PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason The Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutecki comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the Name. 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?

Rutecki
vs
The Diamond

180 cm
30
178 lbs
16 - 18 - 0

185 cm
29
183 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 16 - 18 - 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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason The Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Diamond thuds a left hand into Rutecki's body.
The Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutecki.
The Diamond misses with a right hand
and The Diamond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Diamond defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rutecki.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Diamond.
The Diamond lands with an overhand left.
Rutecki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Diamond as he jumps to the side.
Rutecki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Diamond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Diamond misses with a left hand
and Rutecki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Diamond throws a leg kick but Rutecki sees it coming and moves out of range.
The Diamond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Diamond.
Rutecki ducks under a wild hook from The Diamond.
Rutecki is looking to clinch but The Diamond is avoiding it.

Rutecki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rutecki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki wants to stand but The Diamond is controlling his posture from full guard.

Rutecki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! The Diamond is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! The Diamond has escaped and now he's on top!
The Diamond stopping the sweep attempt from Rutecki.

Rutecki has his foot on The Diamond's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Diamond works his way back into a safe position though.
Rutecki is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Rutecki has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. The Diamond is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rutecki.
Rutecki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Diamond wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Diamond slows the pace down.
The Diamond's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rutecki is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Diamond stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rutecki moves out of range of the leg kick from The Diamond.
Rutecki moves out of range as The Diamond strikes.
Jason The Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutecki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rutecki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by The Diamond.
Rutecki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy left from The Diamond finds it's target.
The Diamond scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Diamond thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Diamond cracks Rutecki with an open hand slap.
The Diamond thumps Rutecki with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond tests Rutecki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutecki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

The Diamond moves into the clinch.
The Diamond lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

The Diamond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutecki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rutecki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Diamond throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Diamond misses the shot to the body.
The Diamond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Diamond throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Diamond lands a nice shot to the body.
The Diamond scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rutecki doesn't seem bothered though.
The Diamond throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Diamond lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason The Diamond dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Diamond scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Diamond throws a poor cross that misses

and Rutecki moves into the clinch.
Rutecki tries to pull guard but The Diamond holds him up against the cage and eventually Rutecki drops back down to his feet.

The Diamond breaks from the clinch.
The Diamond with a hook.
The Diamond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Diamond lands with a shot to the body.
The Diamond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutecki ducks under a wild hook from The Diamond.
Nice shot lands for The Diamond.
Jason The Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Diamond misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Diamond lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rutecki at a distance.
The Diamond lands a nice shot to the body.
The Diamond tried to score with a low kick but Rutecki checks it.
The Diamond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Diamond gets in close and instigates a clinch.

The Diamond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Diamond lands with a hook. Rutecki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Diamond lands a slapping body shot.
The Diamond scores with a shot to the body.
The Diamond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Diamond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jason The Diamond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Diamond throws a nice inside leg kick.

The Diamond moves into the clinch successfully.

The Diamond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Diamond moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Diamond connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rutecki. Rutecki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Diamond lands with a cross.
Rutecki drops his hands momentarily and The Diamond takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Diamond throws a good cross that connects.
The Diamond with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond lunges at Rutecki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rutecki's hand.
The Diamond swings for the body but Rutecki moves out of range.
The Diamond scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Diamond lands with a good body shot.
The Diamond lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body punch from The Diamond.
Rutecki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Diamond with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Diamond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dexter Rutecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by The Diamond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Diamond.
The Diamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Diamond lands a really nice looking cross but Rutecki seems unphased.
The Diamond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Diamond misses the shot to the body.
Rutecki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Diamond connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rutecki scrambles back to his feet.
Rutecki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Diamond.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rutecki is out of range and The Diamond settles back down.
Rutecki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Diamond swivels and escapes.
The Diamond cracks a nice hook into Rutecki's ribs.
The Diamond tests Rutecki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Diamond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Diamond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Diamond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A shot to the liver by The Diamond. Beautiful body shot.
The Diamond lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab lands there for The Diamond.
A jab from The Diamond finds it's way through Rutecki's defenses.
Rutecki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Diamond lands a nice looking body shot.
The Diamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutecki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutecki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rutecki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Diamond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Diamond connects with a body shot.
The Diamond misses with a hook.
The Diamond connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Diamond scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rutecki walks into a straight right hand from The Diamond.
The Diamond lands an overhand right.
Good leg kick by The Diamond there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Diamond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Diamond connects with a nice looking jab.
The Diamond cracks Rutecki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Diamond.
Rutecki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Diamond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason The Diamond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rutecki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Diamond lands a jab to Rutecki's midsection.
The Diamond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Diamond punishes Rutecki's body with a nice straight punch.
The Diamond with a nice cross.
The Diamond's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutecki under the eye.
The Diamond scores with a hook to the body. Rutecki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Diamond lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rutecki at a distance.
The Diamond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Diamond tests Rutecki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Diamond scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Diamond. That's going to slow Rutecki down.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Diamond. Rutecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Diamond lands with a straight right. Rutecki didn't see that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Diamond connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Diamond catches Rutecki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Diamond throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Diamond bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutecki's head backwards.
Rutecki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rutecki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Diamond. The Diamond obviously looking to wear him down.
The Diamond feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rutecki's calf.
Rutecki keeps the fight on the outside.
The Diamond lands a slapping body shot.
The Diamond swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutecki.
The Diamond scores with a body shot.
The Diamond scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rutecki doesn't seem bothered though.
The Diamond throws a shot to the body.
The Diamond misses with a body shot.
The Diamond fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutecki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Diamond doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutecki circles away.
The Diamond lands with a straight right. Rutecki didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Diamond lands an overhand right.
The Diamond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutecki. That did some damage!
The Diamond lands a nice hook to Rutecki's body. Rutecki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Diamond scores with a shot to the body.
The Diamond connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Diamond cracks Rutecki with an open hand slap.
The Diamond lands a jab to Rutecki's midsection.
The Diamond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutecki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Diamond throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Diamond.
The Diamond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Diamond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutecki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by The Diamond - just one landing.
The Diamond cracks Rutecki with a good jab.
The Diamond thuds a left hand into Rutecki's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Diamond, as that shot connected.
Rutecki tries to close the distance and clinch but The Diamond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Diamond darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Diamond moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutecki moves away.
The Diamond lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rutecki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutecki moves away.
The Diamond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Diamond scores with a nice strike.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Diamond.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki swats away the attempt to clinch by The Diamond.
Rutecki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rutecki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Diamond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rutecki in his tracks.
Jason The Diamond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Diamond misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from The Diamond. No joy for Rutecki on that attempt.
Dexter Rutecki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutecki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Diamond finds it's way round the side to connect with Rutecki's head.
Rutecki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rutecki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Diamond stuns Rutecki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutecki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Diamond bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rutecki's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Diamond punishes Rutecki's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutecki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rutecki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason The Diamond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Diamond has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason The Diamond!