PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bas Rutten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rutten
vs
Guy

187 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Guy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rutten shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rutten sitting in guard here, content to control.

Rutten avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Guy working for submissions but it's allowed Rutten to get to half guard.
Rutten is controlling the pace.
Guy is looking to improve his position.
Rutten slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy wants to improve his position but Rutten is controlling well.
Rutten works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rutten sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Rutten is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rutten looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Guy!
Rutten prevents Guy from getting the reversal.

Rutten looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rutten tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rutten with good strikes from the mount here!
Guy is trying to escape the mount.
Rutten content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is desperately trying to improve his position but Rutten has a good base and remains in mount.
Guy looks gassed!
Rutten controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Guy has given up his back.
Rutten is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Guy is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Guy is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Rutten dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Guy enables Rutten to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Guy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Guy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rutten can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rutten seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rutten trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Rutten slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Guy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rutten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rutten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rutten sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Guy's guard.
Guy is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rutten passes to full mount!
Rutten looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rutten lands with some strikes.
Rutten controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rutten content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutten landing strikes from the mount.
Rutten controlling his opponent.

Rutten working for a submission but Guy is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten content just to control the position here.
Guy is desperately trying to improve his position but Rutten has a good base and remains in mount.
Rutten tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rutten working the ground and pound effectively.
Rutten controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rutten is working for a guillotine from mount but Guy frees his head quite easily.
Rutten unloading with bombs!
Rutten controlling from the full mount.
Rutten raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Rutten dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rutten decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Guy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rutten pulls his head out easily.
Rutten is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bas Rutten wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Rutten closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Guy did well to prevent Rutten getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rutten is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Guy!
Rutten controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bas Rutten just wasn't active enough.

Rutten shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rutten seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rutten's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

We're going to have a standup here because Bas Rutten wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Rutten throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Guy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rutten is in Guy's guard.
Guy being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bas Rutten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rutten has passed into side control.
Rutten controlling the position.
Rutten tries to advance to mount but Guy denies him.
Rutten is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!