PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekkers has chosen Rae Sremmurd - No Type as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rutten
vs
Dekkers

165 cm
37
162 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

172 cm
24
159 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Rutten misses its target.
Rutten throws a body kick that misses
and Dekkers counters with a left to the body.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Dekkers.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Dekkers scores with a punch to the head.
Dekkers lands with a nice body punch.
A solid body kick from Dekkers.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekkers jabs Rutten to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dekkers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten throws a hook but Dekkers avoids it easily.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dekkers jabs at Rutten's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekkers lands a body shot.
Rutten works Dekkers's body with a nice hook.
Rutten throws the left hand but Dekkers avoids the punch easily.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick
and Dekkers counters with a left to the body.
Dekkers cracks a nice hook into Rutten's ribs.
Rutten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dekkers circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Dekkers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rutten rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rutten throws an off balance right hand
and Dekkers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dekkers throws out a leg kick but Rutten moves out of range and Dekkers only half commits.
Dekkers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Dekkers throws a combination. Rutten tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rutten throws the kick towards the body but Dekkers avoids it.
Dekkers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dekkers scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dekkers. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE in the buildup to the fight.
Dekkers throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Rutten misses.
A big left from Dekkers misses.
Rutten tries a low kick but Dekkers avoids it.
A jab lands there for Dekkers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers tries to move into range but Rutten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dekkers throws a right hand that Rutten ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutten also avoids with ease.

Dekkers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dekkers has him pressed against the ropes.

Dekkers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dekkers misses the body punch
and Rutten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
Dekkers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dekkers misses the shot to the body.
Dekkers misses with a body shot.
Rutten misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Dekkers. Beautiful body shot.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dekkers.
It looked like Rutten wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rutten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dekkers counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dekkers cracks a nice hook into Rutten's ribs.
Rutten misses with a hook. Dekkers ducked under it nicely.
Dekkers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Rutten does no damage.
Rutten backing away here, and Dekkers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Dekkers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Dekkers.
Dekkers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dekkers struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Dekkers.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dekkers.
Dekkers is working Rutten over against the ropes.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Dekkers is controlling him.
Rutten can't find room to land a body shot as Dekkers controls the action.
Dekkers lands with a light punch inside.
Rutten is looking to break free of the clinch but Dekkers has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rutten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramon Dekkers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dekkers avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Dekkers. Beautiful body shot.
Dekkers dips to his left and cracks Rutten with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dekkers moves into the clinch.
Dekkers works on Rutten's body with a couple of short punches.

Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Bas Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dekkers is able to avoid easily.
Dekkers looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Dekkers cracks Rutten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Dekkers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dekkers lands with a good body shot.
Rutten cracks Dekkers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dekkers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dekkers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rutten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dekkers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramon Dekkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dekkers drives through and clinches with Rutten against the ropes.
Dekkers can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Dekkers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttens head.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Dekkers.
Rutten blocks a body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttens head.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten tries to break the clinch but Dekkers is controlling the position.
Dekkers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Dekkers.
A right hand to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
Dekkers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten is trying to push Dekkers away but Dekkers has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rutten blocks a body shot from Dekkers.
Rutten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dekkers tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Dekkers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Dekkers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dekkers looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Ramon Dekkers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.

Dekkers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Dekkers has him pressed against the ropes.
Rutten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dekkers is keeping busy.
Dekkers prevents Rutten from breaking the clinch.
Rutten misses with some punches.
Dekkers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten struggles to land a body shot inside as Dekkers controls his hands.
Rutten wants to break free but Dekkers has control.
Dekkers gets through Rutten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dekkers is keeping busy.
Rutten wants to break free but Dekkers has control.
Rutten misses with some punches.
Rutten misses with a hook from the clinch.

Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rutten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dekkers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rutten thinking.
Dekkers lands with a good body shot.
Rutten swings for the body but Dekkers moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rutten. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Dekkers.
An attempted straight right counter from Rutten misses the target.
Rutten ducks right into an uppercut from Dekkers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers with a jab.
Dekkers checks a leg kick nicely.
Dekkers throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Rutten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rutten.
Rutten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dekkers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dekkers.
Bas Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Dekkers cracks Rutten with an open hand slap.
Dekkers ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Dekkers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutten stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rutten misses with a two punch combination.
Rutten is looking to clinch but Dekkers is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Dekkers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rutten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dekkers misses the shot to the body.
Dekkers cracks a nice hook into Rutten's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Dekkers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dekkers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Dekkers!
A relieved looking Ramon Dekkers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.