PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ugly Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Ruthman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruthman has chosen Special Teamz - Get Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ugly Kid Joe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kid Joe
vs
Ruthman

198 cm
23
217 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps
MMA ANIMAL

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ugly Kid Joe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reijo Ruthman!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruthman throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruthman takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruthman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Joe defends it nicely.
Joe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruthman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ugly Kid Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruthman moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Joe throws a combination that misses

and Ruthman counters with a single leg into guard. Joe didn't expect that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Joe is trying to keep Ruthman in close.
Ruthman trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Ruthman won't allow Joe to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthman wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Reijo Ruthman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Joe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruthman.
Ruthman slips a straight right by Joe.
Ugly Kid Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruthman misses with a looping left.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruthman moves away.
Joe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joe.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruthman.
No joy there for Joe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Ruthman shoots in and drives through. Joe sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Ruthman.
Joe scores with a jab to the head.
Joe throws a jab when Ruthman was well out of range.
Ruthman fails with a takedown attempt.
Ugly Kid Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reijo Ruthman.
Ruthman motions for Joe to come forward. Ruthman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joe punishes Ruthman's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe sizes up Ruthman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joe moves forwards but Ruthman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ruthman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joe on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Ruthman or perhaps it was just good defense by Joe which made him look bad.
Nice defenses there by Joe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe looks to land a combination but Ruthman avoids it well.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruthman moves away.
Ruthman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Ruthman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ruthman tries for a takedown but Joe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ruthman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruthman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joe fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruthman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Ruthman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Joe.
Joe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthman misses the shot to the body.
Joe lands a nice hook to Ruthman's body. Ruthman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joe throws an off balance right hand
and Ruthman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Joe misses.
Ruthman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ruthman lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruthman manages to avoid it.
A combination from Joe does no damage.
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruthman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruthman takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joe scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ugly Kid Joe dominated that 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.

Joe misses with an uppercut.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Ruthman's head but Ruthman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe misses with the combination.
Joe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruthman doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruthman just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruthman's head.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruthman moves away.
Ruthman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruthman misses with a wild combination.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Ruthman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruthman lands a jab.
Joe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe jabs Ruthman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruthman slips a straight right by Joe.
Ruthman misses with a wild body shot.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Ruthman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruthman misses with a two punch combination.
Ruthman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joe cracks a nice hook into Ruthman's ribs.
Ruthman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Joe takes one to the side of the head.
Ruthman walks into a straight right hand from Joe.
Joe cracks Ruthman with a good jab.
Ruthman dodges the punch combination from Joe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ruthman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruthman moves away from the strike by Joe.
Ruthman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruthman closes the distance and clinches up with Joe, looking for a takedown. Ruthman pushes Joe against the cage but Joe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ruthman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Joe swinging wildly here.
Ugly Kid Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe works Ruthman's body with a nice hook.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruthman.
A punch combination from Ruthman misses.
Ruthman cracks Joe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a combination. Ruthman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joe swinging wildly here.
Joe swings for the body but Ruthman moves out of range.
Joe lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruthman's head.
Ugly Kid Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ruthman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Ruthman from controlling successfully.
Joe looking for a sweep. Not yet Joe, not yet.
Ruthman trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Ruthman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Ruthman from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Reijo Ruthman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Joe misses with an uppercut.
Ruthman just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Ruthman misses.
Ruthman shoots in for a takedown but Joe shows good takedown defense.
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe misses with a wild combination.
Joe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruthman under the eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruthman moves forwards but Joe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Ruthman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruthman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ugly Kid Joe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Joe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruthman looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.
Joe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruthman ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Joe misses with a straight right.
Ruthman moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe connects with a nice looking jab.
Joe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joe scores with a one two! Ruthman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Joe. Those never looked like landing.
Ruthman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruthman.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Ruthman slips the punch.
Ruthman misses with a body shot.
Joe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruthman.
Joe throws a shot from downtown. Ruthman moves away and avoids it.
Joe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ruthman eats them both and turns towards Joe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ruthman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruthman.
Ruthman misses with a two punch combination.
Ruthman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe throws an overhand right that lands on Ruthman's shoulder, as Ruthman tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Ruthman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruthman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
Joe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruthman.
Joe misses with a hook. Ruthman ducked under it nicely.
Joe's corner calls for a 1-2. Joe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes one to the side of the head.
Joe jabs Ruthman right on the nose. Ruthman blinks but takes it well.
Ruthman stuns Joe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruthman with a hook.
Ruthman throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruthman is just out of range.
A punch combination from Joe misses.
Ruthman lands with a right hand.
Ruthman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe looks to throw the jab but Ruthman is out of range.
Joe lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruthman's head.
Ruthman connects with a right hand. Joe shakes it off.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Ruthman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Joe.
Nice takedown defense from Joe. No joy for Ruthman on that attempt.
Joe slips a jab from Ruthman.
Ruthman needs to keep his hands up - Joe had a free shot at his head there.
Joe throws a series of punches but Ruthman moves out of range.
Joe tests Ruthman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruthman. Ruthman obviously looking to wear him down.
Joe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Joe.
Joe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joe throws an overhand right that lands on Ruthman's shoulder, as Ruthman tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruthman.
Joe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ruthman throws a body kick that misses.
Ruthman swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Ruthman takes one to the chin there.
Ruthman ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Joe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruthman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruthman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe looks to land a combination. Ruthman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ruthman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joe tries to bum rush Ruthman with a series of wild strikes but Ruthman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ugly Kid Joe clearly takes that round.
That's time! Joe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ruthman misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Joe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruthman slips a jab and a cross from Joe.
Ruthman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruthman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joe lands with a right hand.
Ruthman throws a hook but Joe avoids it easily.
Joe throws out a powerful jab.
Ruthman avoids the body shot from Joe.
Joe throws a right and a left that Ruthman avoids nicely.
Ruthman slips a straight right by Joe.
Joe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ruthman. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe scores with a jab to the head.
Ruthman slips a jab and a cross from Joe.
Ruthman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Ruthman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruthman is just out of range.
Ruthman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruthman.
Joe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruthman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Some wild striking there from Joe.
Ruthman's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruthman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruthman misses with a wild combination.
Ruthman throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe throws a right hand that Ruthman ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruthman also avoids with ease.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruthman moves away.
Joe throws a series of punches but Ruthman moves out of range.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruthman.
Joe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Joe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Ruthman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruthman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruthman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruthman throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe scores with a three punch combo!
Joe throws a right hand that Ruthman ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruthman also avoids with ease.
Joe defending well as Ruthman loads up on a big left hand.
Joe throws a series of punches but Ruthman moves out of range.
Ruthman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruthman was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Ruthman throws out a powerful jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruthman. That's going to slow Joe down.
Ruthman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Ruthman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe scores with a punch to the head.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruthman. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruthman looks to land a left hand but Joe moved out of range nicely.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruthman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Ruthman lands a jab to the head.
Joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruthman fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruthman throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ugly Kid Joe had his way with Reijo Ruthman in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Joe misses with a two punch combination.
Ruthman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruthman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruthman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Joe as Ruthman shoots in.
Joe misses with an uppercut.
Ruthman moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Ruthman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joe throws out the jab.
Ruthman slips under a jab from Joe.
Joe misses with an uppercut
and Ruthman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruthman tries to bum rush Joe with a series of wild strikes but Joe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joe throws a jab when Ruthman was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruthman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ruthman somewhat.
Ruthman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruthman throws an overhand right that lands on Joe's shoulder, as Joe tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Ruthman misses.
Joe throws a nice looking combination but Ruthman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruthman misses with a few strikes there.
Joe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruthman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Joe misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruthman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ruthman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Joe.
Good shot there by Ruthman.
A big right from Joe misses.
Nice shot by Joe.
Ruthman throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily.
Joe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe swings for the body but Ruthman moves out of range.
Ruthman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruthman ducks right into an uppercut from Joe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthman misses the jab.
Ruthman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joe lands a really nice looking cross but Ruthman seems unphased.
Joe throws a hook but Ruthman avoids it easily.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruthman was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Joe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joe wants it to stay on the feet.
Ugly Kid Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reijo Ruthman.
Joe looks to land a right hand but Ruthman moved out of range.
Joe throws a nice looking combination but Ruthman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reijo Ruthman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Joe.
Joe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Joe misses with a hook

and Ruthman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruthman wants to take a breather but Joe is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Joe tries to get to full guard but Ruthman has control of the leg.
Ruthman is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ugly Kid Joe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Reijo Ruthman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ruthman throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ugly Kid Joe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ugly Kid Joe!
Ugly Kid Joe retains his light heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ugly Kid Joe made sure he mentioned MMA ANIMAL, along with how happy he was to win his fight.