PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cory Sak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Ruttenum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruttenum has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Curtis Ruttenum is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sak
vs
Ruttenum

170 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
144 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cory Sak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Curtis Ruttenum!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sak.
Ruttenum looks winded!
Sak cracks Ruttenum with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sak tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sak tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ruttenum tries to escape but Sak is in control.
Sak advances nicely into full mount.
Sak landing strikes from the mount and Ruttenum is in trouble!
Sak lands a big shot there that rocks Ruttenum but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sak working Ruttenum over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sak breaks from Ruttenum's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Sak connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sak looking to finish Ruttenum with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ruttenum!

Ruttenum is rocked!
Sak scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ruttenum is still in real trouble! Can Sak finish him?
Ruttenum tries to hold on but Sak pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sak scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sak landing strikes from the mount and Ruttenum is in trouble!
Ruttenum wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
BOOM! Sak connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ruttenum is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ruttenum tries to hold on but Sak pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sak cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ruttenum wants to control but Sak is having none of it.
Sak landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sak won't let Ruttenum get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sak with good strikes from the mount here!
Ruttenum is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sak breaks from Ruttenum's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sak is landing with some decent strikes but Ruttenum is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ruttenum is bucking up trying to escape but Sak cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Sak unloads with some shots from mount but Ruttenum bucks and avoids them well.
Sak raining down hammerfists from mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sak landing strikes from the mount and Ruttenum is in trouble!
Sak lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ruttenum hang on?
Sak postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ruttenum looks a forlorn figure.
Sak cracks Ruttenum with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sak raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ruttenum is trying to stand up.
Sak has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ruttenum's face.
Sak unloading with bombs!
Ruttenum wants to hold on but Sak pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum is trying to stand up.
Ruttenum is bucking up trying to escape but Sak cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sak lands a big elbow.
Ruttenum is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sak cracks Ruttenum with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sak postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ruttenum looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Sak connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ruttenum really wants to buck Sak off and get back to his feet.
Ruttenum seems to have recovered his senses.
Sak is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ruttenum can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ruttenum trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sak working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sak working the ground and pound effectively.
Sak landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruttenum is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sak working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sak unloading with bombs!
Sak postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ruttenum looks a forlorn figure.
Ruttenum wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sak.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sak cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ruttenum is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruttenum tries to hold on but Sak pushes him away.
Sak in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ruttenum trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory Sak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ruttenum tries to sprawl but Sak drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ruttenum knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ruttenum pushes Sak off looking to stand but Sak dives back in and keeps control.
Sak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sak slips a nice elbow through Ruttenum's hands, connecting with Ruttenum's forehead.
Ruttenum wants to control but Sak is keeping busy.
Ruttenum won't allow Sak to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sak thows a huge punch but Ruttenum dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sak is looking to advance position but Ruttenum won't allow it.
Sak not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sak slows the pace down in half guard.
Ruttenum is staying active underneath Sak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruttenum defending well though.
Ruttenum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sak.
Sak stops Ruttenum from getting back to his feet.
Sak is thwarting Ruttenum's attempts to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ruttenum keeping hold of Sak's head, controlling as best he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Sak scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum wants to get back to his feet but Sak drags him back down.
Sak tries to stand but Ruttenum is controlling his head.

Ruttenum bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ruttenum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Sak gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Ruttenum looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ruttenum is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum is staying active underneath Sak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sak wants to pass to mount but Ruttenum is defending the position.
Ruttenum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sak.
Ruttenum tries to kick Sak off but Sak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sak.
Sak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruttenum can do to turn this around?
Ruttenum prevents Sak from improving position.
Ruttenum is trying to get back to his feet.
Sak tries to move to mount but Ruttenum blocks the move with his legs.
Cory Sak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruttenum is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ruttenum is looking to regain half guard here but Sak keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sak is looking to take a break and control but Ruttenum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Sak are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ruttenum is not content to let Sak control the position.
Ruttenum manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sak wants to pass the guard but Ruttenum is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sak is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ruttenum!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory Sak dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sak looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like Sak is going to stand back up.
Sak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruttenum defending well though.
Ruttenum is trying to stand.
Ruttenum trying to control from the bottom.
Sak is just content to waste time from the top position. Ruttenum takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sak tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruttenum is retaining full guard.
Ruttenum wants to stand and escape but Sak is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sak won't allow Ruttenum to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Ruttenum tries to sprawl but Sak drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ruttenum has hold of Sak's hands but Sak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ruttenum slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sak tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruttenum is retaining full guard.
Sak looking to sit in guard and control but Ruttenum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sak lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Sak lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sak looking to pass the guard.
Sak stops Ruttenum from standing up.
Sak advances to half guard.
Sak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sak working over Ruttenum with some ground and pound. Ruttenum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Sak is looking to advance position but Ruttenum won't allow it.
Ruttenum pushes Sak off looking to stand but Sak dives back in and keeps control.
Sak wants to pass the guard but Ruttenum is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ruttenum kicks off Sak and gets to his feet.

Sak instigates a clinch.

Sak is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ruttenum can't fight it off and eventually Sak manages to take the fight to the floor. Ruttenum looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruttenum wants to stand and escape but Sak is having none of it.
Sak with a nice head shot there.
Sak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sak stops Ruttenum from standing up.
Sak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sak wants to control from the top but Ruttenum keeps moving.
Sak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ruttenum is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum is looking to stand up but Sak isn't so interested in that idea.
Ruttenum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sak controls from within his opponent's guard.

Ruttenum pushes Sak off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruttenum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sak shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ruttenum manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ruttenum is looking to stand back up but Sak counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ruttenum.
Sak lands with a punch from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cory Sak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sak 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory Sak!