PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dede Rustandi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Arcuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rustandi comes into the arena with Goyang Dumang blaring out of the sound system. Dede Rustandi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rustandi
vs
Arcuri

198 cm
22
162 lbs
7 - 7 - 1

176 cm
22
168 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dede Rustandi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Arcuri!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arcuri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rustandi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice sprawl there from Rustandi as Arcuri shoots in.
Arcuri misses with a left hand
and Rustandi counters with a low kick, right behind Arcuri 's knee.
Arcuri lands with a slapping head kick.
Rustandi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rustandi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been informed that Arcuri has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Arcuri throws a lazy head kick
and Rustandi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arcuri scores with a kick to the body.
A big left from Arcuri misses.
Phil Arcuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rustandi misses with a few strikes there.
Arcuri throws a hook but Rustandi blocks it.
Arcuri throws a wild body kick that Rustandi sees coming a mile off.
Rustandi throws a big counter combination but Arcuri scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Arcuri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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!
Arcuri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Arcuri.
Arcuri swings for the body but Rustandi moves out of range.
Rustandi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Arcuri.
And Arcuri tries to counter it with a takedown but Rustandi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Arcuri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rustandi.
Rustandi throws a combination that misses
and Arcuri counters with a nice leg kick.
Rustandi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arcuri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arcuri ducks under a wild hook from Rustandi.
Arcuri changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rustandi moves out of range of the body kick from Arcuri.
Arcuri lands a front kick.
Arcuri takes a swing at Rustandi's ribcage but misses.
Rustandi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arcuri.
Rustandi is looking to counter punch.
Arcuri tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rustandi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arcuri somewhat.
Dede Rustandi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Arcuri.
Arcuri misses with a left hand
and Rustandi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rustandi misses the target.
Rustandi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arcuri now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Arcuri lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rustandi will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri loads up on a big right hand but Rustandi slips the punch.
Arcuri throws a looping overhand right but Rustandi ducks down to avoid it.
Arcuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rustandi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arcuri doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Arcuri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rustandi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rustandi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arcuri.
Rustandi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arcuri.
Rustandi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arcuri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Rustandi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Arcuri.
Arcuri misses with a kick to the body.
Arcuri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Rustandi misses.
Arcuri misses with a takedown attempt
letting Rustandi counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rustandi finds it's way through Arcuri's defenses.
Rustandi scores with a shot to the body.
Arcuri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rustandi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Arcuri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Arcuri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arcuri moves out of range as Rustandi strikes.
Arcuri is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rustandi scores with a jab to the body.
Rustandi throws a body punch but Arcuri moves out of range.
Rustandi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arcuri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rustandi manages to avoid it.
Arcuri cracks the inside of Rustandi's front leg.
Arcuri misses with a body shot.
Rustandi fails to land with a series of punches.
Arcuri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rustandi's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rustandi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rustandi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arcuri throws a shot to the body.
Rustandi swings for the body but Arcuri moves out of range.
Arcuri throws out a loose jab but Rustandi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rustandi throwing a counter right hand but Arcuri manages to avoid it.
Rustandi slips under a jab from Arcuri.
Arcuri avoids the body shot from Rustandi.
Rustandi feints a jab promting Arcuri to slip. Rustandi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arcuri slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arcuri throws a lazy head kick
letting Rustandi counter with a right hand.
Arcuri throws out a loose jab but Rustandi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rustandi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arcuri.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arcuri throws a head kick that misses
and Rustandi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rustandi lands with a nice body punch.
Rustandi misses with a two punch combination.
Rustandi misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dede Rustandi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Arcuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rustandi.
Arcuri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arcuri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arcuri misses with a left hand
and Rustandi counters with a left to the body.
Rustandi throws out a powerful jab.
Rustandi cracks Arcuri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rustandi thuds his right hand into Arcuri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rustandi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arcuri can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Rustandi misses its intended target.
Rustandi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rustandi duly obliges.
Arcuri lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rustandi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rustandi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arcuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Rustandi.
Rustandi avoids a kick to the body.
Arcuri scores with a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rustandi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rustandi misses with a hook to the body
and Arcuri counters with a left and a right that stings Rustandi.
Arcuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rustandi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arcuri lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Arcuri.
A good leg kick by Arcuri.
Arcuri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rustandi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arcuri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid body kick from Rustandi.
Arcuri cracks the inside of Rustandi's front leg.
Arcuri slips a jab and a cross from Rustandi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arcuri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Arcuri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rustandi to the ground. Arcuri is now in Rustandi's guard.
Arcuri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rustandi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rustandi trying to keep a closed guard but Arcuri is proving a slippery customer.
Rustandi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rustandi tries to get out of the position.
Arcuri is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Arcuri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rustandi looking to control.
Rustandi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arcuri.
Rustandi keeping moving, preventing Arcuri from controlling successfully.
Rustandi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arcuri on the ground.
Rustandi is looking to stand up but Arcuri isn't so interested in that idea.
Rustandi keeping moving, preventing Arcuri from controlling successfully.
Arcuri passes Rustandi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rustandi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arcuri.
Arcuri lands strikes from half guard.
Rustandi taking some punishment here, with Arcuri in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rustandi trying to control but Arcuri postures up.
Arcuri seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rustandi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Arcuri prevents Rustandi from standing back up.
Rustandi is trying to maintain the position but Arcuri is very close to passing his half guard.
Arcuri working Rustandi over with strikes.
Arcuri looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Rustandi is rocked!
Arcuri seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Rustandi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arcuri lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Rustandi quite badly. Rustandi pulls Arcuri in close trying to recover. Arcuri postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Rustandi on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Rustandi doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Arcuri!