PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ruth (ranked 360 p4p, 54 weight class) and Victor Sharp (ranked 551 p4p, 80 weight class). Sharp comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Immortal Technique-Cause Of Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ruth
vs
Sharp

185 cm
29
213 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

225 cm
32
224 lbs
22 - 7 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 20 - 9 - 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 22 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Sharp!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp throws a looping overhand right but Ruth ducks down to avoid it.
Ruth appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sharp throws a sloppy head kick and Ruth moves out of range easily.
Ruth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruth avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Ruth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sharp.
Ruth has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sharp thuds his right hand into Ruth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruth throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth misses with a right hand
and Sharp counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sharp with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut there from Sharp.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Ruth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruth changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab lands there for Sharp.
Sharp is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good leg kick by Sharp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sharp throws a leg kick but Ruth checks it.
Ruth connects with a body shot.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Sharp is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.
Ruth throws a jab when Sharp was well out of range.
Ruth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruth misses the target.
Sharp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruth.

It looks like Victor Sharp has been cut.
Ruth misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a body punch but Ruth moves out of range.
Sharp throws a leg kick but Ruth moved away.
It looked like Ruth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp tests Ruth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Ruth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sharp doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ruth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sharp lands with an overhand left.
Sharp lands a head shot.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Ruth swings widly with a right hand
and Sharp counters with a stiff right hand.
Sharp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruth is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
Sharp cracks the inside of Ruth's front leg.
A head kick misses from Sharp.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sharp.
Sharp throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth counters with a two punch combo.
Sharp is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ruth had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sharp misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Victor Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp misses with the combination.
Ruth throws a big counter combination but Sharp scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ruth staying out of range there.
Ruth is looking to counter punch.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Ruth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Sharp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sharp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sharp throws a hook but Ruth avoids it easily.
Ruth is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sharp's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sharp moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruth misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharp! But no joy.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.
Sharp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sharp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sharp throws a low kick but Ruth moves out of range easily.
It looked like Ruth was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sharp.
Sharp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruth.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharp misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Sharp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Sharp's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sharp swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sharp thinking.
Sharp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sharp looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharp throws a leg kick

so Ruth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ruth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ruth postures up in Sharp's guard and throws a big left but Sharp blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sharp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throwing strikes but missing.
Sharp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth landing some decent shots from guard.
Ruth throws an elbow that misses. Sharp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ruth's guard. Nice move by Sharp!

Sharp won't allow Ruth to sweep him here.
Ruth is working hard here to advance position.
Ruth looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sharp puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ruth keeping control of the position.
Sharp tries to stand and escape but Ruth is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ruth tries to roll over but Sharp keeps him under control.
Well, if Sharp is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ruth might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sharp wants to stand up but Ruth has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ruth trying to control here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruth on the side of the head.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.
Victor Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Sharp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sharp tests Ruth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharp lands the left hand.
Sharp throws a push kick but Ruth slaps the foot to one side.
Sharp is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth tries to counter with a takedown but Sharp is quick to defend against it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharp misses the target.
Ruth feinted with a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Sharp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sharp cracks Ruth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sharp as he avoids it easily.
Ruth lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Sharp throws out a leg kick but Ruth moves out of range and Sharp only half commits.
Sharp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruth lands with a right hand.
Sharp clobbers Ruth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the body from Sharp misses
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Victor Sharp will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Victor Sharp'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!

Ruth throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharp counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharp throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Ed Ruth has been cut.
Ruth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sharp misses with a right hand
and Ruth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sharp tries to score with a low kick but Ruth moves his leg out of the way.
Ruth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sharp. Sharp obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Ruth swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sharp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruth has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throws a hook to the side of Sharp's head but Sharp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sharp misses with a low kick as Ruth jumps back.
Sharp slips under a jab.
Sharp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but Sharp slips the punch.
Sharp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sharp throws a shot from downtown. Ruth moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruth misses the target.
Ruth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot to the body from Ruth misses
and Sharp counters with a body kick.
Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Sharp doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
Sharp looks to land a combination but Ruth avoids it well.
Ruth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and Sharp counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sharp with a jab.
Sharp cracks the inside of Ruth's front leg.
Sharp throws out a powerful jab.
Sharp throws a front kick aimed at Ruth's knee but Ruth avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruth.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharp misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Ruth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruth throwing a counter right hand but Sharp manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ruth closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ruth landing strikes.
Ruth is trying to ground and pound but Sharp uses the momentary lack of control by Ruth to regain half guard.
Ruth is looking to take a break and control but Sharp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth looks to land a strike but Sharp avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ruth distracts Sharp with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sharp has Ruth pulled in close to control his posture.
Ed Ruth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruth is working Sharp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ruth lands a couple of elbows.
Ruth trying to control but Sharp is working from the bottom.
Sharp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruth scoring with some ground and pound.
Sharp is trying to control the position but Ruth postures up.
Ruth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sharp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruth chips away with some ground and pound.
Ruth with a nice head shot there.
Ruth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sharp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruth sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sharp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sharp controls Ruth momentarily but Ruth frees himself.
Ruth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sharp winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Sharp!
A relieved looking Victor Sharp thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.