PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pripps Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Ruttenum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruttenum has chosen DMX- X gon give it to ya as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blue
vs
Ruttenum

177 cm
22
169 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
171 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Arcticus University: London
The GI Store (Vikai Gear)

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pripps Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Callum Ruttenum!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruttenum shoots and misses
and Blue counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blue circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blue counters with a left to the body.
Blue has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Ruttenum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruttenum tries to clinch but Blue moves away
and Ruttenum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruttenum doesn't manage to clinch there - Blue circles away.
Blue keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blue is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ruttenum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blue sprawls well. Blue wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ruttenum gets slowly back to his feet.
Blue looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pripps Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callum Ruttenum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttenum tries for a takedown but Blue circles away easily
and Blue counters with a nice uppercut.
Blue stalks Ruttenum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ruttenum's face. Ruttenum staggers backwards, shaken.
Blue circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blue counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttenum looks to clinch
and Blue counters with a nice body shot.
Blue circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blue counters with a left and a right that stings Ruttenum.
Ruttenum wants to clinch up but Blue keeps it at a distance.
Ruttenum tries to clinch up
and Blue counters with a left and a right that stings Ruttenum.
Blue throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blue shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ruttenum eats them both and turns towards Blue to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ruttenum with a poor takedown
and Blue counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruttenum looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blue lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Callum Ruttenum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a nice head kick!
Blue shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ruttenum eats them both and turns towards Blue to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ruttenum has his takedown stuffed
and Blue counters with a nice body kick.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ruttenum takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blue slaps away a takedown attempt from Ruttenum, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blue is working the combinations to good effect here.
Blue connects with a body shot.
Blue stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruttenum. Ruttenum gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruttenum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blue lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruttenum backs up against the cage.
Ruttenum tries to clinch up.
Ruttenum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blue scores with a shot to the body.
Pripps Blue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blue throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ruttenum's head.
Blue throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ruttenum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blue connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruttenum takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blue stuns Ruttenum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruttenum fails with the takedown
and Blue makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blue counters with a right hand to the body.
Ruttenum fails with the takedown
and Blue counters with a head kick.
Blue lands a high kick!
Ruttenum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruttenum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ruttenum blocks a head kick by Blue.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruttenum shoots and misses
and Ruttenum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blue lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blue fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pripps Blue dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blue cracks Ruttenum with a good jab.
Blue closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ruttenum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blue counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruttenum with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blue counters with a left and a right that stings Ruttenum.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruttenum wants to clinch up but Blue keeps it at a distance.
Ruttenum fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttenum has his takedown stuffed
and Blue counters with a left and a right that stings Ruttenum.
Pripps Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callum Ruttenum.
Blue scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruttenum doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruttenum is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue stuns Ruttenum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blue works Ruttenum's body with a nice hook.
Blue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ruttenum moves to clinch but Blue breaks away
and Blue counters with a one-two to the body.
Blue changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blue tests Ruttenum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruttenum shoots in looking for a takedown but Blue manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ruttenum's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blue throws a head kick that half lands.
Blue feints a jab promting Ruttenum to slip. Blue then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ruttenum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruttenum can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue throws a head kick but Ruttenum moves out of range.
Blue throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ruttenum.
Blue thuds a left hand into Ruttenum's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blue counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruttenum takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blue throws a one two combo.
Ruttenum shoots and misses
and Blue counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ruttenum shoots and misses
and Blue counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blue lands with a shot to the body.
Blue lands with a slapping head kick.
Blue pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ruttenum back to the cage. Blue follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ruttenum tries to clinch up.
Ruttenum with a poor takedown
and Blue counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruttenum takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ruttenum might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blue has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands a high kick!
Ruttenum wants to clinch up but Blue keeps it at a distance.
Ruttenum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blue counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ruttenum wants to clinch
and Blue counters with a head kick.
Ruttenum walks into a jab.
Ruttenum is trying desperately to land a takedown but Blue is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ruttenum.
Ruttenum tries to clinch up
and Blue counters with a left to the body.
Ruttenum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blue goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pripps Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blue throws a head kick but Ruttenum moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blue throws a head kick that half lands.

Blue gets caught napping as Ruttenum dives in and scores a takedown. Blue manages to retain guard.

Blue pushes Ruttenum off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Blue is looking to wear down Ruttenum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crunch! Blue slams his shin into Ruttenum's torso.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Ruttenum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blue. Ruttenum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruttenum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blue counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pripps Blue dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ruttenum 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.
Blue stuffs the takedown.
Blue went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ruttenum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blue counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blue circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruttenum tries to clinch
and Blue counters with a nice body shot.
Blue scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruttenum doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ruttenum's head.
Blue moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruttenum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruttenum tries to clinch up but Blue circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue lands a jab to Ruttenum's midsection.
Ruttenum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blue counters with a one-two to the body.
Pripps Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callum Ruttenum.
Blue shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ruttenum eats them both and turns towards Blue to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ruttenum moves to clinch but Blue breaks away
and Blue counters with a one-two to the body.
Ruttenum has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Danga de danga de dang - Blue scores with a four punch combination!
Blue lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Blue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ruttenum closes the distance but Blue moves to the side
and Blue counters with a nice body shot.
Ruttenum tries to close the distance and clinch but Blue swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue thuds a left hand into Ruttenum's body.
Blue lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blue lands with a kick to the temple. Ruttenum shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blue looks to land a combination. Ruttenum sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blue stalks Ruttenum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ruttenum's face. Ruttenum staggers backwards, shaken.
Ruttenum closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blue circles away.
Blue scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Blue.
Blue throws a head kick but Ruttenum moves out of range.
Ruttenum dives in for a single leg takedown but Blue sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Blue was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ruttenum.
Ruttenum tries to clinch but Blue moves away
and Blue counters with a left and a right that stings Ruttenum.
Blue lands with a nice combination. Ruttenum backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blue avoids it really well and circles away.
Blue is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ruttenum takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ruttenum misses with a takedown
and Blue counters with a one-two to the body.
Blue catches Ruttenum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blue throws a head kick but Ruttenum moves out of range.
Ruttenum fails with the takedown
and Blue counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruttenum tries to clinch up
and Blue counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruttenum thinking.
Good exchange - Blue coming out on top.
Ruttenum closes the distance but Blue moves to the side
and Blue counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Callum Ruttenum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruttenum walks into a left hand.
Blue scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Blue. Beautiful body shot.
Ruttenum throws a sloppy head kick
and Blue counters with a nice body kick.
Blue pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ruttenum back to the cage. Blue follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruttenum doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pripps Blue showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blue has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pripps Blue!