PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Winter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winter has chosen Hatebread - Live for this as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rutherford
vs
Winter

183 cm
24
173 lbs
8 - 0 - 1

184 cm
31
172 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Winter!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford misses with an uppercut. Winter saw that one coming.
Rutherford throws a looping overhand right but Winter ducks down to avoid it.
Winter swings widly with a right hand
and Rutherford counters with a thumping low kick.
Rutherford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Winter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford thinks about countering with a body kick.
Winter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winter throws a good cross that connects.
Winter looks to land a right hand but Rutherford moved out of range.
Winter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winter misses with a straight right.
Rutherford is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Winter.
Rutherford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutherford seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Winter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Winter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Winter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winter thumps Rutherford with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford with a jab.
Winter thumps Rutherford with a low kick.
Winter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Rutherford's head coaches at The Charles Martel School of Greatness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Winter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Winter misses with a body kick.
Winter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab from Rutherford.
Winter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rutherford is out of range and Winter settles back down.
Rutherford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutherford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Winter.
Winter takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winter keeps the fight on the outside.
Good work by Winter as he checks the leg kick.
Rutherford slips under a jab.
Rutherford throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rutherford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winter, as that shot connected.
Rutherford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rutherford drops his hands momentarily and Winter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutherford, right into the meat.
Rutherford misses the shot to the body.
Rutherford slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutherford.
Winter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rutherford.
Rutherford staying out of range there.
Winter cracks Rutherford with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rutherford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rutherford with a nice cross.
Rutherford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Winter looks to throw the jab but Rutherford is out of range.
Rutherford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winter.
Winter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rutherford connects with the punch.
Winter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutherford.
Winter throws a leg kick which misses Rutherford's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutherford tries to avoid it.
A combination from Winter does no damage.
Rutherford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winter.
Winter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Winter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rutherford had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Winter thows a leg kick but Rutherford checks it
and Rutherford counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winter throws a hook but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses the jab.
Winter lands with a straight right. Rutherford didn't see that one coming.
Winter takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.
Winter tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Rutherford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Winter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winter.
Some wild striking there from Rutherford.
Winter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jack Winter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutherford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Winter's calf.
Rutherford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutherford thuds his shin into the meat of Winter's side.
Winter throws a hook but Rutherford avoids it easily.

Winter gets tackled into the cage by Rutherford. Rutherford maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Steven Rutherford 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.

Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Winter.
Rutherford wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Winter throws a hook but Rutherford avoids it easily.
Winter lands a jab.
Rutherford cracks Winter with an open hand slap.

Rutherford has managed to clinch.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Winter.
Winter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winter blocking some punches.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Winter throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Winter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rutherford avoids a wild elbow strike from Winter.
Rutherford lands a hook that snaps the head of Winter backwards.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Winter.
Winter lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winter throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Rutherford.
Winter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winter blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Winter avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Winter tries to break free but Rutherford pushes him back against the cage.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rutherford's defenses.
Winter lands a shoulder strike.
Winter throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford lands with a left to the head.
Steven Rutherford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
Winter looks to land a right hand but Rutherford moved out of range.
Rutherford wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Winter is looking to chop away at Rutherford's legs.
Rutherford needs to keep his hands up - Winter had a free shot at his head there.
Winter drops his hands momentarily and Rutherford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winter moves out of range as Rutherford throws a body kick.
Rutherford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Winter throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Winter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutherford.
Steven Rutherford is winning the standup battle so far.
Winter feints a jab promting Rutherford to slip. Winter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rutherford slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rutherford cracks Winter with a good jab.
A good leg kick by Rutherford.
Winter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winter connects with a leg kick. Rutherford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutherford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutherford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rutherford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Winter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rutherford. That one must have hurt.
Winter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutherford's head backwards.
Rutherford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Winter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winter scores with a decent looking hook.
Winter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Winter connects with a leg kick. Rutherford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Winter lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Rutherford.
Winter misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford slips a straight right by Winter.
Rutherford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rutherford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winter scores with a jab. Rutherford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rutherford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Winter misses with a leg kick

and Rutherford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winter.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Steven Rutherford will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rutherford. Winter shrugs it off though.
A swing and a miss from Rutherford.
Rutherford staying out of range there.
Rutherford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winter.
Winter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rutherford moves out of range of the leg kick from Winter.
Rutherford wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rutherford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winter.
A good leg kick by Rutherford.
Winter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutherford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winter lands the left hand.
Winter misses the shot to the body.
Rutherford scores with a jab to the head.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winter connects with a solid leg kick.

Rutherford moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Winter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Winter.
A short right from Rutherford on the inside.
Winter prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Winter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Winter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winter lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Winter.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Winter has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Winter tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Winter back against the cage.
Winter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutherford has him pressed against the cage.
Rutherford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rutherford lands with a right to the head.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Winter controls the action.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Winter.
Rutherford is working Winter over against the cage.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Winter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Winter misses with the head strike.
Rutherford lands a left hand.
Winter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winter.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford scores with a shoulder strike.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Rutherford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Winter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Winter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Rutherford.
Rutherford blocks an elbow strike from Winter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutherford.
Still in the clinch, Rutherford scores with a nice short uppercut.

Winter is rocked!
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winter backwards.
Winter is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutherford finish him?
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Winter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Rutherford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Rutherford clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Winter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Rutherford misses.
Winter swings widly with a right hand

and Rutherford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Winter.

Winter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winter throws a shot from downtown. Rutherford moves away and avoids it.
Winter seems to have recovered his senses.
Winter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rutherford counters with a big right hand that sends Winter crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Rutherford takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Steven Rutherford!
Steven Rutherford retains his welterweight title!
In defeat, Jack Winter stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will learn from this lose and will come back even better next time.'.