PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fourth Foot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fourth Foot told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Rutten
vs
Foot

165 cm
36
162 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
162 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fourth Foot!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Foot now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rutten throws a shot from downtown. Foot moves away and avoids it.
Foot now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutten misses with a takedown attempt
and Foot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rutten thinking.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Foot misses.
Rutten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutten throws a series of strikes that have Foot backpedaling.
Rutten throws a lazy uppercut
and Foot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rutten tries to clinch but Foot moves away
and Foot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rutten tries to bum rush Foot with a series of wild strikes but Foot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice side step and Foot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rutten clinches up with Foot and pushes him back against the cage.

Foot breaks from the clinch.
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Foot pushes him off.
Foot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Foot misses.
Rutten misses with a double jab
and Foot counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foot now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Foot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rutten rather than just go for the knockout.
Rutten tries to land a body kick
and Foot counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foot.
Foot now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Rutten rushes Foot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Foot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutten wants to get back to striking at distance but Foot won't allow it.

Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutten misses with a hook.
Foot now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Foot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Foot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rutten looks to clinch
and Foot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rutten is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Foot's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rutten throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutten with a body shot.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Foot misses.
Rutten throws a right hand that misses
and Foot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rutten thinking.
Foot slips a jab from Rutten.
Fourth Foot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Foot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rutten.
Rutten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foot now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rutten throws a low kick but Foot moves out of range easily.
Foot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a double jab
and Foot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rutten thinking.
Rutten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foot circles away quickly and effectively.
Foot moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Foot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Foot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Rutten darts in and clinches Foot up against the cage.
Rutten is trying to force a seperation but Foot has the dominant position.
Foot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rutten working aggressively here.
Rutten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foot has him pressed against the cage.
Foot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttens head.
A left hand lands to the body for Foot.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Foot has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Foot as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike.
Rutten is trying to force a seperation but Foot has the dominant position.
Rutten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Foot holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Foot breaks from the clinch.
Foot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foot now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten misses the jab.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Foot misses.
Rutten misses with an uppercut
and Foot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Foot slips a jab from Rutten.
Foot now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rutten looks to throw the jab but Foot is out of range.
Rutten misses with an uppercut
and Foot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Rutten dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rutten missing with a left hand there. Foot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch but Foot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bas Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foot counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Foot sees coming a mile off.
Foot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Foot blocks a leg kick.
Foot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
Foot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rutten throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Foot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutten with a body shot.
Rutten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A low kick from Rutten is predictable there
and Foot counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rutten or perhaps it was just good defense by Foot, which made it look bad.
A nice side step and Foot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rutten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Foot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Foot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
A nice side step and Foot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Rutten misses its intended target.
Foot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rutten misses with a straight left.
Foot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rutten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Rutten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foot avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Foot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutten with a body shot.
Rutten throws out a loose jab but Foot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Foot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot checks a low kick from Rutten.
A nice side step and Foot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutten darts in looking for a takedown but Foot gets double underhooks and turns Rutten into the cage.
A countering left hand to the body from Foot misses.
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Rutten.
A countering left hand to the body from Foot misses.
Rutten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Foot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Foot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rutten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutten with a body shot.
Foot moves away from the strike by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body.
Foot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rutten misses with a wild combination.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Foot slips the punch.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Foot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rutten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foot now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Foot circles away and keeps his distance.
Foot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutten with a body shot.
Rutten throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foot counters with a left to the body.
Foot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Foot wants it to stay on the feet.
Foot now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas Rutten. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Foot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rutten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Foot is able to avoid easily.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Foot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rutten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Foot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
A countering left hand to the body from Foot misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutten throws out a loose jab but Foot uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Rutten dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Rutten throws a poor cross that misses
and Foot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foot.
Foot checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice side step and Foot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Foot circles away.
A swing and a miss from Rutten.
A nice side step and Foot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Foot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rutten misses with a body punch
and Foot counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutten misses with a double jab
and Foot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten throws a body punch but Foot moves out of range.
Foot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rutten throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutten misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foot slips a straight right by Rutten.
Foot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutten throws out the jab.
A big right from Rutten misses.
Rutten connects with a looping right hand.
Rutten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Foot's hands.
Rutten with a lazy takedown attempt
and Foot counters with a nice body shot.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Foot is just out of range.
Rutten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foot checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Rutten - just one landing.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foot.
Foot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Foot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutten misses with a right hand
and Foot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rutten thinking.
Rutten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten lands a two punch combo.
Rutten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Foot circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Foot misses.
Rutten lands a slapping body shot.
Rutten misses with a right hand
and Foot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Foot. No joy for Rutten on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas Rutten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Foot moves out of range.
Rutten misses with a takedown
and Foot counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten misses with a right hand
and Foot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Rutten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fourth Foot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutten throws a hook but Foot avoids it easily.
Foot blocks a leg kick.
Foot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Foot ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Foot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rutten tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Foot swivels and escapes.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foot swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a left hand
and Foot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch but Foot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Rutten. Those never looked like landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Foot misses.
Foot slips under a jab.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foot as he jumps to the side.
Foot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.
Rutten throws a body shot but no joy.
Foot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten throws a lazy right hand but Foot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Foot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bas Rutten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
Foot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutten with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutten 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!
An out of breath Bas Rutten thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Fourth Foot spoke after the fight, saying 'I couldnt breath...that bastard was farting nasty...ask the ref !'.