PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badaz Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by Sexy Boy!. Rogers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by American Badass by Kid Rock. Badaz Rutten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rutten
vs
Rogers

186 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Supersize Me

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Badaz Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Rutten tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely.
Rutten tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
Rutten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rogers.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutten is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Rutten drops his hands momentarily and Rogers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten wants to clinch.
Rutten tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rutten.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rutten tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Rogers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rogers checks the leg kick.
Rogers lands a with a good body shot.
Rogers lands a slapping body shot.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Rutten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten tries to clinch up.
Rutten tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Rutten avoids it well.
Badaz Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Rogers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rogers tries to avoid it.
Rutten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rogers finds it's way round the side to connect with Rutten's head.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Rogers throws a right hand that Rutten ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutten also avoids with ease.
Rogers punishes Rutten's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Rutten tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely.
The crowd cheers as Rogers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutten doesn't seem phased though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rogers.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a leg kick
and Rogers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rogers.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Rogers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Rutten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rutten looks to clinch
and Rogers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rogers.
Rogers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers lands the left hand.
Rogers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rutten doesn't seem bothered though.
Rogers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
Rutten moves forwards but Rogers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rogers connects with a single shot there.
Rogers lands with a cross.
Rogers scores with a nice head shot.
Rogers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rutten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Rutten is rocked!
Rogers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rutten doesn't seem bothered though.
Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Rogers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Rutten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rogers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rutten seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch lands to the side of Rutten 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers throws a series of strikes that have Rutten backpedaling.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Rutten moves out of range.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers jabs Rutten right on the nose. Rutten blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Rogers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Rogers throws a one two combo.
Rutten scores with a one two! Rogers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten wants to clinch
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
Steve Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rogers counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body
and Rogers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rogers missing with a left hand there. Rutten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogers cracks Rutten with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rogers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutten looks to clinch
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rogers connects with a looping right hand.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rogers counters with a nice body shot.
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rogers if he has to take too many more of those.
Rogers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rogers scores with a hook.
Rutten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rutten throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten clinches but Rogers breaks the clinch
and Rogers counters with a slapping leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rutten might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rutten darts in trying to clinch
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
Steve Rogers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Rutten wants to clinch
and Rogers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rogers lands with a right hand.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely.
Rutten clinches but Rogers breaks the clinch
and Rogers counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Rogers.
Rutten throws a lazy head kick
and Rogers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rogers throws a hook but Rutten blocks it.
A left lands for Rogers.
Rutten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rutten walks into a stiff left hand from Rogers.
Rogers scores with a decent looking hook.
Rutten defending well as Rogers loads up on a big left hand.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rogers counters with a three punch combo that has Rutten backing up. Rutten nods at Rogers to acknowledge the strikes.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
Rogers misses the jab.
Rogers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rogers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rogers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten wants to clinch but Rogers slips to the side
and Rogers counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Rutten is predictable there
and Rogers counters with a nice body shot.
Rutten misses with a low kick as Rogers jumps back.
Rogers lands a with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rogers.
Rutten takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rutten drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rogers lands a hook that stumbles Rutten back into the cage. Rogers follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Rutten to the canvas! Rogers pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Rutten has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Steve Rogers!