PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yes Yes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Yes
vs
Rutten

190 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

184 cm
26
201 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yes Yes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebastian Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Sebastian Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yes is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Yes shoots in and drives through. Rutten sprawls well.
Yes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rutten has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Yes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Yes takes one on the button.
Yes darts in looking for a takedown but Rutten gets double underhooks and turns Yes into the cage.
Yes is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Rutten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rutten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rutten scores with a jab to the head.
Rutten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been hearing reports that Yes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Yes rushes Rutten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yes lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Sebastian Rutten has been cut.
Yes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yes tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rutten wants to break free but Yes has control.
Rutten tries to break the clinch but Yes is controlling the position.

Rutten breaks the clinch.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutten throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rutten.
Rutten connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rutten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rutten connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Yes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rutten manages to circle out of the way.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yes checks the leg kick.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Yes moved away.
Yes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rutten manages to circle out of the way.
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten is looking for the big counter here.
Yes blocks a head kick by Rutten.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yes tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Rutten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yes shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yes Yes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Yes is looking for a counter combo.
Nice body kick there by Rutten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. Yes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rutten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Yes counters with a quick kick to the body but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten lands with a kick to the temple. Yes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yes walks into a jab.
Rutten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rutten looks to land a combination. Yes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rutten lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yes moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Yes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rutten avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Yes moves out of range easily.
Rutten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yes will feel that in the morning.
A good leg kick by Rutten.
Rutten throws a one two combo.
Rutten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutten scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yes tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Yes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Rutten.
Rutten tries to bum rush Yes with a series of wild strikes but Yes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yes is looking for a counter combo.
Rutten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Rutten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Rutten's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rutten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Rutten does it's job there.
Yes misses with a head kick.
Yes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rutten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutten scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yes avoids a kick to the body.

Rutten drives through and clinches with Yes against the cage.
Yes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yes.
A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rutten can't break the clinch.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Yes has him pressed against the cage.

Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Rutten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a head kick but Yes moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutten. That's going to slow Yes down.
Yes doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutten circles away.
Yes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rutten circles away.
Rutten throws a fast counter high kick but Yes manages to duck under it in time.
Sebastian Rutten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rutten scores with a nice body kick.
Rutten connects with a jab.
Yes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutten scores with a jab.
Rutten misses with a two punch combination.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Yes moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Yes moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten scores with a three punch combo!
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yes throwing a counter right hand but Rutten manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rutten stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rutten wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yes Yes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutten delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Yes moves out of range easily.
Yes Yes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutten cracks the inside of Yes's front leg.
Rutten connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rutten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Rutten moves into the clinch successfully.

Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rutten lands with a shot to the body.
Sebastian Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutten scores with a kick to the body.
Rutten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rutten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rutten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten misses with a few strikes there.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten throws a push kick but Yes slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheers as Rutten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yes doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Yes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutten.
Rutten throws a one two combo.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Yes. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Rutten is looking to clinch but Yes is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Rutten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Rutten's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A left lands for Rutten.
Yes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rutten's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rutten duly obliges.
Rutten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rutten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten lands a glancing blow to the side of Yes's head.
Yes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yes avoids the head kick by Rutten.
A counter left hand to the body from Yes misses its target.
Rutten looks to land a combination. Yes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rutten rushes Yes and presses him up against the cage.
Rutten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yes has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch but Yes keeps him there for the moment.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Yes is controlling him.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yes pushes off an throws an elbow but Rutten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rutten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rutten is trying to push Yes away but Yes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rutten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yes crunches a lovely knee into Rutten's ribcage.
Rutten tries to break free but Yes pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yes.
Yes misses with a hook from the clinch.

Rutten manages to break the clinch.

Rutten takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries to circle away but Yes has him pinned against the cage.

Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yes's head.
Rutten misses with a wild combination.
Rutten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rutten tries to clinch but Yes is having none of it.
Yes avoids a kick to the body.
Yes with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
That kick from Rutten tenderised Yes's leg. Yes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good standup being displayed there by Rutten as he connects with a hook.
Rutten lands a nice hook to Yes's body. Yes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rutten lands a high kick!
Rutten throws a right and a left that Yes avoids nicely.
Rutten closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rutten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rutten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yes under the eye.
Rutten throws a combination. Yes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rutten defends well and Yes ends up having to push Rutten into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yes Yes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten feints a jab promting Yes to slip. Rutten then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rutten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yes in his tracks.
Rutten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Yes avoids nicely.
Rutten jabs at Yes's body.
Rutten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body punch from Rutten.
Yes has his takedown stuffed
and Rutten counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Rutten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rutten winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 24:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Rutten!
Sebastian Rutten decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.