PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reino Ruttu (ranked 5190 p4p, 3637 weight class) and Lucia Del Paco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Reino Ruttu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ruttu
vs
Del Paco

182 cm
21
177
1 - 3 - 0

187 cm
27
182
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucia Del Paco!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Paco darts in trying to clinch
and Ruttu counters with an outside leg kick.
Ruttu throws out a loose jab but Del Paco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruttu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Del Paco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruttu. Ruttu obviously looking to wear him down.
Del Paco lands a jab to the head.
Ruttu throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Paco misses with a body shot.
Del Paco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Del Paco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruttu. Ruttu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Del Paco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruttu in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Del Paco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Del Paco throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Lucia Del Paco has been cut.
Ruttu moves away from the strike by Del Paco.
Ruttu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Del Paco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruttu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Del Paco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruttu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Del Paco thows a leg kick but Ruttu checks it
and Ruttu counters with a right hand to the body.
Del Paco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Del Paco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Del Paco has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lucia Del Paco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Paco swings for the body but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ruttu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Paco.
Del Paco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruttu half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Paco tries to clinch up
and Ruttu counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Paco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruttu checks it well.
Del Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruttu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decent striking displayed by Del Paco there.
Del Paco misses with an uppercut.
Ruttu misses with an uppercut. Del Paco saw that one coming.
Del Paco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruttu misses the target.
Del Paco throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruttu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Del Paco misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu keeps the fight on the outside.
Del Paco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruttu.
Del Paco looks to land a right hand but Ruttu moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruttu misses the target.
Ruttu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ruttu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruttu staying out of range there.
Del Paco tries a head kick but it misses.
Del Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruttu misses the target.
Del Paco thows a leg kick but Ruttu checks it
and Del Paco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Paco throws a big shot that misses.
Del Paco throws a head kick that misses
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
Del Paco misses with a wild body shot.
Del Paco throws a lazy right hand but Ruttu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruttu throwing a counter right hand but Del Paco manages to avoid it.
Del Paco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruttu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruttu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Del Paco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruttu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Del Paco.
And Ruttu counters with a quick kick to the body but Del Paco blocks it.
Del Paco lands a nice hook to Ruttu's body. Ruttu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruttu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lucia Del Paco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucia Del Paco's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Del Paco scores with a jab.
Del Paco tries to clinch but Ruttu is having none of it.
Ruttu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Del Paco throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruttu.
It looked like Ruttu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Del Paco misses with a hook to the body
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
Ruttu avoids the head kick by Del Paco.
Ruttu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Del Paco misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Del Paco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Del Paco.
Del Paco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruttu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruttu is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Paco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Ruttu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruttu looks to land a right hand but Del Paco moved out of range.
Ruttu avoids the body shot from Del Paco.
Ruttu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruttu blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Paco tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ruttu counters with a right hand to the body.
Del Paco misses with an uppercut
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
Ruttu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Paco.
As Del Paco backs away, Ruttu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Del Paco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruttu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Lucia Del Paco's cut even more.
Del Paco tests Ruttu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Del Paco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Del Paco is looking to clinch but Ruttu is avoiding it.
Ruttu is looking to counter punch.
Del Paco wants to clinch up but Ruttu keeps it at a distance.
Del Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruttu misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu keeps the fight on the outside.
Del Paco looks to land a body kick but Ruttu moved away.
Del Paco misses the shot to the body.
Ruttu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Del Paco just manages to avoid it.
Ruttu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Del Paco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruttu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruttu avoids a kick to the body.
Ruttu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Paco looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruttu is just out of range.
Del Paco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruttu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Del Paco looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruttu is just out of range.
Del Paco tries to land a body kick
and Del Paco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Paco misses with a wild body shot.
Ruttu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruttu connects with a jab.
Del Paco thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Ruttu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Paco. Ruttu does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Ruttu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Del Paco tries to clinch there but Ruttu circles away.
Ruttu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Del Paco jabs at Ruttu's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Del Paco lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ruttu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ruttu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Del Paco misses with a looping left.
A jab from Del Paco misses.
Del Paco misses with a hook
and Ruttu counters with a leg kick.
Del Paco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ruttu tried to counter with a leg kick but Del Paco avoided it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Paco tries to score with a low kick but Ruttu moves his leg out of the way.
Ruttu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Paco throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Ruttu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Del Paco wants to clinch.
Ruttu is looking to counter with head kicks.
Del Paco wants to clinch up but Ruttu keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Del Paco.
Del Paco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruttu checks it well.
Del Paco wants to slow Ruttu down by chopping away at his legs.
Ruttu lands a jab.
Del Paco misses with a hook
and Ruttu counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lucia Del Paco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lucia Del Paco's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A big left from Del Paco misses.
Ruttu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Del Paco avoids it.
Ruttu checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruttu misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Del Paco there.
Ruttu defending well as Del Paco loads up on a big left hand.
Del Paco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A cross from Ruttu lands.
Del Paco tries to clinch but Ruttu is having none of it.
Ruttu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lucia Del Paco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Del Paco.
And Ruttu counters with a quick kick to the body but Del Paco blocks it.
Ruttu staying out of range there.
Del Paco misses with a low kick.
Ruttu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Paco throws a shot from downtown. Ruttu moves away and avoids it.
Ruttu is looking to counter punch.
Del Paco throws a push kick but Ruttu slaps the foot to one side.
Ruttu throwing a counter right hand but Del Paco manages to avoid it.
Del Paco misses with a leg kick
enabling Ruttu to counter with a crisp jab.

The cut above Lucia Del Paco's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ruttu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Del Paco misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.

Del Paco is rocked!
Del Paco throws a hook to the side of Ruttu's head but Ruttu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruttu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Del Paco avoids it.
Del Paco is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruttu finish him?
Del Paco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruttu manages to avoid it.
Del Paco seems to have recovered his senses.
Del Paco misses with a kick to the body.
Ruttu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Paco. Ruttu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Paco misses with a right hand
and Ruttu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Del Paco throws a leg kick

and Ruttu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Del Paco! Ruttu lets Del Paco back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Reino Ruttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Del Paco misses.
Ruttu blocks the body kick.
Ruttu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Del Paco looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruttu is just out of range.
Ruttu throwing a counter right hand but Del Paco manages to avoid it.
Del Paco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruttu counters with a big right hand! Oh Del Paco is in trouble here! Ruttu follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reino Ruttu!