PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Bennett (ranked 448 p4p, 60 weight class) and Sebastian Rutten (ranked 1153 p4p, 138 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bennett
vs
Rutten

194 cm
22
288 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Notorious
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Bennett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Rutten!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bennett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Bennett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good exchange - Bennett coming out on top.

It looks like Sebastian Rutten has been cut.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutten.
Rutten shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rutten throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten slips under a jab.
Rutten now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rutten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Rutten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rutten lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten lands a nice uppercut.
Rutten working aggressively here.
Bennett lands a left hand.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett lands with a light punch inside.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Rutten avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
A short right from Bennett.
Bennett keeps control of Rutten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bennett working aggressively here.
A short right from Bennett.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Rutten.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett tries to pull guard but Rutten holds him up against the cage and eventually Bennett drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Bennett.

That has opened up Sebastian Rutten's cut even more.
Bennett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch but Bennett keeps him there for the moment.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bennett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutten or not.
Bennett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rutten - that landed with a thud.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Bennett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rutten walks away with a smile on his face. Bennett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutten is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bennett rather than just go for the knockout.
Rutten misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Nice cross by Rutten.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Rutten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Bennett.
Bennett moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten digs a good hook to Bennett's body.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bennett misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Rutten throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutten misses with a body shot
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rutten on the side of the head.

The cut above Sebastian Rutten's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Bennett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Rutten's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Rutten catches Bennett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bennett swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutten misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Bennett.
Rutten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten throws a shot from downtown. Bennett moves away and avoids it.
Rutten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten misses with a looping left.
Rutten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bennett slips under a jab from Rutten.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Rutten connects with a looping right hand.
Justin Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Bennett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bennett is looking to clinch.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutten can do to turn this around?
Bennett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rutten misses with a hook.
Rutten connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rutten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bennett's head backwards.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Bennett shoots for a double leg takedown but Rutten sprawls well. He's pushed Bennett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten's corner calls for a 1-2. Rutten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bennett lands with a cross.
Rutten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bennett finds it's way round the side to connect with Rutten's head.

Sebastian Rutten's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten throws out a powerful jab.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
Bennett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rutten misses with a looping left.
Bennett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rutten doesn't seem bothered though.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Bennett punishes Rutten's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutten swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Bennett is looking to counter punch.
Rutten throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutten moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Rutten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rutten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sebastian Rutten's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Justin Bennett!
Justin Bennett retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Justin Bennett thanked Sportivité for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).