PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satsuya Kondou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satsuya Kondou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rutten
vs
Kondou

185 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
200 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Rutten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satsuya Kondou!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten lands a head shot.
Kondou lands a head kick. Rutten smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kondou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Rutten catches Kondou right on the button with a cross.
Kondou throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Kondou tries a head kick but it misses.
Kondou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kondou throws a hook but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Kondou.
Kondou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kondou on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kondou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kondou takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kondou throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Rutten cracks Kondou with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Rutten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kondou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Kondou.
Kondou takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rutten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kondou takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Kondou takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Rutten.
Rutten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Rutten there.
Rutten lands with a slapping head kick.
Karl Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten throws a lazy head kick
and Kondou counters with a head kick.
Kondou throws a leg kick but Rutten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kondou throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Kondou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Rutten.
Kondou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Rutten.
Kondou looks gassed!
Rutten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kondou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutten bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kondou's head.
Rutten is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rutten defending well as Kondou loads up on a big left hand.
Kondou tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rutten.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rutten.
Kondou takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kondou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kondou is looking to chop away at Rutten's legs.
Nice body punch from Rutten.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Kondou moves out of range easily.
Rutten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rutten lands with a good body shot.
Rutten throws a head kick that Kondou semi-blocks.

Kondou is rocked!
Rutten darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Kondou's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Rutten before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Rutten!
Karl Rutten is the new middleweight champion!