PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kake Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutu comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ruutu
vs
Nyrkki

190 cm
30
176 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

186 cm
34
185 lbs
21 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Perkele!

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakke Ruutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyrkki throws a low kick but Ruutu avoids it.
Nyrkki tries to move into range but Ruutu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Kake Nyrkki has been cut.
Nyrkki misses with a body shot.
Ruutu lands a lovely overhand right.
Kake Nyrkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruutu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nyrkki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nyrkki thumps Ruutu with a low kick.
Ruutu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruutu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruutu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nyrkki blocks a jab.
Ruutu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ruutu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruutu scores with a jab to the head.
Nyrkki thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruutu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nyrkki. Nyrkki obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Ruutu misses.
Nyrkki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ruutu tries a head kick but it misses.
Nyrkki with a nice cross.
Nyrkki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nyrkki lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Nyrkki does no damage.

Nyrkki has closed the distance and engaged Ruutu in a clinch.
Ruutu lands a nice elbow.
Nyrkki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruutu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nyrkki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ruutu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nyrkki avoids it.
Nyrkki throws a head punch that misses.
Ruutu blocks an elbow strike.
Nyrkki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruutu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nyrkki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ruutu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruutu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruutu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nyrkki's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Ruutu fails to land.
Ruutu pushes off an throws an elbow but Nyrkki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nyrkki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nyrkki digs a right hand underneath Ruutu's ribcage. Ruutu let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Nyrkki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruutu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruutu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nyrkki scores with a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ruutu throws a head punch that misses.
Ruutu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruutu missing with knees to the body.
Ruutu throws an elbow but it misses.
Nyrkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruutu controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruutu.
Nyrkki is trying to break free.

Nyrkki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruutu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruutu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That has opened up Kake Nyrkki's cut even more.
Ruutu is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki misses with a wild body shot.
Ruutu misses with an uppercut. Nyrkki saw that one coming.

Ruutu tries to keep at a distance but Nyrkki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nyrkki dodges an elbow strike from Ruutu.
Nyrkki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruutu backwards.
Ruutu lands an elbow that stopped Nyrkki in his tracks for a moment.
Nyrkki tries a body shot but Ruutu blocks it.
Nyrkki tries to break the clinch but Ruutu is controlling the position.
Nyrkki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nyrkki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nyrkki.
Ruutu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ruutu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nyrkki's brow.
Nyrkki tries to throw a body punch but Ruutu avoids it by throwing Nyrkki back against the cage.
Ruutu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nyrkki has a couple of punches blocked by Ruutu.
Nyrkki misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruutu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nyrkki gets underhooks to prevent Ruutu's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakke Ruutu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nyrkki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Ruutu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruutu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nyrkki can pounce on him.
A jab from Ruutu misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruutu. That's going to slow Nyrkki down.
Nyrkki thows a body shot but no joy.
Nyrkki swings for the body but Ruutu moves out of range.
Good shot there by Ruutu.
Ruutu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruutu throws a hook but Nyrkki avoids it easily.
Nyrkki misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruutu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruutu throws a body kick that misses.
Ruutu lands a head kick!

The cut above Kake Nyrkki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ruutu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jakke Ruutu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kake Nyrkki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ruutu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nyrkki's head.
Ruutu wants to land a leg kick but Nyrkki is out of range.
Nyrkki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruutu.
A low kick from Nyrkki is predictable there

so Ruutu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nyrkki pulls Ruutu in to control the position.

Nyrkki pushes Ruutu off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jakke Ruutu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nyrkki lands a jab.
A slow jab from Ruutu misses its intended target.
Ruutu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruutu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruutu moves away from the strike by Nyrkki.
Ruutu misses with a low kick.
Nyrkki blocks a low kick nicely.
Nyrkki slips a straight right by Ruutu.
Nyrkki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruutu's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki avoids the head kick by Ruutu.
Nyrkki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A good leg kick by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nyrkki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nyrkki punishes Ruutu's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruutu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nyrkki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruutu was well out of range. Poor timing from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki connects with a body shot.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruutu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nyrkki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

so Ruutu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruutu prevents Nyrkki from getting back to his feet.
Ruutu stopping the sweep attempt from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruutu manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu wants to control but Nyrkki passes easily into half guard.
Nyrkki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ruutu!
Nyrkki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ruutu is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nyrkki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nyrkki punching from mount but Ruutu doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nyrkki content just to control the position here.
Nyrkki wants to control the pace but Ruutu is squirming around nicely.
Ruutu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nyrkki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nyrkki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kake Nyrkki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ruutu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nyrkki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruutu lands a glancing blow to the side of Nyrkki's head.

Nyrkki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nyrkki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nyrkki trying to land knees to the body.
Nyrkki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nyrkki blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruutu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruutu tries to throw a body punch but Nyrkki avoids it by throwing Ruutu back against the cage.
Ruutu blocks a body shot from Nyrkki.
Ruutu misses with a punch to the body.
Kake Nyrkki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nyrkki tries to throw a body punch but Ruutu avoids it by throwing Nyrkki back against the cage.
Ruutu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Jakke Ruutu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kake Nyrkki's cut.
That's time! Ruutu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ruutu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That kick from Ruutu tenderised Nyrkki's leg. Nyrkki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nyrkki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nyrkki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruutu 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.
Ruutu scores with a head kick.
Nyrkki is looking to clinch.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick but Ruutu moved away.
Ruutu misses with a right hand
and Nyrkki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nyrkki throws a nice looking combination but Ruutu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nyrkki looks to throw the jab but Ruutu is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutu lands a nice hook to Nyrkki's body. Nyrkki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good shot there by Ruutu.

Ruutu lands a left and a right that send Nyrkki crashing to the mat, dazed. Ruutu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Nyrkki is rocked!
Nyrkki walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Nyrkki limp body while Ruutu jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jakke Ruutu!
Jakke Ruutu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.