PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutledge Vanderhorst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myers comes to the cage accompanied by Halloween Theme. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Myers
vs
Vanderhorst

190 cm
21
193 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

188 cm
25
203 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

RMC - Rio Mma Clothing
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rutledge Vanderhorst!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Rutledge Vanderhorst has been cut.
Myers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vanderhorst at a distance.
Myers misses the shot to the body.
Vanderhorst ducks under a wild hook from Myers.

Myers has managed to clinch.
Myers misses with a knee strike.
Myers working aggressively here.
Myers misses with a knee strike.
Vanderhorst tries a body shot but Myers blocks it.
Myers struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanderhorst controls his hands.
Vanderhorst cracks Myers with a nice body shot.
Myers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanderhorst tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myers's elbow.
Vanderhorst lands a nice uppercut.
Vanderhorst avoiding damage as Myers throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanderhorst.
Myers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Myers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vanderhorst backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderhorst lands a nice uppercut.
Myers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Vanderhorst.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Myers missing with knees to the body.
Vanderhorst lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls for Vanderhorst to work.
Vanderhorst avoiding damage as Myers throws knees to the body.
Myers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vanderhorst blocks it with crossed arms.
Myers tries to land a knee to the head but Vanderhorst blocks with his arms.
Vanderhorst throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Myerss head.
Myers misses with a punch to the body.

Vanderhorst gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Myers taking some punishment here, with Vanderhorst in his half guard.
Vanderhorst works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanderhorst lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vanderhorst working for a guillotine from mount but Myers is in no mood to give up.
Vanderhorst has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Myers's face.
Vanderhorst fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vanderhorst lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst raining down hammerfists from mount.

Myers is rocked!
Vanderhorst postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Myers bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Vanderhorst and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rutledge Vanderhorst!
Rutledge Vanderhorst managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, RMC - Rio Mma Clothing, into his post fight interview.