PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Men Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Ruell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Tor
vs
Ruell

165 cm
25
142 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

174 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Men Tor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kip Ruell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruell avoids the body shot from Tor.
Tor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruell moves away.
A shot to the body from Ruell misses
and Tor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tor throws the kick towards the body but Ruell avoids it.
Ruell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tor misses with a body kick.
Tor connects with a jab.

It looks like Kip Ruell has been cut.
Tor slips a straight right by Ruell.
Tor avoids the body shot from Ruell.
Ruell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ruell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tor blocks a jab.
Ruell misses with a double jab.
Tor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tor swings for the body but Ruell moves out of range.
Ruell thuds his right hand into Tor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruell looks to land a right hand but Tor moved out of range.
Tor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Ruell.
Tor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruell's head.
Ruell has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tor misses with a wild body shot.
Ruell misses with a body shot.
Crunch! Tor slams his shin into Ruell's torso.
Tor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruell manages to avoid it.
Tor throws a body shot but no joy.
Tor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruell.
Ruell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ruell misses with an uppercut. Tor saw that one coming.
Tor is looking to wear down Ruell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ruell throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruell misses with a looping left.
Ruell misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Tor.
Kip Ruell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor looks for the body kick but Ruell saw that one coming.
A big right from Ruell misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Tor.
Tor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tor scores with a kick to the body.
Tor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tor misses with a jab to the body
and Ruell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tor misses the shot to the body.
Tor throws a body punch but Ruell moves out of range.
Tor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruell throws a hook but Tor blocks it.
A head kick misses from Tor.
Ruell misses with a straight right.
Tor misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Tor.
Tor circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Ruell drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Tor follows Ruell to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Men Tor!