PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is saliva-hunt u down. Rutecki has chosen Remember the Name as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bullock
vs
Rutecki

174 cm
26
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
34
178 lbs
21 - 35 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutecki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bullock scores with a jab to the jaw.

Rutecki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bullock lands a hook to the side of the head.

Rutecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutecki tries to clinch but Bullock is having none of it.
Rutecki misses with a shot to the body
and Bullock counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutecki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutecki takes one to the side of the head.
Rutecki tries to clinch but Bullock moves out of range.
Rutecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bullock.
Bullock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki throws a head kick but Bullock moves out of range.
Bullock throws a combination that misses
and Rutecki counters with an inside leg kick.
Rutecki tries to clinch but Bullock moves out of range.
Bullock swings widly with a right hand
and Rutecki counters with a nice body kick.
Rutecki misses with a head kick.
Rutecki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bullock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bullock blocks a jab.
Bullock throws a series of punches but Rutecki avoids them all with ease.
Rutecki misses with a double jab
and Bullock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rutecki thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutecki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rutecki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bullock avoids the head kick by Rutecki.
Rutecki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rutecki misses with a head kick.
Bullock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rutecki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bullock is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki throws a head kick but Bullock moves out of range.
Rutecki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bullock counters with a left to the body.
Bullock works over Rutecki's head and body with a nice combination.
Bullock avoids the head kick by Rutecki.
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses.
Rutecki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rutecki tries to clinch there but Bullock circles away.
Dexter Rutecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock throws a nice looking combination but Rutecki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bullock misses with a two punch combination.
Rutecki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Bullock moves out of range.
Bullock swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutecki.
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutecki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bullock.
Bullock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rutecki counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Rutecki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rutecki throws a head kick that misses.
Rutecki lands a head kick. Bullock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rutecki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bullock misses with the combination.
Rutecki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bullock counters with a three punch combo that has Rutecki backing up. Rutecki nods at Bullock to acknowledge the strikes.
Bullock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutecki misses with a head kick.
Dexter Rutecki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutecki takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bullock.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullock. Rutecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutecki scores with a head kick.
Bullock misses with a straight right.
Bullock looks to throw the jab but Rutecki is out of range.
Rutecki misses with a few strikes there.
Bullock lands with a shot to the body.
Bullock moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock avoids the head kick by Rutecki.
Rutecki throws a head kick but Bullock moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bullock is trying to break the clinch but Rutecki is controlling him.
Rutecki prevents Bullock from breaking the clinch.
Rutecki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bullock can't find room to land a body shot as Rutecki controls the action.
Rutecki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bullock takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullock throws a head punch that misses.
Rutecki lands a nice elbow.
Bullock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rutecki misses with an elbow strike.
Bullock lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock misses with a punch to the body.
Bullock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutecki backwards.
Bullock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutecki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutecki lands a damaging elbow.
Bullock tries to throw a body punch but Rutecki avoids it by throwing Bullock back against the cage.
Bullock blocks an elbow strike.
Bullock pushes Rutecki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutecki is trying to pull guard but Bullock has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bullock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bullock lands a right hand.
Bullock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bullock misses with a punch to the body.

Rutecki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rutecki lands a high kick!
Rutecki tries to clinch up
enabling Bullock to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bullock. That snapped Rutecki's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutecki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bullock swings for the body but Rutecki moves out of range.
Bullock misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutecki takes one on the button.
Rutecki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Bullock will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rutecki throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Rutecki.

Rutecki closes the distance and clinches.
Bullock struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutecki controls his hands.
Bullock is trying to break the clinch but Rutecki is controlling him.
Bullock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutecki or not.
Rutecki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rutecki has Bullock pressed against the cage, preventing Bullock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rutecki misses with an elbow strike.
Bullock tries to throw a body punch but Rutecki avoids it by throwing Bullock back against the cage.
Rutecki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bullock is trying to force a seperation but Rutecki has the dominant position.
Rutecki throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bullock manages to break the clinch.
Bullock misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutecki looks to land a combination but Bullock avoids it well.
A left and a right from Rutecki both land. Nice combination.
Bullock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutecki moves away.
Bullock looks to land a combination but Rutecki avoids it well.
Bullock lands a jab to Rutecki's midsection.
Rutecki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bullock avoids the head kick by Rutecki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki throws a body punch but Bullock moves out of range.
Bullock scores with a body shot.
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses.
Rutecki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Rutecki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rutecki blocks an uppercut.
Rutecki missing with knees to the body.
Rutecki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bullock prevents it.
James Bullock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rutecki misses with a knee to the head.
Bullock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutecki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bullock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bullock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutecki throws a body kick that misses.
James Bullock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bullock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bullock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rutecki has time to react.
Bullock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bullock duly obliges.
Rutecki slips a jab and a cross from Bullock.
Bullock misses the shot to the body.
Rutecki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bullock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bullock.
Rutecki is looking to land body kicks.
Bullock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutecki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Rutecki.
Bullock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rutecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Bullock scores with a sloppy right hand. Rutecki should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutecki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bullock misses with a hook to the body
and Rutecki counters with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Bullock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bullock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bullock!
James Bullock thanked the fans post fight for their support.