PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladmir Ruten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Woolley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladmir Ruten has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ruten
vs
Woolley

210 cm
25
285 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

190 cm
20
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladmir Ruten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Caleb Woolley!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woolley wants to clinch.
Woolley moves out of range of the body kick.
Woolley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruten cracks Woolley with a good jab.
Woolley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruten misses with a two punch combination.
Woolley throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Woolley.
Ruten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woolley tries to clinch there but Ruten circles away.
Some wild striking there from Ruten.

Woolley clinches up against the cage.
Ruten tries to break free but Woolley pushes him back against the cage.
Woolley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruten.
Woolley tries to break free but Ruten pushes him back against the cage.
Woolley is trying to force a seperation but Ruten has the dominant position.
Ruten takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Vladmir Ruten has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruten.
Ruten avoids the elbow strike from Woolley, against the cage.
Ruten is trying to break the clinch but Woolley has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Woolley fails to land.

Woolley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ruten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Woolley's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woolley fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woolley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woolley wants to clinch up but Ruten keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruten throws a right and a left that Woolley avoids nicely.
Ruten misses with the combination.
Woolley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woolley is looking to clinch but Ruten is avoiding it.
Ruten throws a head kick but Woolley moves out of range.

Woolley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruten wants to get back to striking at distance but Woolley won't allow it.
Woolley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruten.
Ruten tries to break free but Woolley pushes him back against the cage.
Ruten tries to break the clinch but Woolley is controlling the position.

Ruten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woolley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woolley thumps Ruten with a low kick.
Woolley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woolley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woolley moves in looking to clinch but Ruten pushes him off.
Woolley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruten throws a right hand that Woolley ducks under and follows up with a left that Woolley also avoids with ease.
Ruten swats away the attempt to clinch by Woolley.
Woolley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ruten is breathing heavily.
Ruten scores with a hook.
Ruten throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab lands there for Ruten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woolley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Woolley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woolley wants to clinch up but Ruten keeps it at a distance.
Ruten misses the shot to the body.
Woolley tries to clinch up but Ruten circles away and keeps his distance.
Woolley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woolley tries to clinch but Ruten is having none of it.
Woolley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woolley tries to clinch there but Ruten circles away.
Ruten throws a right hand that Woolley ducks under and follows up with a left that Woolley also avoids with ease.

Woolley clinches up with Ruten and pushes him back against the cage.
Woolley misses with a knee strike.
Woolley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Woolley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woolley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruten.
Ruten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woolley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruten is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ruten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruten is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Ruten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Woolley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Woolley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruten scores with a nice strike.
Woolley tries to clinch there but Ruten circles away.
Ruten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Woolley slips a jab and a cross from Ruten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woolley slips a jab from Ruten.
Woolley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woolley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruten circles away.
Woolley tries to clinch up but Ruten circles away and keeps his distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruten scores with a four punch combination!
Woolley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Woolley tries to clinch up but Ruten circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Woolley wants to clinch.
Ruten misses with a double jab.
Woolley tries to clinch there but Ruten circles away.
Ruten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woolley is looking to clinch but Ruten is avoiding it.
Woolley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woolley tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruten misses with a hook.
Ruten throws out a loose jab but Woolley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woolley wants to clinch up but Ruten keeps it at a distance.
Ruten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woolley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woolley moves in looking to clinch but Ruten pushes him off.
Woolley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Woolley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woolley moves in looking to clinch but Ruten pushes him off.
Woolley wants to clinch.
Woolley fails with an attempt to clinch.

Woolley drives through and clinches with Ruten against the cage.
Woolley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruten tries to break free but Woolley pushes him back against the cage.
Woolley swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruten uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ruten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woolley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Woolley tries to clinch there but Ruten circles away.
Ruten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woolley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woolley misses with a double jab.
Woolley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woolley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruten circles away.
Nice shot by Ruten.
Some wild striking there from Ruten.
Ruten keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladmir Ruten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladmir Ruten's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ruten throws an overhand right that lands on Woolley's shoulder, as Woolley tries to avoid the shot.
Ruten misses with a double jab.
Woolley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruten circles away.
Ruten keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruten swats away the attempt to clinch by Woolley.
Woolley is looking to clinch.
Woolley tries to clinch up but Ruten circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruten is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Woolley is looking to clinch.
Ruten looks to land a right hand but Woolley moved out of range.
Woolley is looking to clinch but Ruten is avoiding it.
Woolley is looking to clinch.
Woolley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruten moves out of range as Woolley throws a body kick.
Woolley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruten scores with a three punch combo!
Vladmir Ruten is winning the standup battle so far.
Woolley is looking to land body kicks.
Donk. Ruten catches Woolley right on the button with a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Woolley.
Woolley tries to clinch there but Ruten circles away.
Woolley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of 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!
Woolley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woolley tries to clinch up but Ruten circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Woolley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woolley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woolley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woolley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woolley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woolley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woolley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Ruten finds it's way through Woolley's defenses.

Woolley is rocked!
Woolley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruten circles away.
Some wild striking there from Ruten.
Woolley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woolley tries to clinch but Ruten moves out of range.
Ruten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woolley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruten lands a jab.
Woolley wants to clinch up but Ruten keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woolley lands a head kick. Ruten smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ruten swats away the attempt to clinch by Woolley.
Ruten cracks Woolley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Woolley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruten circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Woolley breaks the clinch.
Ruten throws a hook but Woolley blocks it.
Woolley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vladmir Ruten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Woolley misses.
Ruten throws a jab when Woolley was well out of range.
Woolley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woolley tries to clinch up.
Woolley tries to clinch up.

Woolley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruten, pushing him back against the cage.
Woolley swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Ruten breaks from the clinch.
Woolley moves in looking to clinch but Ruten pushes him off.
Woolley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruten keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Woolley moves into range and clinches up with Ruten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruten tries to break the clinch but Woolley is controlling the position.
Woolley misses with the head strike.

Ruten breaks the clinch.
Woolley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruten circles away.
Ruten throws a nice looking combination but Woolley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruten throws a jab when Woolley was well out of range.
Woolley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Woolley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruten swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Woolley has closed the distance and engaged Ruten in a clinch.

Ruten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woolley tries to clinch but Ruten moves out of range.
Ruten moves out of range of the body kick.
Woolley wants to clinch.
Ruten throws a jab when Woolley was well out of range.
Woolley misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Woolley.
Ruten swats away the attempt to clinch by Woolley.
Woolley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruten keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Woolley tries to clinch but Ruten moves out of range.
Ruten's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruten lands a jab to the head.
Woolley is looking to clinch.
Woolley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruten circles away.
Woolley is looking to clinch but Ruten is avoiding it.
Woolley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruten connects with a looping right hand.
Woolley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruten scores with a body shot.
Woolley wants to clinch up but Ruten keeps it at a distance.
Ruten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruten scores with a four punch combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woolley is looking to clinch but Ruten is avoiding it.
Woolley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ruten throws a right and a left that Woolley avoids nicely.

Woolley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Woolley lands a nice elbow.
Woolley throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Woolley throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladmir Ruten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladmir Ruten's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Woolley tries to clinch but Ruten is having none of it.
Ruten avoids the head kick by Woolley.
Woolley tries to clinch up.
Woolley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruten circles away.
Ruten bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Woolley has Ruten up against the cage in a clinch.
Woolley takes a shot to the head.
Woolley throws an elbow that misses.
Woolley pushes off an throws an elbow but Ruten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Ruten breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Ruten - just one landing.
A combination from Ruten does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woolley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woolley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woolley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woolley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruten misses with a few strikes there.
Ruten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ruten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woolley is looking to clinch but Ruten is avoiding it.
Ruten blocks a head kick by Woolley.
Ruten avoids the head kick by Woolley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruten throws a right and a left that Woolley avoids nicely.
Woolley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ruten.

Woolley has closed the distance and engaged Ruten in a clinch.

Ruten manages to break the clinch.
Ruten throws a one two combo.
Woolley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruten swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Woolley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruten, pushing him back against the cage.
Woolley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Ruten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woolley is looking to clinch but Ruten is avoiding it.
Woolley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Woolley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruten throws a body punch but Woolley moves out of range.
Woolley wants to clinch up but Ruten keeps it at a distance.
Woolley wants to clinch.
Ruten throws a big shot that misses.

Woolley rushes Ruten and presses him up against the cage.
Woolley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Woolley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woolley backwards.
Ruten wants to get back to striking at distance but Woolley won't allow it.
Woolley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruten is defending well for now.
Ruten managing to block the knees to the body from Woolley.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Woolley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruten's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Woolley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruten's brow.
Ruten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Woolley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruten backwards.
Ruten takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ruten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruten is trying to break free.

Woolley breaks from the clinch.
Woolley moves in looking to clinch but Ruten pushes him off.
Woolley wants to clinch.
Woolley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woolley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruten moves away.
Woolley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Ruten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruten.
Woolley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruten stalks Woolley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Woolley's face. Woolley staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Woolley can pounce on him.

Woolley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Woolley misses with the head strike.
Woolley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woolley misses with the head strike.
Ruten wants to break free but Woolley has control.
A bit of stalling here from Ruten.
Ruten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Woolley lands a damaging elbow.
Woolley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruten blocks the elbow strike.
Ruten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woolley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Woolley fails to land.
Ruten tries to break free but Woolley pushes him back against the cage.
Woolley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruten blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruten is looking to break free of the clinch but Woolley has double underhooks.
Ruten's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Woolley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Woolley lands but Ruten takes it in his stride.
Ruten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woolley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woolley moves in looking to clinch but Ruten pushes him off.
Woolley is looking to clinch but Ruten is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woolley avoids the body shot from Ruten.
Woolley connects with a high kick.
Woolley tries to move into range but Ruten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woolley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woolley wants to clinch up but Ruten keeps it at a distance.

Woolley moves into the clinch.

Woolley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woolley dodges the punch combination from Ruten.
Ruten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woolley throws a head kick but Ruten moves out of range.
Ruten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woolley.
Caleb Woolley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woolley misses with a head kick.
Woolley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Woolley is looking to clinch but Ruten is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woolley is looking to clinch.
Ruten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woolley is looking to clinch but Ruten is avoiding it.
Vladmir Ruten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woolley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vladmir Ruten.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruten, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladmir Ruten!