PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutecki has chosen Remember the Name as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Sean Yuen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sean Yuen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Yuen
vs
Rutecki

177 cm
38
160 lbs
28 - 23 - 0

180 cm
43
178 lbs
30 - 47 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 47 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutecki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rutecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by Rutecki.
Yuen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Yuen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rutecki did well to prevent Yuen getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yuen in particular looking to stall.
Yuen prevents Rutecki from improving his position.
Rutecki missing with punches from the bottom.
Yuen sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki trying to control but Yuen postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yuen in particular looking to stall.
Rutecki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yuen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rutecki is trying to control but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good shot there by Rutecki.

It looks like Sean Yuen has been cut.
Rutecki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yuen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rutecki misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yuen.
Yuen misses with a straight right.
Yuen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Rutecki. Those never looked like landing.
Yuen connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yuen, right into the meat.
Rutecki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuen shoots for a double leg takedown but Rutecki sprawls well. He's pushed Yuen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rutecki misses with a head kick.
Rutecki wants to clinch

and Yuen moves into the clinch.
Rutecki working aggressively here.
Rutecki is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen is looking to control Rutecki's arms but Rutecki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yuen has his back to the cage.
Yuen seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Rutecki is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Rutecki wants to get back to striking at distance but Yuen won't allow it.
Yuen gets through Rutecki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yuen has a couple of punches blocked by Rutecki.
Yuen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rutecki is trying to force a seperation but Yuen has the dominant position.
Yuen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rutecki to keep the fight standing.
Yuen stalling in the clinch.
Rutecki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutecki wants to stall.
Yuen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutecki's efforts to push away.
Rutecki misses with the head strike.
Rutecki is trying to force a seperation but Yuen has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki misses with an elbow strike.
Rutecki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rutecki fails to land.
Yuen lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yuen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rutecki's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuen prevents Rutecki from breaking the clinch.
Yuen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rutecki pushes off an throws an elbow but Yuen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Yuen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rutecki takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Dexter Rutecki has been cut.
Rutecki tries to circle away but Yuen has him pinned against the cage.

Rutecki manages to break the clinch.

Yuen takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuen misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Yuen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rutecki can't fight it off and eventually Yuen manages to take the fight to the floor. Rutecki looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Yuen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rutecki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yuen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yuen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutecki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yuen checks it well.
Rutecki throws a nice looking combination but Yuen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yuen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yuen throws out a leg kick but Rutecki moves out of range and Yuen only half commits.
Rutecki misses with a wild combination.
Yuen tries to land a leg kick but Rutecki saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rutecki defends it nicely.

Rutecki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yuen throws a head punch that misses.
Rutecki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yuen misses with a knee to the head.
Yuen looking to slow down the pace here.

Rutecki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dexter Rutecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutecki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rutecki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yuen swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutecki.
Rutecki throws a head kick but Yuen moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki misses with the combination.
Rutecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rutecki thows a body shot but no joy.
Rutecki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rutecki misses with the combination.
Rutecki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yuen counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutecki is breathing heavily.
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses.
Yuen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutecki is just out of range.
Yuen looks for a takedown but Rutecki sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutecki fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Rutecki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Rutecki throws his legs up looking for a submission but Yuen uses it to pass to side control.
Rutecki is trying to control Yuen's posture but Yuen avoids it.
Yuen slows the pace down.
Yuen trying to control the action but Rutecki is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutecki wants to control but Yuen postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen controls the position.
Rutecki is not content to let Yuen control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rutecki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yuen taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dexter Rutecki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rutecki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yuen keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutecki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yuen misses with a straight right.
Yuen connects with a body shot that sends Rutecki's belly button to the back.
Yuen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rutecki misses with a series of wild punches.
Yuen connects with a right hand. Rutecki shakes it off.
Rutecki misses with a series of wild punches.
Rutecki throws a head kick but Yuen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki scores with a kick to the midsection.

Rutecki gets caught flat footed, as Yuen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yuen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yuen throwing strikes but missing.
Yuen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuen controlling from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rutecki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki is wriggling around but Yuen manages to pass to half guard.
Rutecki trying to control here.
Yuen slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki is looking to escape.
Yuen throwing shots but Rutecki is blocking nicely.
Yuen controlling the action here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Rutecki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutecki is trying to break the clinch but Yuen has him pressed against the cage.
Yuen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Yuen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Yuen trying to keep a closed guard but Rutecki is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yuen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Yuen has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rutecki doesn't defend quickly enough and Yuen has managed to lock this one up! Can Rutecki escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Yuen on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sean Yuen!
After the big win, Sean Yuen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Tokyo United Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.