PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Folayang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutecki comes into the arena with Remember the Name blaring out of the sound system. Manny Folayang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Rutecki
vs
Folayang

180 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

174 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
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, Manny Folayang!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Folayang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rutecki wants to stand up but Folayang is controlling him.
Folayang is stalling in the full guard.
Folayang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Folayang gets to his feet - Rutecki follows without any prompting.
Rutecki tries to clinch up but Folayang circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutecki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Folayang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Folayang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Folayang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki swinging wilding here.
Folayang wants to clinch.
Rutecki swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutecki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Folayang bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rutecki being controlled for a moment.

Folayang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Folayang looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki is looking to regain half guard here but Folayang keeps moving and retains side control.
Rutecki wants to control but Folayang postures up.
Folayang working the ground and pound from side control.

Folayang decides to stand back up.
Rutecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Folayang.
Rutecki doesn't manage to clinch there - Folayang circles away.
Rutecki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutecki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rutecki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rutecki doesn't manage to clinch there - Folayang circles away.
Rutecki fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folayang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rutecki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rutecki is trying to break free.
Folayang prevents the takedown attempt.

Folayang pulls Rutecki into guard.
Folayang has his hands on Rutecki's head, controlling the position.
Folayang wants to hit a switch here but Rutecki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Folayang there!
Folayang is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rutecki tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folayang blocking the ground and pound.
Folayang slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rutecki is looking to advance position but Folayang won't allow it.
Folayang is looking to improve his position.
Folayang manages to get to full guard.
Folayang pulls Rutecki in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Folayang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rutecki stuffs the takedown.
Rutecki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rutecki throws a leg kick which misses Folayang's front leg but catches the back leg as Folayang tries to avoid it.
Folayang avoids a punch combination nicely.

Rutecki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rutecki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rutecki gets underhooks to prevent Folayang's takedown attempt.
Dexter Rutecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Folayang.
Come on Rutecki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rutecki is trying to break free.
Rutecki is trying to stall.
Folayang stalling in the clinch but Rutecki improves position.

Rutecki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Folayang misses with a takedown
and Rutecki counters with an inside leg kick.
Folayang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rutecki.

Rutecki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rutecki keeping full guard, as Folayang tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folayang scoring with some ground and pound.

Folayang stands up from Rutecki's guard - Folayang perhaps looking for a knockout.

Folayang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Folayang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Folayang working for a submission but Rutecki is keeping him at bay.
Rutecki is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rutecki tries to lock up and control but Folayang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Folayang stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Rutecki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Folayang's calf.
Rutecki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Rutecki closes the distance and clinches.
Rutecki lands an elbow inside that Folayang shrugs off.
Rutecki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutecki has had enough of the clinch but Folayang keeps him there for the moment.

Rutecki breaks the clinch.
Folayang misses with a leg kick.
Rutecki throws a nice inside leg kick.

Rutecki clinches.
Rutecki scores a nice knee to the body.

Rutecki drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutecki keeping full guard, as Folayang tries to pass.
Folayang sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Folayang decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dexter Rutecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Folayang closes the distance and clinches.
Rutecki scores with a knee to the head.
Folayang avoids the elbow strike from Rutecki, against the cage.
Rutecki tries to score a body lock takedown but Folayang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rutecki can't break the clinch.
Folayang trying to land knees to the body.

Folayang pulls Rutecki into guard.

Folayang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rutecki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Folayang on the ground.
Folayang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Folayang cracks Rutecki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki tries to hold on but Folayang pushes him away.

Folayang is working for a guillotine from mount but Rutecki frees his head quite easily.
Rutecki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Manny Folayang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rutecki regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutecki is refusing to be controlled, as Folayang sits in half guard.
Folayang frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Folayang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rutecki throws a head kick that Folayang semi-blocks.
Folayang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Folayang with a poor takedown

and Rutecki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Folayang's guard now.
Rutecki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Folayang is proving hard to escape from.
Folayang controls Rutecki momentarily but Rutecki frees himself.
Rutecki pushing down on Folayang's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Folayang tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Rutecki manages to move to mount!

Rutecki working for a guillotine from mount but Folayang is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rutecki avoids the attempt from Folayang to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folayang is wriggling around trying to escape.
Folayang tries to lock up and control but Rutecki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Folayang bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Folayang throws a strike but Rutecki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Folayang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Folayang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rutecki manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folayang looking to sit in guard and control but Rutecki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rutecki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Folayang's guard.
Folayang trying to keep a closed guard but Rutecki is proving a slippery customer.

Folayang working for a triangle but Rutecki defends it easily.
Rutecki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Folayang's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki advances to half guard.
Rutecki tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Folayang.
Dexter Rutecki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Folayang has one foot on Rutecki's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Folayang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rutecki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rutecki tries to break the clinch but Folayang is controlling the position.
Rutecki can't break the clinch.

Folayang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Folayang doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutecki circles away.
Rutecki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki connects with a nice looking jab.
Folayang throws a right and a left that Rutecki avoids nicely.
Rutecki lands with an uppercut that bounces Folayang off the cage and back into rage.
A swing and a miss from Rutecki.
Rutecki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Folayang scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Folayang is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Folayang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rutecki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rutecki trying to control from the bottom.
Folayang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rutecki wants to improve his position but Folayang is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Rutecki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Folayang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Folayang!