PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Royale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by PennyWise - Alien. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Rutten
vs
Royale

225 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
219 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boss Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Royale!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royale fails with a takedown attempt.
Rutten lands with an overhand left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Royale.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Royale avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Royale.
Royale dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Rutten lands with an overhand left.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Rutten as Royale shoots in.
Boss Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Royale.
Royale shoots in for a takedown but Rutten shows good takedown defense.
Rutten thuds a left hand into Royale's body.
Rutten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Royale drops his hands momentarily and Rutten takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rutten really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royale moves away.
Rutten throws a head kick that Royale semi-blocks.

It looks like Randy Royale has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten with a hook.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Royale is just out of range.
Rutten throws a head kick that half lands.
Boss Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Royale shoots in but Rutten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Royale looks gassed!
A shot to the liver by Rutten. Beautiful body shot.
Rutten is looking to wear down Royale with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rutten connects with a high kick.
Rutten connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Rutten. Those never looked like landing.
Rutten scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Rutten.
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!
Royale changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rutten tries to avoid it but Royale manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rutten to the ground. Rutten escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Royale's head.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rutten defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Royale.
Rutten lands a head kick. Royale smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten scores with a head kick.

Royale is rocked!
Rutten is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Royale. That did some damage!
Rutten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rutten lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Royale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rutten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Royale.
Rutten lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Rutten scores with a four punch combination!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutten.
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.
Rutten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rutten digs a good body shot into Royale's ribs.
Rutten scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Royale at a distance.
Royale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten scores with a head kick.
Rutten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Royale.
Rutten scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten scores with a body shot.
Rutten digs a good body shot into Royale's ribs.
Rutten scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rutten lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rutten connects with a high kick.
Boss Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten with a jab.
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!
Rutten throws a series of strikes that have Royale backpedaling.
Rutten lands a head kick!
Royale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rutten lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rutten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rutten scores with a head kick.
Rutten cracks Royale with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutten scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Royale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rutten scores with a one two! Royale had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Royale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rutten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rutten lands a head kick. Royale smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Royale is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rutten is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Royale.
Rutten scores with a punch to the head.
Royale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten lands a head kick. Royale smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rutten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rutten lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Royale backs up against the cage.
Rutten throws a head kick but Royale moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boss Rutten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Royale's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rutten pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Royale back to the cage. Rutten follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rutten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Royale can do to turn this around?
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Royale drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rutten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Royale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rutten wants to stand but Royale is controlling the position.
Royale postures up in Rutten's guard and throws a big left but Rutten blocks it.
Royale with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Royale from controlling successfully.
Royale is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Royale sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rutten's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royale is taking a breather. Rutten says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Royale is breathing heavily.
Royale is keen to just control but Rutten is a slippery customer.
Rutten is trying to get back to full guard.
Rutten tries to kick Royale off but Royale keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Royale keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Royale passes the guard and advances to mount!
Royale misses with a head shot.
Royale lands a heavy elbow.
Royale controlling his opponent.
Royale throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten wants to hold on but Royale pushes him away.
Royale controlling the position easily from mount.
Rutten is in a horrible position here. Royale smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royale cracks Rutten with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rutten is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Royale avoids the attempt from Rutten to control.
Rutten working to try and regain half guard.
Royale trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale looking to control and managing it successfully.
Royale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Royale looking to ground and pound but Rutten is blocking nicely.
Rutten working to try and regain half guard.
Rutten is squirming around, avoiding Royale's attempts to control the action.
Royale avoids the attempt from Rutten to control.
Royale raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutten is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royale throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Royale misses with a head shot.
Royale controlling from mount.
Royale thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rutten keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Royale avoids the attempt from Rutten to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royale landing punches.

Royale is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rutten has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Royale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Royale's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rutten lands with a right hand.
Rutten displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Royale.
Rutten scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royale shoots in and drives through. Rutten sprawls well.
Rutten lands with a slapping head kick.
Royale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rutten scores with a hook to the body. Royale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rutten plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rutten throws a sloppy body shot

and Royale counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rutten!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royale prevents Rutten from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Royale controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten is wriggling around trying to escape.
Royale can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rutten is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Royale there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rutten is in all sorts of trouble here.
Royale sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Royale landing punches.
Royale scoring with strikes but Rutten is staying in there.
Rutten tries to reverse the position but Royale maintains control.
Rutten is squirming around, avoiding Royale's attempts to control the action.
Royale avoids the attempt from Rutten to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Royale there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Royale looking to ground and pound but Rutten is blocking nicely.
Rutten wants to control but Royale is having none of it.
Royale looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rutten knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Royale on the ground.
Royale tries to control but Rutten wriggling away.
Rutten is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Royale looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rutten squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rutten wants to hold on but Royale pushes him away.

Royale with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Royale can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rutten is looking to escape.
Rutten working to try and regain half guard.
Rutten is squirming around, avoiding Royale's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Royale tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Royale jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rutten manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutten tries to buck Royale off but Royale is having none of it.
Rutten is working hard here to advance position.
Rutten is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten is looking for a sweep.
Royale throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rutten struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randy Royale.
I think Royale has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!