PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rod Maclaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toddy Ruch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maclaren
vs
Ruch

184 cm
26
178 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

185 cm
21
176 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Red Square Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rod Maclaren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toddy Ruch!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruch takes a swing at Maclaren's ribcage but misses.
Maclaren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maclaren works Ruch's body with a nice hook.
We've been hearing reports that Maclaren has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maclaren walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rod Maclaren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruch wants to land a leg kick but Maclaren is out of range.
Maclaren throws a series of strikes that have Ruch backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maclaren.
Maclaren's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ruch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maclaren scrambles back to his feet.
Ruch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruch lands a right hook to the body.
Maclaren closes the distance and clinches up with Ruch, looking for a takedown. Maclaren pushes Ruch against the cage but Ruch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruch, as that shot connected.
Maclaren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruch manages to avoid it.
Maclaren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruch counters with a series of strikes. Maclaren will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ruch scores with a nice strike.
Maclaren swinging wildly here.
Ruch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maclaren swinging wildly here.
Ruch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruch throws a low kick, looking for Maclaren's leg but Maclaren calmly moves out of range.
Ruch fails to land with a series of punches.
Maclaren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maclaren moves out of range of the body kick.
Maclaren misses with a wild body shot.
Ruch throws a solid leg kick but Maclaren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruch.
Maclaren throws a body punch but Ruch moves out of range.
Maclaren misses the shot to the body.
Maclaren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruch has time to react.
Maclaren misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Rod Maclaren has been cut.
Maclaren looks to land a combination but Ruch avoids it well.
Maclaren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Ruch counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maclaren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maclaren is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruch. That snapped Maclaren's head back.
Maclaren throws an off balance right hand
and Ruch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Maclaren is rocked!
Maclaren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruch scores with a counter punch that sends Maclaren to the canvas! Ruch smells blood - he's punishing Maclaren with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Maclaren has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toddy Ruch!
Toddy Ruch is the new welterweight champion!