PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michiel De Ruyter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Ruyter's entrance music is DJ KOOL. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

De Ruyter
vs
Bounty

180 cm
28
180 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

185 cm
25
194 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

****160Q Energy for $150****
ANABOLIC LAUNDRY 90%

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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michiel De Ruyter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ruyter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it.
Bounty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bounty scores with a jab to the head.
Bounty connects with a high kick.
De Ruyter swinging wildly here.

De Ruyter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bounty looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
De Ruyter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bounty tries to bench press De Ruyter off him but De Ruyter keeps the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bounty sneaks back into half guard.
De Ruyter is keen to just control but Bounty is a slippery customer.
De Ruyter trying to pass the guard but Bounty defending well.
Bounty wants to get back to his feet.
De Ruyter wants to free his trapped foot but Bounty is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bounty tries to roll over but De Ruyter keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty wants to get back to his feet.
De Ruyter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bounty is trying to escape the mount.
De Ruyter breaks from Bounty's wrist control and lands an elbow.
De Ruyter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bounty?
De Ruyter wants to control the pace but Bounty is squirming around nicely.
Bounty takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

De Ruyter with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bounty bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ruyter keeping moving, preventing Bounty from controlling successfully.
Bounty preventing the sweep.
Bounty wants to get up but he can't break De Ruyter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bounty trying to control but De Ruyter is working from the bottom.
Bounty stopping the sweep attempt from De Ruyter.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Bounty hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
De Ruyter misses with a jab to the body
and Bounty counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Ruyter's knee momentarily.
De Ruyter checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty avoids the body shot from De Ruyter.
De Ruyter misses with a takedown attempt
and Bounty counters with a thumping low kick.
Bounty connects with a right hand. De Ruyter shakes it off.
De Ruyter shoots in but no luck this time.
De Ruyter dives in and grabs Bounty's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bounty pushes down on De Ruyter's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michiel De Ruyter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Ruyter is breathing heavily.
Bounty lands with a cross.
De Ruyter throws the left hand but Bounty avoids the punch easily.
Bounty slips a straight right by De Ruyter.
De Ruyter walks into a jab.

Bounty closes the distance and clinches.
De Ruyter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Ruyter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bounty is defending well.
De Ruyter blocks an elbow strike from Bounty.
Bounty tries to land knees in the clinch but De Ruyter avoids the damage to the body.
Bounty lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Ruyter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bounty just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bounty lands a damaging elbow.
Bounty has De Ruyter pressed against the cage, preventing De Ruyter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ruyter swings wildly with an uppercut but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Ruyter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bounty takes a shot to the head.
Bounty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bounty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

De Ruyter is rocked!
Bounty lands an elbow just above De Ruyter 's eye.
Oh De Ruyter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bounty creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops De Ruyter! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Bounty.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Bounty!
A very excited looking Mark Bounty made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.