PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mimic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mimic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Refused - Hook, Line and Sinker. Rutecki has chosen Remember the Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Mimic
vs
Rutecki

170 cm
23
173 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
30
178 lbs
16 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BHP's Shaolin Nutrition & Laundry (One Stop Shop)

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Mimic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rutecki closes the distance and clinches.
Rutecki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mimic prevents Rutecki from breaking the clinch.
Rutecki tries to circle away but Mimic has him pinned against the cage.
Mimic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rutecki's defenses.

It looks like Dexter Rutecki has been cut.
Mimic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutecki trying to control the position but instead, Mimic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rutecki into the cage.
Mimic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Rutecki's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Rutecki breaks from the clinch.
Rutecki misses with a double jab
and Mimic counters with a head kick.
Rutecki misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rutecki!
Rutecki fails to land the takedown.
Mimic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mike Mimic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutecki looks gassed!
Rutecki throws a combination that misses
and Mimic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutecki throws a lazy head kick

and Mimic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mimic lands an elbow just above Rutecki 's eye.
Mimic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mimic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutecki's efforts to push away.
A short right from Mimic on the inside.
Rutecki managing to block the knees to the body from Mimic.
A nice left hand lands by Mimic.
Mimic lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mimic lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Mimic.
Rutecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mimic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mimic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mimic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mimic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Mimic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mimic lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutecki backwards.
Mimic leaning against his opponent.
Mimic crunches a lovely knee into Rutecki's ribcage.
Rutecki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mimic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mimic scores a nice knee to the body.
Mimic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mimic landing knees to the head.
Mimic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutecki.
Rutecki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mimic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mimic.
Nice body punch from Mimic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mimic.
Mimic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rutecki's face.
Nice elbow from Mimic.
Mimic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mimic lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mimic lands a knee to the body.
Mimic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rutecki's defenses.
Mimic digs a right hand underneath Rutecki's ribcage. Rutecki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mimic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mimic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mimic with a knee to the head.
Mimic with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutecki takes a shot to the head.
Mimic lands an elbow that stopped Rutecki in his tracks for a moment.
Mimic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mimic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Rutecki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mimic throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutecki.

Rutecki closes the distance and pushes Mimic back into the cage.
Rutecki takes an elbow to the temple.
Mimic working Rutecki over with knees to the body.
Mimic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Mimic.
Mimic lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mimic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mimic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutecki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mimic scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Mimic.
Rutecki is breathing heavily.
Rutecki takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mimic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mimic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mimic crunches a lovely knee into Rutecki's ribcage.
Mimic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mimic lands an elbow inside that Rutecki shrugs off.

That has opened up Dexter Rutecki's cut even more.
Mimic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rutecki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mimic lands an elbow that stopped Rutecki in his tracks for a moment.
Rutecki blocks an elbow strike.
Mike Mimic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mimic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rutecki's face.
Mimic lands a nice knee to the body.
Mimic misses with a knee to the head.
Mimic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutecki is defending well for now.
Mimic tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutecki avoids the damage to the body.
Mimic works on Rutecki's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Mimic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mimic pushes Rutecki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mimic.
Mimic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mimic scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Mimic.
Mimic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mimic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mimic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutecki avoids it.
Mimic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mimic lands with a right to the head.
Mimic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutecki backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mimic lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutecki backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mimic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rutecki's brow.
Mimic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rutecki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mimic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mimic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutecki.
Mimic misses with a knee to the head.
Mimic lands a knee to the head.
Mimic lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Dexter Rutecki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mimic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutecki is defending well for now.
Mimic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mimic lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rutecki avoiding damage as Mimic throws knees to the body.
Mimic is leaning against Rutecki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mimic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mimic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rutecki takes a shot to the head.
Mimic working Rutecki over with knees to the body.
Mimic lands a nice elbow.
Mimic lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Mimic.
Mimic lands an elbow inside.
Mimic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rutecki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mimic lands a nice shot to the body.
Mimic scores a nice knee to the body.
Mimic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutecki can do to turn this around?
Mimic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutecki backwards.
Mimic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mimic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Rutecki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rutecki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rutecki misses with a combination
and Mimic counters with an outside leg kick.

Mimic rushes Rutecki and presses him up against the cage.
Mimic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rutecki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mimic landing knees to the head.
Mimic lands a nice elbow.
Mimic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mimic crunches a lovely knee into Rutecki's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mimic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mimic with a knee to the head.

Dexter Rutecki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rutecki takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mimic.
Mimic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rutecki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mimic lands an elbow inside.
Rutecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mimic effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mimic.
Mimic cracks Rutecki with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Mimic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mimic.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mimic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mimic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mimic.
Rutecki tries to break free but Mimic pushes him back against the cage.
Mimic scores with a knee to the head.
Mimic misses with a knee strike.
Mimic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rutecki letting Mimic take a breather here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mimic lands an elbow that stopped Rutecki in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dexter Rutecki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Mimic!