PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reino Ruttu (ranked 164 p4p, 429 weight class) and Rock Romero (ranked 23 p4p, 60 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ruttu
vs
Romero

182 cm
28
177
16 - 9 - 0

186 cm
31
177
25 - 14 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruttu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero .
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruttu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruttu misses with a kick to the body.
Rock Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruttu can pounce on him.
Ruttu looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruttu scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice shot by Ruttu.
Ruttu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ruttu drops his hands momentarily and Romero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruttu lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Rock Romero has been cut.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Ruttu is looking to counter with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruttu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Ruttu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Romero misses.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruttu manages to avoid it.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruttu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a left hand
enabling Ruttu to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruttu's head backwards.
Romero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Romero scores with a nice right hand.
Romero throws a hook but Ruttu blocks it.
Nice shot by Ruttu.
Ruttu looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Ruttu throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.
Ruttu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero .
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Ruttu throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruttu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Ruttu.
Ruttu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ruttu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Romero walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruttu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Ruttu counters with an outside leg kick.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Ruttu counters with a low kick, right behind Romero 's knee.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruttu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruttu tests Romero 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruttu throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruttu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero .
Ruttu defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Ruttu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Romero manages to circle out of the way.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruttu staying out of range there.
Ruttu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero throws a hook but Ruttu blocks it.
Ruttu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Ruttu avoids the body shot from Romero .
Romero misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruttu.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Ruttu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romero in his tracks.
Ruttu slips under a jab.
Ruttu cracks a nice hook into Romero 's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruttu.
Romero throws a right and a left that Ruttu avoids nicely.
Ruttu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero .
As Romero backs away, Ruttu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruttu.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a good low kick that Romero was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruttu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Ruttu.
A big left from Ruttu misses.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruttu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Ruttu is out of range.
Ruttu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ruttu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero .
Romero throws a right hand that misses
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruttu.
A nice combination there by Romero .
Romero misses with a hook to the body
and Ruttu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Ruttu counters with a nice body shot.
Ruttu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Romero is rocked!
Romero throws a combination that misses
and Ruttu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romero 's knee momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reino Ruttu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rock Romero 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Romero misses with an uppercut
and Ruttu counters with a body kick that stops Romero in his tracks momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Romero throws the left hand but Ruttu avoids the punch easily.
As Romero backs away, Ruttu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Ruttu throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick.
Romero avoids the head kick by Ruttu.
Ruttu cracks a nice hook into Romero 's ribs.
Ruttu scoring well with a low kick there.
Romero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruttu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ruttu to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero misses with an uppercut. Ruttu saw that one coming.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruttu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruttu finish him?
Ruttu lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Romero falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ruttu dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reino Ruttu!
During a confident post fight interview, Reino Ruttu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.