdy blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Ruent.
Loveladdy tries to pull guard but Ruent won't allow it.
Ruent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruent misses with some punches.
Loveladdy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loveladdy is trying to drag Ruent to the mat but Ruent just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Loveladdy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruent.
Loveladdy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruent blocks an uppercut.
Ruent is working Loveladdy over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loveladdy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Loveladdy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Loveladdy or not.
Ruent holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ruent lands a hook that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Nice body punch from Ruent - that landed with a thud.
Ruent lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruent lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruent scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruent stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Ruent.
Loveladdy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruent.
Ruent lands a shot to the body.
Ruent lands a body shot.
Ruent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Loveladdy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruent scores with a shot to the side of Loveladdy's head.
The referee calls for Ruent to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ruent.
Ruent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruent is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruent.
Ruent lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Ruent stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ruent as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Ruent.
A bit of stalling here from Ruent.
Ruent lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruent.
Ruent lands a body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ruent scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruent lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Ruent.
Pete Ruent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruent lands a body punch.
Ruent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruent lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loveladdy throws a head punch that misses.
Ruent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruent lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent is leaning against Loveladdy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Ruent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruent.
A short uppercut from Ruent.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruent.
Ruent lands a body shot.
Ruent lands with a right to the head.
Ruent is leaning against Loveladdy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruent lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loveladdy.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruent.
A short left from Ruent.
Ruent digs a right hand underneath Loveladdy's ribcage. Loveladdy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruent stalling against the cage.
Ruent lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Ruent as the two fighters clinch.
Ruent lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Ruent - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent avoiding damage.
Ruent presses Loveladdy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Ruent.
Ruent stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Ruent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Ruent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Loveladdy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ruent shoots for a double leg takedown but Loveladdy sprawls well. He's pushed Ruent's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Loveladdy has his takedown stuffed
and Ruent counters with a big head kick but Loveladdy shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch but Loveladdy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent misses with a leg kick
and Loveladdy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Loveladdy closes the distance and clinches.
Ruent is working Loveladdy over against the cage.
Loveladdy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruent lands a body shot.
Loveladdy misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ruent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruent blocking some punches.
Ruent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Loveladdy or not.
Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Loveladdy is keeping busy.
Ruent scores with a shot to the side of Loveladdy's head.
Ruent blocks an uppercut.
Ruent lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loveladdy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruent.
Ruent lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Ruent.
Ruent content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ruent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruent digs a right hand into Loveladdy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Loveladdy's gas tank.
A short right from Ruent.
Loveladdy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruent leaning against his opponent.
Ruent is working Loveladdy over against the cage.
Ruent dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Loveladdy takes a shot to the head.
Ruent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Ruent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruent pushes Loveladdy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ruent - that landed with a thud.
Ruent lands a body punch.
Ruent lands a left hand.
Ruent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruent slows down the pace here.
Loveladdy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruent scores with a hook to the body.
Ruent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruent lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Ruent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Ruent lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Ruent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruent.
Ruent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruent scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ruent lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Ruent.
Ruent content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ruent lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruent.
Loveladdy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Ruent.
Ruent lands a body punch.
Ruent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruent scores with a shot to the side of Loveladdy's head.
Ruent effectively controlling the action here.
Ruent lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruent.
Ruent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Loveladdy or not.
Ruent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ruent.
A right hand to the body from Ruent.
Ruent scores with a hook to the body.
Ruent lands a shot to the body.
Ruent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruent lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loveladdy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruent stalling in the clinch.
Ruent lands a body punch.
Ruent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruent prevents a takedown attempt there.
A body shot lands from Ruent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Ruent really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ruent closes the distance and clinches.
Ruent lands a body punch.
Ruent lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Loveladdy jumps into guard, dragging Ruent to the mat.
Ruent sitting in guard here, content to control.
Loveladdy keeping moving, preventing Ruent from controlling successfully.

Loveladdy working for a triangle but Ruent defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ruent tries to free his leg and advance position but Loveladdy is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pete Ruent was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Loveladdy moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ruent lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Ruent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Loveladdy or not.
Loveladdy misses with a body punch.
Loveladdy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loveladdy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loveladdy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ruent takes a shot to the head.
Ruent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loveladdy tries to pull guard but Ruent won't allow it.
Ruent lands a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Loveladdy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruent's elbow.
Ruent is trying to stall.
Ruent lands a nice uppercut.
Ruent works on Loveladdy's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Ruent.
Ruent lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Ruent scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruent.
Ruent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Ruent - that landed with a thud.
Ruent lands a body shot.
Ruent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruent scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Loveladdy misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ruent.
A nice left hand lands by Ruent.
Ruent stalling against the cage.
Ruent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ruent.
Ruent digs a right hand into Loveladdy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Loveladdy's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruent lands a right hand.
Ruent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruent holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruent.
Nice body punch from Ruent - that landed with a thud.
Ruent lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Ruent wants to stall.
Loveladdy misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruent.
Ruent gets through Loveladdy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Ruent leaning against his opponent.
Ruent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruent scores with a nice hook to the head.
Loveladdy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruent's elbow.
Loveladdy is working Ruent over against the cage.
Loveladdy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruent prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruent lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruent scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Ruent.
Ruent gets through Loveladdy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruent is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Ruent.

Loveladdy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loveladdy thows a leg kick but Ruent checks it
and Ruent counters with a three punch combo that has Loveladdy backing up. Loveladdy nods at Ruent to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Ruent dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ruent thows a body shot but no joy.
Loveladdy throws a head kick that Ruent semi-blocks.
Ruent takes a kick to the side of the head.
Forrest Loveladdy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruent misses with a leg kick
and Loveladdy counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loveladdy shoots for a takedown but Ruent saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ruent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Loveladdy. That did some damage!
Forrest Loveladdy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Loveladdy swings widly with a right hand

and Ruent holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ruent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loveladdy scores with a shot to the side of Ruent's head.
Ruent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Ruent.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Loveladdy misses with a punch on the inside.
Loveladdy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Ruent.
A hook to the body from Ruent.
Ruent lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loveladdy.
Ruent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruent pushes Loveladdy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruent'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.
Ruent takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Loveladdy as Ruent tries to tie him up.
Ruent is working Loveladdy over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ruent - that landed with a thud.
Ruent presses Loveladdy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruent scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruent lands a shot to the body.
Ruent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruent.
Ruent lands with a left to the head.
Ruent lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Ruent as the two fighters clinch.
Ruent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruent digs a right hand into Loveladdy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Loveladdy's gas tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ruent is leaning against Loveladdy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Loveladdy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruent is working Loveladdy over against the cage.
Ruent presses Loveladdy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruent lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Loveladdy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruent.
Ruent dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruent lands a hook that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pete Ruent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loveladdy misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Ruent as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Ruent.
Nice body punch from Ruent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruent.
Ruent is leaning against Loveladdy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Loveladdy.
Ruent lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Ruent blocks a body shot from Loveladdy.
A short body shot lands from Loveladdy as the two fighters clinch.
Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loveladdy tries a body shot but Ruent blocks it.
Loveladdy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruent lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruent lands a shot to the body.
Ruent is stalling here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Ruent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruent 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 44:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Ruent!
Pete Ruent is the new welterweight champion!