PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Neville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Babe Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Neville
vs
Ruth

185 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Prefers standup

Hades ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Neville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Babe Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth scores with a shot to the body.

Neville clinches with his opponent.
Neville is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neville lands a nice elbow.
Ruth is looking to control Neville's arms but Neville gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ruth has his back to the cage.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Neville.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Neville lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Babe Ruth has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Neville lands an elbow inside that Ruth shrugs off.
Ruth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Neville lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Neville.
Neville avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Neville prevents Ruth from breaking the clinch.
Neville blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neville escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruth scores with a nice right hand.

Ruth takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neville gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ruth working aggressively here.
Ruth misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Neville.
Ruth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Neville lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Neville taking a breather.
Ruth takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neville breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neville moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Neville takes the fight into the clinch.
Neville displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ruth up against the cage.
Ruth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Neville effectively controlling the action here.
Neville comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Neville lands an elbow inside.
Ruth tries to work over Neville's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruth takes an elbow to the temple.
Neville lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Neville keeps control of Ruth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neville.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neville breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neville blocks an uppercut.
Ruth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neville throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth tries to work over Neville's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruth is trying to break the clinch but Neville has him pressed against the cage.
Ruth is looking to control Neville's arms but Neville gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ruth has his back to the cage.
Ruth letting Neville take a breather here.
Neville blocking some punches.
Neville stalls.
Ruth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neville holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Neville breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ruth closes the distance and pushes Neville back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Ruth in his tracks for a moment.
Neville misses with an elbow strike.
Neville keeps control of Ruth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Neville breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ruth closes the distance and clinches.
Neville blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruth is looking to break free of the clinch but Neville has double underhooks.
Ruth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Neville.
Ruth pushes Neville back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neville creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruth's defenses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neville.
Ruth looking to slow down the pace here.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Ruth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neville stalling against the cage.
Ruth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ruth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neville stalling the fight.
Ruth lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Neville dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Babe Ruth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Neville clinches up against the cage.
Ruth is trying to maintain a safe position but Neville gets an underhook and turns Ruth into the cage.
Ruth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruth letting Neville take a breather here.
Neville lands an elbow just above Ruth 's eye.
Neville lands an elbow just above Ruth 's eye.
Ruth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ruth throws a head punch that misses.
Ruth trying to control the position but instead, Neville has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ruth into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ruth is trying to stall.
Ruth is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neville taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth trying to control the position but instead, Neville has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ruth into the cage.

Neville pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neville clinches up against the cage.

Neville breaks the clinch.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Neville darts in and clinches Ruth up against the cage.
Ruth stalling.
Neville lands an elbow just above Ruth 's eye.
Neville blocks a body shot from Ruth.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Neville stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Neville for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Neville lands an elbow just above Ruth 's eye.
Neville content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Babe Ruth.
Ruth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Neville gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neville's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Neville does a little dance to reset his feet.

Ruth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Neville lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ruth misses with some punches.
Ruth struggles to land a body shot inside as Neville controls his hands.
Neville leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neville.
Neville lands a damaging elbow.

Neville escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Neville darts in and clinches Ruth up against the cage.
Ruth working aggressively here.
Ruth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruth takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neville.
Ruth trying to control the position but instead, Neville has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ruth into the cage.
Neville is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neville breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Neville has Ruth up against the cage in a clinch.

Neville breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Neville clinches with his opponent.
Neville is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Neville pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neville stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Neville darts in and clinches Ruth up against the cage.

Neville breaks the clinch.
Neville tried to score with a low kick but Ruth checks it.
Ruth works the jab nicely.
Ruth scores with a shot to the body.
Neville 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.

Ruth moves into range and clinches up with Neville.
Neville taking a breather.
Neville keeps control of Ruth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth can't find room to land a body shot as Neville controls the action.
Ruth tries to work over Neville's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth blocks an elbow strike from Neville.
Ruth lands a left hand.
Ruth throws a punch but it's blocked by Neville.
Ruth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neville's elbow.
Ruth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruth digs a right hand into Neville's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neville's gas tank.
Ruth lands a body shot.
Ruth tries to work over Neville's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neville keeps control of Ruth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neville blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neville stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ruth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruth throws a head punch that misses.
Ruth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruth swings wildly with an uppercut but Neville uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruth misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Neville will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Babe Ruth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ruth lands with a hook. Neville tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Neville has managed to clinch.
Ruth looking to stall.
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Neville is keeping busy.
Neville has Ruth pushed against the cage.
Ruth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Neville stalling the fight.
Ruth misses with some punches.
Ruth avoids a wild elbow strike from Neville.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neville just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruth's brow.
Neville comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neville displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ruth up against the cage.
Ruth lands a body shot.
Neville lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Neville.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neville lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Neville escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruth cracks Neville with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Neville gets a clinch.
Ruth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neville's elbow.
Neville leaning against his opponent.
Ruth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neville has him pressed against the cage.
Ruth cracks Neville with a nice body shot.
Ruth looking to stall.
Ruth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neville lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ruth misses with some punches.
Ruth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neville just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruth's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Neville as Ruth tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neville backwards.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Ruth in his tracks for a moment.
Ruth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neville slowing the pace effectively.
Ruth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruth lands a shot to the body.
Ruth swings wildly with an uppercut but Neville uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruth takes an elbow to the temple.
Ruth is trying to stall.
Neville lands a nice elbow.
Ruth pushes Neville back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neville just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruth's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neville just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruth's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Neville.
Ruth throws a punch but it's blocked by Neville.
Ruth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth blocks an elbow strike from Neville.
Ruth avoids the elbow strike from Neville, against the cage.
Ruth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruth swings wildly with an uppercut but Neville uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neville lands an elbow just above Ruth 's eye.
Neville throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruth dodges an elbow strike from Neville.
Ruth trying to stall but Neville improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neville.
Neville trying to stall but Ruth improves his position.
Ruth dodges an elbow strike from Neville.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Ruth in his tracks for a moment.
Ruth takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Ruth.
Neville looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruth can't find room to land a body shot as Neville controls the action.
Ruth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Robert Neville has scored more points in the clinch so far.

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.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neville - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ruth lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruth gets through Neville's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruth tries a body shot but Neville blocks it.
Ruth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neville blocking some punches.
Neville lands an elbow inside that Ruth shrugs off.
Ruth cracks Neville with a nice body shot.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ruth fails to land.
Ruth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ruth trying to stall but Neville improves his position.
Ruth blocks an elbow strike from Neville.
Neville blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Neville gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ruth swings wildly with an uppercut but Neville uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Babe Ruth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robert Neville is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neville throws an elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Babe Ruth.
I think Neville has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!