PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Magrath (ranked 600 p4p, 704 weight class) and Rufus Rutger (ranked 94 p4p, 110 weight class). Rutger has chosen Wardance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Magrath
vs
Rutger

178 cm
33
174
28 - 11 - 3

193 cm
31
210
17 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 28 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jaxon Magrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magrath. Magrath obviously looking to wear him down.
Rutger throws a hook to the side of Magrath's head but Magrath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Rutger backs away, Magrath returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Magrath looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rutger moves away from the strike by Magrath.
Rutger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rutger 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.
Rutger throws a sloppy body shot
and Magrath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magrath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutger.
Magrath appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Magrath misses with a wild body shot.
Magrath is looking to land body kicks.
Magrath lands with a hook. Rutger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot by Rutger.
Magrath connects with a body shot.
Magrath scores with a decent looking hook.
Rutger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magrath throws a low kick but Rutger avoids it.
Magrath lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magrath misses with a straight right.
Rutger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rutger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magrath moves away.
Magrath looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rutger moves out of range as Magrath strikes.
Rutger misses with a hook.
Magrath scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger slips under a jab from Magrath.
Magrath loads up on a big right hand but Rutger slips the punch.
Rutger swings for the body but Magrath moves out of range.
Rutger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magrath.
Rutger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magrath counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutger misses the shot to the body.
Magrath throws a low kick but Rutger moves out of range easily.
Rutger looks to score with a jab to the body but Magrath is just out of range.
Magrath is looking to slow Rutger down with leg kicks.
A jab from Rutger finds it's way through Magrath's defenses.
Magrath staying out of range there.
Magrath throws a hook but Rutger avoids it easily.
Rutger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutger. Magrath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutger thuds a left hand into Magrath's body.
Rutger slips a jab from Magrath.
Rutger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rufus Rutger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger throws a leg kick
letting Magrath counter with a right hand.
Magrath moves out of range as Rutger strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutger misses with a lunging right hand
and Magrath counters with an outside leg kick.
Magrath lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magrath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutger.
Nice defenses there by Rutger.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutger! But no joy.
Rutger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magrath.
Magrath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
Magrath takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magrath moves forwards but Rutger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Magrath staying out of range there.
Rutger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutger tries a head kick but it misses.
Magrath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutger.
Magrath swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rutger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magrath lands a glancing blow to the side of Rutger's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magrath.
Rutger is trying to counter with his kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutger misses the target.
Magrath throws a hook but Rutger avoids it easily.
Rutger lands a slapping body shot.
Magrath works the jab nicely.
Rutger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rutger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magrath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magrath is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Magrath lands with a cross.
Rutger moves out of range of the body kick.
Rutger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magrath throws out the jab.
Magrath misses with a hook
and Rutger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rutger looks to score with a jab to the body but Magrath is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magrath throws a body shot but no joy.
Magrath cracks a nice hook into Rutger's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrath blocks a jab.
Rutger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magrath manages to avoid it.
Magrath avoids the body shot from Rutger.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magrath misses with a straight right.
Rutger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magrath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutger lands a jab to the nose.
Rutger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magrath's head backwards.
Rutger punishes Magrath's body with a nice straight punch.
Magrath with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magrath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magrath is looking to counter punch.
Magrath bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rutger's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magrath.
Magrath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutger misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jaxon Magrath will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Magrath connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rutger's hands.
Nice body punch from Rutger.
Rutger throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Magrath to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutger misses the shot to the body.
Magrath is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Magrath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rutger misses with a wild body shot.
Rutger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rutger swings for the body but Magrath moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Magrath misses its target.
Magrath with the inside leg kick.
Rutger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magrath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Rutger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutger misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Magrath on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrath fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magrath walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magrath on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magrath lands with a hook. Rutger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Magrath looks to land a left hand but Rutger moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrath misses with a right hand
enabling Rutger to counter with a crisp jab.
Magrath uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutger.
Rutger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rutger just misses with a punch to the body.
Magrath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magrath misses with a hook. Rutger ducked under it nicely.
Rutger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Magrath lunges at Rutger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rutger's hand.
Rutger jabs Magrath right on the nose. Magrath blinks but takes it well.
Magrath misses with a straight left.
Magrath throws an overhand right that lands on Rutger's shoulder, as Rutger tries to avoid the shot.
Magrath misses with a straight right.
Magrath looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rutger moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutger throws a push kick but Magrath slaps the foot to one side.
Rutger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaxon Magrath is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutger blocks a leg kick.
Magrath comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

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!
Magrath throws a leg kick that misses.
Rutger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magrath under the eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magrath 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 Rutger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rutger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rutger throws an off balance right hand
and Magrath counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Magrath will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the body from Rutger misses
and Magrath counters with a nice leg kick.
Magrath throws an overhand right that lands on Rutger's shoulder, as Rutger tries to avoid the shot.
Rutger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Magrath makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magrath's head backwards.
Rutger misses with a head kick.
Rutger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magrath throws out the jab.
Magrath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Magrath lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magrath pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magrath. Magrath obviously looking to wear him down.
Magrath cracks Rutger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rutger misses with an uppercut.
Rutger ducks under a wild hook from Magrath.
Magrath walks into a straight right hand from Rutger.
Rutger misses with a wild body shot.
Magrath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magrath moves out of range as Rutger strikes.
Rutger takes a swing at Magrath's ribcage but misses.
Rutger thows a leg kick but Magrath checks it
and Magrath counters with a straight right hand.
Rutger looks to throw the jab but Magrath is out of range.
Rutger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magrath.
Magrath is looking to counter punch.
Rutger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magrath.
Rutger takes a swing at Magrath's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Rutger.
Magrath connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrath turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magrath scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magrath cracks Rutger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rutger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rutger misses with a straight left.
Magrath 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.
Rutger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutger throws a solid leg kick but Magrath takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rutger.
Magrath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magrath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magrath looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Magrath looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Magrath is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magrath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
Magrath misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rutger slips a straight right by Magrath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jaxon Magrath dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Magrath on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rutger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rutger pushes Magrath away with a front kick.
A swing and a miss from Rutger.
Rutger scores with a jab to the head.
Rutger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutger throws an off balance right hand
and Magrath counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Magrath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Rutger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rutger walks into a jab.
Rutger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magrath swings for the body but Rutger moves out of range.
Magrath lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rutger's sensitive parts.
Magrath looks to throw the jab but Rutger is out of range.
Magrath lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Rutger scores with a jab.
Rutger throws a hook but Magrath avoids it easily.
Magrath slips under a jab from Rutger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Magrath here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Magrath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Magrath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutger was well out of range. Poor timing from Magrath.
Rutger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good exchange - Magrath coming out on top.
Rufus Rutger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutger lands with a good body shot.
Rutger lands a body shot.
Rutger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magrath.
Rutger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magrath counters with an inside leg kick.
Magrath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutger was well out of range. Poor timing from Magrath.
Rutger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutger! But no joy.
Magrath moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Magrath moves away from the strike by Rutger.
Rutger looks to land a right hand but Magrath moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger takes a swing at Magrath's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magrath.
Rutger throws a leg kick that misses.
Rutger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magrath can pounce on him.
Rutger misses with an uppercut.
Rutger throws a looping overhand right but Magrath ducks down to avoid it.
Magrath scores with a nice head shot.
Rutger looks to score with a jab to the body but Magrath is just out of range.
A lazy left from Magrath finds it's target.
Rutger throws a hook but Magrath avoids it easily.
Magrath lands a body shot.
Magrath just misses with a punch to the body.
Magrath scoring well with a low kick there.
Rutger looks to throw a body kick
and Magrath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magrath scores with a leg kick.
Magrath misses with a hook
and Rutger counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrath misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magrath tries a low kick but Rutger avoids it.
Rutger misses with a leg kick
and Magrath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutger scores with a sloppy right hand. Magrath should have avoided that one.

It looks like Jaxon Magrath has been cut.
Rutger ducks under a wild hook from Magrath.
Rutger slips under a jab.
Magrath throws a hook but Rutger blocks it.
Magrath 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.
Magrath throws a push kick but Rutger slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Rutger misses its intended target.
Rutger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magrath lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Rutger misses.
Magrath lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Magrath feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rutgers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrath misses with a body shot
and Rutger counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutger misses with a body punch
and Magrath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutger throws a body punch but Magrath moves out of range.
As Rutger backs away, Magrath returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That kick from Magrath tenderised Rutger's leg. Rutger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Magrath is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magrath ducks under a wild hook from Rutger.
Rutger throws a poor cross that misses
and Magrath counters with a low kick, right behind Rutger 's knee.
A low kick from Rutger is predictable there
and Magrath counters with a thumping low kick.
Rutger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutger looks to score with a jab to the body but Magrath is just out of range.
Rutger misses with a right hand
and Magrath counters with a slapping leg kick.
Magrath lands with a right hand.
Rutger swings widly with a right hand
and Magrath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magrath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
Rutger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutger takes a shot right to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaxon Magrath showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magrath 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Magrath!
After winning the bout, Jaxon Magrath thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.