PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by He-Man theme song. Rick Ruent is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Man
vs
Ruent

210 cm
26
270 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

194 cm
23
260 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, He Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ruent!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruent lands with a right hand.

It looks like He Man has been cut.
A head kick misses from Ruent.
A low kick from Ruent misses
and Man counters with a nice body shot.
Ruent throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruent misses with a wild body shot.
Man takes a swing at Ruent's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man moves out of range as Ruent throws a body kick.
Man looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruent is fending him off so far but Man persists. Nope, Ruent circles away and we're back to standing.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man tried to score with a low kick but Ruent checks it.
Ruent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruent, right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruent lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rick Ruent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruent throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.

Man scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ruent trying to control but Man flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Ruent really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Man is trying to stick to Ruent's back but Ruent is turning into Man. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Man's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ruent.
Ruent is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man pulls Ruent in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Man wants to hit a switch here but Ruent passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Man there!
Ruent tries to control but Man wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Man slips nicely into half guard.
Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruent's head.
Man performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Man looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Man looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ruent with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Man moves nicely into side control.
Man controls the position from side control.
Man will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Man tries for a kimura but Ruent is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Man are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on He Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ruent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruent is just out of range.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruent as he jumps to the side.
He Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruent.
Horrible takedown by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruent which made him look bad.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Ruent, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Ruent against the cage but Ruent circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for He Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
A combination from Ruent does no damage.
Man dives in and grabs Ruent's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ruent pushes down on Man's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Ruent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Ruent.
Ruent throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruent as he jumps to the side.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Ruent.

Man fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ruent sprawls well initially but Man persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Ruent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ruent is looking to control Man's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruent avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruent is trying to get back to full guard.
Man throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ruent regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Man is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Man throwing strikes from guard but Ruent blocks nicely.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ruent's head.
Man trying to control but Ruent is working from the bottom.
Ruent can't keep his opponent in guard - Man advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Man is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man thows a huge punch but Ruent dodges it nicely.
Man lands strikes from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruent is trying to control but Man manages to pass to mount!
Man looking to finish Ruent with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ruent!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on He Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A jab from Ruent misses.
Ruent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Donk. Ruent catches Man right on the button with a cross.
Ruent throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Ruent avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man lands with a shot to the body.
Rick Ruent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man connects with a body shot.
Ruent throws an off balance right hand
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man stuns Ruent with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruent.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Ruent shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Man tenderised Ruent's leg. Ruent is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruent circles away.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruent looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruent throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.

Ruent gets caught napping as Man dives in and scores a takedown. Ruent manages to retain guard.
Ruent wants to sweep but no luck.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Man is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ruent working a defensive guard but Man passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruent can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruent controlling the position well.
Man working Ruent over with strikes.
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!
Man drops an elbow to the side of Ruent's head.
Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruent's head.
Ruent avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Man.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruent keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Man sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruent defending well though.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Man thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ruent to regain full guard.
Man thows a big elbow that misses.
Ruent has momentary wrist control but Man slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing strikes from guard but Ruent blocks nicely.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man postures up in Ruent's guard and throws a big left but Ruent blocks it.
Ruent not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Man throws and elbow that misses. Ruent uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Man's guard. Nice move by Ruent!
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruent is pushing down on Man's leg trying to pass to half guard. Man is fighting to maintain full guard but Ruent has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Man clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on He Man's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ruent misses the shot to the body.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruent checks it well.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man swings for the body but Ruent moves out of range.
Man misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Ruent. Beautiful body shot.

Man closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ruent's guard.
Ruent wants to sweep here but Man controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruent is trying to hold Man in close to prevent damage but Man has managed to pass into half guard.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Ruent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruent tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
Man sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruent defending well though.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Man is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Man is trying to control. Ruent wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Man is taking a breather. Ruent says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Man is nestled in close to Ruent, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Man passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man in side control, throwing shots but Ruent defends.
Ruent looks to move to half guard but instead Man has passed into mount! Damn!
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruent can do to turn this around?
Man lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ruent wants to control but Man is having none of it.
Ruent is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Man lands a nice shot to the head.

It looks like Rick Ruent has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruent working to try and regain half guard.
He Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruent is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent wants to control but Man is having none of it.
Man tries to control but Ruent wriggling away.
Ruent is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Man had his way with Rick Ruent in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruent as he jumps to the side.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruent manages to avoid it.
Ruent blocks a low kick nicely.
Ruent falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man counters with a left to the body.
Ruent misses with a straight right.
Man throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Man working the ground and pound but Ruent is defending the strikes.
Man has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ruent is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Man landing strikes.
Ruent avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Man.
Man throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ruent is not content to let Man control the position.
Man working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with punches from side control.
Man advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruent wants to hold on but Man pushes him away.
Ruent is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Man is staying active.
Man breaks from Ruent's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Man with good strikes from the mount here!
Man lands a nice shot to the head.
Man tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rick Ruent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man landing strikes from the mount and Ruent is in trouble!
Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Man lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ruent hang on?
Man lands a big elbow.
Man looking to control and managing it successfully.
Man lands a big shot there that rocks Ruent but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
He Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Man controlling the position easily from mount.
Man landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
He Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:44
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:44
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... He Man!
He Man retains his heavyweight title!