PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutu comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight. Aremis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Infected Mushroom - Merlin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jakke Ruutu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xantos Aremis's chin.

Ruutu
vs
Aremis

190 cm
39
174 lbs
35 - 15 - 1

178 cm
36
178 lbs
27 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jakke Ruutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xantos Aremis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aremis looks to throw the jab but Ruutu is out of range.
Aremis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruutu is looking to counter punch.
Aremis ducks under a wild hook from Ruutu.
Aremis throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruutu.
Ruutu throwing a counter right hand but Aremis manages to avoid it.
Ruutu walks into a left hand.
Ruutu moves out of range as Aremis strikes.
Aremis swings for the body but Ruutu moves out of range.
Ruutu misses with a low kick.
Aremis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ruutu ducks under a wild hook from Aremis.
Aremis misses with a takedown
letting Ruutu counter with a right hand.

It looks like Xantos Aremis has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aremis throws a combination that misses

and Ruutu counters by clinching up.
Ruutu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aremiss head.
Aremis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruutu lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu throws an elbow but it misses.
Aremis misses with some punches.
Ruutu misses with a knee to the head.
Aremis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruutu's elbow.
Ruutu throws a punch but it's blocked by Aremis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aremis.
Aremis missing with knees to the body.
Aremis misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruutu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aremis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruutu's defenses.
A short right from Aremis.
Ruutu blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aremis.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruutu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aremis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aremis throws an elbow but misses.
Aremis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruutu avoids it.
Ruutu misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Aremis.
Aremis missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruutu blocks an uppercut.
Aremis blocks an uppercut.
Aremis tries a body shot but Ruutu blocks it.
Aremis controlling the action here for a moment.
Ruutu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruutu blocks an uppercut.
Ruutu misses with some punches.
Aremis throws an elbow that misses.
Aremis blocks an uppercut.
Ruutu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruutu misses with the head strike.
Aremis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruutu lands an uppercut.
Ruutu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruutu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aremis scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruutu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Ruutu.
Aremis connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis pushes off an throws an elbow but Ruutu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Aremis.
A short left from Ruutu.
Ruutu misses with the head strike.
Aremis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aremis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruutu misses with a punch on the inside.
Aremis misses with a body punch.
Ruutu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruutu working aggressively here.
Ruutu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aremis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aremis misses with some punches.
Aremis digs a right hand underneath Ruutu's ribcage. Ruutu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aremis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruutu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruutu blocks an elbow strike from Aremis.
Ruutu throws a punch but it's blocked by Aremis.
Ruutu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutu misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruutu.
Ruutu lands a left hand.
Aremis misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruutu.
Aremis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruutu lands an elbow inside.
Aremis lands with a light punch inside.
Aremis takes an elbow to the temple.
Ruutu throws a punch but it's blocked by Aremis.
Ruutu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aremis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aremis stalling.
Ruutu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aremis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aremis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aremis working aggressively here.
Aremis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruutu.
Aremis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jakke Ruutu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xantos Aremis's cut.
That's time! Ruutu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fighters circling - Ruutu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xantos Aremis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruutu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruutu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aremis manages to circle out of the way.

Aremis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aremis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruutu backwards.
Aremis pushes Ruutu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Ruutu.
Aremis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aremis.
Ruutu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruutu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruutu.
Aremis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aremis lands an uppercut.
Ruutu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aremis blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruutu takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Ruutu.
A short right from Ruutu on the inside.
Ruutu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis blocking some punches.
Ruutu blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aremis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Aremis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ruutu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aremis's defenses.

That has opened up Xantos Aremis's cut even more.
Ruutu has a couple of punches blocked by Aremis.
Ruutu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aremis backwards.
Jakke Ruutu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruutu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruutu misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruutu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruutu misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aremis.
Ruutu throws an elbow that misses.
Ruutu tries to land a knee to the head but Aremis blocks with his arms.
Ruutu lands with a light punch inside.
Ruutu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Aremis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu working aggressively here.
Ruutu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruutu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aremis throws a head punch that misses.
Ruutu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruutu throws an elbow that misses.
Aremis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aremis tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruutu avoids the damage to the body.
Ruutu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aremis looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Ruutu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aremis blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruutu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruutu pushes Aremis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Aremis manages to break the clinch.
Aremis throws a hook to the side of Ruutu's head but Ruutu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aremis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruutu throws a hook to the side of Aremis's head but Aremis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aremis tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruutus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aremis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruutu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ruutu ducks right into an uppercut from Aremis.
Ruutu walks into a jab.
Ruutu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aremis's head.
Aremis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aremis looks to throw the jab but Ruutu is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Aremis misses the target.
Ruutu cracks Aremis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aremis blocks a jab.
Ruutu scores with a decent looking hook.

The cut above Xantos Aremis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aremis misses with a shot to the body
and Ruutu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aremis throws a shot from downtown. Ruutu moves away and avoids it.
Aremis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruutu.

Aremis closes the distance and clinches.
Aremis misses with a punch on the inside.
Aremis pushes Ruutu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Aremis manages to break the clinch.
Ruutu lands a head kick!
Ruutu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aremis lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aremis, as that shot connected.
Aremis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruutu's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jakke Ruutu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xantos Aremis'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. This is the final round!

Aremis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aremis loads up on a big right hand but Ruutu slips the punch.
Ruutu throws a jab when Aremis was well out of range.
Aremis throws a shot to the body.
Ruutu throws a looping overhand right but Aremis ducks down to avoid it.
Aremis throws a leg kick which misses Ruutu's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruutu tries to avoid it.
Ruutu checks a leg kick nicely.
Aremis throws a body punch but Ruutu moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aremis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Aremis misses its intended target.
Aremis scores with a body shot.
Ruutu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aremis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis lands a really nice looking cross but Ruutu seems unphased.
Aremis tries to land a leg kick but Ruutu saw it coming and moves away.
Ruutu throwing a counter right hand but Aremis manages to avoid it.
Ruutu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruutu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xantos Aremis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruutu checks a leg kick.
Jakke Ruutu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Ruutu blocks the low kick.
Aremis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aremis duly obliges.
Aremis throws a leg kick
and Ruutu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aremis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Ruutu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruutu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aremis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu with a nice cross.
Aremis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruutu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aremis.
Ruutu throws a series of punches but Aremis avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aremis misses with a jab to the body
and Ruutu counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruutu moves out of range as Aremis strikes.
Ruutu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jakke Ruutu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Aremis misses.
Ruutu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruutu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ruutu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aremis looks to land a left hand but Ruutu moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruutu misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Aremis blocks the low kick.
Aremis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aremis tries to clinch but Ruutu is having none of it.
Aremis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruutu.
Aremis scoring well with a low kick there.
Xantos Aremis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aremis lands with a nice body punch.
Aremis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruutu.
Ruutu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruutu is looking for a counter combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruutu checks a leg kick.
Aremis misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu feints and then cracks Aremis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aremis down.
Aremis throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruutu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ruutu misses with a straight left.
Aremis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aremis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruutu counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutu takes one on the button.
Ruutu throws out a loose jab but Aremis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aremis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aremis clobbers Ruutu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aremis. Ruutu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aremis throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruutu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruutu fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xantos Aremis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruutu 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jakke Ruutu!
A very excited looking Jakke Ruutu rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.