PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Harrington (ranked 3516 p4p, 3400 weight class) and Myles Ruth (ranked 440 p4p, 427 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harrington
vs
Ruth

185 cm
20
212
3 - 4 - 0

195 cm
24
215
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth lands a nice shot that snaps Harrington's head back.
Ruth scores with a nice right hand.
Harrington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harrington 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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrington wants to clinch
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruth to score with a decent uppercut.
Harrington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Ruth.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Harrington shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ruth napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harrington trying to control the action but Ruth is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth can't do much from the bottom here.
Harrington creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ruth sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth struggling a bit here.
Ruth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harrington working away.
Harrington works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee asks Harrington politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Harrington prefers to stall for the moment though.
Harrington lands an elbow.
Harrington working away.
Harrington throwing strikes but Ruth manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Harrington is trying to control Ruth's posture but Ruth avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ruth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harrington is not content to let Ruth control the position.
You can see the frustration on Harrington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harrington seems a little lost for a moment, as Ruth dominates the positioning.

That's four 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.
Ruth in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Harrington managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ruth.

Ruth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ruth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ruth misses with the ground and pound.

Ruth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harrington is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harrington is looking to reverse the position.
Ruth is looking to take a break and control but Harrington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrington tries to bench press Ruth off him but Ruth keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ruth lands with a shot to the body.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Harrington has closed the distance and engaged Ruth in a clinch.
Harrington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Harrington to work.
Harrington wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruth as Harrington tries to tie him up.
Harrington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruth has Harrington pushed against the cage.
Harrington is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ruth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruth cracks Harrington with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruth as Harrington tries to tie him up.
Ruth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Ruth manages to break the clinch.
Ruth with a jab.
Harrington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Harrington's belly button to the back.
Harrington takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Harrington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ruth is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Harrington working away.
Ruth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth sneaks back into half guard.
Ruth trying to control here.
Tony Harrington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruth is staying active underneath Harrington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harrington is taking a breather. Ruth says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Harrington prevents Ruth from improving his position.
Ruth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ruth is trying to maintain the position but Harrington is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harrington is looking to stall here but Ruth recovers full guard.

Ruth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruth looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruth, not yet.
Ruth is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ruth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington wants to control from the top but Ruth keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ruth swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Harrington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruth! But no joy.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Ruth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruth.
Ruth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harrington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Ruth tries to keep at a distance but Harrington has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harrington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harrington controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ruth.
Harrington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruth avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Ruth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harrington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harrington shoots and misses
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Ruth catches Harrington right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth clobbers Harrington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harrington tries for a takedown but Ruth circles away easily
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Ruth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Harrington's belly button to the back.
Harrington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruth lands a jab to the nose.
Harrington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruth paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrington thinking.
Harrington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruth circles away.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Harrington changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ruth is trying to improve his position.
Harrington cracks Ruth with a big elbow.
Harrington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ruth gets back to half guard.

Ruth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruth is looking for a sweep. Harrington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ruth throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ruth thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Harrington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harrington has managed to get both his arms back between Ruth's legs - danger averted.
Ruth keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.

Ruth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harrington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tony Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Ruth blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruth 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
Myles Ruth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.