PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Quoters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Quoters
vs
Rutten

180 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Quoters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wesley Rutten!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quoters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Quoters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rutten is wriggling around trying to escape.
Quoters throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rutten because Quoters loaded up on that one.
Quoters pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quoters landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rutten wants to hold on but Quoters pushes him away.
Quoters takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Quoters lands with some strikes.
Quoters could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Quoters controlling his opponent.
Quoters's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Quoters working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quoters controlling his opponent.
Quoters connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Quoters controlling his opponent.
Quoters breaks from Rutten's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Quoters throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Quoters fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rutten really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rutten can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quoters looking to ground and pound but Rutten is blocking nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Quoters cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Quoters unloading with bombs!
Quoters controlling from the full mount.
Quoters lands a nice shot to the head.
Quoters with shots to the head and body - Rutten looks very uncomfortable down there.
Quoters has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Quoters controlling from the full mount.
Rutten looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quoters looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Quoters is landing with some decent strikes but Rutten is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rutten is in a horrible position here. Quoters smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Quoters postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rutten looks a forlorn figure.
Rutten wants to control but Quoters is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quoters looking to control and managing it successfully.
Quoters working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Quoters scoring with strikes but Rutten is staying in there.
Quoters has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rutten's face.
Quoters with good strikes from the mount here!
Quoters is landing with some decent strikes but Rutten is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Quoters scoring with strikes but Rutten is staying in there.
Rutten is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Quoters dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Quoters shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Quoters controlling the action here.
Rutten taking some punishment here, with Quoters in his half guard.
Quoters sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rutten defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quoters is trying to control. Rutten wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rutten is in trouble now - Quoters has advanced to mount!
Quoters controlling from mount.
BOOM! Quoters connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quoters content just to control the position here.
Quoters lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rutten is bucking up trying to escape but Quoters cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rutten is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rutten takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Quoters fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Quoters controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quoters in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Quoters has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rutten's face.
Teddy Quoters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quoters controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Quoters connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Quoters putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Quoters working the ground and pound effectively.
Quoters lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quoters controlling from the full mount.
Quoters with shots to the head and body - Rutten looks very uncomfortable down there.
Quoters working the ground and pound effectively.
Quoters fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rutten tries to hold on but Quoters pushes him away.
Quoters sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Quoters dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Quoters looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Rutten is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quoters pulls his head out easily.
Quoters seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Quoters lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quoters keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Quoters lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quoters thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rutten to regain full guard.
Quoters is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Quoters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quoters scoring with punches to the head and body.
Quoters pushes down on Rutten's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Quoters throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Quoters is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quoters thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rutten's head.
Quoters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rutten keeps working.
Quoters is taking a breather. Rutten says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Teddy Quoters just wasn't active enough.
Rutten misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rutten shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rutten was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Quoters wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rutten with good strikes from the mount here!
Rutten tries to control but Quoters wriggling away.
The referee warns Quoters that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quoters is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Quoters is squirming around, avoiding Rutten's attempts to control the action.
Quoters is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Quoters somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Wesley Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teddy Quoters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Quoters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quoters 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Quoters!