PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahmoud Denjat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denjat is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by U.S.A. National Anthem. 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.

Ruent
vs
Denjat

181 cm
25
180 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

182 cm
28
175 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Hellbent

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Ruent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahmoud Denjat!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruent fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruent lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Denjat backs up against the cage.
Denjat throws a push kick but Ruent slaps the foot to one side.
Ruent scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruent throws a quick inside leg kick.
Denjat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruent is out of range.
Ruent lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ruent tries to clinch but Denjat moves out of range.
Ruent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denjat misses with a kick to the body.
Denjat moves out of range of the leg kick from Ruent.
Ruent shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruent cracks Denjat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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 scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Denjat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ruent feints and then cracks Denjat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denjat down.
No luck for Denjat with that takedown attempt.
Ruent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denjat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruent throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ruent throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruent lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Denjat 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.
Denjat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruent. Ruent obviously looking to wear him down.
Denjat misses with a head kick.
Denjat throws a leg kick that is checked

and Ruent counters with a shoot takedown. Denjat fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Ruent thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruent trying to control the position from guard on top but Denjat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruent passes into half guard.
Ruent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent is controlling the pace.
Denjat is looking to control Ruent's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Denjat avoid being mounted?
Denjat wants to get back to full guard.
Denjat is trying to maintain the position but Ruent is very close to passing his half guard.
Denjat is not content to let Ruent control the position.
Denjat tries to get to full guard but Ruent has control of the leg.
Ruent sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Denjat defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denjat is looking to improve his position.
Ruent wants to free his trapped foot but Denjat is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ruent seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Denjat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Denjat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruent was well out of range. Poor timing from Denjat.
Denjat staying out of range there.
Ruent uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denjat.
Ruent takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Denjat throws a wild body kick that Ruent sees coming a mile off.

Ruent looking to score a takedown here. Denjat is defending well but Ruent drives through and ends up in Denjat's guard.
Ruent throws a big elbow that misses.
Denjat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruent is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruent is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denjat keeping moving, preventing Ruent from controlling successfully.
Denjat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruent is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruent controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Pete Ruent has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ruent uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ruent scores with a hook to the body. Denjat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pete Ruent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Ruent misses.
Denjat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ruent is able to avoid easily.
Denjat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ruent scores with a hook to the body. Denjat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Ruent dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice body punch from Ruent.

Denjat tries to sprawl but Ruent drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ruent working Denjat over with strikes.
Denjat won't allow Ruent to pass to mount.
Ruent is keen to just control but Denjat is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Ruent seems content to control.
Ruent 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 trying to control from half guard but Denjat is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Denjat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pete Ruent wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ruent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruent takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruent throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruent connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Denjat momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruent dives in and grabs Denjat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Denjat pushes down on Ruent's head and hops out.
Denjat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruent was well out of range. Poor timing from Denjat.
Denjat connects with a nice looking jab.
Ruent throws a head kick but Denjat moves out of range.
Denjat connects with a leg kick. Ruent looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Denjat lands a jab to the nose.
Ruent will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Denjat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denjat.
Ruent misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Ruent lands.
Denjat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denjat misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent cracks Denjat with an open hand slap.
Ruent has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Denjat finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent moves out of range as Denjat throws a body kick.
Ruent looks to throw the jab but Denjat is out of range.
Denjat throws the kick towards the body but Ruent avoids it.
Ruent looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Denjat misses with a body shot.
Ruent takes a swing at Denjat's ribcage but misses.
Denjat takes a swing at Ruent's ribcage but misses.
Denjat thumps Ruent with a low kick.
Ruent tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruent scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Ruent shoots in and bounces Denjat off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ruent is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ruent won't allow Denjat to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Denjat has Ruent pulled in close to control his posture.
Ruent lands a couple of elbows.
Denjat keeping moving, preventing Ruent from controlling successfully.
Pete Ruent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Denjat looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ruent puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Denjat tries to roll over but Ruent keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent slows the pace down in half guard.
Denjat is trying to get back to full guard.
Ruent scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ruent is looking to take a break and control but Denjat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Ruent dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ruent fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Denjat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denjat. Ruent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruent misses with an uppercut.
Ruent shoots in for a takedown but Denjat shows good takedown defense.
A big left from Denjat misses.
Pete Ruent is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruent lands a nice hook to Denjat's body. Denjat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Denjat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Denjat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denjat throws a chopping leg kick but Ruent manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Denjat throws a right hand that misses
and Ruent makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruent checks a leg kick.
Denjat lands a front kick.
A head kick from Ruent lands but Denjat takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denjat stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat needs to keep his hands up - Ruent had a free shot at his head there.
Denjat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denjat.
Denjat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruent.
Ruent blocks a low kick nicely.
Denjat takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ruent throws a lazy right hand but Denjat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denjat throws a leg kick but Ruent sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ruent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denjat was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruent.
Ruent throws a leg kick but Denjat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Denjat - that will leave a mark!
A low kick from Denjat is predictable there
and Ruent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Denjat manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ruent on his heels. He'll look to pass Ruent's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruent trying to control the position.
Denjat throwing strikes but missing.
Mahmoud Denjat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat wants to control from the top but Ruent keeps moving.
Ruent is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruent wants to sweep but no luck.
Denjat throws a strike but Ruent rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Denjat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Denjat is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denjat lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ruent!
Denjat avoids the attempt from Ruent to control.
Ruent manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Denjat trying to control from half guard but Ruent is working away.
Denjat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruent's head.

Ruent looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Denjat throwing shots but Ruent is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent tries to roll over but Denjat keeps him under control.
Ruent is looking to control Denjat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruent avoid being mounted?
Pete Ruent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Denjat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Denjat has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Denjat unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denjat scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ruent?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent tries to hold on but Denjat pushes him away.
Ruent tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Denjat lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mahmoud Denjat.
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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

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