PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sing Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Rutledge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ali
vs
Rutledge

225 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Knock Out
Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sing Ali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darrell Rutledge!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutledge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Nice jab there from Ali.

Rutledge is rocked!
Ali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutledge.
Rutledge is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?

Rutledge moves into the clinch successfully.
Ali wants to break free but Rutledge has control.
Rutledge seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali can't get the takedown.

Rutledge breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Ali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ali.
Rutledge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali drops his shoulder and cracks Rutledge with a huge uppercut! Rutledge goes down! Can Ali finish him?
Ali wants to stand and escape but instead Rutledge has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Rutledge is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rutledge looking to pass the guard.
Rutledge would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rutledge tries to free his leg and advance position but Ali is retaining full guard.
Ali on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ali tries to get out of the position.

Rutledge is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rutledge looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali wants to stand and escape but Rutledge is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutledge moves away.
Ali is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rutledge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ali.
Sing Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutledge throws a right hand that Ali ducks under and follows up with a left that Ali also avoids with ease.
Ali lands a body shot.
Rutledge looks gassed!
Ali drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Rutledge's head, knocking him out cold! Ali is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sing Ali!
Sing Ali retains his bantamweight title!