PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Rutten (ranked 1324 p4p, 1407 weight class) and King Kong (ranked 152 p4p, 161 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kong's choice of entrance music: Moviendo las Caderas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rutten
vs
Kong

190 cm
23
265
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
30
236
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Kong!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kong looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kong defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Kong throws a lazy right hand but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kong scoring well with a low kick there.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Kong misses with a head kick.
Rutten scores with a jab to the body.

Kong darts in and clinches Rutten up against the cage.
Kong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kong is trying to break the clinch but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rutten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kong is trying to break the clinch but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Kong misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kong cracks Rutten with a nice body shot.
Rutten tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
Kong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Sebastian Rutten has been cut.
Rutten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike.
Rutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Kong.
Rutten managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
Kong misses with a knee strike.
Kong blocks an uppercut.
Rutten misses with a body punch.
Rutten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kong.
Rutten scores with a hook to the body. Kong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutten scores with a decent looking hook.
Kong tries to work over Rutten's front leg with a kick but Rutten checks it.
Kong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutten. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by Rutten.
Rutten checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Rutten wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rutten steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kong. That one must have hurt.
Kong looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten moves out of range as Kong throws a body kick.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
Kong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Rutten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong slips a straight right by Rutten.
Rutten keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Kong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kong tries a knee to the head but Rutten blocks it.

Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kong looks to throw a body kick
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutten lands with a cross.
Kong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kong throws a body kick that misses
and Kong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Kong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kong tries to clinch but Rutten moves away
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutten misses with a straight right.
Rutten throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses the jab.
Kong wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Rutten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rutten.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Kong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong thinks about the counter body kick.
Kong is looking to score with low kicks.
Kong delivers a nice body kick.
Rutten moves out of range as Kong throws a body kick.
Kong scores with a shot to the body.
Kong throws a lazy head kick
and Rutten counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kong tries a low kick but Rutten avoids it.

Rutten tries to keep at a distance but Kong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sebastian Rutten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Rutten's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kong misses with a body kick.
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kong lands with a slapping head kick.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Kong feints and then cracks Rutten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rutten down.
Sebastian Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Kong throws a head kick but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Kong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kong misses with a head kick.
Rutten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten checks a low kick from Kong.
Rutten was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kong - that will leave a mark!
Kong throws a nice head kick!
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Kong misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutten counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Rutten moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKong.
A lazy left from Rutten finds it's target.
Rutten lands with a cross.
Kong misses with a kick to the body
and Rutten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rutten throws a right hand that misses
and Kong counters with a head kick.

Sebastian Rutten's cut is getting worse.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Kong flicks out a counter leg kick but Rutten steps away.
Rutten has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Kong
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from Kong.
Rutten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.
Rutten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kong under the eye.
Rutten throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Kong
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutten lands with a cross.
Kong wants to clinch.
Kong moves out of range as Rutten strikes.
Kong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rutten throws out a powerful jab.
Rutten lands a slapping body shot.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Kong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
A lazy body kick from Kong
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?
Kong takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Kong is rocked!
Rutten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kong throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Kong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rutten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Kong throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
Rutten throwing a counter right hand but Kong manages to avoid it.
Kong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rutten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kong tests Rutten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kong shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice shot by Rutten.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong needs to keep his hands up - Rutten had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten lands a jab.
Kong is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutten finish him?
Rutten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kong seems to have recovered his senses.
Rutten throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten lands with a straight right. Kong didn't see that one coming.
Kong throws a leg kick
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutten moves out of range as Kong strikes.
Rutten throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
Kong looks to land a body kick but Rutten moved away.
Rutten is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Kong.
Kong looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Rutten.
Rutten throws out a powerful jab.
Rutten steps in with a hook that catches Kong right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Rutten follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kong looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Rutten!
Sebastian Rutten seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.