PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Rutledge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Rutledge

180 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darrell Rutledge!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutledge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No joy there for Rutledge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rutledge throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rutledge is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Rutledge circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rutledge!
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rutledge's face.

Rutledge is rocked!
Rutledge manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rutledge is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Rutledge tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Rutledge seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutledge regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smith cracks Rutledge with a solid left hand.

Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Rutledge working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Rutledge is tightening it up a little... Smith has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Smith reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Smith taps out! nice BJJ there by Rutledge!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Darrell Rutledge!