PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Ruttenum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruttenum comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Durk- Dis ain't what you want. Escobar has chosen Tuyo as his entrance music. Pablo Escobar has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ruttenum
vs
Escobar

183 cm
25
274 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Voodoo Nutrition
Arcticus University: London

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Ruttenum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar scores with a nice body kick.
Ruttenum takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Ruttenum is avoiding it.
Ruttenum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruttenum scores with a hook.

It looks like Pablo Escobar has been cut.
Ruttenum lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.
Ruttenum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ruttenum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruttenum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ruttenum sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Ruttenum circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ruttenum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruttenum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Ruttenum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but Ruttenum shows good takedown defense.
Nice body kick from Escobar.
Ruttenum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Ruttenum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttenum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escobar moves out of range as Ruttenum throws a body kick.
Ruttenum scores with a hook to the body. Escobar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruttenum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruttenum pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Ruttenum in a clinch.

Ruttenum breaks from the clinch.
Ruttenum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escobar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ruttenum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruttenum throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Cain Ruttenum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruttenum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruttenum connects with a good right hand that stumbles Escobar. Escobar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ruttenum throws a leg kick but Escobar moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar scores with a nice strike.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Ruttenum avoids them all with ease.
Escobar lands a front kick.
Ruttenum is breathing heavily.

Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Escobar.
Ruttenum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Escobar.
Escobar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Escobar looking to throw knees to the head but Ruttenum is blocking nicely.
Escobar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Escobar with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Escobar.
Escobar looking to throw knees to the head but Ruttenum is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Escobar obliges.
Escobar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Escobar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Escobar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ruttenum's face.
Ruttenum tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
Ruttenum is trying to break free.

Escobar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ruttenum regains guard.
Escobar lands a couple of elbows.
Escobar distracts Ruttenum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Escobar prevents Ruttenum from getting back to his feet.
Ruttenum is looking to stand back up but Escobar counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ruttenum.
Escobar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Escobar stalling.
Ruttenum wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Escobar in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ruttenum pushes Escobar off and gets back to his feet.
Escobar tries to clinch but Ruttenum is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruttenum throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Ruttenum circles away and keeps his distance.
Escobar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruttenum swivels and escapes.
Cain Ruttenum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Escobar.
Escobar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ruttenum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruttenum motions for Escobar to come forward. Ruttenum throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruttenum throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Escobar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruttenum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escobar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Escobar's cut.
That's time! Ruttenum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Escobar misses with a takedown attempt - Ruttenum sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Escobar lands a front kick.
Escobar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ruttenum shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Escobar eats them both and turns towards Ruttenum to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruttenum scores with a four punch combination!
Escobar dives in for a single leg takedown but Ruttenum sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ruttenum is looking to land body kicks.
Escobar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Escobar duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruttenum throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Escobar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
Ruttenum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ruttenum connects with a right hand. Escobar shakes it off.
Ruttenum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escobar tries to counter with a clinch but Ruttenum shakes him off and moves away.
Ruttenum feints a jab promting Escobar to slip. Ruttenum then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Escobar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruttenum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Ruttenum.
Escobar lands a lovely overhand right.
Ruttenum is looking to wear down Escobar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cain Ruttenum is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar wants to clinch.
Ruttenum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ruttenum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruttenum blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruttenum circles away.
Ruttenum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Escobar there.
Escobar wants to clinch.
Ruttenum lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar moves to clinch but Ruttenum breaks away
and Ruttenum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Escobar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruttenum will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Escobar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ruttenum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cain Ruttenum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Escobar.
Ruttenum throws a nice looking combination but Escobar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ruttenum defends well and Escobar ends up having to push Ruttenum into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Escobar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ruttenum looks to land a combination. Escobar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Escobar back to the cage. Ruttenum follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Escobar tries to clinch
and Ruttenum counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Escobar is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ruttenum! Escobar is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Ruttenum!
Our winner, Cain Ruttenum, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Pablo Escobar had this to say: 'This is bullshit. I cant lose to street sludge like the Rutt brothers. This was a fucking fluke'.