PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Rutherford (ranked 1330 p4p, 167 weight class) and Marcus Child (ranked 2118 p4p, 251 weight class). Child has chosen VooDoo as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rutherford
vs
Child

187 cm
34
190 lbs
15 - 17 - 0

187 cm
35
198 lbs
16 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Pit Bull Development

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 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Child lands a lovely overhand right.
Rutherford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Child's sensitive parts.
Child checks the leg kick.
Child swinging wildly here.
Child checks a low kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Child.
Child swings for the body but Rutherford moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Child throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Child cracks Rutherford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Child thows a leg kick but Rutherford checks it
and Rutherford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Child misses with a hook to the body
and Rutherford counters with a three punch combo that has Child backing up. Child nods at Rutherford to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Child connects with a leg kick. Rutherford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Child lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rutherford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Child.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rutherford misses.
Rutherford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Child throws the kick towards the body but Rutherford avoids it.
Rutherford feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Child throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutherford appears to be looking for a big counter.
Child throws a front kick aimed at Rutherford's knee but Rutherford avoids it well.

Child drives through and clinches with Rutherford against the cage.
Child tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.

Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Child throws a wild body kick that Rutherford sees coming a mile off.
Child misses the body punch
and Rutherford counters with a straight right hand.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Child.
Rutherford misses with the combination.
Child is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutherford with a body shot.
Child ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutherford moves away.
As Child looks to move away, Rutherford throws a big counter combo but Child just gets out of the way.
Rutherford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Child doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford avoids the head kick by Child.
Rutherford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Child circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Child misses the target.
Rutherford is looking to counter punch.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Child sees it coming and moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Child tries to clinch but Rutherford moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
Rutherford walks into a left hand.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Child moved out of range.
Child buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Child fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rutherford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Child throws a nice outside leg kick.
Child rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutherford counters with a one-two to the body.
Child takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Child avoids the head kick by Rutherford.
Child attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Child scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Child throws a lazy right hand but Rutherford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Child connects with a right hand. Rutherford shakes it off.
Child tries to clinch up but Rutherford circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Child.
Child misses with a hook.

Child closes the distance and pushes Rutherford back into the cage.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rutherford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rutherford pressing his opponent against the cage.

Rutherford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Child tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutherford was well out of range. Poor timing from Child.
Child tries to clinch but Rutherford moves out of range.
As Child looks to move away, Rutherford throws a big counter combo but Child just gets out of the way.
Child throws a low kick but Rutherford moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Rutherford's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Rutherford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A punch combination from Child misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Child avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rutherford throws the kick towards the body but Child avoids it.
Rutherford is looking to land body kicks.
Child is looking to clinch.
Child looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Child throws a body shot but no joy.
Child throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Child dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Child jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutherford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rutherford feints a jab promting Child to slip. Rutherford then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Child slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Child there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutherford wants to land a leg kick but Child is out of range.
Child takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.

Child clinches up with Rutherford and pushes him back against the cage.

Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford scores with a head kick. Child tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Child feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rutherford's calf.
Child pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Child takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford throws a head kick but Child moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Child is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Child throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rutherford moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Child.
Marcus Child seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Child.
Child lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rutherford tries to move into range but Child moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rutherford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rutherford lands a jab to Child's midsection.
Child tries to clinch but Rutherford moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Child.
Child tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a series of punches but Child avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Child is predictable there
and Rutherford counters with a series of strikes. Child will be more careful next time no doubt.
Child lands a body shot.
Child misses with a hook.
Rutherford slips a jab from Child.
Rutherford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rutherford slips a jab from Child.
Child swings widly with a right hand
and Rutherford counters with a good low kick that Child was not able to check.
Rutherford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Child scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rutherford doesn't seem bothered though.
Child tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutherford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Child misses with a body shot.
Rutherford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Child checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child closes the distance but Rutherford moves to the side
and Rutherford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutherford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Child lands with a right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Child - that will leave a mark!
Child pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Child.
Rutherford moves away from the strike by Child.
Rutherford went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rutherford looks for the body kick but Child saw that one coming.
Child throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marcus Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Child scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rutherford doesn't seem bothered though.
Decent striking displayed by Child there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child checks a low kick from Rutherford.
Child moves away from the strike by Rutherford.
It seemed like Child was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Child swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutherford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Child circles away quickly and effectively.
Child throws the left hand but Rutherford avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Child throws a right hand that Rutherford ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutherford also avoids with ease.
As Child looks to move away, Rutherford throws a big counter combo but Child just gets out of the way.
Rutherford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas Rutherford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutherford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Child.
Child fails with an attempt to clinch.
Child scores with a jab to the head.
Child connects with a body shot.
Rutherford slips a jab from Child.
Rutherford dodges the punch combination from Child.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcus Child will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Rutherford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Child moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutherford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Child checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rutherford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Child sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutherford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rutherford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Child throws a front kick aimed at Rutherford's knee but Rutherford avoids it well.
Rutherford throws out a leg kick but Child moves out of range and Rutherford only half commits.
Child ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutherford moves away.
It looked like Rutherford was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rutherford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Child is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Child misses.
Child takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.
Child lands a lovely overhand right.
Child connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Child swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Child.
Rutherford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Child.
Rutherford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford takes one on the button.
Child lands a nice hook to Rutherford's body. Rutherford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Child.
Rutherford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutherford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Child 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.
Child tries to clinch up.
Rutherford is looking to slow Child down with leg kicks.
Child punishes Rutherford's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutherford counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Child tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rutherford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Rutherford was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Child blocks a low kick nicely.
Child looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rutherford throws a solid leg kick but Child takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rutherford.
Child looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Child throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutherford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutherford staying out of range there.
Child thows a leg kick but Rutherford checks it
and Rutherford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rutherford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Child tries to clinch up.
Child swings widly with a right hand
and Rutherford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rutherford blocks a jab.
Child scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Child counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Child looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Child scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rutherford takes a swing at Child's ribcage but misses.
Child fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rutherford is out of range.
Child dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Child cracks Rutherford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Child feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rutherford's calf.
Rutherford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutherford seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rutherford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rutherford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutherford wants to slow Child down by chopping away at his legs.
Child connects with a leg kick. Rutherford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutherford cracks Child with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Child drives through and clinches with Rutherford against the cage.

Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Marcus Child is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Child throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rutherford throws a sloppy head kick and Child moves out of range easily.
Rutherford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Child.
Rutherford checks a low kick from Child.
Thomas Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutherford scores with a head kick.
Child lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thomas Rutherford.
Well Child has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Child!
Marcus Child very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.