PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring it on motherfucker. Lucas Marston has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ruth
vs
Marston

185 cm
20
213 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
220 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Marston!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marston! But no joy.
Marston lands with a cross.
Marston throws the left hand but Ruth avoids the punch easily.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown but Marston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marston throws an overhand right that lands on Ruth's shoulder, as Ruth tries to avoid the shot.
Marston misses with a hook
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Marston throws out a counter right but Ruth avoids it with no problem.
Marston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a takedown
and Marston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marston ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Ruth throws a sloppy body shot
and Marston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth cracks Marston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Ruth misses.
It seemed like Marston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ruth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marston has momentary wrist control but Ruth slips an elbow through the middle.
Ruth stands up over Marston, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth postures up and lands a big shot to Marston's brow.
Marston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruth is looking to work some ground and pound but Marston has wrist control.
Ruth landing some decent shots from guard.
Marston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marston wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marston keeping moving, preventing Ruth from controlling successfully.
Marston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruth is one step ahead there.
Ruth's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ruth scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruth works over Marston with some ground and pound from guard.

Marston working for a triangle but Ruth defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ruth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ruth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ruth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marston working a defensive guard here.
Ruth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruth throwing strikes from guard but Marston blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Marston keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Ruth dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ruth slips a straight right by Marston.
Marston loads up on a big right hand but Ruth slips the punch.
A big left from Ruth misses.
It seemed like Marston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Marston enables Ruth to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Marston manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ruth wants to pass the guard but Marston is keeping the position.
Ruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marston can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth is working hard here to advance position.
Ruth scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston trying to control the position.

Ruth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ruth has managed to get both his arms back between Marston's legs - danger averted.
Ruth throwing strikes but missing.
Marston looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ruth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ruth trying to control but Marston is working from the bottom.

Marston looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ruth passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth wants to control but Marston is keeping him busy.
Marston takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Marston takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ruth working the head and body with strikes.
Ruth trying to control the position but Marston is working away.
Ruth lands a few punches from side control.
Ruth wants to control but Marston is keeping him busy.
Marston is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ed Ruth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth scoring with punches and elbows.
Ruth is looking to take a break and control but Marston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruth is chipping away with strikes.
Ruth trying to control the action but Marston is working from the bottom.
Marston is looking to regain half guard here but Ruth keeps moving and retains side control.
Ruth wants to control but Marston is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth lands some shots froms side control.
Ruth is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Marston will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruth trying to control the action but Marston is working from the bottom.
Marston tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ruth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ruth grinds an elbow into Marston's temple.
Marston is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Ruth dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Marston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marston but Marston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marston throws out a counter right but Ruth avoids it with no problem.
Ruth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston scores with a jab. Ruth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth has his takedown stuffed
and Marston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruth.
Ruth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruth has time to react.
Ruth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marston lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth cracks Marston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marston.
Ruth walks into a left hand.
Ruth connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Marston. No joy for Ruth on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lucas Marston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Ruth misses.
Lucas Marston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marston looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
Ruth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruth jabs Marston right on the nose. Marston blinks but takes it well.
Ruth misses with a looping right.
Marston loads up on a big right hand but Ruth slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Marston throws a hook to the side of Ruth's head but Ruth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marston misses with an uppercut.
Ed Ruth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marston's waist but Marston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ruth off to one side.
Marston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marston slips a straight right by Ruth.
Marston scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucas Marston.
I think Ruth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Ruth!