PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ruden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ruden
vs
Johnson

187 cm
28
215 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

186 cm
29
218 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Perkele!

Urban Fighter

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Ruden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floyd Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Ruden misses.
Ruden throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Ruden.
Ruden throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Ruden.
Ruden scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Ruden.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Ruden.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruden misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruden blocks the leg kick.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Ruden counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Ruden moves out of range easily.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruden misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Ruden 's knee.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Ruden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Ruden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Ruden walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
Ruden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Joe Ruden has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruden 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.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Ruden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ruden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ruden's head.
Johnson lands a jab to Ruden's midsection.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson tries to move into range but Ruden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruden misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Joe Ruden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruden is just out of range.
Ruden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Ruden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruden.
Ruden throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Ruden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson moves out of range as Ruden strikes.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ruden scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Ruden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Ruden throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruden.
Johnson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ruden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Ruden throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Ruden ducks down to avoid it.
Ruden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!

Ruden manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Johnson on his heels. He'll look to pass Johnson's guard now, I'm sure.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruden forces his way into half guard.
Ruden not doing much here.
Ruden trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Ruden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Ruden's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ruden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson jabs at Ruden's body.
Ruden motions for Johnson to come forward. Ruden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson tries to work over Ruden's front leg with a kick but Ruden checks it.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruden.
Joe Ruden is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson feints and then cracks Ruden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruden down.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruden manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruden fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
letting Ruden counter with a right hand.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruden closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Ruden pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson clobbers Ruden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruden missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson digs a good hook to Ruden's body.
Ruden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruden blocks the body kick.
Ruden looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Ruden shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Ruden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruden misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Ruden misses with a double jab.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Ruden jumps back.
Ruden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Floyd Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruden missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Ruden's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruden lands with a right hand.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruden misses with a body kick.
Ruden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Ruden.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ruden moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Ruden down.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson keeps Ruden at a distance using the push kick.
Ruden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ruden cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Ruden misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruden throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Ruden throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruden.
Ruden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Ruden.
Ruden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ruden checks a leg kick.
Ruden throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ruden's knee momentarily.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruden lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Ruden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson jabs at Ruden's body.
Ruden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ruden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruden avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Ruden moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ruden rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Ruden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ruden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Ruden shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ruden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Ruden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Ruden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Ruden down.
Sloppy strikes from Ruden. Those never looked like landing.
Ruden has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruden throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruden misses with a head kick.
Ruden misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson digs a good hook to Ruden's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws a jab when Ruden was well out of range.
Ruden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Ruden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Ruden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Ruden avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruden is just out of range.
Ruden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruden.
As Johnson backs away, Ruden returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ruden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Ruden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ruden scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruden misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Ruden.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Ruden steps away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Ruden there.
Johnson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ruden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruden. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruden looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Ruden moved out of range.
Ruden half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ruden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ruden with a body shot.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Ruden moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson feints a counter leg kick.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Ruden.

And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Johnson!
Floyd Johnson made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.