PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rutten
vs
Randall

196 cm
19
270 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

197 cm
21
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Randall!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Randall shoots in and gets a takedown into Rutten's guard.
Randall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Randall prevents Rutten from getting back to his feet.
Randall engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rutten keeping full guard, as Randall tries to pass.
Randall is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Randy Randall wasn't active enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Randall.
Rutten prevents Randall from moving into mount.

Randall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Randall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rutten gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Randall looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Randall looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Randall content just to control the position here.
Randall tries to control but Rutten wriggling away.
Rutten has given up his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is keeping busy.
Rutten rolls, trying to escape but Randall keeps control of the position.
Randall is not going to allow Rutten to sit and survive in this position.

Randall working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Rutten is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Randall has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Rutten taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Randy Randall!