PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Messier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rutten might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You Better Pray. Messier comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hero kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rutten
vs
Messier

184 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Messier!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messier jabbing away but nothing is landing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rutten.
A knee to the head by Rutten.
Rutten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Messier wants a takedown but no success here.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Rutten breaks the clinch.

Rutten moves into range and clinches up with Messier.
Rutten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Messier blocks it with crossed arms.
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Messier is blocking nicely.
Rutten prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rutten.
Rutten scores with a knee to the head.
Messier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bas Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Messier.
Messier looking for a takedown.
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Messier is blocking nicely.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rutten lands an elbow just above Messier 's eye.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Rutten manages to break the clinch.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Messier circles away and keeps his distance.
Messier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten tries to clinch up.
Rutten is looking to clinch but Messier is avoiding it.
Messier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rutten takes the fight into the clinch.
Rutten lands a damaging elbow.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Messier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
Rutten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but Messier blocks with his arms.
Rutten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Messier.
Rutten lands a knee to the body.
Rutten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Messier goes for a takedown attempt but Rutten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rutten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Messier misses with a wild combination.
Rutten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rutten instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Messier stuns Rutten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Messier lands a head shot.
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Messier pushes him off.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Messier keeps it at a distance.
Rutten is looking to clinch but Messier is avoiding it.
Rutten takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bas Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Messier keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Messier pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rutten tries to clinch there but Messier circles away.

Messier tries to keep at a distance but Rutten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutten lands a nice elbow.
Rutten scores a nice knee to the body.
Rutten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rutten lands an elbow just above Messier 's eye.
Rutten crunches a lovely knee into Messier's ribcage.
Messier takes an elbow to the temple.
Messier fails to pull guard.
Messier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rutten smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Messier circles away.
Messier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rutten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Messier is looking to clinch.
Messier fails with the takedown.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten looks to clinch
and Messier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Rutten is rocked!
Messier throws an overhand right that has Rutten reeling! Messier follows up with a more punches and Rutten is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mark Messier!