PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ruden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLauglin's entrance music is You Belong To The City. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McLauglin
vs
Ruden

190 cm
34
221 lbs
24 - 15 - 1

187 cm
34
215 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Perkele!
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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 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward McLauglin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Ruden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruden goes for a double leg but McLauglin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McLauglin continues to drive forward.

McLauglin has managed to clinch.
Ruden is struggling to control the position.
Knees to the body from McLauglin.
Ruden trying to control the position but instead, McLauglin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ruden into the cage.
McLauglin stops a takedown attempt from Ruden.
Still in the clinch, Ruden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from McLauglin.
Ruden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruden struggles to land a body shot inside as McLauglin controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin misses with an elbow over the top.
McLauglin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruden looks winded!
Nice elbow from McLauglin.

It looks like Joe Ruden has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by McLauglin.
McLauglin can't find room to land a body shot as Ruden controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruden letting McLauglin take a breather here.
Nice elbow from McLauglin.
McLauglin scores with a shot to the side of Ruden's head.

That has opened up Joe Ruden's cut even more.
Ruden leaning against his opponent.
McLauglin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rudens head.
Ruden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruden has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McLauglin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ruden can turn it around.
Stalling in the clinch from McLauglin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McLauglin.
Ruden misses with a punch to the body.
Ruden working aggressively here.
McLauglin takes a shot to the head.
Ruden blocks a body shot from McLauglin.
McLauglin misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by McLauglin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruden swings wildly with an uppercut but McLauglin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLauglin prevents Ruden from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin throws a head punch that misses.
Ruden misses with a punch to the body.
McLauglin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruden avoids the elbow strike from McLauglin, against the cage.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruden avoids it.
McLauglin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McLauglin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruden backwards.
Ruden leaning against his opponent.
Ruden managing to block the knees to the body from McLauglin.
McLauglin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruden is defending well for now.
McLauglin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ruden's efforts to push away.
McLauglin stalling.
Ruden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ruden misses with a body punch.
McLauglin controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Ruden jumps guard and drags McLauglin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McLauglin wants to control from the top but Ruden keeps moving.
Ruden wants to sweep here but McLauglin controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLauglin is looking to stand up but Ruden won't let him.
McLauglin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ruden looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruden, not yet.
McLauglin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McLauglin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ruden's guard.
McLauglin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ruden is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McLauglin pulls his head out easily.

McLauglin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ruden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ruden keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruden doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McLauglin checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from McLauglin.
McLauglin scores with a shot to the body.
McLauglin works Ruden's body with a nice hook.
McLauglin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruden.
Ruden throws a sloppy body shot
and McLauglin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The cut above Joe Ruden's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McLauglin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLauglin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McLauglin wants it to stay on the feet.
It appears McLauglin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Edward McLauglin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Ruden.
McLauglin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McLauglin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rudens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward McLauglin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Ruden's cut.
That's time! McLauglin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ruden lands a head kick!

It looks like Edward McLauglin has been cut.
McLauglin fakes the leg kick and cracks Ruden in the body.
McLauglin connects with a body shot that sends Ruden's belly button to the back.
Ruden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLauglin.
McLauglin lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick from Ruden misses.
McLauglin checks a leg kick.
McLauglin connects with a leg kick. Ruden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruden throws a head kick but McLauglin moves out of range.
McLauglin jabs at Ruden's body.
McLauglin scores with a nice strike.

McLauglin moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLauglin is working Ruden over against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ruden is breathing heavily.
McLauglin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for McLauglin.
McLauglin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McLauglin lands a body shot.
Ruden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLauglin prevents a body shot from Ruden.
McLauglin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edward McLauglin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruden tries a body shot but McLauglin blocks it.
McLauglin stalling the fight.
Ruden tries for a takedown but McLauglin manages to get underhooks.
McLauglin lands an elbow inside that Ruden shrugs off.

Joe Ruden's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McLauglin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McLauglin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruden can do to turn this around?
McLauglin gets through Ruden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Ruden's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edward McLauglin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Edward McLauglin waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160's logo in front of the cameras.