PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 2317 p4p, 600 weight class) and Myles Ruth (ranked 274 p4p, 89 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gunnarsson
vs
Ruth

190 cm
32
213
15 - 19 - 0

195 cm
32
250
16 - 8 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magnus Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Gunnarsson drives through and clinches with Ruth against the cage.

Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunnarsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruth misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Gunnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruth scores with a nice right hand.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruth misses the target.
Gunnarsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Ruth throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gunnarsson.
Ruth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gunnarsson back to the cage. Ruth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunnarsson darts in looking for a takedown but Ruth gets double underhooks and turns Gunnarsson into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ruth.
Gunnarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruth tries to throw a body punch but Gunnarsson avoids it by throwing Ruth back against the cage.
Gunnarsson goes for a takedown attempt but Ruth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ruth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson throws out a loose jab but Ruth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot.
Gunnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Gunnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruth throws a lazy right hand but Gunnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruth throws out a loose jab but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth throws a good cross that connects.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruth scores with a sloppy right hand. Gunnarsson should have avoided that one.
Gunnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Ruth slips the punch.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruth throws a shot to the body.
Ruth lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth moves out of range as Gunnarsson strikes.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
Ruth jabs at Gunnarsson's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruth as he connects with a hook.
Ruth throws out a loose jab but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ruth takes a swing at Gunnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Gunnarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Myles Ruth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Gunnarsson misses.
Ruth takes a swing at Gunnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Ruth with a hook.
Ruth swings for the body but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Gunnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Gunnarsson misses.
Ruth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gunnarsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Gunnarsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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 hook
and Gunnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunnarsson misses the jab.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Ruth sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ruth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Gunnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruth.
A short left from Gunnarsson.
Ruth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gunnarsson is keeping busy.

Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Ruth dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Gunnarsson is looking to clinch.
Ruth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunnarsson can pounce on him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ruth breaks the clinch.
Ruth misses with a looping right.
Ruth wants to clinch up but Gunnarsson keeps it at a distance.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth misses with a double jab.
Gunnarsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruth under the eye.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gunnarsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruth on the side of the head.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruth moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth tries to clinch up.
A combination from Gunnarsson does no damage.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Gunnarsson darts in and clinches Ruth up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruth.

Ruth breaks from the clinch.
Ruth misses with a right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Ruth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruth misses with a right hand
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gunnarsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Gunnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth lands with a hook. Gunnarsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab.

Gunnarsson takes the fight into the clinch.

Gunnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Gunnarsson misses with a kick to the body.
Ruth keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruth thuds a left hand into Gunnarsson's body.
A good leg kick by Gunnarsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruth avoids it really well and circles away.

Ruth clinches.
Gunnarsson jumps guard but Ruth stands there with Gunnarsson around his waist. Gunnarsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ruth has a couple of punches blocked by Gunnarsson.

Gunnarsson breaks the clinch.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruth.
Ruth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunnarsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gunnarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruth's sensitive parts.
Gunnarsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruth misses with a hook.
It looked like Gunnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ruth.
Gunnarsson connects with a body shot.
Ruth misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a good low kick that Ruth was not able to check.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. Gunnarsson saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunnarsson misses the target.
Ruth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gunnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
Gunnarsson digs a good body shot into Ruth's ribs.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Myles Ruth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gunnarsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruth misses with a body punch
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Ruth.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Gunnarsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gunnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Gunnarsson is looking to clinch.
Ruth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunnarsson slips a straight right by Ruth.
Gunnarsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson lands with a kick to the temple. Ruth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Gunnarsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick by Gunnarsson misses
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Ruth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gunnarsson doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth checks the leg kick.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Ruth instigates a clinch.
Ruth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunnarsson backwards.
Gunnarsson prevents a body shot from Ruth.
Gunnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Ruth controls the action.
Ruth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is looking for a takedown.

Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunnarsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Gunnarsson misses its target.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Ruth finds it's target.
Gunnarsson looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Ruth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth jabs Gunnarsson right on the nose. Gunnarsson blinks but takes it well.
Ruth tries to clinch up.
Ruth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gunnarsson's hands.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Gunnarsson connects with a looping right hand.
Gunnarsson moves away from the strike by Ruth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gunnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gunnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Gunnarsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Ruth.
Ruth swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Ruth on the inside.
Ruth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Gunnarsson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ruth uses from the top position.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Gunnarsson keeps moving.

Gunnarsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ruth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ruth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Gunnarsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ruth defends it easily.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Gunnarsson keeps moving.
Magnus Gunnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green 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.