PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutecki comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the Name. Dick is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Conquer All. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rutecki
vs
Dick

180 cm
44
178 lbs
31 - 48 - 1

190 cm
41
205 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 31 - 48 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Dick!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Rutecki.
Rutecki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rutecki tries to bum rush Dick with a series of wild strikes but Dick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Dick moves out of range.
Dick scores with a jab.
Dick throws a leg kick but Rutecki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dick dodges the punch combination from Rutecki.
Rutecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rutecki misses with the combination.
Dick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dick throws a low kick, looking for Rutecki's leg but Rutecki calmly moves out of range.
Rutecki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rutecki's calf.
Rutecki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dick scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki misses with a head kick.
Dick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rutecki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutecki.
Rutecki moves out of range as Dick strikes.
Dick slips a jab and a cross from Rutecki.
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Dick forces Rutecki back against the cage and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dick obliges.
Dick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutecki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dick scores a nice knee to the body.
Rutecki is breathing heavily.
Dick lands an elbow just above Rutecki 's eye.

It looks like Dexter Rutecki has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dick.
A hook to the body from Dick.
Dick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dick lands a body punch.
Dick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutecki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Dick.
Rutecki avoids the elbow strike from Dick, against the cage.
Dick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rutecki's defenses.
Rutecki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dick lands a good knee to the midsection. Rutecki won't want to take too many of those.
Rutecki is trying to force a seperation but Dick has the dominant position.
Dick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rutecki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dick lands a knee to the head.
Dick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dick lands an elbow inside that Rutecki shrugs off.
Rutecki avoids a wild elbow strike from Dick.
Rutecki tries to circle away but Dick has him pinned against the cage.
Dick landing knees to the head.
Dick trying to land knees to the body.
Dick missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki has had enough of the clinch but Dick keeps him there for the moment.
Dick misses with a punch to the body.
Dick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dick lands a knee to the head.
Dick lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Dick.
Dick's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dick's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dick lands an elbow inside.
Dick lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutecki avoiding damage as Dick throws knees to the body.
Dick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dick lands with a light punch inside.
Dick throws an elbow that misses.
Rutecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dick lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Rutecki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rutecki is trying to break the clinch but Dick has him pressed against the cage.
Rutecki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rutecki is trying to break free.
Dick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dick.

Rutecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutecki.
A good leg kick by Dick.
Rutecki misses with a body shot.
Rutecki throws a push kick but Dick slaps the foot to one side.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Dick avoids them all with ease.
Dick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rutecki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dick moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dick is looking to score with low kicks.
Dick tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Rutecki.

Dick forces Rutecki back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Dick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Rutecki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutecki checks a leg kick.
Rutecki lands with an uppercut that bounces Dick off the cage and back into range.
Rutecki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Dick.
Dick scores with a jab to the body.
Rutecki misses with a two punch combination.
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutecki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dick.

Dick forces Rutecki back against the cage and clinches.
Dick throws an elbow but it misses.
Dick throws an elbow but it misses.
Rutecki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Rutecki on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutecki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dick keeps control of Rutecki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tom Dick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rutecki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dick has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dick scores with a shot to the side of Rutecki's head.
Dick misses with an elbow strike.
Rutecki is looking to control Dick's arms but Dick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rutecki has his back to the cage.
Rutecki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Rutecki breaks from the clinch.
Dick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutecki. That did some damage!
Dick throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dick avoids the head kick by Rutecki.
Dick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Rutecki instigates a clinch.
Dick throws an elbow that misses.

Rutecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutecki throws a nice looking combination but Dick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dick tries to bum rush Rutecki with a series of wild strikes but Rutecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rutecki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dick motions for Rutecki to come forward. Dick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Rutecki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dick connects with a jab.
Dick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Rutecki gets tackled into the cage by Dick. Dick maintains the clinch.
Dick misses with a body punch.
Rutecki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rutecki avoids the elbow strike from Dick, against the cage.
Rutecki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rutecki working hard to break the clinch.
Rutecki is trying to break the clinch but Dick has him pressed against the cage.
Rutecki is trying to force a seperation but Dick has the dominant position.
Rutecki takes an elbow to the temple.
Dick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutecki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutecki.
Rutecki is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Dick.
Dick throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dick throws an elbow but misses.
Rutecki tries to land a knee to the head but Dick blocks with his arms.
Dick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dick tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutecki avoids the damage to the body.
Dick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutecki backwards.
Rutecki has had enough of the clinch but Dick keeps him there for the moment.
Rutecki tries to break the clinch but Dick is controlling the position.
Dick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dick pushes off an throws an elbow but Rutecki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rutecki takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rutecki's brow.
Dick lands a good knee to the midsection. Rutecki won't want to take too many of those.
Dick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dick lands a knee to the body.
Dick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rutecki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dick lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dick landing knees to the body.
Dick tries to land a knee to the head but Rutecki blocks with his arms.
Dick lands an elbow inside that Rutecki shrugs off.
Dick keeps control of Rutecki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rutecki takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dick lands an elbow inside.
Dick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruteckis head.
Dick lands an elbow inside that Rutecki shrugs off.
Dick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutecki's elbow.
Rutecki is looking to break free of the clinch but Dick has double underhooks.
Dick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dick scores with a shot to the side of Rutecki's head.
Dick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruteckis head.
Dick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rutecki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutecki is defending well for now.
Dick lands an elbow that stopped Rutecki in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dick.
A body shot lands from Dick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Dick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dexter Rutecki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rutecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutecki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dick throws the kick towards the body but Rutecki avoids it.
Rutecki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Dick. Beautiful body shot.
Dick's corner calls for a 1-2. Dick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dick is looking to clinch.
Rutecki misses with a combination
letting Dick counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dick looks to land a right hand but Rutecki moved out of range.
Dick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki throws a nice looking combination but Dick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dick tries to clinch up.
A left lands for Dick.
Dick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutecki.
Dick throws a looping overhand right but Rutecki ducks down to avoid it.
Dick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rutecki has time to react.
Dick avoids the head kick by Rutecki.

Dick closes the distance and clinches.
Rutecki has had enough of the clinch but Dick keeps him there for the moment.
Rutecki pushes off an throws an elbow but Dick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dick avoiding damage as Rutecki throws knees to the body.
Dick scores with a shoulder strike.
Dick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Dick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dick lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dick lands a good knee to the midsection. Rutecki won't want to take too many of those.
Dick landing knees to the head.
A short right from Dick.
Dick lands a nice knee to the body.
Dick looking to throw knees to the head but Rutecki is blocking nicely.
Rutecki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rutecki avoiding damage as Dick throws knees to the body.
Rutecki working hard to break the clinch.
Dick misses with an elbow over the top.
Dick lands an elbow inside that Rutecki shrugs off.
Dick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rutecki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dick lands a knee to the body.
Dick lands an elbow inside that Rutecki shrugs off.
Dick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rutecki's defenses.
Rutecki is trying to break free.
Dick lands an elbow just above Rutecki 's eye.
Rutecki is trying to break the clinch but Dick is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutecki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rutecki looking to throw knees to the head but Dick is blocking nicely.
Rutecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutecki backwards.
Dick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dick pushes off an throws an elbow but Rutecki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rutecki avoiding damage as Dick throws knees to the body.
Rutecki misses with an elbow strike.
Dick keeps control of Rutecki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutecki's elbow.
Dick keeps control of Rutecki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Rutecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dick works Rutecki's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutecki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dick throws a low kick but Rutecki avoids it.
Dick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Rutecki throws out a loose jab but Dick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses.
Dexter Rutecki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rutecki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Rutecki does no damage.
Tom Dick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Rutecki.
Rutecki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rutecki's knee momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Dick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Dick!
Tom Dick thanked the fans post fight for their support.