PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutu comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ruutu
vs
Conte

190 cm
37
174 lbs
30 - 13 - 1

180 cm
31
179 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Hellbent

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 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakke Ruutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutu moves out of range of the body kick from Conte.
Conte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruutu looks to land a combination but Conte avoids it well.
Conte throws a leg kick which misses Ruutu's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruutu tries to avoid it.
Conte tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruutu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conte looks to land a combination but Ruutu avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruutu scores with a four punch combination!
Ruutu throws a jab but it's blocked by Conte.
Conte tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruutu misses with a two punch combination.
Ruutu misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruutu.
Conte scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conte.
Ruutu looks for the body kick but Conte saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Conte's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ruutu throws a head kick that misses
and Conte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conte checks a low kick from Ruutu.
Conte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A combination from Ruutu does no damage.
Ruutu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruutu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conte only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ruutu ducks under a wild hook from Conte.
Ruutu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Conte punishes Ruutu's body with a nice straight punch.

Conte has managed to clinch.
Ruutu lands a right hand.
Ruutu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruutu lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conte lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruutu.
Ruutu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ruutu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conte blocks an uppercut.
Conte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Conte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conte lands a nice shot to the body.
Conte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruutu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruutu.
Conte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conte blocks an elbow strike from Ruutu.
Conte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruutu backwards.

Conte breaks from the clinch.
Conte ducks under a wild hook from Ruutu.
Ruutu fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Ruutu does no damage.
Ruutu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Conte with a nice cross.
Ruutu catches Conte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruutu.
Conte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Conte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conte. Ruutu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conte jabs Ruutu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruutu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruutu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conte.
Conte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Conte wants to slow Ruutu down by chopping away at his legs.
Good exchange - Ruutu coming out on top.
A big left from Ruutu misses.
Conte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Conte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conte misses with an uppercut. Ruutu saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conte. That's going to slow Ruutu down.
Conte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutu lands a head kick. Conte smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Conte is rocked!
Conte moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Conte is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruutu finish him?
Conte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruutu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conte seems to have recovered his senses.
Ruutu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Conte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruutu on the side of the head.
Ruutu throws a right and a left that Conte avoids nicely.
Conte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruutu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conte tries to move into range but Ruutu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conte throws a big shot that misses.
Giorgio Conte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruutu misses with a low kick.
Ruutu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Giorgio Conte will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Conte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruutu swings wildly with an uppercut but Conte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ruutu fails to land.
Conte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conte blocks the elbow strike.
Conte lands a nice uppercut.
Ruutu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Conte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Conte lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruutu misses with the head strike.
Conte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Conte.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conte lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Conte.
Conte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conte lands a knee to the body.

Conte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conte.
Ruutu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Conte lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Conte moves into the clinch.
Conte is pushing Ruutu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ruutu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Conte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Conte tries to keep at a distance but Ruutu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conte scores with a shot to the side of Ruutu's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruutu backwards.
Conte blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu looking to throw knees to the head but Conte is blocking nicely.
Conte can't find room to land a body shot as Ruutu controls the action.
Ruutu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Conte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruutu backwards.
Conte lands a shoulder strike.
Ruutu lands a damaging elbow.
Conte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conte misses with a punch on the inside.
Conte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Conte fails to land.
Nice body punch from Conte - that landed with a thud.
Ruutu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conte misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ruutu fails to land.
Conte lands a shot to the body.
Ruutu working aggressively here.
Ruutu throws a head punch that misses.
Conte leaning against his opponent.
Conte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu looking to throw knees to the head but Conte is blocking nicely.
Conte holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Conte throws a head punch that misses.
Ruutu misses with some punches.
Conte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Conte misses with a body punch.
Conte scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conte.
Ruutu swings wildly with an uppercut but Conte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Conte.
Conte misses with a knee to the head.
Ruutu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruutu working aggressively here.
Ruutu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Conte breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ruutu will feel that in the morning.
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!
Nice shot by Conte.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conte. That's going to slow Ruutu down.
Conte lands a jab to the head.
Ruutu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conte tries to clinch up.
Conte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ruutu misses with a looping right.
Conte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jakke Ruutu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conte misses with a kick to the body.
Conte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruutu manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruutu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conte.
The fighters circling - Conte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruutu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Conte explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Conte lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giorgio Conte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ruutu throws the left hand but Conte avoids the punch easily.
Conte moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Conte.
Conte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Ruutu gets tackled into the cage by Conte. Conte maintains the clinch.
Ruutu misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Conte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruutu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Conte scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!

Conte drops Ruutu with a beautiful combination! Ruutu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Conte is looking for the KO!

Ruutu is rocked!

Conte darts in and clinches Ruutu up against the cage.
Oh Ruutu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Conte on the inside.
Conte lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte crunches a lovely knee into Ruutu's ribcage.
Conte lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Conte.
Conte dips a shoulder and cracks Ruutu with a mighty uppercut! Ruutu falls back against the cage and Conte unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ruutu is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Conte screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgio Conte!