PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Barrera (ranked 25043 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Ruth (ranked 4439 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Ruth is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Barrera
vs
Ruth

183 cm
19
278 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Augustus Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth fails with the takedown.
Ruth slaps away a takedown attempt from Barrera, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Ruth forces Barrera back against the cage and clinches.
Ruth is trying to pull guard but Barrera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ruth working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barrera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Barrera pulls guard effortlessly.
Ruth is fighting to break Barrera's control of his arms but Barrera is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth wants to pass the guard but Barrera is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barrera holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barrera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruth preventing the sweep.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Barrera keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barrera really is a fat lump.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ruth dives in and grabs Barrera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barrera pushes down on Ruth's head and hops out.
Barrera jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Augustus Barrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Ruth.
Ruth looks winded!
Ruth fails with the takedown.
Barrera quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ruth moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruth counters with a body kick.

Barrera closes the distance and pushes Ruth back into the cage.
Barrera tries to pull guard but Ruth won't allow it.

Barrera breaks the clinch.
Ruth fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruth fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruth moves out of range as Barrera throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barrera.
Ruth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barrera defends it well.

Ruth closes the distance and pushes Barrera back into the cage.

Barrera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barrera misses with a takedown attempt - Ruth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barrera checks a low kick from Ruth.
Jake Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barrera.
Barrera checks a leg kick.
Ruth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barrera pinned against the cage. Barrera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barrera is looking to counter with a body kick.

Barrera looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Barrera with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Barrera dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ruth circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Ruth with that takedown attempt.
Barrera throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ruth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barrera.
Ruth shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruth is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barrera closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ruth quickly recovers to half guard.
Barrera thows a huge punch but Ruth dodges it nicely.
Barrera seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrera working over Ruth with some ground and pound. Ruth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera thows a huge punch but Ruth dodges it nicely.
Barrera performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barrera throwing shots but Ruth is blocking nicely.
Ruth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barrera sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruth can do to turn this around?
Barrera scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barrera working over Ruth with some ground and pound. Ruth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ruth is looking to get back to is feet but Barrera passes into side control.

Barrera decides to stand back up. Barrera steps back and let's Ruth get back to his feet.
Barrera dives in and grabs Ruth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ruth pushes down on Barrera's head and hops out.

Ruth gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barrera to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Barrera gets to his feet. Ruth looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Barrera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ruth!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barrera controlling the position.
Ruth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barrera working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Barrera decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ruth to his feet.
Ruth fails with the takedown.
Augustus Barrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Ruth.
Barrera shoots in but Ruth avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Ruth drives through and clinches with Barrera against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruth prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Barrera dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Barrera is looking to clinch but Ruth is avoiding it.

Ruth rushes Barrera and presses him up against the cage.

Barrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barrera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruth's calf.
Barrera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barrera fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruth shoots in but Barrera avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruth.
Ruth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Barrera closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ruth did well to prevent Barrera getting side control.
Barrera is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ruth has hold of Barrera's hands but Barrera slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barrera content to control rather than advance.
Ruth felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ruth trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ruth tries to hold on but Barrera pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Ruth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barrera is trying to take his opponent's back.
Barrera content just to control the position here.
Barrera scoring with strikes but Ruth is staying in there.
Barrera lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera punishing his opponent with strikes.

Ruth is rocked!
Barrera connects with a bit shot that sees Ruth covering up! More strikes from Barrera and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Barrera is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Augustus Barrera!