PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garbutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garbutt comes to the ring accompanied by Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garbutt
vs
Ruth

193 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
213 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

KAISER

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Garbutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garbutt tries to work over Ruth's front leg with a kick but Ruth checks it.
We've been told by Garbutt's head coaches at Black City that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garbutt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garbutt scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth blocks a leg kick.
Garbutt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruth on the side of the head.
Garbutt is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Garbutt.
No joy there for Garbutt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garbutt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ruth throws a series of punches but Garbutt avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt tries to move into range but Ruth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kevin Garbutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Ruth.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garbutt, right into the meat.
Ruth throws the left hand but Garbutt avoids the punch easily.
Garbutt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Garbutt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Garbutt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garbutt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garbutt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruth wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt trying to control but Ruth is working from the bottom.
Garbutt postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Garbutt scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruth trying to keep a closed guard but Garbutt is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garbutt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruth keeping moving, preventing Garbutt from controlling successfully.
Garbutt postures up in Ruth's guard and throws a big left but Ruth blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garbutt won't allow Ruth to sweep him here.
Garbutt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Garbutt wants to pass the guard but Ruth is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth trying to keep a closed guard but Garbutt is proving a slippery customer.
Garbutt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garbutt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruth tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Garbutt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ruth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ruth on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ruth cracks Garbutt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Garbutt misses the target.
Garbutt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Ed Ruth has been cut.
Ruth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the body from Garbutt misses
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and Garbutt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garbutt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruth checks it well.
Garbutt cracks Ruth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Ruth. Those never looked like landing.
Garbutt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Garbutt is looking for a counter combo.
Garbutt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garbutt's waist but Garbutt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ruth off to one side.
Garbutt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Garbutt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Ruth's cut.
That's time! Garbutt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good leg kick by Garbutt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garbutt lands a slapping body shot.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garbutt is looking to chop away at Ruth's legs.
Ruth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garbutt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garbutt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Garbutt misses.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruth throws a hook but Garbutt blocks it.
Garbutt is looking to slow Ruth down with leg kicks.
Garbutt scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garbutt connects with a right hand. Ruth shakes it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garbutt.
Ruth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garbutt.
Garbutt feints and then cracks Ruth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruth down.
Nice defenses there by Garbutt.
Garbutt 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.
Ruth misses with a hook
and Garbutt counters with a right hand to the body.
Ruth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garbutt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruth misses with a hook to the body
and Garbutt counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ruth.
Garbutt lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garbutt staying out of range there.
Garbutt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garbutt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ruth's head.
Nice shot lands for Ruth.

It looks like Kevin Garbutt has been cut.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
Garbutt tries to clinch up.
Ruth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garbutt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruth can do to turn this around?
Garbutt misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garbutt on the side of the head.
Ruth missing with a left hand there. Garbutt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid body kick from Garbutt.
Ruth tries to move into range but Garbutt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Garbutt misses its intended target.
Garbutt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruth checks a leg kick.
Garbutt misses with a kick to the body.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruth lands an overhand right.
Garbutt throws a series of punches but Ruth avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Ruth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garbutt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ruth misses.
Garbutt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ruth misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garbutt throws a push kick but Ruth slaps the foot to one side.
Ruth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garbutt lands a head kick. Ruth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Garbutt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ruth.
Ruth throws out a loose jab but Garbutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Garbutt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Garbutt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Garbutt backs off Ruth throws a huge counter combo but Garbutt manages to avoid it all.
Garbutt walks into a left hand.
Ruth works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Garbutt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Garbutt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ruth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garbutt is looking to chop away at Ruth's legs.
Garbutt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garbutt throws the kick towards the body but Ruth avoids it.
Ruth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garbutt counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Garbutt.
Ruth unleashes a big counter combination but Garbutt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth swats away the attempt to clinch by Garbutt.
Ruth might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Garbutt is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garbutt has a takedown stuffed.
Garbutt throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
Garbutt fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garbutt throws a leg kick which misses Ruth's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruth tries to avoid it.
Garbutt lands a leg kick that knocks Ruth off balance momentarily.
Garbutt scoring well with a low kick there.
Garbutt misses with a head kick.
Garbutt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt throws a wild body kick that Ruth sees coming a mile off.
Ruth lands with a nice body punch.
Garbutt misses with a looping left.
Garbutt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garbutt thows a leg kick but Ruth checks it
and Ruth counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garbutt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Garbutt is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruth lands with an uppercut that bounces Garbutt off the ropes and back into range.
Kevin Garbutt is winning the standup battle so far.
Garbutt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruth is out of range.
Ruth misses with a takedown attempt - Garbutt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garbutt tries to counter with a takedown but Ruth is quick to defend against it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.

Ruth scores with a takedown into Garbutt's guard.
Garbutt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ruth being controlled here momentarily.
Ruth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garbutt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garbutt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruth passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt tries to buck Ruth off but Ruth is having none of it.
Garbutt taking a bit of punishment here - Ruth scoring with strikes.
Ruth postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ruth throws a strike aimed at the side of Garbutt's head but Garbutt avoids it well.
Ruth cracks Garbutt with a big elbow.
Ruth throws an elbow but Garbutt slips to the side and avoids it well.
Garbutt is trying to control Ruth's posture but Ruth avoids it.
The ground and pound from Ruth seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ruth lands a few punches from side control.
Ed Ruth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garbutt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garbutt wants to control but Ruth postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ed Ruth.
I think Garbutt 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Garbutt!
A very excited looking Kevin Garbutt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.