PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myles Ruth (ranked 1099 p4p, 1722 weight class) and Jimmy King (ranked 173 p4p, 252 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ruth
vs
King

195 cm
29
250
11 - 6 - 0

183 cm
26
275
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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, Myles Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy King!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
Jimmy King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ruth throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Good shot there by Ruth.
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King misses with an uppercut
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that King has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Ruth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ruth cracks King with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King cracks Ruth with an open hand slap.
Ruth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King looks to throw a body kick
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruth is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
King throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Ruth sets himself, and King steps forward looking for the clinch! Ruth avoids it this time.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King tests Ruth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Ruth has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ruth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
King misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from King misses.
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting King counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruth counters with a left to the body.
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King avoids the body shot from Ruth.
A big right from King misses.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
King throws a leg kick but Ruth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King throws a series of strikes that have Ruth backpedaling.
Ruth leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruth misses the target.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruth connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruth to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.

King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
King postures up.

Ruth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Ruth's legs - danger averted.
Ruth looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
Ruth is working hard here to advance position.
King trying to control but Ruth is working from the bottom.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
King is in close to Ruth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
A swing and a miss from King.
King misses with a two punch combination.
Ruth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruth throws out the jab.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King dodges the punch combination from Ruth.
King throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ruth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and King holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ruth is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruth down to the mat. Ruth avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Ruth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Ruth defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ruth here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King misses with an uppercut.
King misses with a low kick.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
Ruth misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Ruth throws a hook but King blocks it.
Ruth's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
King throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King cracks Ruth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King lands the left hand.
Ruth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruth at a distance.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruth.
King misses with a body shot.
Ruth swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Ruth checks a low kick from King.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruth.
King tries to counter with a clinch but Ruth shakes him off and moves away.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth throws a sloppy body shot
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

King drives through with a takedown into guard.
King scoring with some ground and pound.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth is looking to stall here but King recovers full guard.
Ruth trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King wants to stand up but Ruth is controlling him.
Ruth is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jimmy King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ruth moves away from the strike by King.
Ruth misses with a straight right.
Ruth avoids the body shot from King.
Ruth throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
Ruth lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruth backs up against the cage.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Ruth lands a lovely overhand right.
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruth takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King wants to counter with a clinch but Ruth pushes him away.
King moves away from the strike by Ruth.
Ruth avoids the body shot from King.
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a hook to the body
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth misses with an uppercut.
King looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ruth misses its target.
King avoids the body shot from Ruth.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.

Excellent takedown into side control there by King.
Ruth tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ruth struggling a bit here.
Jimmy King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruth taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ruth sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ruth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ruth wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
Ruth striking off his back.
King throws a strike but Ruth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
King wants to stand but Ruth is controlling the position.
Ruth trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Ruth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ruth is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ruth wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Ruth won't allow King to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King works over Ruth's head and body with a nice combination.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Ruth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King misses with an uppercut. Ruth saw that one coming.
Ruth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy King.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Jimmy King!
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!