PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Rullete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svein Audenhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dennis Rullete has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rullete
vs
Audenhoff

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dennis Rullete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svein Audenhoff!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Audenhoff gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Audenhoff postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Audenhoff working away.
Audenhoff working the head with strikes.
Rullete is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Rullete's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Audenhoff working the ground and pound.
Rullete regains half guard.
Audenhoff lands with a punch from half guard.
Rullete is looking for a sweep. Audenhoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rullete regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rullete keeping full guard, as Audenhoff tries to pass.
Rullete wants to sweep but no luck.
Audenhoff lands a couple of elbows.
Audenhoff working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Audenhoff stopping the sweep attempt from Rullete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audenhoff throwing strikes from guard but Rullete blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Audenhoff is in close to Rullete's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Audenhoff throwing strikes but missing.
Audenhoff chips away with some ground and pound.
Audenhoff passes Rullete's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rullete wants to control but Audenhoff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Audenhoff there.
Rullete has hold of Audenhoff's hands but Audenhoff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Audenhoff trying to pass the guard but Rullete defending well.
Audenhoff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Audenhoff looks gassed!
Audenhoff frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rullete is trying desperately to improve position.
Audenhoff looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Audenhoff scoring with strikes but Rullete is staying in there.
Audenhoff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rullete's face.
A nice elbow there by Audenhoff.
Rullete working to try and regain half guard.
Rullete is working hard here to advance position.
Audenhoff with shots to the head and body - Rullete looks very uncomfortable down there.
Audenhoff postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rullete looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Audenhoff.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audenhoff working the ground and pound effectively.
Audenhoff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rullete's face.
Rullete sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rullete trying to hold on to Audenhoff's head to control him but Audenhoff postures up.
Audenhoff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rullete wants to control but Audenhoff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Audenhoff winds up and cracks Rullete with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Audenhoff drops an elbow to the side of Rullete's head.
Rullete is looking to control Audenhoff's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rullete avoid being mounted?
Rullete is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Audenhoff is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audenhoff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Audenhoff working over Rullete with some ground and pound. Rullete looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Audenhoff passes to full mount!
Audenhoff lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Audenhoff working Rullete over with strikes here.
Rullete wants to hold on but Audenhoff pushes him away.
Audenhoff landing strikes from the mount and Rullete is in trouble!
Audenhoff landing strikes from the mount and Rullete is in trouble!
Rullete is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Svein Audenhoff dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Audenhoff drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Audenhoff passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Audenhoff works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rullete tries to buck Audenhoff off but Audenhoff is having none of it.
Rullete taking punishment in the form of punches.
Audenhoff landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Audenhoff working away.
Audenhoff working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rullete is looking for a sweep.
Audenhoff scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rullete to see if he's OK.
Audenhoff cracks Rullete with a big right hand but Rullete just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Audenhoff is working Rullete over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rullete is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rullete is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Audenhoff working the ground and pound.
Audenhoff working the head with strikes.
Audenhoff cracks Rullete with a big elbow.
Rullete takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rullete takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Audenhoff lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rullete is looking to reverse the position.
Audenhoff in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rullete manages to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Audenhoff there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rullete keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rullete wants to control but Audenhoff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rullete is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Audenhoff scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rullete is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rullete has hold of Audenhoff's hands but Audenhoff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rullete taking some punishment here, with Audenhoff in his half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rullete listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Audenhoff slips a jab and a cross from Rullete.

Audenhoff fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rullete sprawls well initially but Audenhoff persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Audenhoff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rullete defending well though.
Audenhoff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audenhoff slips a nice elbow through Rullete's hands, connecting with Rullete's forehead.
Audenhoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rullete's head.
Audenhoff lands strikes from half guard.
Rullete landing strikes from the bottom.
Audenhoff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Audenhoff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rullete looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rullete misses with a wild combination.

Audenhoff feints and as Rullete raises his hands in defense, Audenhoff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rullete is trying to keep Audenhoff in close.
Audenhoff stands up over Rullete, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rullete looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Audenhoff sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rullete's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rullete punching from the bottom.
Audenhoff is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rullete!
A nice elbow there by Audenhoff.
Rullete is in a horrible position here. Audenhoff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Audenhoff is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Svein Audenhoff has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Audenhoff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Audenhoff with the ground and pound from mount.
Rullete in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Audenhoff breaks from Rullete's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rullete is bucking up trying to escape but Audenhoff cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rullete tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Audenhoff.
Audenhoff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rullete's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Svein Audenhoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rullete misses the shot to the body.
Rullete lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Audenhoff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Audenhoff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rullete swivels and escapes.
Audenhoff has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rullete throws a nice looking combination but Audenhoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Rullete.
Rullete misses with a few strikes there.

Audenhoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rullete is looking for a sweep. Audenhoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Audenhoff drops an elbow to the side of Rullete's head.
Rullete trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Audenhoff there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rullete tries to roll over but Audenhoff keeps him under control.
Rullete has hold of Audenhoff's hands but Audenhoff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rullete is looking to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Audenhoff changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rullete looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Audenhoff scoring with punches from side control.
Audenhoff scores with punches from side control.
Audenhoff working the body and head with strikes.
Audenhoff in side control lands a decent elbow.
Audenhoff scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rullete to see if he's OK.
Rullete tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rullete stops Audenhoff from passing to mount.
Audenhoff lands an elbow.
Rullete tries to improve position but can't.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rullete lands with a hook. Audenhoff tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Audenhoff gets the takedown into side control.
Rullete takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rullete is looking to reverse the position.
Rullete taking a bit of punishment here - Audenhoff scoring with strikes.
Rullete tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rullete takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rullete manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Audenhoff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rullete works his way to full guard. Good work.
Audenhoff cracks Rullete with a solid left hand.
Rullete can't keep his opponent in guard - Audenhoff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rullete trying to control but Audenhoff postures up.
Audenhoff tries to pass to full mount but Rullete defends it.
Audenhoff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Audenhoff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Audenhoff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Audenhoff is nestled in close to Rullete, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rullete flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rullete is looking to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Audenhoff scores a takedown into full mount!
Rullete is bucking up trying to escape but Audenhoff cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Audenhoff with good strikes from the mount here!
Dennis Rullete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Audenhoff.
Audenhoff breaks from Rullete's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Audenhoff dominating with strikes here.
Rullete really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Audenhoff unloading with bombs!
Rullete is looking to improve his position but Audenhoff isn't that keen on the idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Svein Audenhoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Audenhoff winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Svein Audenhoff!