PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tourney Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Fighter
vs
Rutherford

180 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tourney Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fighter drives through and clinches with Rutherford against the ropes.
Fighter holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
I was talking to Fighter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter slows down the pace here.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Fighter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fighter.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow.
Rutherford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fighter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fighter lands with a right to the head.
Fighter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Rutherford lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Fighter.
Fighter tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutherford avoids the damage to the body.
Fighter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fighter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Fighter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rutherford.
Rutherford ducks right into an uppercut from Fighter.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Fighter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fighter throws the left hand but Rutherford avoids the punch easily.
Fighter slips a jab and a cross from Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a body kick that misses.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Rutherford.
Rutherford slips a straight right by Fighter.
Rutherford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fighter's sensitive parts.
Rutherford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fighter misses with a hook.
Rutherford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fighter.
Fighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutherford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Rutherford misses.
Fighter misses with a hook
and Rutherford counters with a nice body shot.
Fighter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rutherford back to the ropes. Fighter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter loads up on a big right hand but Rutherford slips the punch.
Rutherford lands a jab to Fighter's midsection.
Fighter throws a low kick, looking for Rutherford's leg but Rutherford calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Fighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutherford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fighter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fighter missing with a left hand there. Rutherford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutherford digs a good body shot into Fighter's ribs.
A low kick from Rutherford misses

and Fighter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Fighter blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fighter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rutherford lands a hook that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tourney Fighter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rutherford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutherford thows a body shot but no joy.
Fighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fighter checks a leg kick nicely.
Rutherford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Fighter misses.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter moves away.
Fighter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Rutherford.
Fighter lands a jab to the nose.
Fighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutherford works the jab nicely.
Rutherford connects with a solid leg kick.
Rutherford throws a body punch but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutherford moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a looping right.
Steven Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutherford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from Rutherford.
Rutherford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Fighter misses the target.
Fighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Fighter misses.
Tourney Fighter is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutherford ducks right into an uppercut from Fighter.
Fighter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutherford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rutherford misses with a kick to the body.
Fighter throws the left hand but Rutherford avoids the punch easily.
Rutherford throws a front kick aimed at Fighter's knee but Fighter avoids it well.
Fighter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutherford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fighter.
Rutherford punishes Fighter's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rutherford counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rutherford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fighter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutherford moves away.
Rutherford looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Rutherford connects with a body shot.
Fighter looks to throw the jab but Rutherford is out of range.
Fighter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fighter dodges the punch combination from Rutherford.
A right-left combo lands from Rutherford.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutherford has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fighter finds it's way round the side to connect with Rutherford's head.
Fighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutherford.
Fighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Rutherford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Fighter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Fighter is rocked!
Fighter throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Fighter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutherford.
Fighter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fighter seems to have got his legs back now.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Rutherford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutherford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rutherford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fighter.
Rutherford tests Fighter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutherford blocks a head kick by Fighter.
Fighter thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Fighter.
Rutherford ducks right into an uppercut from Fighter.
Fighter blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Fighter does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses.
Fighter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rutherford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fighter.
Fighter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rutherford's calf.
Fighter tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rutherford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter moves forwards but Rutherford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Rutherford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Fighter moves into the clinch successfully.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford is trying to force a seperation but Fighter has the dominant position.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Fighter blocks it.
Rutherford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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!
Rutherford tries to work over Fighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rutherford as Fighter tries to tie him up.
Fighter tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Fighter tries to stall but Rutherford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fighter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford is looking to break free of the clinch but Fighter has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Fighter.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter controls the action.
Rutherford is trying to break the clinch but Fighter has him pressed against the ropes.
Fighter blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tourney Fighter.
I think Fighter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!