PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Amuy Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Rutskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Amuy Jabbar
vs
Rutskin

185 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kareem Amuy Jabbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Rutskin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jabbar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rutskin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jabbar is nestled in close to Rutskin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jabbar uses his free foot to push down on Rutskin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rutskin.
Rutskin is in a horrible position here. Jabbar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jabbar landing strikes from the mount and Rutskin is in trouble!
Jabbar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jabbar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar landing strikes from the mount and Rutskin is in trouble!
Rutskin taking shots to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jabbar lands a big shot there that rocks Rutskin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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.
Jabbar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jabbar controlling from the full mount.
Jabbar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jabbar controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jabbar landing strikes from the mount and Rutskin is in trouble!
Rutskin taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar controlling the position easily from mount.
Jabbar lands a nice shot to the head.
Jabbar looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Jabbar.
Jabbar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar landing shots from mount.
Rutskin taking shots to the head.
Jabbar landing punches.

Jabbar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jabbar lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Amuy Jabbar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Jabbar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jabbar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jabbar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jabbar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rutskin is breathing heavily.
Rutskin is bucking up trying to escape but Jabbar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jabbar lands a big shot there that rocks Rutskin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jabbar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jabbar with good strikes from the mount here!
Jabbar controlling the position easily from mount.
Rutskin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jabbar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jabbar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jabbar scoring with strikes but Rutskin is staying in there.
Jabbar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rutskin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jabbar controlling his opponent.
Jabbar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jabbar landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kareem Amuy Jabbar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jabbar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rutskin looks a forlorn figure.

Jabbar is working for a guillotine from mount but Rutskin frees his head quite easily.
Jabbar has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rutskin's face.
Jabbar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jabbar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jabbar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rutskin?
Jabbar looking to finish Rutskin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rutskin!
Jabbar unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Amuy Jabbar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jabbar tries to clinch but Rutskin moves out of range.

Jabbar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rutskin can't keep his opponent in guard - Jabbar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jabbar is taking a breather. Rutskin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Jabbar seems to be looking for submissions.
Jabbar drops an elbow to the side of Rutskin's head.
Rutskin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jabbar winds up and cracks Rutskin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jabbar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rutskin!
Jabbar with good strikes from the mount here!
Jabbar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jabbar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jabbar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rutskin is in a horrible position here. Jabbar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jabbar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rutskin looks a forlorn figure.
Jabbar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jabbar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutskin can do to turn this around?
Jabbar lands a heavy elbow.
Jabbar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jabbar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jabbar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rutskin?
Jabbar scoring with strikes but Rutskin is staying in there.
Jabbar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jabbar raining down shots from the mount!
Jabbar breaks from Rutskin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jabbar controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is landing with some decent strikes but Rutskin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jabbar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jabbar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jabbar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Amuy Jabbar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jabbar 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Amuy Jabbar!