PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorde Runkputte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rose
vs
Runkputte

179 cm
40
180 lbs
30 - 14 - 1

177 cm
31
175 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hell Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorde Runkputte!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose scoring well with a low kick there.
Rose throws a low kick but Runkputte avoids it.
Rose throws a low kick, looking for Runkputte's leg but Runkputte calmly moves out of range.
Runkputte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rose.
Rose has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD - Combat Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Runkputte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Runkputte.
Runkputte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by Runkputte there.
Rose feints and then cracks Runkputte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Runkputte down.
Runkputte misses with a wild body shot.
Runkputte scores with a nice strike.
Runkputte lands a lovely overhand right.

Rose is rocked!
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Rose is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runkputte misses with a body kick.
Rose seems to have got his legs back now.
Rose connects with a leg kick. Runkputte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Runkputte moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Runkputte's head.
Runkputte looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rose pushes Runkputte up against the cage in a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Runkputte has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Runkputte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose slowing the pace effectively.
Runkputte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Runkputte.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Runkputte is defending well for now.
Rose stalling in the clinch but Runkputte improves position.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Runkputte backwards.
Rose prevents a body shot from Runkputte.
A short body shot lands from Runkputte as the two fighters clinch.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Runkputte is rocked!

It looks like Jorde Runkputte has been cut.
Rose takes a shot to the head.
Runkputte is still on wobbly legs! Can Rose finish him?
Rose stalls.
Runkputte misses with some punches.
Runkputte seems to have recovered his senses.
Runkputte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Runkputte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Runkputte misses with a body punch.
Runkputte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Runkputte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose is struggling to control the position.
Rose controlling the action here for a moment.
Runkputte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose wants to stall.
Rose lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Runkputte is defending well for now.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose looking to stall.
Rose scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Runkputte digs a right hand underneath Rose's ribcage. Rose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Runkputte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Runkputte.
Runkputte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rose is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Runkputte.
Rose blocks a body shot from Runkputte.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Runkputte managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
A right hand to the body from Runkputte.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Runkputte working aggressively here.
Runkputte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Runkputte is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Runkputte.
Rose stalling in the clinch but Runkputte improves position.
Runkputte gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Runkputte - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with an elbow strike.
Runkputte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose trying to stall but Runkputte improves his position.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Runkputte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runkputte pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Runkputte blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Runkputte.
Runkputte misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Runkputte.
Runkputte gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rose letting Runkputte take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Runkputte.
Runkputte can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Runkputte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Runkputte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Runkputte lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorde Runkputte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorde Runkputte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Runkputte swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Runkputte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Runkputte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Runkputte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Jorde Runkputte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rose takes the fight into the clinch.
Jorde Runkputte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Runkputte digs a right hand underneath Rose's ribcage. Rose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rose looking to slow down the pace here.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runkputte misses with a punch to the body.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Runkputte is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkputte is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Runkputte lands a body shot.
Runkputte misses with a punch to the body.
Rose tries to stall but Runkputte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Runkputte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Runkputte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Runkputte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Runkputte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Runkputte up against the cage.
Runkputte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rose is keeping busy.
Runkputte tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Runkputte.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Runkputte.
Runkputte misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Runkputte.
A right hand to the body from Runkputte.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Runkputte stalling against the cage.
Rose blocks a body shot from Runkputte.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Runkputte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose digs a right hand into Runkputte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Runkputte's gas tank.
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!
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Runkputte lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Runkputte prevents a body shot from Rose.
Runkputte stalling the fight.
Runkputte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Runkputte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose pushes off an throws an elbow but Runkputte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Runkputte scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
A shot in the inside from Runkputte.
A head punch on the inside from Runkputte fails to land.
The referee calls for Rose to work.
Runkputte swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runkputte blocks an elbow strike from Rose.
Rose stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Runkputte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Runkputte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Runkputte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Runkputte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runkputte lands a hook that snaps the head of Rose backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte presses Rose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Runkputte blocks with his arms.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Runkputte stalling.
Rose throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Runkputte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Runkputte tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Runkputte presses Rose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Runkputte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Runkputte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Runkputte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Runkputte has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Runkputte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Runkputte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Runkputte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Still in the clinch, Runkputte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Runkputte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorde Runkputte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorde Runkputte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Runkputte digs a good hook to Rose's body.
Runkputte stuns Rose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Runkputte points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Rose wakes up just in time to hear Runkputte thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorde Runkputte!
A very excited looking Jorde Runkputte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.