PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Ruoska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caius Creatine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ruoska might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sympathy for the Devil. Creatine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sabaton - Metal Crue. 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.

Ruoska
vs
Creatine

178 cm
30
169 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

160 cm
23
163 lbs
7 - 9 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauri Ruoska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Caius Creatine!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Creatine.
Creatine throws a nice head kick!
Creatine looks to land a combination but Ruoska avoids it well.

Creatine throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ruoska was covering up waiting for the punch and Creatine finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Creatine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Creatine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Creatine has gone for a leg lock! Ruoska slips out almost immediately though and dives into Creatine's guard.
Ruoska throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Creatine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruoska trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Creatine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Creatine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ruoska defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruoska stopping the sweep attempt from Creatine.
Ruoska wants to pass the guard but Creatine is keeping the position.

Creatine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ruoska is aware though and is defending well.
Ruoska scoring with some ground and pound.
Creatine working a defensive guard here.
Ruoska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Creatine is keeping the position for now.
Creatine is looking to stand up but Ruoska isn't so interested in that idea.
Creatine working a defensive guard here.
Ruoska working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Creatine's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruoska accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Creatine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Creatine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ruoska is working Creatine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruoska trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Creatine manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creatine trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ruoska's guard.
Ruoska tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Creatine wants to stand but Ruoska is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ruoska keeping moving, preventing Creatine from controlling successfully.
Ruoska will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creatine tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruoska is retaining full guard.
Creatine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruoska manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ruoska dominating with strikes here.
Creatine sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Creatine wants to get back to full guard.
Creatine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska thows a huge punch but Creatine dodges it nicely.
Creatine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ruoska is working away from the top position though.
Ruoska looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creatine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruoska scores with a couple of nice shots.
Creatine works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ruoska working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Creatine's head.
Ruoska is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ruoska working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Creatine's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruoska accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creatine tries to strike from the bottom.
Ruoska content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ruoska postures up.
Ruoska prevents Creatine from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mauri Ruoska will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ruoska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Creatine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ruoska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruoska works over Creatine with some ground and pound from guard.

Creatine wriggles free and stands up.
Creatine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruoska misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Creatine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ruoska is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Creatine is keeping busy.
Creatine has Ruoska pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruoska manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruoska lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Creatine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruoska is trying to force a seperation but Creatine has the dominant position.
Creatine goes for a takedown attempt but Ruoska pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Caius Creatine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Creatine avoids the body shot from Ruoska.
Creatine moves out of range of the leg kick from Ruoska.
Ruoska cracks the inside of Creatine's front leg.
Ruoska lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creatine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruoska throws a hook to the side of Creatine's head but Creatine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Creatine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruoska to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruoska fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creatine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruoska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Creatine misses.
Creatine swings for the body but Ruoska moves out of range.
Creatine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creatine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruoska throws out the jab.
Creatine 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.
Ruoska is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Ruoska closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Creatine quickly recovers to half guard.
Creatine is looking for a sweep. Ruoska is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Creatine looks like he's trying to stand up.
Creatine moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruoska accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruoska stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Creatine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruoska with a nice head shot there.

Ruoska has gone for a leg lock! Creatine slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ruoska's guard.
Creatine throws an elbow that misses. Ruoska uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Creatine's guard. Nice move by Ruoska!

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!
Creatine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Creatine is looking for a kimura but Ruoska is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Creatine to get the leverage.

Creatine is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ruoska has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ruoska avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Creatine.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Creatine is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ruoska has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Ruoska dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ruoska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Creatine.
Creatine wants to clinch.
Donk. Ruoska catches Creatine right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruoska is looking to land body kicks.
Ruoska is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruoska throws a body punch but Creatine moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creatine lands a nice looking body shot.
Creatine throws a right hand that Ruoska ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruoska also avoids with ease.
Ruoska misses with a low kick.

Ruoska shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Creatine works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ruoska working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Creatine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruoska is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Creatine's head.
Ruoska has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Creatine looking for a sweep. Not yet Creatine, not yet.
Creatine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ruoska's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruoska tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruoska is working hard here to advance position.
Ruoska is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Creatine dives into side control.
Creatine throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Creatine is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ruoska knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Creatine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ruoska is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creatine tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Creatine goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ruoska has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Creatine but great work by Ruoska.
Ruoska landing strikes.
Mauri Ruoska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruoska lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ruoska is chipping away with strikes.
Creatine sneaks back into half guard.
Creatine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruoska scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruoska lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ruoska slips a nice elbow through Creatine's hands, connecting with Creatine's forehead.
Creatine is looking to improve his position.
Ruoska slips a nice elbow through Creatine's hands, connecting with Creatine's forehead.
Caius Creatine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Creatine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Creatine manages to get to full guard.
Creatine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruoska manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creatine throws an elbow that misses. Ruoska uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Creatine's guard. Nice move by Ruoska!
Ruoska working some strikes from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Ruoska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruoska 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Ruoska!