PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wampage Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Handsome Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Come Over (feat. Stylo G). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Johnson
vs
Rutten

178 cm
30
220 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

188 cm
28
224 lbs
14 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Bullet Proof System

Dauntless
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wampage Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Handsome Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rutten misses.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Rutten has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses the body punch
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Rutten is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Rutten wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Rutten down.
Johnson is looking to wear down Rutten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Rutten misses.
Johnson punishes Rutten's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Rutten didn't see that one coming.
Johnson wants to slow Rutten down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Rutten's ribs.
Rutten moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Rutten misses with a hook.
Rutten misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Rutten misses with a few strikes there.
Rutten takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Rutten defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Rutten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Johnson looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson tries a low kick but Rutten avoids it.

Rutten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Rutten lands with a right to the head.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Rutten tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Rutten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutten misses with the head strike.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutten scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Rutten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten lands a right hand.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rutten scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Rutten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutten lands a body punch.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson tries a body shot but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Rutten.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Rutten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson tries a body shot but Rutten blocks it.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Rutten tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Rutten can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Rutten lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Handsome Rutten will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutten jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson takes one on the button.

Rutten closes the distance and clinches.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Rutten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Rutten misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutten.
Johnson tries a body shot but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson tries a body shot but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
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!
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttens head.
Rutten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Rutten breaks the clinch.

Rutten clinches with his opponent.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Rutten tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Rutten.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Rutten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Rutten avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Rutten misses with a body punch.
Rutten lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutten.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Rutten throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten misses with a few strikes there.
Rutten lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Rutten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rutten throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Rutten cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Rutten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
and Rutten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Rutten. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Wampage Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.
Rutten throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Rutten slips a straight right by Johnson.
Rutten now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Rutten scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten takes one to the side of the head.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
It appears Johnson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Rutten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Rutten seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson backing away here, and Rutten unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Donk. Johnson catches Rutten right on the button with a cross.
Rutten has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson moves forwards but Rutten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Handsome Rutten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson cracks Rutten with an open hand slap.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Rutten avoids it.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Rutten counter with a right hand.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rutten throws a counter combo.
Rutten scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Rutten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with the body kick
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Rutten is out of range.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Rutten takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutten! But no joy.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Rutten avoids it.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rutten misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rutten on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rutten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Rutten throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutten throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Rutten lands a hook that stumbles Johnson back into the cage. Rutten follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Johnson to the canvas! Rutten pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Johnson has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Handsome Rutten!
A relieved looking Handsome Rutten thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.