PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vos Zy (ranked 2294 p4p, 6168 weight class) and Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zy
vs
Rutherford

180 cm
29
160
7 - 5 - 1

183 cm
48
149
33 - 15 - 3

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Gatoroids

Big Dog Gains 160Q $225

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vos Zy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Rutherford. That snapped Zy's head back.
Rutherford lands a jab to Zy's midsection.
Zy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rutherford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zy momentarily.
Zy defending well as Rutherford loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Zy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rutherford.

Rutherford clinches with his opponent.
Zy misses with a punch on the inside.

Rutherford breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Zy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutherford lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutherford misses with a hook
and Zy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rutherford thows a leg kick but Zy checks it
and Zy counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zy.

Rutherford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Zy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Zy. That snapped Rutherford's head back.
Zy delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rutherford crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zy - the referee stops the clock and Rutherford gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zy. Rutherford manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zy thuds his shin into the meat of Rutherford's side.
Rutherford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rutherford swings widly with a right hand
and Zy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rutherford looks winded!
Zy connects with an inside leg kick.
Rutherford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutherford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutherford moves out of range of the body kick.
Rutherford replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Zy blocks it well.
Rutherford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rutherford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Zy.
Rutherford doesn't manage to clinch there - Zy circles away.
Rutherford misses the jab.
Zy connects with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Zy misses.
Zy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford moves out of range of the body kick from Zy.
Zy looks to land a body kick but Rutherford moved away.
No joy there for Zy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutherford manages to avoid it.
Zy misses with a kick to the body
and Rutherford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutherford.
Zy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
Rutherford is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zy with a body shot.
Rutherford lands a jab to the nose.
Zy misses with a two punch combination.
Rutherford throws a lazy right hand but Zy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rutherford misses with a body shot.
Zy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Zy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutherford moves away.
Rutherford is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zy with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zy cracks Rutherford with a good jab.
Zy throws a leg kick
enabling Rutherford to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutherford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick from Zy lands but Rutherford takes it in his stride.
Zy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zy misses with a looping right.
Rutherford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rutherford misses with a body shot.
Zy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rutherford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zy counters with an inside leg kick.

Rutherford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zy misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Zy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rutherford breaks the clinch.
Zy digs a good hook to Rutherford's body.
Zy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutherford looks to clinch
and Zy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Rutherford misses.
Zy throws a wild body kick that Rutherford sees coming a mile off.
Zy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rutherford lands with an uppercut that bounces Zy off the cage and back into range.
Rutherford slips a jab from Zy.
Rutherford throws a leg kick
and Zy counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zy misses with a two punch combination.
Rutherford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutherford moves out of range as Zy strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vos Zy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Rutherford throws a poor cross that misses
and Zy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rutherford scrambles back to his feet.
Rutherford throws a low kick but Zy avoids it.
Zy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rutherford misses the body punch
and Zy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zy thuds a left hand into Rutherford's body.
Rutherford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zy.
A jab from Rutherford finds it's way through Zy's defenses.
Zy connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Zy.
It looked like Zy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rutherford misses with a wild body shot.
Rutherford misses with a body punch
and Zy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rutherford moves forwards but Zy connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Zy lands a big right hand that sends Rutherford crashing to the mat! Zy stays standing though and waves Rutherford back to his feet!

Rutherford is rocked!
Zy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutherford is still on wobbly legs! Can Zy finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rutherford misses with a hook. Zy ducked under it nicely.
Zy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutherford seems to have recovered his senses.
Rutherford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zy can pounce on him.
Rutherford looks to score with a jab to the body but Zy is just out of range.
Rutherford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zy works Rutherford's body with a nice hook.
Zy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutherford can do to turn this around?
Zy connects with an inside leg kick.
Rutherford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zy throws out a leg kick but Rutherford moves out of range and Zy only half commits.
Rutherford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zy misses with a looping left.
Rutherford has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zy.
Rutherford checks a low kick from Zy.
Zy backing away here, and Rutherford unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Zy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutherford.
Zy connects with a body shot that sends Rutherford's belly button to the back.
Zy lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Zy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut.
Zy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutherford.
Rutherford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Zy.
Rutherford tries to clinch but Zy moves away
and Zy counters with a leg kick.
Rutherford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zy to score with a decent uppercut.
Zy ducks under a wild hook from Rutherford.
And Zy counters with a quick kick to the body but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford looks to throw the jab but Zy is out of range.
Rutherford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zy's head.
Zy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zy connects with a right hand. Rutherford shakes it off.
Zy works Rutherford's body with a nice hook.
Rutherford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zy scores with a leg kick.
Rutherford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zy checks the leg kick.
Zy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut
and Zy counters with a nice leg kick.
Zy throws out a powerful jab.
Zy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rutherford throws a low kick but Zy moves out of range easily.
Zy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A combination from Zy does no damage.
Rutherford appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zy motions for Rutherford to come forward. Zy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vos Zy is winning the standup battle so far.
Zy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zy fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutherford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zy throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Rutherford to counter with a crisp jab.
Zy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutherford drops his hands momentarily and Zy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Zy.
Zy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutherford.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zy jabs Rutherford right on the nose. Rutherford blinks but takes it well.
Rutherford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rutherford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vos Zy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rutherford looks to land a body kick but Zy moved away.
Rutherford misses with a head kick.
Zy throws a hook to the side of Rutherford's head but Rutherford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the body
and Zy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutherford is looking to clinch.
Rutherford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rutherford slips a straight right by Zy.
Zy slips a straight right by Rutherford.
Rutherford looks to score with a jab to the body but Zy is just out of range.
Rutherford connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford is looking to clinch.
A jab from Zy finds it's way through Rutherford's defenses.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut
and Zy counters with a stiff right hand.
Zy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zy's hands.
Rutherford misses with a hook.
Zy looks for the body kick but Rutherford saw that one coming.
Zy tries to land a front kick but Rutherford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rutherford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zy missing with a left hand there. Rutherford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutherford moves out of range of the body kick.
Zy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zy swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutherford.
Zy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zy slips a jab from Rutherford.
Zy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zy moves out of range of the body kick from Rutherford.
Zy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rutherford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rutherford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zy connects with a body shot.
Zy misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutherford counters with a nice leg kick.
Rutherford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rutherford just manages to avoid it.
Rutherford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zy thows a leg kick but Rutherford checks it
and Rutherford counters with a solid body kick.
Zy lands a glancing blow to the side of Rutherford's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rutherford.
Zy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zy thuds a left hand into Rutherford's body.
Zy throws a shot from downtown. Rutherford moves away and avoids it.
Rutherford avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutherford! But no joy.
Zy tries to score with a low kick but Rutherford moves his leg out of the way.
Rutherford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick from Zy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zy just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford misses with a straight right.
A jab from Zy does it's job there.
Zy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vos Zy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Zy misses.
Zy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zy misses with a straight right.
Zy looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutherford is just out of range.
Rutherford tries a low kick but Zy avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zy throws a head kick that misses.
Steven Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutherford misses with a looping left.
Zy connects with a body shot that sends Rutherford's belly button to the back.
Rutherford takes a swing at Zy's ribcage but misses.
Zy slips a straight right by Rutherford.
Rutherford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutherford tries to move into range but Zy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zy connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vos Zy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vos Zy!
A relieved looking Vos Zy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.