PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nardong Putik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dame Rooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rooker has chosen Moment as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Putik
vs
Rooker

178 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nardong Putik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dame Rooker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putik cracks Rooker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rooker scores with a jab.
A combination from Putik does no damage.
A jab from Putik does it's job there.
Rooker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rooker throws a lazy right hand but Putik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rooker throws a jab when Putik was well out of range.
Rooker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Putik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Putik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rooker takes a swing at Putik's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Rooker misses its intended target.
Putik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rooker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Rooker misses.
Putik lands with a hook. Rooker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Putik displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Putik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rooker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left and a right from Rooker both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooker misses with a few strikes there.
Putik ducks under a wild hook from Rooker.
Rooker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rooker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Putik on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Putik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rooker counters with a left and a right that stings Putik.
Putik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Putik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rooker swinging wildly here.
Putik misses with a hook to the body
and Rooker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putik misses with a looping left.
Putik throws a looping overhand right but Rooker ducks down to avoid it.
Rooker throws a series of strikes that have Putik backpedaling.
Putik misses with a body shot.
Rooker is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rooker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Putik throws out the jab.
A left lands for Putik.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rooker misses.
It looked like Putik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Putik throws a lazy uppercut
and Rooker counters with a straight right hand.
Rooker misses with a looping left.
Putik throws a hook but Rooker avoids it easily.
Rooker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Putik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rooker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Putik slips under a jab.
Rooker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Putik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rooker throws a right and a left that Putik avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and Putik tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rooker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rooker misses with a hook.
Putik misses with a body shot
letting Rooker counter with a right hand.
Rooker moves out of range of the strikes.
Rooker is looking for the big counter here.
Putik throws a right hand that Rooker ducks under and follows up with a left that Rooker also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Rooker. Those never looked like landing.
Putik ducks under a wild hook from Rooker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putik swinging wildly here.
Rooker staying out of range there.
Rooker slips a straight right by Putik.
Putik lands a nice shot that snaps Rooker's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Putik 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A cross from Putik lands.
Rooker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putik.
Putik displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rooker looks to land a right hand but Putik moved out of range.
Putik ducks under a wild hook from Rooker.
Rooker misses the shot to the body.
Rooker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Putik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rooker throws a lazy right hand but Putik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Putik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Putik loads up on a big right hand but Rooker slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Rooker.
Rooker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Rooker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rooker works over Putik's head and body with a nice combination.
Putik throws a jab when Rooker was well out of range.
Rooker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rooker misses with an uppercut.
Putik looks to land a right hand but Rooker moved out of range.
Good shot there by Rooker.
Putik moves out of range as Rooker strikes.
Rooker misses with a straight left.
Putik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rooker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rooker throws a jab when Putik was well out of range.
Rooker throws an off balance right hand
and Putik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rooker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putik.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rooker. Putik does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dame Rooker will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Putik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rooker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Putiks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rooker misses with a wild combination.
Putik throws a hook to the side of Rooker's head but Rooker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dame Rooker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Putik lands a nice shot to the body.
Putik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rooker.
Putik throws a hook but Rooker avoids it easily.
Putik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Putik looks to land a right hand but Rooker moved out of range.
Rooker misses with a double jab.
Rooker scores with a three punch combo!
Rooker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Putik.
Putik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rooker throws a looping overhand right but Putik ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rooker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Putik throws a looping overhand right but Rooker ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putik slips a jab and a cross from Rooker.
Putik misses with a hook to the body
and Rooker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rooker misses with an uppercut. Putik saw that one coming.
Putik is looking to counter punch.
Rooker connects with a crisp jab.
Putik is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Putik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Putik misses with a hook. Rooker ducked under it nicely.
Putik's corner calls for a 1-2. Putik obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rooker swinging wildly here.
Dame Rooker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rooker throws a nice looking combination but Putik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rooker misses with a looping right.
Putik slips a jab from Rooker.
Putik swings widly with a right hand
and Rooker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Putik looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rooker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putik misses with a wild body shot.
Putik just misses with a punch to the body.
Rooker misses the jab.
Putik catches Rooker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rooker tries to bum rush Putik with a series of wild strikes but Putik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Rooker misses its intended target.
Rooker jabs Putik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rooker drops his hands momentarily and Putik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Putik misses with a straight right.
Putik looks to land a left hand but Rooker moved out of range nicely.
Rooker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rooker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good standup being displayed there by Putik as he connects with a hook.
Putik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rooker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Putik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooker misses the jab.
A punch combination from Rooker misses.
Rooker tries to bum rush Putik with a series of wild strikes but Putik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Putik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Putik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Putik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Rooker misses.
It looked like Putik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rooker throws a hook to the side of Putik's head but Putik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Putik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Putik staying out of range there.
Putik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rooker.
An attempted straight right counter from Putik misses the target.
Rooker scores with a hook to the body. Putik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rooker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Putik.
Rooker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Putik's head.
Nice defenses there by Putik.
Putik appears to be looking for a big counter.
Putik takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Putik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rooker throws a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rooker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Putik.
Putik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rooker.
Putik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Putik swings for the body but Rooker moves out of range.
Rooker misses with a right hand
and Putik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Rooker.
Putik lands with a cross.
Putik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Putik misses with a hook.
Rooker throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Rooker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putik lands a jab.
Rooker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Putik lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dame Rooker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Putik looks to land a right hand but Rooker moved out of range.
Putik slips under a jab.
Putik is looking to counter punch.
Rooker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Putik is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rooker.
Rooker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Putik might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rooker throws a jab but it's blocked by Putik.

Oooooh!!! Putik has knocked Rooker down with a huge combo! Putik steps away and waves a wobbly Rooker back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Rooker is rocked!

It looks like Dame Rooker has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rooker is holding his hands too far apart here. Putik throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Rooker is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nardong Putik!