PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan St Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gullit kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is We Will Rock You!. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Johan St Christopher was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Gullit
vs
St Christopher

198 cm
19
230 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

200 cm
26
279 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hellbent, Inc.™
Charlie Wang's Nutrition and Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruud Gullit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan St Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Christopher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Ruud Gullit has been cut.
Johan St Christopher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gullit misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Gullit.
Gullit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for St Christopher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Christopher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gullit circles away quickly and effectively.
St Christopher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Christopher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Christopher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gullit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St Christopher wants to clinch
and Gullit counters with a head kick. That will keep St Christopher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
St Christopher closes the distance but Gullit moves to the side
and Gullit counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Christopher doesn't manage to clinch there - Gullit circles away.
St Christopher lands with a nice combination. Gullit backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Christopher wants to clinch but Gullit slips to the side
and Gullit counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Johan St Christopher has been cut.
Gullit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Christopher misses with a series of wild punches.
St Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gullit swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Christopher fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Christopher looks to clinch
and Gullit counters with a big head kick but St Christopher shrugs it off.
Gullit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Christopher.
Gullit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Christopher.
Gullit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Christopher wants to clinch.
St Christopher is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gullit lands with a nice combination. St Christopher backs away looking to recover.
Gullit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruud Gullit dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Gullit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gullit lands with a kick to the temple. St Christopher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Christopher stalks Gullit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gullit's face. Gullit staggers backwards, shaken.
St Christopher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Christopher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gullit counters with a big head kick but St Christopher shrugs it off.
St Christopher looks to clinch
and Gullit counters with a head kick. That will keep St Christopher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gullit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from St Christopher does no damage.
Johan St Christopher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gullit swats away the attempt to clinch by St Christopher.
St Christopher darts in trying to clinch
and Gullit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Gullit with that takedown attempt.
Gullit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gullit counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Christopher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
St Christopher closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gullit counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Christopher's head.
Gullit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gullit wants to control but St Christopher is keeping him busy.
Gullit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Christopher regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gullit.
Gullit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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.
Gullit wants to control from the top but St Christopher keeps moving.
Gullit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Christopher wants to stand but Gullit is controlling the position.
Gullit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Christopher pulls Gullit in to control the position.
Gullit looking to sit in guard and control but St Christopher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gullit wants to get back to his feet but St Christopher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruud Gullit dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gullit takes one to the side of the head.
St Christopher scores with a one two! Gullit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gullit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Christopher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gullit counters with a head kick.
St Christopher tries to clinch but Gullit is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullit circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Christopher throws a one two combo.
A big right from Gullit misses.
Gullit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Christopher.
Left hook, right uppercut from St Christopher.

Ruud Gullit's cut is getting worse.
St Christopher wants to clinch but Gullit slips to the side
and Gullit counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Christopher is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That has opened up Johan St Christopher's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Christopher lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gullit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Christopher tries to clinch but Gullit is having none of it.
St Christopher misses with a combination
and Gullit counters with a head kick. That will keep St Christopher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
St Christopher darts in trying to clinch
and Gullit counters with a head kick. That will keep St Christopher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Christopher darts in trying to clinch
and Gullit counters with a body kick.
Johan St Christopher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Christopher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gullit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gullit tries a head kick but it misses.
Gullit shoots in for a takedown but St Christopher shows good takedown defense.
Gullit circles away from the clinch attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gullit here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gullit swings widly with a right hand
and St Christopher counters with a left and a right that stings Gullit.
Gullit keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Christopher fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johan St Christopher.
Well Gullit 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Ruud Gullit!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Ruud Gullit!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Ruud Gullit!

Ruud Gullit wins by unanimous decision!