PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Butterfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ruutu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to WARNING!. This should be fireworks!

Ruutu
vs
Butterfly

190 cm
26
177 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
174 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fight Night Nutrition

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakke Ruutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brett Butterfly!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Butterfly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ruutu on his heels. He'll look to pass Ruutu's guard now, I'm sure.
Butterfly throws an elbow that misses. Ruutu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Butterfly's guard. Nice move by Ruutu!
Ruutu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Butterfly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Butterfly wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ruutu is now in half guard.
Ruutu is keen to just control but Butterfly is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butterfly is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Ruutu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly tries to roll over but Ruutu keeps him under control.
Butterfly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Butterfly wants to sweep but no luck.

Butterfly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Butterfly wants to hit a switch here but Ruutu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Butterfly there!
Ruutu lands a couple of good shots and Butterfly has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly breaks Ruutu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Butterfly won't allow Ruutu to sweep him here.
Ruutu looking to control.
Ruutu has his hands on Butterfly's head, controlling the position.
Butterfly distracts Ruutu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruutu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butterfly.
Butterfly trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruutu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butterfly stands and throws Ruutu's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly working away.
Ruutu gets back to half guard.
Ruutu is staying active underneath Butterfly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Butterfly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Butterfly stops Ruutu from getting back to his feet.
Ruutu wants to improve his position but Butterfly is controlling well.
Butterfly slips a nice elbow through Ruutu's hands, connecting with Ruutu's forehead.
Butterfly thows a huge punch but Ruutu dodges it nicely.
Ruutu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruutu defending well though.
Ruutu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Butterfly.
Ruutu controlling the position well.
Butterfly is thwarting Ruutu's attempts to control the position.
Butterfly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruutu's head.
Butterfly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Butterfly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Butterfly wants to free his trapped foot but Ruutu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butterfly is looking to take a break and control but Ruutu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butterfly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Butterfly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Butterfly looks for the body kick but Ruutu saw that one coming.
Ruutu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butterfly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruutu.
Ruutu lands a nice shot that snaps Butterfly's head back.
Ruutu works the jab nicely.
Ruutu motions for Butterfly to come forward. Ruutu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruutu blocks a head kick by Butterfly.
Ruutu throws the left hand but Butterfly avoids the punch easily.
Butterfly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ruutu's hands.
Butterfly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A leg kick checked by Ruutu.
Butterfly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ruutu misses with a looping left.
Ruutu feints and then cracks Butterfly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Butterfly down.
Butterfly connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruutu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Butterfly.
Butterfly stuns Ruutu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu just misses with a punch to the body.
Butterfly just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Butterfly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butterfly.
Butterfly throws a sloppy head kick and Ruutu moves out of range easily.
Butterfly scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ruutu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Butterfly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Butterfly connects with a leg kick. Ruutu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Butterfly lands with a kick to the temple. Ruutu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruutu.
Ruutu connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruutu throws a leg kick
letting Butterfly counter with a right hand.
Ruutu lands a glancing blow to the side of Butterfly's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ruutu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Butterfly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Butterfly showed some decent athleticism there.
Ruutu tries to get to full guard but Butterfly has control of the leg.
Ruutu wants to get back to his feet.
Butterfly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Butterfly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruutu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ruutu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Butterfly is working away from the top position though.
Ruutu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ruutu.
Ruutu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly wants to control from the top but Ruutu keeps moving.
Butterfly is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruutu has wrist control.
Butterfly preventing the sweep.
Ruutu being controlled here, momentarily.
Butterfly connects with a couple of short punches.
Butterfly throwing strikes from guard but Ruutu blocks nicely.
Butterfly throws a strike but Ruutu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ruutu wants to control from the top but Butterfly keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ruutu!
Butterfly lands a nice shot to the head.
Ruutu wants to control but Butterfly is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Butterfly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruutu is looking to improve his position but Butterfly isn't that keen on the idea.
Butterfly has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ruutu's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Butterfly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruutu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Butterfly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Butterfly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Butterfly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruutu was well out of range. Poor timing from Butterfly.
Ruutu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Butterfly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruutu throws a jab but it's blocked by Butterfly.
Ruutu checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruutu, right into the meat.
Butterfly moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruutu throws a leg kick
and Butterfly counters with a nice leg kick.
Ruutu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Butterfly lands a nice shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Butterfly.
Ruutu pushes Butterfly away with a front kick.
Ruutu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Butterfly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ruutu thuds his shin into the meat of Butterfly's side.
Brett Butterfly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butterfly throws a low kick but Ruutu avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu throws a sloppy head kick and Butterfly moves out of range easily.
Butterfly digs a good body shot into Ruutu's ribs.
Jab, jab by Butterfly - just one landing.
Butterfly misses with the body kick
letting Ruutu counter with a right hand.
Ruutu lands an overhand right.
Butterfly throws a push kick but Ruutu slaps the foot to one side.
Ruutu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruutu tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Butterfly, right into the meat.
Butterfly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruutu manages to avoid it.
Ruutu moves out of range of the body kick from Butterfly.
Butterfly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruutu in his tracks.
Butterfly throws a body punch but Ruutu moves out of range.
Ruutu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ruutu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruutu loads up on a big right hand but Butterfly slips the punch.
Ruutu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Butterfly throws a front kick aimed at Ruutu's knee but Ruutu avoids it well.
Butterfly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Butterfly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruutu manages to avoid it.
Butterfly checks a leg kick.
Butterfly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ruutu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butterfly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruutu circles away quickly and effectively.
Butterfly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruutu is out of range.
Butterfly slips a straight right by Ruutu.
Butterfly misses with a jab to the body
and Ruutu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruutu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruutu throws a leg kick that is checked

and Butterfly counters with a takedown into side control.
Ruutu struggling a bit here.
Jakke Ruutu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butterfly looks up at the clock and then as Ruutu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Butterfly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brett Butterfly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Butterfly lands a decent elbow from side control.
Butterfly sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ruutu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brett Butterfly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
You can see the frustration on Ruutu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruutu is trying to improve his position.
Butterfly scoring with punches and elbows.
Butterfly content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Butterfly throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ruutu works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Butterfly.
Ruutu wants to improve his position but Butterfly is controlling well.
Ruutu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Butterfly looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butterfly wants to control from the top but Ruutu keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Butterfly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Butterfly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Butterfly!