PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamish McGibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Ruthman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGibbs comes into the arena with Pepper blaring out of the sound system. Ruthman has chosen Special Teamz - Get Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGibbs
vs
Ruthman

190 cm
29
219 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Revolution Fatigues

MMA ANIMAL

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish McGibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reijo Ruthman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGibbs is looking to slow Ruthman down with leg kicks.
McGibbs throws a chopping leg kick but Ruthman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruthman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGibbs tries to land a leg kick but Ruthman saw it coming and moves away.
Ruthman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ruthman looks to land a left hand but McGibbs moved out of range nicely.
McGibbs throws a head kick that misses

and Ruthman counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ruthman in the domination position with McGibbs hanging on.
McGibbs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McGibbs is looking to get back to his feet here but Ruthman is keeping cool and he's managed to take McGibbs's back.
Ruthman is looking to control McGibbs but McGibbs is wriggling around and keeping busy.
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!
Ruthman has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of McGibbs's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGibbs trying to control but not successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruthman tries to get the hooks in deep but McGibbs pushed the leg off.
McGibbs is really stuck here.
Ruthman trying to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthman controls the action.
McGibbs trying to control the action but Ruthman just sinks the hooks in.
McGibbs is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ruthman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruthman misses the shot to the body.
McGibbs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A leg kick checked by Ruthman.
Ruthman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamish McGibbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruthman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGibbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruthman.
McGibbs connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGibbs feints and then cracks Ruthman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruthman down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGibbs slips under a jab.
Ruthman moves out of range as McGibbs throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGibbs, right into the meat.
McGibbs lands with a slapping head kick.
Ruthman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruthman throws a body punch but McGibbs moves out of range.
A head kick misses from McGibbs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGibbs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGibbs throws a leg kick but Ruthman moved away.
Ruthman slips under a jab from McGibbs.
A good leg kick by McGibbs.
McGibbs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hamish McGibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGibbs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruthman circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGibbs wants to slow Ruthman down by chopping away at his legs.
McGibbs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGibbs misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGibbs.
McGibbs wants to land a leg kick but Ruthman is out of range.
Ruthman digs a good body shot into McGibbs's ribs.
A head kick misses from Ruthman.
A big left from Ruthman misses.
Ruthman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGibbs throws a leg kick but Ruthman sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruthman checks a leg kick.
Ruthman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGibbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamish McGibbs dominated 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.

Ruthman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGibbs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruthman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGibbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruthman.
Ruthman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGibbs manages to avoid it.
McGibbs misses with a low kick as Ruthman jumps back.
A punch lands to the side of McGibbs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGibbs!
McGibbs cracks Ruthman with an open hand slap.
McGibbs tries to work over Ruthman's front leg with a kick but Ruthman checks it.
McGibbs misses with a hook
letting Ruthman counter with a right hand.
McGibbs is looking to score with low kicks.
Ruthman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGibbs. McGibbs obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGibbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruthman misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGibbs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGibbs throws a sloppy head kick and Ruthman moves out of range easily.
Ruthman with a nice cross.
A low kick from McGibbs misses
and Ruthman counters with a left to the body.
Ruthman misses with a straight left.
McGibbs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGibbs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruthman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick lands from McGibbs.
McGibbs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGibbs scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGibbs throws a head kick that misses.
McGibbs moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthman looks to land a combination but McGibbs avoids it well.
A big right from Ruthman misses.
McGibbs throws a head kick that misses
and Ruthman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McGibbs scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGibbs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruthman is breathing heavily.
McGibbs throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGibbs feints and then cracks Ruthman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruthman down.
Ruthman slips a jab and a cross from McGibbs.
McGibbs connects with a solid leg kick.
McGibbs throws a head kick but Ruthman moves out of range.
McGibbs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruthman.
McGibbs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGibbs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthman blocks a leg kick.
McGibbs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruthman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGibbs.
McGibbs slips a jab from Ruthman.
Ruthman 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGibbs, right into the meat.
Ruthman throws a big shot that misses.
McGibbs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruthman misses the shot to the body.
McGibbs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruthman's sensitive parts.
McGibbs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGibbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGibbs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruthman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGibbs misses with a head kick.
Ruthman dodges the punch combination from McGibbs.
Ruthman blocks a head kick by McGibbs.
McGibbs thows a leg kick but Ruthman checks it
and Ruthman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGibbs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGibbs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from McGibbs.
McGibbs needs to keep his hands up - Ruthman had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruthman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McGibbs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruthman 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 McGibbs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGibbs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ruthman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGibbs.
A low kick from McGibbs misses
and Ruthman counters with a nice body shot.
McGibbs throws a head kick that misses.
McGibbs misses with a looping right.
Ruthman checks a low kick from McGibbs.
McGibbs throws a leg kick but Ruthman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ruthman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGibbs.
Ruthman throws a right hand that misses
and McGibbs counters with an inside leg kick.
McGibbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGibbs lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGibbs slips a jab from Ruthman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGibbs tries to score with a low kick but Ruthman moves his leg out of the way.
McGibbs throws a sloppy head kick and Ruthman moves out of range easily.
McGibbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruthman can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruthman throws a jab but it's blocked by McGibbs.
McGibbs throws a low kick but Ruthman moves out of range easily.
McGibbs lands a front kick.
Ruthman misses with a body shot.
Ruthman blocks a leg kick.
Ruthman motions for McGibbs to come forward. Ruthman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruthman 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 blocks a leg kick.
McGibbs throws a chopping leg kick but Ruthman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from McGibbs is predictable there
enabling Ruthman to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by McGibbs.
McGibbs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruthman is out of range and McGibbs settles back down.
McGibbs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGibbs thows a leg kick but Ruthman checks it
and Ruthman counters with an inside leg kick.
Ruthman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McGibbs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGibbs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruthman is out of range.
McGibbs blocks a jab.
Ruthman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGibbs throws a sloppy head kick and Ruthman moves out of range easily.
McGibbs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruthman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGibbs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGibbs.
Ruthman throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGibbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruthman throws a lazy right hand but McGibbs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from McGibbs lands.
McGibbs is looking to land body kicks.
Ruthman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reijo Ruthman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruthman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ruthman avoids the head kick by McGibbs.
McGibbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGibbs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruthman is out of range and McGibbs settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ruthman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McGibbs is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruthman is trying to take his opponent's back.
Ruthman controlling the position easily from mount.
McGibbs is trying to escape the mount.
Hamish McGibbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruthman tries to control but McGibbs wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hamish McGibbs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGibbs, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamish McGibbs!
Hamish McGibbs spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.