PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Ruoska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang comes to the cage accompanied by Long Way To The Top. Ruoska has chosen Sympathy for the Devil as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ang
vs
Ruoska

183 cm
26
184 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

178 cm
26
169 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauri Ruoska!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Ruoska as he connects with a hook.
Ang connects with a looping right hand.
Ruoska dodges the punch combination from Ang.
Ang throws a series of punches but Ruoska avoids them all with ease.
Ang slips a jab from Ruoska.
Ang lands with a nice body punch.
Ang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruoska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ang throws out a loose jab but Ruoska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ang scores with a leg kick.
Ang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruoska.
Ang moves out of range as Ruoska strikes.
Ruoska blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang throws a jab when Ruoska was well out of range.
Ang jabs Ruoska to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rodney Ang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruoska lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ang works Ruoska's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ang. That's going to slow Ruoska down.
Ruoska looks to land a left hand but Ang moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ruoska is defended easily by Ang.
Ang slips under a jab.
Ang connects with the punch.
Ang scores with a jab to the body.
Ang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ang misses with the head strike.
Ang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ang keeps control of Ruoska as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ruoska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ang throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruoska.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ang.
A short uppercut from Ang.
Ruoska blocks an uppercut.
Ang stalling in the clinch but Ruoska improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang tries a knee to the head but Ruoska blocks it.
Ang has a couple of punches blocked by Ruoska.
Ang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruoska takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Ang.
Ang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ruoska is keeping busy.
Ruoska tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruoska lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruoska prevents a body shot from Ang.
A head punch on the inside from Ruoska fails to land.
Ruoska blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang stops a takedown attempt from Ruoska.
Rodney Ang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauri Ruoska.
Ang trying to land knees to the body.
Ruoska wants to stall.
Ang struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruoska controls his hands.
Ang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruoska backwards.
Ang misses with some punches.
Ruoska is trying to drag Ang to the mat but Ang just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ang stalling against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ang lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ang throws a front kick aimed at Ruoska's knee but Ruoska avoids it well.
Ruoska lands a jab.
Ruoska scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruoska's calf.
Ang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruoskas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ang defending well as Ruoska loads up on a big left hand.
Ruoska connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ang lands a body shot.
Rodney Ang is winning the standup battle so far.
Ang moves away from the strike by Ruoska.
Ang lands a body shot.
Ang throws a leg kick but Ruoska sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ruoska thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang slips a jab from Ruoska.
Ang swings widly with a right hand
and Ruoska counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ang thinking.
Ruoska scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ang in his tracks.
Ruoska takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ruoska crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ang - the referee stops the clock and Ruoska gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ang. Ruoska manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ang lands a nice shot to the body.
Ang misses the shot to the body.
Ruoska 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.
Ruoska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ang throws out the jab.
Ang slips under a jab.
Ang thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruoska.
Ang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ruoska scores with a nice right hand.
Ang looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruoska is just out of range.
Ruoska misses with a straight left.
Ang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruoska defending well as Ang loads up on a big left hand.
Ang cracks Ruoska with an open hand slap.
Ruoska drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruoska swings for the body but Ang moves out of range.
Ruoska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ruoska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang throws a sloppy head kick and Ruoska moves out of range easily.
Ruoska thuds his right hand into Ang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Ang.
Ang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruoska.
Ang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ang wants it to stay on the feet.
Ang thumps Ruoska with a low kick.
A slow jab from Ruoska misses its intended target.
Ang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruoska was well out of range. Poor timing from Ang.
Ang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ruoska takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruoska checks a leg kick.
Ruoska misses with a straight left.
Ang misses with an uppercut
and Ruoska counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruoska takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Ruoska looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ang regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ruoska.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ang looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mauri Ruoska will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ruoska ducks under a wild hook from Ang.
Ang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ang throws a hook but Ruoska avoids it easily.
Ang just misses with a punch to the body.
Ang tries to clinch up.
Ruoska tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Ang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruoska, pushing him back against the cage.
Ang slowing the pace effectively.
Ruoska misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruoska is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ang is keeping busy.
Ruoska pushes Ang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ruoska breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Ang.
Ruoska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ang moves away.
Some wild striking there from Ang.
Ang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruoska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruoska. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Ang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodney Ang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Ang misses.
Ang throws a hook but Ruoska blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang misses with a wild combination.
A left lands for Ang.
Ruoska on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruoska misses the target.
A jab from Ruoska misses.
Ruoska lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ang misses with a few strikes there.
Ruoska scores with a nice right hand.
Ang looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruoska is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ang rushes Ruoska and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruoska has double underhooks.
Rodney Ang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ruoska scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ang taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruoska blocks a body shot from Ang.
Ruoska has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ang avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ruoska misses with the head strike.
Ang throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruoska.
A head punch on the inside from Ang fails to land.
Ang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruoska is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ang pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ruoska up against the cage.
Ruoska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Ruoska scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ang.
Ruoska managing to block the knees to the body from Ang.
Ang lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ang is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruoska stalling in the clinch but Ang improves position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Ang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Ang!