PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Moti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Also Sprach Zarathustra kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jon Moti is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rutten
vs
Moti

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Moti!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten lands a head kick. Moti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rutten scores with a head kick.
Moti slips under a jab from Rutten.
Moti avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Rutten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Moti pushes him off.
Rutten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses
and Moti counters with a good low kick that Rutten was not able to check.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Rutten checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Moti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch but Moti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutten tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Moti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten is looking to clinch but Moti is avoiding it.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten throws a head kick that half lands.
Moti avoids a kick to the body.
Moti tries to land a leg kick but Rutten saw it coming and moves away.
Rutten tries a low kick but Moti avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Moti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten throws a head kick but Moti moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moti blocks a head kick by Rutten.
Rutten throws a leg kick

and Moti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moti.

Rutten is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Moti drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Moti seems to have locked his on tight now - Rutten screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Moti, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jon Moti!