|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyay Thuta (ranked 512 p4p, 527 weight class) and Reino Ruttu (ranked 77 p4p, 79 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
26
214
13 - 5 - 1 |
|
182 cm
27
177
13 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pyay Thuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thuta cracks Ruttu with an open hand slap.
Ruttu defending well as Thuta loads up on a big left hand.
Ruttu staying out of range there.
Ruttu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thuta with a body shot.
Ruttu motions for Thuta to come forward. Ruttu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Ruttu.
Ruttu checks a leg kick.
Ruttu looks to throw the jab but Thuta is out of range.
Ruttu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thuta connects with a single shot there.
Thuta is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thuta throws a hook but Ruttu avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Ruttu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thuta ducks under a wild hook from Ruttu.
Thuta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thuta looks to throw the jab but Ruttu is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ruttu throws a good cross that connects.
Ruttu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Thuta finds it's way through Ruttu's defenses.
Ruttu tests Thuta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thuta.
Ruttu avoids the body shot from Thuta.
Thuta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thuta backing away here, and Ruttu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thuta ducks under a wild hook from Ruttu.
Thuta looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruttu moves away.
Ruttu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruttu.
Thuta throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruttu.
Thuta stalks Ruttu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ruttu's face. Ruttu staggers backwards, shaken.
Thuta checks a low kick from Ruttu.
Thuta throws a right hand that Ruttu ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruttu also avoids with ease.
Ruttu blocks a head kick by Thuta.
Thuta clobbers Ruttu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruttu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ruttu throws a hook to the side of Thuta's head but Thuta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruttu manages to avoid it.
Thuta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruttu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thuta connects with a nice looking jab.
Thuta throws a body punch but Ruttu moves out of range.
Thuta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thuta avoids a kick to the body.
Ruttu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thuta.
Thuta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pyay Thuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruttu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruttu throws a leg kick which misses Thuta's front leg but catches the back leg as Thuta tries to avoid it.
Thuta throws a right hand that misses
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
Thuta swings for the body but Ruttu moves out of range.
Thuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruttu.
Ruttu throws out a counter right but Thuta avoids it with no problem.
Ruttu thuds a left hand into Thuta's body.
Ruttu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruttu misses with a straight left.
Ruttu throws a head kick but Thuta moves out of range.
Ruttu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ruttu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thuta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruttu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruttu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thuta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thuta throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Ruttu to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruttu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thuta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruttu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thuta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Thuta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruttu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thuta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thuta slips a straight right by Ruttu.
Thuta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thuta pushes Ruttu away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuta swings for the body but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ruttu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thuta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thuta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Ruttu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thuta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruttu in his tracks.
Ruttu throws a shot to the body.
Ruttu blocks a head kick by Thuta.
Thuta throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Ruttu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thuta is looking to chop away at Ruttu's legs.
Ruttu feints a counter leg kick.
Thuta looks to clinch
and Ruttu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thuta misses with a looping left.
Thuta lands a high kick!
Ruttu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thutas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thuta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruttu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pyay Thuta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thuta slips under a jab.
Thuta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pyay Thuta is winning the standup battle so far.
Thuta throws a low kick but Ruttu avoids it.
Thuta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ruttu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thuta.
Thuta throws a leg kick but Ruttu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thuta throws a right and a left that Ruttu avoids nicely.
Thuta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruttu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ruttu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thuta.
Thuta avoids the body shot from Ruttu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thuta fails to land with a series of punches.
Thuta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruttu can do to turn this around?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thuta.
Thuta throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ruttu counters with a nice uppercut.
Thuta misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruttu misses with a body shot.
Thuta is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuta scoring well with a low kick there.
Thuta takes a swing at Ruttu's ribcage but misses.
Ruttu misses the jab.
Ruttu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thuta.
Thuta jabs Ruttu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thuta. Ruttu shrugs it off though.
Thuta throws a poor cross that misses
and Thuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thuta throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruttu counters with a body kick.
Thuta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruttu is out of range and Thuta settles back down.
Ruttu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thuta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thuta moves out of range as Ruttu strikes.
Thuta throws a leg kick
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
Thuta swings for the body but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ruttu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thuta with a body shot.
Thuta 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.
Thuta swings widly with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thuta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruttu was well out of range. Poor timing from Thuta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Ruttu misses.
Thuta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruttu loads up on a big right hand but Thuta slips the punch.
Thuta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruttu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ruttu throws a lazy right hand but Thuta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruttu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thuta misses with a hook
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.
Thuta throws a leg kick but Ruttu checks it.
Thuta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruttu throws a lazy right hand but Thuta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thuta throws a body punch but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ruttu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Ruttu.
Thuta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruttu's head.
Thuta throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thuta connects with a leg kick.
Ruttu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thuta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ruttu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thuta has time to react.
Thuta misses with a hook.
Good work by Ruttu as he checks the leg kick.
Thuta misses with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruttu throws out a loose jab but Thuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Thuta.
Ruttu throws a leg kick but Thuta moved away.
Thuta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruttu misses with an uppercut. Thuta saw that one coming.
Ruttu throws a leg kick which misses Thuta's front leg but catches the back leg as Thuta tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuta lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thuta slips under a jab from Ruttu.
Thuta checks a leg kick.
Ruttu throws a body punch but Thuta moves out of range.
Ruttu misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick from Thuta misses.
Thuta misses the shot to the body.
Ruttu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thuta misses with an uppercut
and Ruttu counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Thuta.
Ruttu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thuta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruttu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thuta's head backwards.
Thuta missing with a left hand there. Ruttu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruttu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thuta closes the distance and pushes Ruttu back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pyay Thuta will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thuta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruttu.
A jab from Thuta does it's job there.
Thuta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ruttu cracks Thuta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thuta misses with a low kick.
Thuta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thuta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thuta scores with a nice right hand.
Thuta throws a body punch but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ruttu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thuta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thuta throws a chopping leg kick but Ruttu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruttu looks to score with a jab to the body but Thuta is just out of range.
Thuta misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuta slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Thuta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ruttu throws out a loose jab but Thuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thuta slips a jab from Ruttu.
Thuta swings widly with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thuta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ruttu feints a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Ruttu.
Ruttu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thuta.
Thuta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruttu misses with a looping left.
Thuta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thuta looks to land a body kick but Ruttu moved away.
Ruttu cracks Thuta with a right hand to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thuta.
Good work by Ruttu as he checks the leg kick.
Reino Ruttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruttu, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thuta throws a hook but Ruttu avoids it easily.
Ruttu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruttu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thuta.
Ruttu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thuta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thuta throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ruttu to counter with a crisp jab.
Thuta swings widly with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a nice leg kick.
Thuta scores with a one two! Ruttu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thuta throws a lazy body kick
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
Thuta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thuta moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRuttu.
Thuta throws an off balance right hand
and Ruttu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thuta throws a hook to the side of Ruttu's head but Ruttu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruttu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thuta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pyay Thuta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Thuta.
Ruttu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruttu swings for the body but Thuta moves out of range.
Thuta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thuta throws a front kick aimed at Ruttu's knee but Ruttu avoids it well.
Ruttu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruttu blocks a low kick nicely.
Thuta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruttu.
Ruttu misses with a straight left.
Ruttu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thuta is looking to counter punch.
Thuta moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Thuta misses
enabling Ruttu to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruttu connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuta lands with an overhand left.
Ruttu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Ruttu thows a leg kick but Thuta checks it
and Thuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thuta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thuta is rocked!
Thuta tries a head kick but it misses.
Thuta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thuta staying out of range there.
Ruttu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruttu jabs at Thuta's body.
Thuta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thuta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruttu.
Ruttu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thuta lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thuta just misses with a punch to the body.
Thuta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruttu scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reino Ruttu.
Well Thuta 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pyay Thuta!
Pyay Thuta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
