PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rucco (ranked 22407 p4p, 491 weight class) and John Dillinger (ranked 23253 p4p, 501 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rucco
vs
Dillinger

192 cm
21
260 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

199 cm
21
265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Rucco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillinger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillinger cracks the inside of Rucco's front leg.
Nice uppercut lands for Dillinger. That snapped Rucco's head back.
A cross from Dillinger lands.
Dillinger cracks the inside of Rucco's front leg.
Jab, jab by Dillinger - just one landing.
Rucco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Dillinger misses.
Crunch! Dillinger slams his shin into Rucco's torso.
Rucco dodges the punch combination from Dillinger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Rucco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dillinger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillinger cracks Rucco with a good jab.
Dillinger jabs at Rucco's body.
Dillinger misses with the combination.
Dillinger lands a leg kick that knocks Rucco off balance momentarily.
Rucco could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dillinger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rucco back to the cage. Dillinger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dillinger misses.
A head kick from Dillinger lands but Rucco takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillinger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rucco. Rucco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dillinger misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and Rucco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillinger misses with a head kick.
Dillinger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dillinger misses with a double jab.
Rucco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dillinger catches Rucco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice combination there by Dillinger.
Nice uppercut lands for Dillinger. That snapped Rucco's head back.
Dillinger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rucco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rucco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rucco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dillinger.
Dillinger tests Rucco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dillinger misses with a wild body shot.
As Dillinger looks to move away, Rucco throws a big counter combo but Dillinger just gets out of the way.
Dillinger is looking to slow Rucco down with leg kicks.
John Dillinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Dillinger.
Rucco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dillinger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dillinger lands a head kick. Rucco smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rucco dodges the punch combination from Dillinger.
A little feinted left hand from Rucco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick from Dillinger lands but Rucco takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillinger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dillinger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rucco at a distance.
Dillinger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dillinger throws a lazy right hand but Rucco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Dillinger.
Rucco throws a big counter combination but Dillinger scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dillinger.
Dillinger scores with a nice right hand.
Dillinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Dillinger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dillinger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rucco might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Dillinger.
Rucco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dillinger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sloppy strikes from Dillinger. Those never looked like landing.
Dillinger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rucco on the side of the head.
Rucco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger looks to land a body kick but Rucco moved away.
Rucco throwing a counter right hand but Dillinger manages to avoid it.
Dillinger cracks Rucco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dillinger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rucco circles away quickly and effectively.
Dillinger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger misses with a double jab.
Rucco went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dillinger scores with a head kick. Rucco tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dillinger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rucco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab from Dillinger.
Dillinger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillinger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rucco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dillinger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dillinger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rucco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger misses with a wild combination.
Dillinger is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillinger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rucco 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.
Dillinger throws out a powerful jab.
Dillinger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dillinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dillinger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dillinger digs a good hook to Rucco's body.
Dillinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger thuds his right hand into Rucco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dillinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rucco walks into a jab.
Dillinger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dillinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillinger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dillinger misses with a head kick.
It looked like Rucco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dillinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dillinger. Rucco does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Dillinger looks to move away, Rucco throws a big counter combo but Dillinger just gets out of the way.
Dillinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dillinger misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Rucco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger throws a hook but Rucco blocks it.
Rucco throws a big counter combination but Dillinger scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dillinger connects with a jab.
Dillinger throws a hook but Rucco blocks it.
Dillinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dillinger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rucco circles away quickly and effectively.
Dillinger thumps Rucco with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillinger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rucco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dillinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John Dillinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillinger misses with a wild body shot.
Rucco is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Rucco.
Rucco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rucco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dillinger.
John Dillinger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillinger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rucco eats them both and turns towards Dillinger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Dillinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Rucco slips under a jab from Dillinger.
Dillinger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rucco needs to keep his hands up - Dillinger had a free shot at his head there.
Dillinger lands a two punch combo.
Dillinger throws the kick towards the body but Rucco avoids it.
Dillinger throws a looping overhand right but Rucco ducks down to avoid it.
Dillinger throws a looping overhand right but Rucco ducks down to avoid it.
Rucco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dillinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rucco is looking to counter punch.
Dillinger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger throws a sloppy head kick and Rucco moves out of range easily.
Dillinger throws a one two combo.
Rucco slips a jab and a cross from Dillinger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rucco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dillinger throws out the jab.
Dillinger misses with the combination.
Rucco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dillinger lands with a shot to the body.
Dillinger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rucco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Rucco misses the target.
Dillinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rucco manages to avoid it.
It looked like Rucco was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dillinger.
Dillinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dillinger misses with a wild body shot.
Rucco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dillinger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dillinger scores with a nice right hand.
Dillinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillinger throws a push kick but Rucco slaps the foot to one side.
Rucco was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dillinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillinger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dillinger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rucco avoids the body shot from Dillinger.
Rucco throwing a counter right hand but Dillinger manages to avoid it.
Dillinger misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and Rucco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillinger missing with a left hand there. Rucco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rucco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger lands a nice looking body shot.
Dillinger throws a shot from downtown. Rucco moves away and avoids it.
Rucco is looking to counter punch.
John Dillinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rucco checks a leg kick nicely.
Dillinger scores with the left hand. Rucco knows he should have avoided that one.
Dillinger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dillinger swinging wildly here.
Dillinger misses with a head kick.
Rucco is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dillinger's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dillinger looks to land a combination but Rucco avoids it well.
Dillinger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dillinger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dillinger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Rucco as he checks the leg kick.
Dillinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Rucco went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dillinger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Rucco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rucco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rucco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dillinger misses with a body kick.
Dillinger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dillinger looks to land a left hand but Rucco moved out of range nicely.
Rucco throwing a counter right hand but Dillinger manages to avoid it.
Frank Rucco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillinger tries to bum rush Rucco with a series of wild strikes but Rucco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Dillinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dillinger 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 24:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Dillinger!