PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Marston (ranked 1689 p4p, 41 weight class) and Handsome Rutten (ranked 1325 p4p, 35 weight class). Marston comes to the cage accompanied by Bring it on motherfucker. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Marston
vs
Rutten

187 cm
30
220 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

188 cm
32
224 lbs
18 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Handsome Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten misses with a hook. Marston ducked under it nicely.
Rutten digs a good hook to Marston's body.
Marston avoids a kick to the body.
Rutten has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rutten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marston misses the jab.
Marston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Rutten tries to clinch
and Marston counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutten with a jab.

Rutten closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
Marston is looking to control Rutten's arms but Rutten gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marston has his back to the cage.

Marston breaks the clinch.
Marston has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Double XX in the buildup to the fight.
Marston lands with a hook. Rutten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Marston.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten throws a looping overhand right but Marston ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.

Rutten rushes Marston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rutten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marston lands with a short shot to the head.
Come on Marston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rutten misses with a body punch.
Marston is leaning against Rutten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Marston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marston misses with a series of wild punches.
Rutten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Rutten.
Marston throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marston misses with the body kick
and Rutten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marston.
Marston thuds a left hand into Rutten's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Rutten.
Rutten scores with a jab. Marston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rutten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marston thinking.
Marston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rutten with a jab.
Rutten misses with a looping left.
Marston scores with the left hand. Rutten knows he should have avoided that one.
Marston throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten lands a lovely overhand right.
Rutten catches Marston with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rutten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rutten lands a right hook to the body.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marston.
Marston is looking to counter punch.
Rutten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marston counters with a stiff right hand.
Marston lands a jab.
Rutten tries to bum rush Marston with a series of wild strikes but Marston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rutten throws a leg kick but Marston moved away.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Marston.
Rutten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marston misses with an uppercut.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marston manages to avoid it.
Marston feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rutten is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marston had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marston throws an off balance right hand
and Rutten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marston misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Rutten.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marston throws a lazy right hand but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marston.
Marston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rutten.
Marston cracks a nice hook into Rutten's ribs.
Marston takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Marston ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rutten slips a jab from Marston.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but Marston moved out of range.
Rutten misses with a jab to the body
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Handsome Rutten dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Marston misses with an uppercut
and Rutten counters with a leg kick.

It looks like Handsome Rutten has been cut.
Marston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutten under the eye.
Rutten smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rutten throws out a loose jab but Marston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marston.
Marston defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Rutten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marston.
Marston throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
Rutten takes a swing at Marston's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Marston does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten misses with an uppercut
and Marston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marston.
A lazy left from Rutten finds it's target.
Handsome Rutten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten throws a shot from downtown. Marston moves away and avoids it.
Handsome Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marston slips a jab and a cross from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a low kick as Marston jumps back.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutten throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marston moves away.
Rutten throws a combination. Marston tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rutten wants to slow Marston down by chopping away at his legs.
Marston walks into a straight right hand from Rutten.
Marston throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marston. Rutten shrugs it off though.
Rutten scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marston connects with a looping right hand.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
Rutten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutten checks a low kick from Marston.
Rutten throws a right hand that misses
and Marston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Marston.
Rutten lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marston ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rutten.
Rutten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rutten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marstons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rutten misses with an uppercut
and Marston counters with a nice body shot.
Marston throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marston 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.
Rutten scores with the left hand. Marston knows he should have avoided that one.
Marston misses with a body punch
and Rutten counters with a left to the body.
Rutten throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rutten lands with an uppercut that bounces Marston off the cage and back into range.
Rutten scores with a punch to the head.
Marston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rutten throws a good cross that connects.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marston scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Marston misses.
Rutten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four 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!
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Marston slips under a jab from Rutten.
Marston throwing a counter right hand but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Rutten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rutten swinging wildly here.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Marston scores with a three punch combo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Marston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marston throws a hook but Rutten blocks it.
Marston misses with a hook. Rutten ducked under it nicely.
Rutten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rutten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Handsome Rutten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Handsome Rutten's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rutten swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Marston to counter with a crisp jab.
Marston tries to bum rush Rutten with a series of wild strikes but Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rutten scores with a decent looking hook.
Rutten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rutten misses with a straight left.
Rutten lands a nice looking body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rutten. Marston shrugs it off though.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutten misses the target.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Marston.
A little jabbing left from Rutten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from Marston.
Marston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rutten.
Rutten tries to clinch but Marston moves out of range.
Rutten needs to keep his hands up - Marston had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That has opened up Handsome Rutten's cut even more.
Rutten dodges the punch combination from Marston.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
Rutten misses with a hook. Marston ducked under it nicely.
Marston looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
A slow jab from Rutten misses its intended target.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marston counters with a straight right hand.
Marston throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marston lands a body shot.
Marston scores with a sloppy right hand. Rutten should have avoided that one.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marston manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten swings for the body but Marston moves out of range.
Marston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rutten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marston. Marston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten tries to score with a low kick but Marston moves his leg out of the way.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marston misses with the body kick
and Rutten counters with a two punch combo.
Marston throws a looping overhand right but Rutten ducks down to avoid it.
Rutten walks into a straight right hand from Marston.
Rutten throws a body punch but Marston moves out of range.
Marston throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Marston throws a hook but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten flicks out a counter leg kick but Marston steps away.
Marston misses with a hook. Rutten ducked under it nicely.
Lucas Marston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten works the jab nicely.
Marston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from Marston.
Marston throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rutten counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A lazy left from Rutten finds it's target.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but Marston moved out of range.
Rutten scores with a jab.
Rutten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marston doesn't seem bothered though.
Marston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
A jab from Rutten does it's job there.
Rutten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marston.
Rutten staying out of range there.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Rutten catches Marston right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Marston lands a big uppercut and Rutten crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rutten looks OK. Marston waves Rutten back to his feet!

Rutten is rocked!
Marston thumps Rutten with a low kick.
Rutten is still on wobbly legs! Can Marston finish him?
Rutten throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marston counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Look low, kick high! Marston uses the oldest trick in the book to send Rutten tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Marston is absolutely delighted - when Rutten wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lucas Marston!
Lucas Marston made sure to mention his sponsor, MayheM sportswear in his post fight interview.