PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peoples Champion (ranked 1329 p4p, 1822 weight class) and Myles Ruth (ranked 195 p4p, 273 weight class). Champion comes to the cage accompanied by Aegukka. Myles Ruth has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peoples Champion's chin.

Champion
vs
Ruth

193 cm
25
260
11 - 6 - 0

195 cm
29
250
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peoples Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Champion throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Champion fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruth checks it well.
Champion throws a head kick that misses.
Champion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Champion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruth throws a body punch but Champion moves out of range.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Champion.
Champion scores with a push kick.
Peoples Champion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throws the left hand but Champion avoids the punch easily.
Champion tries a head kick but it misses.
Champion throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
Good exchange - Ruth coming out on top.
A head kick from Champion lands but Ruth takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Champion's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Champion.
Ruth misses with a body punch
and Champion counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been informed that Ruth has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ruth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Champion.
Ruth blocks a head kick by Champion.
Ruth moves out of range of the body kick from Champion.
Champion throws a lazy head kick
and Ruth counters with a right hand to the body.
A left lands for Ruth.
Ruth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Champion's hands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ruth crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Champion - the referee stops the clock and Ruth gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Champion. Ruth manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Champion throws a lazy head kick
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth lands a slapping body shot.
Champion scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
Champion misses with a kick to the body.
Ruth digs a good hook to Champion's body.
Champion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruth.
Ruth connects with a body shot.
Ruth takes one on the button.
Nice cross by Ruth.
A nice leg kick from Champion, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Champion misses
and Ruth counters with a right hand to the body.
Champion throws a head kick that misses.
Ruth avoids the head kick by Champion.
It seemed like Ruth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruth throws a hook to the side of Champion's head but Champion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champion tries to land a body kick
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Ruth.
Champion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Champion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Champion had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Champion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Champion throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ruth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Champion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruth is out of range and Champion settles back down.
Champion thows a body kick. Ruth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ruth scores with a hook to the body. Champion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Champion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick from Champion misses
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Champion throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Champion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth blocks the body kick.
Champion misses with a head kick.
Champion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruth checks a low kick from Champion.
Champion throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Champion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruth misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Champion tries a head kick but it misses.
Champion throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruth counters with a left to the body.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Champion.
Champion misses with a hook
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Myles Ruth will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Champion misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Champion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Champion tries a head kick but it misses.
Champion slips a straight right by Ruth.
Champion looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy body kick from Champion
and Ruth counters with a one-two to the body.
Champion throws a lazy head kick
and Ruth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth lands a jab to Champion's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Ruth misses.
A head kick misses from Champion.
Ruth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ruth slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Ruth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Champion throws a sloppy head kick and Ruth moves out of range easily.
Ruth misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
Ruth lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruth blocks a head kick by Champion.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruth throws a big shot that misses.
Ruth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ruth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Champion tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruth tests Champion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth moves out of range as Champion throws a body kick.
Ruth scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Champion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Champion tried to score with a low kick but Ruth checks it.
Ruth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
Champion thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ruth blocks a head kick by Champion.
Ruth lands a glancing blow to the side of Champion's head.
Champion throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruth.
Ruth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Champion might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Champion.
Champion misses with a hook. Ruth ducked under it nicely.
Champion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruth finds it's way round the side to connect with Champion's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Champion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Champion misses with a head kick.
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Champion moves away.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Champion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Champion throws a sloppy head kick and Ruth moves out of range easily.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
Champion throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Champion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champion throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Champion walks into a stiff left hand from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
Champion misses with a head kick.
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Champion chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Champion throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ruth takes one on the button.
Champion throws a body kick that misses.
Champion throws a chopping leg kick but Ruth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruth lunges at Champion with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Champion's hand.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Champion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruth.
Champion looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ruth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Champion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruth avoids the head kick by Champion.
Champion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Champion on the side of the head.
Champion throws a lazy head kick
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Peoples Champion has been cut.
Champion staying out of range there.
Champion tried to counter with a leg kick but Ruth avoided it.
Champion throws a head kick that misses
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champion throws a head kick that misses.
Ruth misses with a shot to the body
and Champion counters with a big head kick but Ruth shrugs it off.
Champion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Ruth.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Champion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ruth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ruth scores with a hook to the body. Champion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Champion moves away.
Champion feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Champion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Champion looks to throw a body kick
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but Champion slips the punch.
Champion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ruth.
Nice jab there from Ruth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champion throws a head kick that misses.
Champion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth throws the left hand but Champion avoids the punch easily.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Champion throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Champion is predictable there
and Ruth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Champion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Champion throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruth counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Champion is predictable there
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Champion does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Champion.
A jab from Ruth misses.
Ruth lands a really nice looking cross but Champion seems unphased.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Champion is just out of range.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Champion misses with a kick to the body.
Champion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruth doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ruth swings for the body but Champion moves out of range.
Champion slips a straight right by Ruth.
A big left from Ruth misses.
Champion tries a head kick but it misses.
Champion throws the kick towards the body but Ruth avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Champion gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Champion misses with a head kick.
Champion looks to land a body kick but Ruth moved away.
Champion takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Champion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Champion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Champion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Champion chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruth cracks Champion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Champion throws a head kick that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Peoples Champion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruth connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
Myles Ruth bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.