PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren McCarty (ranked 1055 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Myles Ruth (ranked 149 p4p, 177 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McCarty
vs
Ruth

185 cm
34
236
28 - 13 - 0

195 cm
31
250
13 - 7 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren McCarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. McCarty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCarty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruth misses with a left hand
and McCarty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McCarty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but McCarty moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. McCarty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarty misses with an uppercut
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCarty thinking.
McCarty feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ruth tries to clinch there but McCarty circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCarty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McCarty swings widly with a right hand
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCarty misses with a right hand
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCarty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ruth cracks a nice hook into McCarty's ribs.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarty.
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCarty makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Ruth clinches up with McCarty and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ruth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCarty dips to his left and cracks Ruth with an uppercut!
McCarty misses with a left hand
and Ruth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCarty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCarty walks into a left hand.
McCarty defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCarty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCarty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruth.
McCarty throws an overhand right that lands on Ruth's shoulder, as Ruth tries to avoid the shot.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth misses with a straight right.
McCarty throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarty loads up on a big right hand but Ruth slips the punch.
McCarty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. McCarty saw that one coming.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
McCarty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a lunging right hand
letting McCarty counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCarty throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth lunges at McCarty with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCarty's hand.
Ruth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCarty misses with a hook.
Ruth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCarty 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!
McCarty misses with a body shot.
McCarty ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Ruth throws out a loose jab but McCarty uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from McCarty misses the target.

Ruth closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from McCarty.
Ruth tries a body shot but McCarty blocks it.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on McCarty's shoulder, as McCarty tries to avoid the shot.
McCarty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruth misses with a hook
and McCarty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth thuds a left hand into McCarty's body.
McCarty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarty manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from McCarty on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCarty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarty moves away.
McCarty is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarty was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from McCarty.
McCarty throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruth to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruth lands a nice hook to McCarty's body. McCarty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCarty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCarty is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ruth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ruth throws a series of punches but McCarty avoids them all with ease.
Ruth tries to move into range but McCarty moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruth connects with a right hand. McCarty shakes it off.
McCarty throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruth.
McCarty has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth punishes McCarty's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruth lands with a hook. McCarty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
McCarty misses with a hook to the body
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarty is looking to counter punch.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarty.
Ruth scores with a shot to the body.
Ruth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCarty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ruth takes a swing at McCarty's ribcage but misses.
McCarty slips under a jab from Ruth.
McCarty throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarty throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth defending well as McCarty loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth throws a hook but McCarty avoids it easily.
McCarty was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ruth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCarty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarty was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
McCarty throws a lazy right hand but Ruth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like McCarty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from McCarty misses.
A nice side step and Ruth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McCarty throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCarty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth lands a slapping body shot.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCarty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth slips a jab from McCarty.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruth scores with a jab.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McCarty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruth.
McCarty cracks Ruth with a right hand to the side of the head.
McCarty ducks right into an uppercut from Ruth.

It looks like Darren McCarty has been cut.
Nice body punch from Ruth.
Ruth tries to clinch up.
Ruth throws a body punch but McCarty moves out of range.
It looked like McCarty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruth lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruth lands with a right hand.
McCarty misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth works the jab nicely.
McCarty avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCarty.
McCarty defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth swings for the body but McCarty moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from McCarty misses the target.
A cross from Ruth lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruth.
McCarty thuds his right hand into Ruth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCarty throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
McCarty with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth looks to throw the jab but McCarty is out of range.
Ruth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarty.
Ruth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ruth swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCarty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Ruth misses with a straight right.
McCarty throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth swinging wildly here.
McCarty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarty misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCarty throws a shot from downtown. Ruth moves away and avoids it.
McCarty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A lazy left from Ruth finds it's target.
Ruth fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCarty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Darren McCarty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCarty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. McCarty moves away and avoids it.
McCarty swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ruth throws a big shot that misses.
McCarty looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.
Ruth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarty throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCarty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCarty misses with an uppercut. Ruth saw that one coming.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
McCarty throws a hook but Ruth avoids it easily.
Ruth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCarty.
Ruth tries to clinch but McCarty moves out of range.
McCarty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruth fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth cracks McCarty with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

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