PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winai Montri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winai Montri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bas Rutten's chin.

Montri
vs
Rutten

186 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.
[JMFC]Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q156 REC/CARDIO

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Winai Montri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montri throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rutten.
Rutten looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Montri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutten shoots in for a double leg but Montri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice straight punches there by Montri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Montri.
Montri scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Montri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montri scores with a one two! Rutten had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Montri is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Montri is looking to clinch.
Montri moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Montri is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Montri.
Rutten takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Montri tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutten circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutten takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Montri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montri goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Montri lands with a kick to the temple. Rutten shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Montri wants to clinch.
Montri tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Winai Montri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montri tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutten takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montri tries to clinch up.
Montri moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Montri lands with a kick to the temple. Rutten shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Montri clinches with his opponent.
Montri tries to pull guard but Rutten holds him up against the ropes and eventually Montri drops back down to his feet.
Montri misses with a knee strike.
Montri has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rutten avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Montri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Montri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rutten prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winai Montri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Montri tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutten avoids the damage to the body.
Montri has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rutten avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Montri has Rutten pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Rutten manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Montri blocks an uppercut.
Montri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rutten prevents a takedown attempt there.
Montri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Montri is working for takedown but Rutten is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rutten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Montri tries to keep at a distance but Rutten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutten gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Montri.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Montri gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Montri drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rutten gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rutten scores with a knee to the head.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Montri is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Montri has Rutten pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Rutten manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rutten has Montri pressed against the ropes.
Montri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Montri looking for a takedown.

Rutten manages to break the clinch.
Montri is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Montri wants to clinch but Rutten slips to the side

and Rutten counters by clinching up.
Montri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montri is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montri tries to clinch up

and Rutten holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rutten wants to stall.
Montri tries a knee to the head but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Montri.
Rutten gets underhooks to prevent Montri's takedown attempt.
Montri stops a takedown attempt from Rutten.

Rutten turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rutten manages to end up in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montri wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Montri managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rutten.
Montri manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winai Montri dominated that 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.

Montri closes the distance but Rutten moves to the side

and Rutten counters by clinching up.
Montri jumps guard but Rutten stands there with Montri around his waist. Montri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Montri gets control of Rutten's arms and successfully pulls guard. Montri will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Montri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rutten's guard.
Rutten keeping full guard, as Montri tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Montri tries to stand but Rutten is controlling from the bottom.

Montri thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Montri drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Montri jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montri slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Montri tries for a kimura but Rutten is defending well.
Rutten is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rutten striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Montri advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Montri tries to control but Rutten wriggling away.

Montri has control of Rutten's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rutten regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Montri has control of Rutten's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rutten regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rutten is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montri lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rutten hang on?
Rutten is trying to escape the mount but Montri keeps good control and instead manages to take Rutten's back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Montri has his arm under Rutten's chin here. Game over son! Montri squeezes tightly and Rutten is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Winai Montri!