PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fennil Rutabega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Barreda
vs
Rutabega

178 cm
20
178 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Barreda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fennil Rutabega!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barreda misses with a combination
and Rutabega counters with a series of strikes. Barreda will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rutabega throws a series of punches but Barreda avoids them all with ease.
Rutabega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barreda throws a low kick, looking for Rutabega's leg but Rutabega calmly moves out of range.
Barreda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutabega.
Barreda lands a nice looking body shot.
Barreda connects with a body shot that sends Rutabega's belly button to the back.
Rutabega fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barreda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barreda tries to bum rush Rutabega with a series of wild strikes but Rutabega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rutabega misses with a leg kick.
Rutabega works over Barreda's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barreda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barreda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rutabega throws a right hand that Barreda ducks under and follows up with a left that Barreda also avoids with ease.
Rutabega throws a right and a left that Barreda avoids nicely.
Rutabega looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutabega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutabega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rutabega misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Rutabega misses.
Barreda misses with a body punch
and Rutabega counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barreda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barreda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rutabega dodges the punch combination from Barreda.
Barreda misses with a body shot.
Barreda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barreda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barreda sizes up Rutabega with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barreda throws out a leg kick but Rutabega moves out of range and Barreda only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreda misses with a combination
and Rutabega counters with a left and a right that stings Barreda.
Rutabega displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barreda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutabega.
Rutabega avoids the body shot from Barreda.
Barreda takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutabega misses with a low kick.
Barreda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutabega.
Rutabega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barreda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutabega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barreda misses with a wild combination.
Rutabega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barreda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rutabega.
Rutabega looks to land a combination but Barreda avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutabega misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barreda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rutabega checks a leg kick.
Barreda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutabega circles away quickly and effectively.
Barreda is looking to wear down Rutabega with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barreda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutabega looks to land a combination but Barreda avoids it well.
Rutabega scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fennil Rutabega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreda feints a jab promting Rutabega to slip. Barreda then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rutabega slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Fennil Rutabega has been cut.

Barreda lands a left and a right that send Rutabega crashing to the mat, dazed. Barreda thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Rutabega is rocked!
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!
Barreda misses with a wild combination.
Rutabega is still on wobbly legs! Can Barreda finish him?
Rutabega is working the combinations to good effect here.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Barreda knocks Rutabega out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jesus Barreda!