PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rutten
vs
Hill

188 cm
28
224 lbs
14 - 0 - 1

180 cm
29
208 lbs
19 - 14 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Dauntless
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Handsome Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jericho Hill!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill scoring well with a low kick there.
Hill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hill has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Hill clinches up against the cage.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill just leaning against Rutten, taking a breather.
Rutten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Rutten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Hill has picked Rutten up - he's going for a ride! Hill dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill throwing shots but Rutten is blocking nicely.
Hill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hill content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hill.
Nice strikes from Hill there.
Hill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hill misses with a head shot. Rutten uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hill sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rutten looking for a sweep. Not yet Rutten, not yet.
Rutten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hill wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
Hill postures up in Rutten's guard and throws a big left but Rutten blocks it.
Hill postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hill trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rutten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutten takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Hill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rutten, pushing him back against the cage.
Rutten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Rutten.
Rutten swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill is working for takedown but Rutten is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hill.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Rutten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rutten misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Hill.
Hill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Rutten misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten is trying to break free.
Rutten blocks a body shot from Hill.
Hill lands a shot to the body.
Hill scores with a hook to the body.
Hill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rutten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Hill.

It looks like Handsome Rutten has been cut.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jericho Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Handsome Rutten's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rutten takes one to the chin there.
Rutten with a nice cross.
Rutten throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Hill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hill lands a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rutten blocks a body shot from Hill.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Hill.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Hill has Rutten pushed against the cage.

Hill has hold of one of Rutten's legs. Rutten is fighting the takedown attempt but Hill gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Rutten pushes Hill off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is looking to land body kicks.
Rutten appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rutten has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hill.
Hill connects with an inside leg kick.

Rutten gets tackled into the cage by Hill. Hill maintains the clinch.
Hill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rutten gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage.
Hill lands a body shot.
Hill gets through Rutten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rutten is looking to break free of the clinch but Hill has double underhooks.
Hill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hill.
Jericho Hill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill lands an uppercut.
Hill lands a nice uppercut.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill lands a body punch.
Hill lands a shot to the body.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Rutten is rocked!
Hill pushes Rutten back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Rutten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hill lands a big right hand that drops Rutten! The killer instinct kicks in and Hill finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hill!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jericho Hill!
A very excited looking Jericho Hill made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.