PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolino Visnjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boss Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Visnjic comes to the cage accompanied by Come undone. Rutten has chosen PennyWise - Alien as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Visnjic
vs
Rutten

210 cm
23
280 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

225 cm
27
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolino Visnjic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boss Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visnjic tries to bum rush Rutten with a series of wild strikes but Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Visnjic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Visnjic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten lands the left hand.
Rutten darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Rutten.
Rutten is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rutten lands with a slapping head kick.
Rutten lands a jab to the head.
Rutten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Visnjic misses with a double jab
and Rutten counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Visnjic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Visnjic misses.
Visnjic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Visnjic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rutten lands with an uppercut that bounces Visnjic off the cage and back into range.
Visnjic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Visnjic fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutten digs a good hook to Visnjic's body.
Visnjic is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visnjic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rutten lands a front kick.
Visnjic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rutten lands a head kick. Visnjic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rutten has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rutten scores with a head kick. Visnjic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Visnjic moves out of range easily.
Visnjic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Visnjic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Visnjic. Visnjic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Visnjic walks into a straight right hand from Rutten.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten jabs Visnjic right on the nose. Visnjic blinks but takes it well.
Visnjic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutten darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rutten lands a head shot.
Rutten slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Visnjic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rutten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rutten jabs at Visnjic's body.
Rutten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Visnjic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rutten scores with a nice strike.
Rutten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rutten throws a nice head kick!
Rutten connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten lands a jab to Visnjic's midsection.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Visnjic has time to react.
Visnjic throws an overhand right that lands on Rutten's shoulder, as Rutten tries to avoid the shot.
Nikolino Visnjic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Visnjic misses with a combination
and Rutten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Visnjic throws a combination that misses
and Rutten counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Nikolino Visnjic has been cut.
Visnjic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutten lands with a right hand.
Visnjic walks into a stiff left hand from Rutten.
Rutten is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Visnjic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Visnjic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Visnjic.
Rutten connects with a single shot there.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Visnjic misses with a hook. Rutten ducked under it nicely.
Rutten throws a combination. Visnjic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Visnjic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Visnjic. Those never looked like landing.
Rutten keeps Visnjic at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rutten is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A nice combination there by Rutten.
Visnjic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutten lands a nice hook to Visnjic's body. Visnjic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Visnjic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rutten scores with a head kick.
Rutten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rutten lands with a kick to the temple. Visnjic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rutten throws a head kick that Visnjic semi-blocks.
Rutten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutten connects with a body shot that sends Visnjic's belly button to the back.
Rutten clobbers Visnjic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Visnjic misses with a double jab
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
Visnjic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Visnjic's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boss Rutten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolino Visnjic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Visnjic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Visnjic throws a combination that misses
and Visnjic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Rutten.
A telegraphed right hand from Visnjic misses the target.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Visnjic.
Visnjic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rutten lands a lovely overhand right.
Visnjic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Visnjic throws a combination that misses
and Rutten counters with a nice body kick.
Rutten connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rutten lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Rutten.
Rutten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boss Rutten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutten connects with a high kick.

Visnjic is rocked!
Rutten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Visnjic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rutten plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rutten tests Visnjic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Visnjic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice shot lands for Rutten.
Rutten staying out of range there.
Visnjic seems to have got his legs back now.
Visnjic takes one to the chin there.
Rutten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Visnjic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rutten lunges at Visnjic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Visnjic's hand.
Rutten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Visnjic's head.
Rutten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Visnjic momentarily.
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!
Visnjic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visnjic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rutten connects with a nice looking jab.
Rutten scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Visnjic. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Visnjic might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rutten connects with a right hand. Visnjic shakes it off.
Rutten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Visnjic throws a nice looking combination but Rutten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutten lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rutten connects with a high kick.
A big right from Visnjic misses.
Rutten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Visnjic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutten throws a head kick that Visnjic semi-blocks.
Whack! Rutten lands a heavy head kick that drops Visnjic. The ref tackles Rutten to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Visnjic was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Boss Rutten!
An intense looking Boss Rutten took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'you wanted the pain i just gave you what you wanted!!!!'.