PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sun Shine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rutecki's choice of entrance music: Remember the Name. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shine
vs
Rutecki

186 cm
34
177 lbs
19 - 18 - 0

180 cm
35
178 lbs
21 - 36 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Sun Shine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutecki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shine misses with a series of wild punches.
Shine fails to land with a series of punches.
Shine with a jab.
A slow jab from Rutecki misses its intended target.
Shine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shine misses with a two punch combination.
Shine throws a head kick that misses
and Rutecki counters with a nice body kick.
Rutecki slips a jab and a cross from Shine.
Rutecki lands with a slapping head kick.
Shine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutecki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shine. Rutecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutecki throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rutecki punishes Shine's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Shine.
Shine throws a leg kick
and Rutecki counters with a head kick.
Sun Shine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutecki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shine circles away quickly and effectively.
Shine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutecki moves out of range of the body kick from Shine.
Rutecki throws a right and a left that Shine avoids nicely.
Shine's corner calls for a 1-2. Shine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rutecki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rutecki moves in looking to clinch but Shine pushes him off.
Shine throws a right hand that misses
and Rutecki counters with a three punch combo that has Shine backing up. Shine nods at Rutecki to acknowledge the strikes.
Shine looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutecki is just out of range.
Shine blocks a head kick by Rutecki.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutecki misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutecki misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Shine misses.
Shine keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutecki throws a right hand that Shine ducks under and follows up with a left that Shine also avoids with ease.
Rutecki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutecki throws a head kick but Shine moves out of range.
Rutecki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rutecki's sensitive parts.
Rutecki moves in looking to clinch but Shine pushes him off.
Shine lands with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shine.
Rutecki avoids the body shot from Shine.
Shine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rutecki.
Shine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutecki manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shine throws a hook to the side of Rutecki's head but Rutecki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shine throws a nice looking combination but Rutecki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shine scores with a sloppy right hand. Rutecki should have avoided that one.
Shine throws a right and a left that Rutecki avoids nicely.
Rutecki is looking to clinch but Shine is avoiding it.
Shine shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rutecki eats them both and turns towards Shine to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Rutecki does no damage.
Shine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutecki.
A jab from Shine does it's job there.
Shine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutecki connects with a looping right hand.
Rutecki blocks a head kick by Shine.
Shine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rutecki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rutecki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shine's face.
Shine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutecki backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rutecki breaks the clinch.

Rutecki clinches.
Shine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rutecki pushes off an throws an elbow but Shine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Rutecki.
Shine blocks the elbow strike.
Shine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutecki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutecki avoids it.
Shine scores with a hook to the body.
Rutecki lands a nice elbow.
Shine tries to land a knee to the head but Rutecki blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dexter Rutecki will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Shine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rutecki slips a straight right by Shine.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Shine moves out of range.
Shine throws a jab when Rutecki was well out of range.
Shine looks to land a right hand but Rutecki moved out of range.
Shine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutecki.
Shine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shine throws a looping overhand right but Rutecki ducks down to avoid it.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Shine moves out of range.
Shine throws a combination that misses
and Rutecki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice jab there from Shine.
Sun Shine is winning the standup battle so far.
Shine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutecki.
Shine jabs Rutecki right on the nose. Rutecki blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rutecki throws the kick towards the body but Shine avoids it.
Rutecki blocks a head kick by Shine.
Shine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rutecki.
Rutecki avoids the body shot from Shine.
Shine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutecki looks to land a combination but Shine avoids it well.
Shine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rutecki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutecki checks the leg kick.
Rutecki throws a push kick but Shine slaps the foot to one side.
Rutecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Shine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Shine misses.
Shine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shine throws a shot to the body.
Shine throws a hook but Rutecki blocks it.
Shine throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Shine.
Shine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rutecki lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutecki under the eye.
Rutecki throws the kick towards the body but Shine avoids it.
Shine just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutecki swinging wildly here.
Sun Shine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rutecki moves into range and clinches up with Shine.
Rutecki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki landing knees to the body.
Rutecki jumps guard but Shine turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutecki blocks an elbow strike from Shine.
Shine avoids the elbow strike from Rutecki, against the cage.
Rutecki managing to block the knees to the body from Shine.
Rutecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rutecki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shine presses Rutecki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rutecki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shine tries to land a knee to the head but Rutecki blocks with his arms.
Rutecki missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Shine fails to land.
Shine lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Shine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shine lands a body shot.
Rutecki pushes off an throws an elbow but Shine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutecki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rutecki blocks an elbow strike.
Rutecki throws an elbow that misses.
Shine lands a right hand.
Rutecki misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Shine.
Shine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rutecki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shine is stalling here.
Shine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rutecki's defenses.
Rutecki can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shine with a knee to the head.
Shine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutecki backwards.
Shine managing to block the knees to the body from Rutecki.
Rutecki throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sun Shine will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shine tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutecki misses with a few strikes there.
Rutecki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Shine to counter with a crisp jab.
Shine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rutecki. Rutecki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Shine moves out of range.
Rutecki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shine duly obliges.
Rutecki misses with the combination.
Shine lands a lovely overhand right.
Shine misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Rutecki.
Rutecki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutecki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rutecki.
Rutecki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shine misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shine blocks a head kick by Rutecki.
Shine fails to land with a series of punches.
Shine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rutecki.
Shine catches Rutecki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shine throws a leg kick but Rutecki checks it.
Shine throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutecki. Shine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutecki manages to avoid it.
Shine cracks Rutecki with an open hand slap.
Shine looks to throw the jab but Rutecki is out of range.
Shine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutecki under the eye.
Rutecki misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shine circles away quickly and effectively.
Rutecki moves out of range of the strikes.
Shine dodges the punch combination from Rutecki.
Shine misses with a series of wild punches.
Rutecki throws a sloppy head kick and Shine moves out of range easily.
Rutecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shine tries to bum rush Rutecki with a series of wild strikes but Rutecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shine misses with a wild combination.

Rutecki moves into the clinch successfully.
Rutecki throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutecki blocking some punches.
Shine tries to throw a body punch but Rutecki avoids it by throwing Shine back against the cage.
Shine misses with a knee to the head.

Rutecki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shine lands a nice hook to Rutecki's body. Rutecki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutecki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rutecki tries to clinch but Shine is having none of it.
Shine tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutecki tries to clinch but Shine moves out of range.
Shine throws a one two combo.
Shine connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Rutecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Rutecki closes the distance and clinches.
Shine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutecki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rutecki throws an elbow but misses.
Shine misses with a knee strike.
Shine scores with a shot to the side of Rutecki's head.
Rutecki lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutecki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rutecki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rutecki crunches a lovely knee into Shine's ribcage.
Rutecki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dexter Rutecki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rutecki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutecki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shine throws an elbow but it misses.

Rutecki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rutecki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dexter Rutecki.
I think Rutecki 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sun Shine!