PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Boryska (ranked 1930 p4p, 2867 weight class) and Sebastian Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 373 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Boryska
vs
Rutten

182 cm
30
175
14 - 8 - 1

180 cm
25
185
7 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Piotr Boryska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rutten shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boryska's guard.
Rutten trying to control the position from guard on top but Boryska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rutten looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rutten trying to control but Boryska is working from the bottom.
Rutten preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boryska throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rutten throwing strikes from guard but Boryska blocks nicely.
Boryska wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boryska is looking to stand up but Rutten isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boryska slaps away a takedown attempt from Rutten, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Boryska shoots in and bounces Rutten off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boryska accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Rutten had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boryska defends it easily.
Boryska working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boryska trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.
Boryska sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rutten's guard.
Boryska not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Boryska is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Boryska is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rutten wants to improve his position but Boryska is controlling well.

Boryska seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten trying to control from the bottom.
Rutten wants to improve his position but Boryska is controlling well.
Boryska not doing much here.
Rutten is trying to get back to full guard.

Rutten is defending against the submission attempts here by Boryska.
Rutten keeping hold of Boryska's head, controlling as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rutten is trying to control but can't.
Boryska thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rutten is trying to maintain the position but Boryska is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rutten looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rutten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boryska counters with a left and a right that stings Rutten.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A cross from Boryska lands.
Boryska scores with a body shot.
Boryska throws a head kick but Rutten moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Boryska dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rutten goes for a double leg but Boryska avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boryska continues to drive forward.
A little feinted left hand from Boryska on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Piotr Boryska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten misses with a takedown
and Boryska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boryska cracks Rutten with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rutten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boryska counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boryska lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boryska scores with a nice head shot.
Boryska looks to land a combination but Rutten avoids it well.
Boryska lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Piotr Boryska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Boryska does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boryska.

It looks like Sebastian Rutten has been cut.

Boryska closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boryska is thwarting Rutten's attempts to control the position.
Boryska missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rutten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boryska missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boryska throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rutten is not content to let Boryska control the position.
Rutten is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boryska sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rutten defending well though.
Rutten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boryska stalling away here and it's allowed Rutten to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Boryska wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
Boryska's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boryska throws an elbow that misses. Rutten uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boryska's guard. Nice move by Rutten!

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boryska trying to keep a closed guard but Rutten is proving a slippery customer.

Rutten is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rutten with a nice head shot there.
Boryska keeping moving, preventing Rutten from controlling successfully.
Boryska pulls Rutten in close to prevent any damage.
Piotr Boryska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boryska keeping moving, preventing Rutten from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Boryska escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rutten gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Boryska working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rutten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rutten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Boryska kicks Rutten off and gets to his feet.
Rutten shoots and misses
and Boryska counters with a straight right hand.
Piotr Boryska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Rutten.
Rutten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rutten with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Boryska slams his shin into Rutten's torso.

Rutten gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rutten working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Boryska dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Rutten'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. This is the final round!

Rutten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boryska connects with the punch.
Boryska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Boryska circles away and keeps his distance.
Boryska throws a quick counter head kick but Rutten was just out of range.
Boryska throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Rutten is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boryska throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boryska misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boryska checks a leg kick.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Boryska.
Boryska lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boryska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutten can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten shoots in looking for a takedown but Boryska manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rutten's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rutten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boryska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutten.
Boryska seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boryska lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rutten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boryska is fending him off so far but Rutten persists. Nope, Boryska circles away and we're back to standing.
Piotr Boryska is winning the standup battle so far.
Boryska throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rutten.
Boryska pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rutten back to the cage. Boryska follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boryska throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten tries to clinch up
and Boryska counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boryska lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boryska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Boryska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boryska lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Boryska.
Rutten is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rutten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boryska circles away.
Piotr Boryska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Rutten.
Rutten drops his hands momentarily and Boryska takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rutten misses with a takedown attempt - Boryska sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boryska shoots in and bounces Rutten off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Boryska engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boryska throwing strikes but missing.
Boryska looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boryska 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.
Rutten controls Boryska momentarily but Boryska frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boryska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rutten not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rutten has his takedown stuffed
and Boryska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boryska scores with a three punch combo!
Sebastian Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piotr Boryska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rutten with the counter takedown but Boryska avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Boryska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boryska has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Boryska!
A very excited looking Piotr Boryska 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.