PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tu Barrels (ranked 3679 p4p, 1367 weight class) and Sebastian Rutten (ranked 391 p4p, 157 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sebastian Rutten enters the cage!

Barrels
vs
Rutten

195 cm
26
265
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
265
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten wants to clinch.

Rutten rushes Barrels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rutten misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rutten fails to land.
Barrels cracks Rutten with a nice body shot.
Rutten is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barrels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.

It looks like Sebastian Rutten has been cut.
Barrels lands a right hand.
Barrels prevents a body shot from Rutten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barrels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barrels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rutten looks winded!
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barrels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barrels pushes Rutten back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barrels is defending well.
Barrels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttens head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barrels.
Barrels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barrels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Barrels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barrels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rutten tries a body shot but Barrels blocks it.
Rutten blocks the elbow strike.
Barrels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barrels scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
Barrels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrels backwards.
Barrels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutten is defending well for now.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrels is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutten has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten blocks the elbow strike.
Barrels looking to throw knees to the head but Rutten is blocking nicely.
Barrels misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Rutten.
Rutten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barrels.
Barrels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barrels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That has opened up Sebastian Rutten's cut even more.
Barrels misses with the head strike.
Rutten blocking some punches.

Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barrels throws a nice looking combination but Rutten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutten lands a two punch combo.

Barrels takes the fight into the clinch.
Barrels misses with the head strike.
Rutten cracks Barrels with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands with a short shot to the head.
Barrels throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutten.
Barrels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rutten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutten lands with a right to the head.
Barrels misses with a knee strike.
Barrels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten is trying to maintain a safe position but Barrels gets an underhook and turns Rutten into the cage.
Barrels misses with some punches.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Barrels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutten avoids it.
Rutten lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutten tries to work over Barrels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rutten misses with a body punch.
Barrels cracks Rutten with a nice body shot.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but Barrels avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten lands with a light punch inside.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but Barrels avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage.
Barrels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barrels missing with knees to the body.
Barrels is leaning against Rutten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rutten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barrels tries a knee to the head but Rutten blocks it.

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

Rutten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barrels, pushing him back against the cage.
Rutten misses with a body punch.
Barrels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tu Barrels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Rutten's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barrels misses with a looping right.
Barrels scores with a one two! Rutten had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rutten is looking to clinch.
As Rutten tries to get set, Barrels tries to push him back and clinch up but Rutten manages to avoid the attempt.
A combination from Rutten does no damage.
Barrels scores with a hook to the body. Rutten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrels was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
Barrels fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutten misses the target.
Barrels wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rutten on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

The cut above Sebastian Rutten's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rutten drops his hands momentarily and Barrels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barrels throws an overhand right that drops Rutten like a sack of potatoes! Barrels dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).