PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rutger Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scottie Pippen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Svensson
vs
Pippen

180 cm
27
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

177 cm
21
188 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rutger Svensson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scottie Pippen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pippen to score with a decent uppercut.
Pippen misses with a looping right.
Svensson throws out a loose jab but Pippen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pippen.
Pippen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Svensson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Pippen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pippen! But no joy.
Pippen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pippen cracks Svensson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pippen is looking to clinch but Svensson is avoiding it.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Pippen.
Svensson throwing a counter right hand but Pippen manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Pippen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Svensson thumps Pippen with a low kick.
Svensson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pippen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Svensson can pounce on him.
Pippen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pippen throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson lands a slapping body shot.
Pippen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pippen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pippen! But no joy.
Svensson tries to score with a low kick but Pippen moves his leg out of the way.
Svensson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pippen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pippen throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Pippen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svensson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pippen is out of range and Svensson settles back down.
Pippen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Svensson misses the jab.
Pippen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Svensson momentarily.
Pippen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Svensson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pippen misses with a straight right.
Svensson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pippen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Svensson misses with a shot to the body
and Pippen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutger Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pippen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Pippen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Svensson.
Pippen lands a jab to the nose.
Pippen misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Pippen throws an off balance right hand
and Svensson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pippen thinking.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Pippen finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pippen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Svensson finds it's way through Pippen's defenses.
Pippen drops his hands momentarily and Svensson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Svensson misses with a hook.
Svensson throws an off balance right hand
and Pippen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pippen throws the left hand but Svensson avoids the punch easily.
Svensson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pippen manages to avoid it.
Svensson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pippen avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Svensson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pippen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svensson lands a nice hook to Pippen's body. Pippen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pippen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Pippen.
A counter left hand to the body from Svensson misses its target.
Svensson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svensson connects with a solid leg kick.
Svensson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Svensson misses.
Svensson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pippen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pippen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pippen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Svensson throws a shot from downtown. Pippen moves away and avoids it.
Svensson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rutger Svensson 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.

Svensson connects with a leg kick. Pippen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Svensson misses with a looping left.
Svensson cracks Pippen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Svensson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pippen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Svensson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Svensson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Pippen misses the target.
Svensson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Svensson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pippen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Svensson has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pippen.
Svensson scores with a jab.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pippen manages to avoid it.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pippen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Svensson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Svensson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pippen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Svensson.
Pippen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Svensson's head backwards.
Svensson walks into a left hand.
Svensson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pippen can do to turn this around?
Svensson cracks Pippen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pippen.
Svensson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Svensson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Scottie Pippen has been cut.
Pippen lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson feints and then cracks Pippen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pippen down.
Pippen checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Pippen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svensson misses with a body shot.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Pippen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Pippen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pippen 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.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Pippen avoids them all with ease.
Pippen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svensson misses with a straight right.
Pippen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Svensson thumps Pippen with a low kick.
Svensson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pippen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pippen wants to clinch up but Svensson keeps it at a distance.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Svensson throws a sloppy head kick and Pippen moves out of range easily.
Pippen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Svensson jabs Pippen to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Pippen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pippen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Svensson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svensson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pippen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Svensson. Svensson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svensson throws a leg kick but Pippen checks it.
Svensson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Svensson looks to land a right hand but Pippen moved out of range.
Pippen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svensson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pippen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pippen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Svensson.
Svensson misses with an uppercut. Pippen saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pippen.
Svensson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pippen.
Pippen looks to land a left hand but Svensson moved out of range nicely.
Pippen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pippen swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pippen.
Svensson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pippen.
Pippen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Svensson misses with an uppercut
and Pippen counters with a nice uppercut.
Svensson misses with a jab to the body
and Pippen counters with a straight right hand.
Pippen misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pippen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Svensson jabs at Pippen's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rutger Svensson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scottie Pippen's cut.
That's time! Svensson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Svensson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson takes a swing at Pippen's ribcage but misses.
Pippen misses with a straight left.
Pippen defending well as Svensson loads up on a big left hand.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pippen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutger Svensson is winning the standup battle so far.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Pippen lands a glancing blow to the side of Svensson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pippen. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svensson swings for the body but Pippen moves out of range.
Pippen misses with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pippen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Svensson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pippen thinking.
Svensson throws a shot from downtown. Pippen moves away and avoids it.
Pippen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pippen sizes up Svensson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pippen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pippen tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Svensson. That snapped Pippen's head back.
Svensson throws a low kick but Pippen moves out of range easily.
Pippen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pippen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Svensson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pippen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pippen.
Pippen tries to move into range but Svensson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Svensson.
Pippen punishes Svensson's body with a nice straight punch.
Svensson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson throws a hook to the side of Pippen's head but Pippen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pippen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pippen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Svensson scores with a head kick.
Pippen ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
Svensson blocks a jab.
Svensson moves out of range as Pippen strikes.
Svensson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pippen. Pippen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pippen tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Svensson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Svensson throws a body shot but no joy.
Svensson lands the left hand.
Svensson scores with a nice head shot.
Pippen throws out a loose jab but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson wants to slow Pippen down by chopping away at his legs.
Pippen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Pippen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Svensson.
Svensson tests Pippen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pippen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svensson. Svensson obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pippen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pippen jabs Svensson right on the nose. Svensson blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson slips under a jab.
Pippen looks to land a left hand but Svensson moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Pippen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svensson throws a body punch but Pippen moves out of range.
Pippen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pippen defending well as Svensson loads up on a big left hand.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Svensson lands with a right hand.
Pippen lands a really nice looking cross but Svensson seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rutger Svensson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Scottie Pippen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pippen misses with a looping right.
Svensson swings for the body but Pippen moves out of range.
Pippen throws out a counter right but Svensson avoids it with no problem.
Svensson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pippen if he has to take too many more of those.
Svensson throws a hook to the side of Pippen's head but Pippen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pippen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Pippen.
Pippen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pippen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pippen moves away.
Pippen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pippen cracks a nice hook into Svensson's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Pippen blocks the leg kick.
Pippen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pippen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svensson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pippen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Svensson's head.
Svensson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pippen.
Pippen walks into a jab.
Svensson throws out a leg kick but Pippen moves out of range and Svensson only half commits.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Pippen misses with a hook
and Svensson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pippen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Svensson misses with a hook.
Svensson lands a nice looking body shot.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Svensson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson scores with a hook to the body. Pippen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Svensson scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pippen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.
Svensson misses with a hook. Pippen ducked under it nicely.
Pippen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson lands an overhand right.

Pippen is rocked!
Svensson throws a body shot but no joy.
Pippen misses the jab.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pippen wants to counter the offense by Svensson and move into the clinch position.
Svensson misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Svensson, right into the meat.
Pippen misses with a straight right.
Svensson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pippen counter with a right hand.
Svensson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svensson misses the body punch
and Pippen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pippen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.
Pippen ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
A countering left hand to the body from Pippen misses.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Pippen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pippen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svensson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Pippen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pippen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Svensson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pippen was well out of range. Poor timing from Svensson.
Svensson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Svensson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svensson 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pippen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svensson.
Svensson misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Pippen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pippen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svensson. Svensson obviously looking to wear him down.
Svensson misses the body punch
letting Pippen counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rutger Svensson had his way with Scottie Pippen in that round.
The cut man is working on Scottie Pippen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pippen.

Pippen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pippen misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pippen misses with some punches.
Pippen has a couple of punches blocked by Svensson.
Svensson tries to throw a body punch but Pippen avoids it by throwing Svensson back against the ropes.
Pippen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pippen tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Svensson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Svensson on the inside.
Pippen throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson blocks an uppercut.

Svensson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pippen is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pippen misses the target.
Pippen misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Pippen rushes Svensson and presses him up against the ropes.
Pippen misses with some punches.
Pippen throws a head punch that misses.
Svensson misses with a body punch.
Pippen tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Pippen back against the ropes.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Pippen.
Pippen throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Nice body punch from Pippen.
Svensson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pippen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svensson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pippen's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Svensson is trying to maintain a safe position but Pippen gets an underhook and turns Svensson into the ropes.
Pippen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Svensson - that landed with a thud.
Pippen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Pippen.
Pippen misses with some punches.
Scottie Pippen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pippen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Svensson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svensson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Svensson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pippen throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Svensson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Pippen fails to land.

Svensson manages to break the clinch.
Svensson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pippen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick from Svensson misses.
Pippen connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pippen throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
Svensson scores with a nice right hand.
Svensson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Pippen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Svensson doesn't seem phased though.
Svensson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Svensson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pippen.
Svensson takes a swing at Pippen's ribcage but misses.
Pippen walks into a jab.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pippen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Pippen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pippen moves away.
Svensson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pippen. That did some damage!
Rutger Svensson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Svensson blocks a jab.
Jab from Pippen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pippen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svensson throws a right hand that Pippen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pippen also avoids with ease.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Pippen.
Svensson lands with a shot to the body.
Svensson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pippen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svensson.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rutger Svensson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Svensson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rutger Svensson!
Rutger Svensson retains his middleweight title!