PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ZaZa Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jethro Rusted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutombo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wyclef Jean - 911. Jethro Rusted acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mutombo
vs
Rusted

185 cm
38
190 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

185 cm
33
191 lbs
24 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Vandal & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ZaZa Mutombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jethro Rusted!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusted lands a right hook to the body.
Rusted swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mutombo tests Rusted's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rusted takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mutombo throws a right hand that misses
and Rusted counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rusted moves out of range as Mutombo throws a body kick.
Mutombo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rusted has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mutombo misses with a hook.
Rusted gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mutombo counters with a head kick.
Mutombo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rusted's waist but Rusted gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mutombo off to one side.
Rusted throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mutombo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rusted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rusted smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A good leg kick by Mutombo.
Mutombo throws the kick towards the body but Rusted avoids it.
Rusted feints the counter takedown.
Rusted on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rusted moves away from the strike by Mutombo.
Mutombo misses with a leg kick

and Rusted counters with a single leg into guard. Mutombo didn't expect that.
Rusted is standing up over Mutombo. Mutombo looks to escape but Rusted dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mutombo tries to buck Rusted off but Rusted is having none of it.
Rusted throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mutombo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rusted is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rusted looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rusted looking to control but Mutombo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rusted looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mutombo working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo tries to lock up and control but Rusted gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mutombo is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Rusted sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rusted is continuing to stall.
Rusted looking to control but Mutombo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mutombo blocking the ground and pound.
Rusted lands a couple of good shots and Mutombo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Rusted misses with a punch to the head.
Rusted is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Mutombo just trying to survive but Rusted is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusted has Mutombo flattened out and is raining down punches.
Will Rusted go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Rusted missing with punches from the back.
Mutombo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rusted's guard. Nice work there by Mutombo.
Mutombo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rusted looking for a sweep. Not yet Rusted, not yet.
Mutombo controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jethro Rusted dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mutombo throws a hook to the side of Rusted's head but Rusted sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mutombo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mutombo digs a good body shot into Rusted's ribs.
Mutombo misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Rusted misses.
A head kick from Mutombo lands but Rusted takes it in his stride.
Rusted scores with a jab to the body.
Mutombo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutombo moves out of range of the leg kick from Rusted.
Mutombo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rusted misses with a low kick.
Mutombo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mutombo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rusted counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutombo throws a wild body kick that Rusted sees coming a mile off.
Rusted misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rusted looks to land a body kick but Mutombo moved away.
Mutombo loads up on a big right hand but Rusted slips the punch.
Mutombo looks to clinch
and Rusted counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Mutombo misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rusted has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mutombo cracks Rusted with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rusted has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mutombo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rusteds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rusted lands a leg kick that knocks Mutombo off balance momentarily.
Rusted lands with a straight right. Mutombo didn't see that one coming.
Rusted throws a jab when Mutombo was well out of range.
Rusted misses with a head kick.
Mutombo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rusted lands with a nice body punch.
Mutombo thuds a left hand into Rusted's body.
Rusted uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mutombo.
Mutombo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rusted connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rusted throws a lazy right hand but Mutombo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mutombo looks to score with a jab to the body but Rusted is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rusted, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted avoids the head kick by Mutombo.
A low kick from Mutombo misses
and Rusted counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mutombo scores with the left hand. Rusted knows he should have avoided that one.
Mutombo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mutombo backing away here, and Rusted unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mutombo throws a hook but Rusted blocks it.
Rusted misses with a wild combination.
Mutombo jabs at Rusted's body.
Rusted connects with a solid leg kick.
Mutombo misses with a body punch
letting Rusted counter with a right hand.
Mutombo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot by Mutombo.
Mutombo misses with a body kick.
Rusted changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rusted swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mutombo connects with a looping right hand.
Rusted throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Mutombo counters by clinching up.
Mutombo is pressed up against the cage. Rusted has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mutombo down to the mat. Mutombo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rusted.
Mutombo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rusted manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Mutombo.
Mutombo scoring well with a low kick there.
Mutombo misses with a lunging right hand
and Rusted counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rusted feints and then cracks Mutombo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mutombo down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rusted.
Jethro Rusted seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rusted is looking to chop away at Mutombo's legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mutombo!
Rusted tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mutombo is able to avoid easily.
Rusted scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rusted takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusted swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rusted changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mutombo tries to avoid it but Rusted manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mutombo to the ground. Mutombo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mutombo misses with a wild body shot.
Mutombo throws a low kick but Rusted avoids it.
Mutombo throws a head kick but Rusted moves out of range.
Mutombo moves out of range as Rusted strikes.
Mutombo swings for the body but Rusted moves out of range.
Rusted changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rusted looks to score with a jab to the body but Mutombo is just out of range.
Mutombo misses with a wild body shot.
Mutombo misses with a low kick.
Rusted's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mutombo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rusted scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mutombo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mutombo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mutombo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rusted counters with a low kick, right behind Mutombo 's knee.
Mutombo blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jethro Rusted will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rusted tests Mutombo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mutombo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rusted throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Mutombo.
Mutombo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rusted swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rusted avoids a kick to the body.
Rusted keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rusted.
Rusted throws a leg kick that misses.
Mutombo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mutombo.
Rusted tries to land a leg kick but Mutombo saw it coming and moves away.
Rusted feints and then cracks Mutombo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mutombo down.
Rusted misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo lands with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Mutombo as he connects with a hook.
Mutombo walks into a stiff left hand from Rusted.
Mutombo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rusted walks into a jab.
Rusted misses with a straight right.
ZaZa Mutombo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rusted uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mutombo.
Mutombo ducks right into an uppercut from Rusted.
A low kick from Rusted is predictable there
and Mutombo counters with a leg kick.
Mutombo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mutombo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rusted slips under a jab from Mutombo.
Rusted throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mutombo misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mutombo misses the target.
ZaZa Mutombo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mutombo's waist but Mutombo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rusted off to one side.
Mutombo throws a lazy body kick
and Rusted cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rusted tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutombo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rusted.
Mutombo swings for the body but Rusted moves out of range.
A low kick from Rusted misses
and Mutombo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rusted defending well as Mutombo loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Rusted misses.
Rusted uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mutombo.
Mutombo throws a lazy uppercut
and Rusted counters with a leg kick.
Rusted jabs at Mutombo's body.
Mutombo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mutombo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mutombo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Rusted there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mutombo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rusted on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jethro Rusted is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mutombo.
Mutombo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rusted scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Mutombo misses.
Rusted with the counter takedown but Mutombo avoids it easily.
Rusted lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rusted keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mutombo. Rusted does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rusted scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mutombo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rusted cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mutombo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rusted tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mutombo is able to avoid easily.
Rusted smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mutombo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rusted uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mutombo.
Rusted has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mutombo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rusted shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mutombo as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo throws a body shot but no joy.
Mutombo misses with an uppercut.
Rusted lands with a nice combination. Mutombo backs away looking to recover.
Rusted moves out of range as Mutombo throws a body kick.
Rusted 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.
Rusted with a nice cross.
Mutombo looks to land a right hand but Rusted moved out of range.
Rusted is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mutombo throws a chopping leg kick but Rusted manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mutombo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mutombo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rusted manages to avoid it.
Rusted with a hook.
Rusted scores with a jab to the head.
Rusted uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mutombo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rusted throws a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jethro Rusted comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rusted winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jethro Rusted!
Our winner, Jethro Rusted, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.