PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randy Rutheford (ranked 3618 p4p, 179 weight class) and Evil Empire (ranked 2493 p4p, 134 weight class). Empire has chosen All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight as his entrance music. Evil Empire has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rutheford
vs
Empire

170 cm
26
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

168 cm
26
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Rutheford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evil Empire !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Empire misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Rutheford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rutheford throws a hook but Empire blocks it.
Empire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rutheford lands a nice hook to Empire 's body. Empire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rutheford takes one on the button.
Rutheford cracks Empire with an open hand slap.
Rutheford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Empire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rutheford looks to score with a jab to the body but Empire is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Rutheford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Empire doesn't seem phased though.
Empire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rutheford's calf.
Empire defending well as Rutheford loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Empire ! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rutheford.
A jab lands there for Empire .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Empire avoids the body shot from Rutheford.
A looping hook to the body misses from Empire . Rutheford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Empire looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rutheford misses with an uppercut. Empire saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Rutheford.
Empire 's corner calls for a 1-2. Empire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Empire lands a body shot.
Empire misses with a looping left.
Rutheford moves away from the strike by Empire .
The crowd cheers as Empire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutheford doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutheford misses with a double jab.
Rutheford throws a body shot but no joy.
Empire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutheford.
Empire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Empire moves in looking to clinch but Rutheford pushes him off.
Empire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutheford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Empire stalks Rutheford and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rutheford's face. Rutheford staggers backwards, shaken.
Rutheford stuns Empire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Empire takes a swing at Rutheford's ribcage but misses.
Rutheford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Empire moves away.
Empire only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rutheford throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutheford swings for the body but Empire moves out of range.
Empire throws out a counter right but Rutheford avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circle momentarily. Empire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutheford misses with a hook to the body
enabling Empire to counter with a crisp jab.
Empire thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Rutheford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rutheford looks to land a right hand but Empire moved out of range.
Empire tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rutheford throws a right and a left that Empire avoids nicely.
Empire walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutheford moves out of range of the strikes.
Empire misses the shot to the body.
Rutheford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Empire throws out a loose jab but Rutheford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutheford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Empire . Rutheford shrugs it off though.
Jab by Rutheford.
Empire lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rutheford scores with a hook to the body. Empire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rutheford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Empire .
Rutheford throws a right and a left that Empire avoids nicely.
Empire counters with a body kick.
A big right from Rutheford misses.
Rutheford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Empire scores with a nice head shot.
Empire lands with a good body shot.
Empire throws the left hand but Rutheford avoids the punch easily.
Randy Rutheford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Empire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutheford.
Rutheford went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Empire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab by Empire .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Empire looks to land a left hand but Rutheford moved out of range nicely.
Rutheford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Empire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Empire moves out of range of the strikes.
Empire tries to counter by closing the distance.
A good leg kick by Empire .
Rutheford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Empire manages to avoid it.
Empire misses with a body shot.
Rutheford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Empire .
Empire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Empire misses with an attempted mid kick.

Empire moves into the clinch.
Empire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutheford's elbow.
A hook to the body from Rutheford.
Empire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Empire misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutheford.
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!
Rutheford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Empire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruthefords head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Empire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutheford's elbow.
Empire misses with a punch to the body.
Rutheford is trying to break the clinch but Empire is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Empire .

Empire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Empire lands a leg kick that knocks Rutheford off balance momentarily.
Rutheford throws a jab when Empire was well out of range.
Rutheford scores with a punch to the head.
Rutheford connects with a right hand. Empire shakes it off.
Rutheford lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutheford connects with a nice looking jab.
Empire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutheford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rutheford just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Empire throws a head kick that misses.
Rutheford throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutheford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Empire needs to keep his hands up - Rutheford had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Evil Empire will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A swing and a miss from Rutheford.
Empire scores with a jab to the head.
Empire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rutheford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rutheford throws a lazy right hand but Empire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Empire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Empire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutheford.
Empire throws a lazy right hand but Rutheford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutheford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutheford misses with a hook. Empire ducked under it nicely.
Evil Empire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutheford takes a swing at Empire 's ribcage but misses.
Empire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Empire !
Empire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rutheford's head.
Rutheford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Rutheford.
Empire shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rutheford eats them both and turns towards Empire to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Empire staying out of range there.
Empire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rutheford on the side of the head.
Rutheford lands a nice shot that snaps Empire 's head back.
Nice body kick there by Empire .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutheford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Rutheford.
Rutheford cracks Empire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutheford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Empire .
Rutheford looks to land a right hand but Empire moved out of range.
Empire wants to counter the offense by Rutheford and move into the clinch position.
Rutheford loads up on a big right hand but Empire slips the punch.
Empire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruthefords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Empire closes the distance and pushes Rutheford back into the cage.
Empire leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Empire .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Empire .
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Empire on the inside.
Empire is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good body shot from Empire .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Empire misses with a punch to the body.
Empire digs a right hand into Rutheford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutheford's gas tank.
Rutheford tries to work over Empire 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Empire manages to break the clinch.
Empire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Empire punishes Rutheford's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutheford scores with a sloppy right hand. Empire should have avoided that one.
Empire throws a front kick that sends Rutheford stumbling back into the cage.
Empire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rutheford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Empire closes the distance and pushes Rutheford back into the cage.
Rutheford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Empire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Empire .
Good body shot from Empire .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Empire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Empire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Empire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Empire scores with a shot to the side of Rutheford's head.
Empire lands a body shot.
Empire lands a nice shot to the body.

Empire breaks the clinch.
Empire scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Empire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Empire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Empire lands a really nice looking cross but Rutheford seems unphased.
Empire throws a hook to the side of Rutheford's head but Rutheford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Empire misses with the combination.
Empire dodges the punch combination from Rutheford.
Empire doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Empire punishes Rutheford's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Empire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rutheford on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rutheford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Empire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Empire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Empire slips under a jab from Rutheford.
The fighters circling - Empire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutheford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutheford misses with the combination.
Empire throws a lazy right hand but Rutheford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Empire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Empire .
Empire throws a jab when Rutheford was well out of range.
Rutheford will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rutheford throws a series of punches but Empire moves out of range.
Rutheford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Empire is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutheford with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Rutheford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evil Empire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Good work by Empire as he checks the leg kick.
Rutheford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rutheford lands a glancing blow to the side of Empire 's head.
Rutheford connects with a looping right hand.
Rutheford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Empire manages to avoid it.
Empire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutheford appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sloppy strikes from Rutheford. Those never looked like landing.
Rutheford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Empire was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutheford.
Rutheford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Empire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Empire is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rutheford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Empire ducks right into an uppercut from Rutheford.
Empire scores with a punch to the head.
Rutheford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Empire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Empire slips a jab and a cross from Rutheford.
Empire blocks a leg kick.
Empire throws out a counter right but Rutheford avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Empire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rutheford, pushing him back against the cage.
Rutheford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Empire tries to work over Rutheford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Empire can't find room to land a body shot as Rutheford controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Empire scores with a shot to the side of Rutheford's head.
Empire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Empire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutheford throws a punch but it's blocked by Empire .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Empire misses with a punch to the body.
Empire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Empire lands a hook to the side of the head.

Empire 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rutheford moves out of range as Empire throws a body kick.
Empire lands a leg kick that knocks Rutheford off balance momentarily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rutheford stalling in the clinch but Empire improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutheford prevents a body shot from Empire .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Empire .
Rutheford tries to work over Empire 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutheford stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Empire .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Empire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Empire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutheford's elbow.
Rutheford looking to slow down the pace here.
Rutheford working hard to break the clinch.
Rutheford is looking to break free of the clinch but Empire has double underhooks.
Empire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Empire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutheford's efforts to push away.
Empire scores with a shot to the side of Rutheford's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Empire tries to work over Rutheford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutheford is trying to break the clinch but Empire has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Empire .
Empire struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutheford controls his hands.
Rutheford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Empire up against the cage.
Empire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Empire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rutheford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Empire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Empire has Rutheford pressed against the cage, preventing Rutheford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Empire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Empire taking a breather.
Rutheford misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Empire scores with a shot to the side of Rutheford's head.
A hook to the body from Rutheford.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Empire lands a nice shot to the body.
Empire slows down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Empire as the two fighters clinch.
Rutheford blocks a body shot from Empire .
Empire lands a right hand.

Empire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Empire connects with a body shot that sends Rutheford's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Empire ducks under a wild hook from Rutheford.
Empire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Randy Rutheford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutheford wants to slow Empire down by chopping away at his legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Empire ! But no joy.
Empire checks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evil Empire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Empire 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evil Empire !
As Evil Empire got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Let's go Evil Empire!!!'.
In defeat, Randy Rutheford stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well fuck'.