PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bon Adrien De Moncey (ranked 3101 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Rutten (ranked 4444 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Adrien De Moncey
vs
Rutten

180 cm
25
184 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bon Adrien De Moncey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Moncey dives in and scores a takedown into Rutten's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing De Moncey from controlling successfully.

De Moncey drops back looking for a leg! Rutten is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rutten manages to kick De Moncey off! De Moncey jumps back into Rutten's guard.

De Moncey drops back looking for a leg! Rutten is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rutten manages to kick De Moncey off! De Moncey jumps back into Rutten's guard.
De Moncey trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten controls De Moncey momentarily but De Moncey frees himself.
De Moncey passes Rutten's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Moncey is working for a submission of some sort.

De Moncey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

De Moncey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rutten wants to control but De Moncey is keeping busy.

De Moncey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rutten doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Moncey.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rutten manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Moncey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rutten is keeping the position for now.
De Moncey has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rutten is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rutten controls De Moncey momentarily but De Moncey frees himself.
Rutten wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rutten not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

De Moncey drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rutten dives on top into guard.

De Moncey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rutten can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Moncey is looking for a triangle here but Rutten uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Rutten tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rutten has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Moncey is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

De Moncey actively working from the bottom here.
Rutten wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Moncey keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Moncey actively working from the bottom here.

Rutten is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Moncey is not content to let Rutten control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

De Moncey looking for submissions off his back.
Rutten prevents De Moncey from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Adrien De Moncey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rutten closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De Moncey manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
De Moncey tries to get to full guard but Rutten has control of the leg.
De Moncey tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rutten is looking to take a break and control but De Moncey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Moncey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

De Moncey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Moncey tries to get to full guard but Rutten has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Moncey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rutten seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

De Moncey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rutten pulls his head out easily.

De Moncey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rutten slows the pace down in half guard.

De Moncey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Rutten is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

De Moncey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rutten working the head and body with strikes.

De Moncey looking for submissions off his back.

De Moncey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rutten pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Moncey actively working from the bottom here.
De Moncey is staying active underneath Rutten, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rutten takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rutten controlling the action here.
Rutten is looking to stall here but De Moncey recovers full guard.

De Moncey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rutten is aware though and is defending well.

De Moncey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rutten is working De Moncey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rutten wants to control from the top but De Moncey keeps moving.
Rutten lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Rutten avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Moncey keeping moving, preventing Rutten from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

De Moncey looking for a guillotine here but Rutten defends easily.
Rutten would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sebastian Rutten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

De Moncey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rutten working a defensive guard here.
De Moncey wants to pass the guard but Rutten is keeping the position.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing De Moncey from controlling successfully.
Rutten is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten working a defensive guard here.
De Moncey wants to pass the guard but Rutten is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten wants to stand but De Moncey is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

De Moncey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

De Moncey seems to be looking for submissions.
Bon Adrien De Moncey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rutten is positioning himself well to prevent De Moncey advancing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Moncey seems to be working for a kimura but Rutten defends the submission attempt.

De Moncey is looking for a kimura but Rutten is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Moncey to get the leverage.
Rutten tries to get to full guard but De Moncey has control of the leg.

De Moncey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rutten has managed to free his arm - good work.

De Moncey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Rutten is defending against the submission attempts here by De Moncey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Moncey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rutten moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De Moncey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Rutten is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Moncey defends well.
De Moncey advances position into side control!
De Moncey is looking to take a break and control but Rutten is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

De Moncey working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rutten is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Moncey off and has taken his back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bon Adrien De Moncey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Moncey 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bon Adrien De Moncey!
A very excited looking Bon Adrien De Moncey 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.