PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutecki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Remember the Name. Dexter Rutecki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diaz
vs
Rutecki

177 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
33
178 lbs
21 - 32 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

ANABOLIC **160**

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz swings for the body but Rutecki moves out of range.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Rutecki's ribs.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Rutecki counters with a solid body kick.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Rutecki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutecki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutecki.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutecki keeps Diaz at a distance using the push kick.
Rutecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutecki.
Rutecki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rutecki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Rutecki forces Diaz back against the ropes and clinches.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Rutecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Rutecki holds him up against the ropes and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Rutecki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diaz throws a right hand that Rutecki ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutecki also avoids with ease.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Rutecki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutecki moves away.
Diaz lands a jab.

It looks like Dexter Rutecki has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Rutecki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Rutecki.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutecki.
Rutecki misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Rutecki off the ropes and back into range.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body

and Rutecki moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki lands an elbow inside.
Rutecki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rutecki misses with a knee to the head.

Diaz jumps into guard, dragging Rutecki to the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diaz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Rutecki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Diaz prevents Rutecki from getting the reversal.
Diaz lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rutecki because Diaz loaded up on that one.
Rutecki avoids a series of strikes thrown by Diaz.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rutecki because Diaz loaded up on that one.
Diaz trying to control but Rutecki is having none of it.
Rutecki is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Rutecki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diaz avoids the head kick by Rutecki.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Rutecki avoids them all with ease.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutecki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rutecki defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rutecki wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Rutecki counters with a big head kick but Diaz shrugs it off.
Diaz is looking to wear down Rutecki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rutecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Rutecki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nick Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Rutecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Rutecki moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.

Rutecki has Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rutecki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutecki has him pressed against the ropes.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rutecki just stands there and leans against the ropes.

Rutecki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Rutecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz throws a right hand that Rutecki ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutecki also avoids with ease.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Rutecki avoids them all with ease.
Rutecki misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Rutecki misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz tests Rutecki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz swings for the body but Rutecki moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Rutecki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz punishes Rutecki's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutecki is breathing heavily.
Diaz swings for the body but Rutecki moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a right hand that Rutecki ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutecki also avoids with ease.
Rutecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutecki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Rutecki avoids nicely.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rutecki back to the ropes. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz jabs Rutecki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz works Rutecki's body with a nice hook.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stalks Rutecki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rutecki's face. Rutecki staggers backwards, shaken.

Rutecki is rocked!
BOOM! Diaz lands a beautiful left hook that drops Rutecki. Rutecki tries to recover but Diaz is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Rutecki lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Diaz!
In his post fight interview, Nick Diaz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.