PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Rutherford (ranked 3293 p4p, 2393 weight class) and Karate Sasuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasuke has chosen My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rutherford
vs
Sasuke

183 cm
47
149
33 - 11 - 3

169 cm
28
155
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karate Sasuke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasuke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutherford under the eye.
Sasuke misses with a body shot.
A big left from Sasuke misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Sasuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Sasuke.
Rutherford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sasuke throws a jab when Rutherford was well out of range.
Sasuke misses the jab.
Sasuke looks to land a right hand but Rutherford moved out of range.
Sasuke misses the jab.
Rutherford walks into a jab.
Rutherford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rutherford is breathing heavily.
Rutherford tries to clinch but Sasuke moves away
and Rutherford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Steven Rutherford has been cut.
Sasuke looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutherford is just out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Rutherford has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rutherford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasuke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutherford.
Sasuke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Sasuke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rutherford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sasuke throws a hook but Rutherford blocks it.
Sasuke swinging wildly here.
Sasuke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sasuke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sasuke.
A counter left hand to the body from Rutherford misses its target.
Sasuke connects with a body shot that sends Rutherford's belly button to the back.
Rutherford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutherford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Sasuke misses its intended target.
Sasuke throws a shot from downtown. Rutherford moves away and avoids it.
Sasuke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rutherford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sasuke.
Sasuke scores with a body shot.
Sasuke loads up on a big right hand but Rutherford slips the punch.
Sasuke scores with a punch to the head.

Sasuke cracks Rutherford with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sasuke has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rutherford to stand back up!

Rutherford is rocked!
Sasuke moves in close and cracks Rutherford with a massive right hand! Rutherford, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Sasuke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karate Sasuke!
Karate Sasuke made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I've had my fill of weak opponents! Give me a real deal!'.