PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davey Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutherford comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Another Way to Die kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Davey Rutherford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mills
vs
Rutherford

213 cm
19
278 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Dynamo Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herman Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davey Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rutherford scores with a hook.
Rutherford misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Rutherford finds it's target.
Rutherford scores with a jab to the head.
Rutherford's corner calls for a 1-2. Rutherford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rutherford thuds his right hand into Mills's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mills misses with a takedown
and Mills takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutherford with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford stuffs the takedown attempt from Mills. Mills gets slowly back to his feet.
Mills looks to clinch
letting Rutherford counter with a right hand.
Rutherford is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mills had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davey Rutherford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutherford throws a hook to the side of Mills's head but Mills sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutherford tests Mills's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutherford misses with a straight left.
Mills walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mills fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rutherford avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herman Mills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Rutherford as Mills shoots in.
Rutherford might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rutherford scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford dips to his left and cracks Mills with an uppercut!
Mills on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rutherford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rutherford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rutherford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rutherford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mills somewhat.
Mills moves forwards but Rutherford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rutherford throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mills on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Mills fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rutherford sprawls well initially but Mills persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Mills is looking for a kimura here.
Rutherford wants to get back to full guard.
Mills missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mills missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mills seems to be looking for submissions.
Rutherford tries to roll over but Mills keeps him under control.
Mills throwing shots but Rutherford is blocking nicely.
Rutherford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Mills is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mills sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rutherford defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davey Rutherford 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 scores with a decent looking hook.
Rutherford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutherford scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Rutherford does no damage.
Rutherford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheers as Rutherford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mills doesn't seem phased though.
Rutherford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mills on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Rutherford misses.
Rutherford jabs Mills to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mills looks for a takedown but Rutherford sprawls well.
Rutherford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've been informed that Rutherford has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rutherford with a jab.
Rutherford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutherford misses with a hook.
Rutherford should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mills takes one to the side of the head.
Rutherford misses with a straight left.
Mills throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rutherford's waist but Rutherford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mills off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rutherford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutherford lands a head shot.
Rutherford thuds a left hand into Mills's body.
Mills on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good standup being displayed there by Rutherford as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
Mills takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Rutherford misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills walks into a left hand.
Rutherford throws a hook but Mills blocks it.
Rutherford throws a hook but Mills blocks it.
Mills misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herman Mills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutherford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mills avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davey Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutherford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mills looks for a takedown but Rutherford sprawls well.
Rutherford lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills misses with a takedown attempt - Rutherford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rutherford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mills at a distance.
Rutherford loads up on a big right hand but Mills slips the punch.
Mills gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rutherford.
Rutherford clobbers Mills with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rutherford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davey Rutherford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mills's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Rutherford displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mills.
Mills looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mills tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rutherford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mills somewhat.
Mills closes the distance and clinches up with Rutherford, looking for a takedown. Mills pushes Rutherford against the cage but Rutherford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herman Mills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Mills 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mills shoots in but Rutherford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rutherford connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills needs to keep his hands up - Rutherford had a free shot at his head there.
Mills ducks right into an uppercut from Rutherford.
Rutherford swinging wildly here.
Mills fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mills takes one on the button.
Mills on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Herman Mills has been cut.
Mills fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a right hand that misses
letting Mills counter with a right hand.
Rutherford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rutherford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mills closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rutherford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills misses with a takedown attempt
and Rutherford counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rutherford throws a good cross that connects.

Mills is rocked!
Mills takes one on the button.
Oh Mills is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mills takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rutherford clobbers Mills with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford cracks Mills with a hook to the temple - Mills is on wobbly legs here! Rutherford swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Mills falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Rutherford wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Davey Rutherford!
Davey Rutherford was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.