PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reino Ruttu (ranked 468 p4p, 439 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 64 p4p, 60 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ruttu
vs
Lee

182 cm
28
177
14 - 9 - 0

185 cm
33
180
32 - 18 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruttu is just out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Ruttu moves out of range easily.
Ruttu throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruttu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee takes one on the button.
Ruttu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ruttu blocks it well.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruttu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jimmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruttu moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws a lazy body kick
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Ruttu.
Ruttu looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee tries to land a body kick
and Ruttu counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruttu checks a low kick from Lee.
We've been told by Ruttu's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruttu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab from Ruttu.
Ruttu tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruttu.
Jab from Lee.
Ruttu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ruttu throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee misses with a leg kick
and Ruttu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ruttu misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Ruttu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ruttu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruttu throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee wants to counter the offense by Ruttu and move into the clinch position.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee throws the left hand but Ruttu avoids the punch easily.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Ruttu looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Ruttu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ruttu throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Ruttu was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Ruttu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruttu blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Ruttu down.
Ruttu throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws out a counter right but Ruttu avoids it with no problem.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruttu is just out of range.
Ruttu misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee throws the left hand but Ruttu avoids the punch easily.
Ruttu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruttu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruttu just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruttu throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Ruttu missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Ruttu's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu lands with a good body shot.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruttu is just out of range.
Ruttu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee tries to clinch there but Ruttu circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws the left hand but Ruttu avoids the punch easily.
Lee jabs Ruttu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Lee misses.
Ruttu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruttu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Ruttu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ruttu takes one to the side of the head.
Ruttu slips under a jab.
Lee scores with the left hand. Ruttu knows he should have avoided that one.
Ruttu throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee wants to counter the offense by Ruttu and move into the clinch position.
Ruttu checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruttu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee throws out a counter right but Ruttu avoids it with no problem.
Ruttu misses the jab.
Ruttu moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Ruttu moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Jimmy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Ruttu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruttu lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruttu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttu looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Ruttu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Ruttu's head but Ruttu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ruttu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruttu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruttu throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Ruttu digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruttu staying out of range there.
Ruttu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruttu misses the jab.
Ruttu throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruttu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruttu looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruttu has time to react.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruttu moves away.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Ruttu throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruttu is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Lee.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Ruttu slips the punch.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Ruttu's shoulder, as Ruttu tries to avoid the shot.
Ruttu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ruttu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Ruttu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruttu.
As Lee backs away, Ruttu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee throws a jab when Ruttu was well out of range.
Ruttu staying out of range there.
Ruttu's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruttu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruttu swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee slips under a jab from Ruttu.
Ruttu tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Ruttu's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ruttu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee throws a low kick but Ruttu moves out of range easily.
As Lee looks to move away, Ruttu throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
Ruttu tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Lee tests Ruttu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruttu checks a low kick from Lee.
Ruttu thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruttu misses with a looping right.
Ruttu connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jimmy Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lee looks to clinch
and Ruttu counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruttu throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Ruttu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Ruttu misses.
Lee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ruttu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ruttu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruttu.
Ruttu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruttu counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruttu slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruttu throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Ruttu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruttu.
A lazy left from Ruttu finds it's target.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruttu.
Ruttu throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Ruttu.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruttu.
Ruttu scores with a nice strike.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Ruttu moved away.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruttu momentarily.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruttu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruttu walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee takes a swing at Ruttu's ribcage but misses.
Reino Ruttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a leg kick but Ruttu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ruttu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruttu.
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!
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Ruttu's knee but Ruttu avoids it well.
It looked like Ruttu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruttu misses with a hook.
Ruttu loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Ruttu sets himself, and Lee steps forward looking for the clinch! Ruttu avoids it this time.
Ruttu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ruttu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Ruttu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu slips under a jab from Lee.
Ruttu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruttu throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruttu.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Lee backs away, Ruttu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lee lands with a hook. Ruttu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ruttu tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruttu moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruttu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lee just manages to avoid it.
Ruttu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
A swing and a miss from Ruttu.
Lee thuds his right hand into Ruttu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruttu checks a leg kick nicely.
Ruttu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu throws a big shot that misses.
Lee blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Ruttu misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruttu.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
It looked like Ruttu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruttu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ruttu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Ruttu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Ruttu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice defenses there by Ruttu.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Ruttu moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Ruttu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruttu.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Lee.
Well Lee 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Reino Ruttu!
A victorious Reino Ruttu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.