PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spark Boro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutecki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember the Name. Dexter Rutecki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Boro
vs
Rutecki

182 cm
42
190 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

180 cm
46
178 lbs
34 - 53 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

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 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spark Boro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 53 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutecki avoids the head kick by Boro.
Nice shot by Rutecki.
Rutecki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rutecki throws a right and a left that Boro avoids nicely.
Rutecki moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutecki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Spark Boro has been cut.
Rutecki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boro.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Boro avoids them all with ease.
Rutecki misses with the combination.
Rutecki connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki misses with a two punch combination.
Boro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rutecki fails to land with a series of punches.
Boro tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutecki misses with a double jab
letting Boro counter with a right hand.

It looks like Dexter Rutecki has been cut.
Rutecki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boro throws a hook but Rutecki avoids it easily.
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses.
Rutecki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rutecki misses with a double jab
letting Boro counter with a right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Rutecki scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Rutecki. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Boro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rutecki fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Boro misses the target.
Rutecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutecki tries to close the distance and clinch but Boro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boro throws a right and a left that Rutecki avoids nicely.
Rutecki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boro. Rutecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Rutecki. That snapped Boro's head back.
Rutecki misses with a head kick.
It looked like Boro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki thuds his shin into the meat of Boro's side.
Rutecki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boro counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutecki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boro circles away quickly and effectively.
Rutecki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Boro moves out of range.
Rutecki falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Boro to counter with a crisp jab.
Boro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rutecki.
Rutecki throws a sloppy head kick and Boro moves out of range easily.
Boro throws a big counter combination but Rutecki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Boro avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Boro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rutecki misses with an uppercut.
Boro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boro tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutecki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rutecki lands with a good body shot.
Dexter Rutecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutecki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rutecki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boro's head.
Rutecki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Boro is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Rutecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Rutecki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rutecki in his tracks.
Rutecki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rutecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rutecki missing with a left hand there. Boro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutecki.
Boro slips a jab from Rutecki.
Boro is looking to counter punch.
Rutecki misses with a double jab
letting Boro counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boro misses with a hook
and Rutecki counters with a series of strikes. Boro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rutecki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boro counters with a left to the body.
Rutecki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki looks to land a combination but Boro avoids it well.
Boro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rutecki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutecki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rutecki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dexter Rutecki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutecki fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutecki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Boro counters with a crisp one two that drops Rutecki! Boro thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rutecki to his feet! Rutecki is in big trouble!

Rutecki is rocked!
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses
and Boro counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Rutecki out cold! What a finish! Boro is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spark Boro!
After the big win, Spark Boro made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Technique MMA and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.