PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 6438 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Van Damme (ranked 6440 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude's entrance music is Beautiful people-by MARILYN MANSON. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rude
vs
Van Damme

168 cm
24
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryu Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rude scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Damme throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rude counters with a left to the body.
Rude misses with an uppercut. Van Damme saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Van Damme's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Decent striking displayed by Rude there.
Van Damme slips a jab and a cross from Rude.
Van Damme scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Damme misses with a few strikes there.
Van Damme's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rude connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Damme scrambles back to his feet.
Van Damme looks to score with a jab to the body but Rude is just out of range.
Rude seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Rude fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Damme, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Damme.
Rude prevents a body shot from Van Damme.
Van Damme blocks a body shot from Rude.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rude doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rude misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme blocks a body shot from Rude.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Damme.
Van Damme tries to work over Rude's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rude is trying to push Van Damme away but Van Damme has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Van Damme.
Rude stalling in the clinch but Van Damme improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rude.
Rude working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rude.
Rude doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Damme.
Van Damme has a couple of punches blocked by Rude.
Van Damme misses with some punches.
Rude tries to break free but Van Damme pushes him back against the cage.
Van Damme throws a punch but it's blocked by Rude.
Van Damme works on Rude's body with a couple of short punches.
Rude blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
Rude on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Damme. Van Damme obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Rude misses the target.
Van Damme throws a looping overhand right but Rude ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Rude - just one landing.
Rude lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Damme's head.
Van Damme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rude.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Damme! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rude throws a hook but Van Damme blocks it.
Rude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rude tries to bum rush Van Damme with a series of wild strikes but Van Damme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Damme follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rude misses with an uppercut.
Rude scores with the left hand. Van Damme knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rude misses with a double jab.
Van Damme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rude works over Van Damme's head and body with a nice combination.
Rude rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Damme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Rude. That snapped Van Damme's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Damme. That's going to slow Rude down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Damme, right into the meat.
Van Damme lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rude will feel that in the morning.
Rude walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Damme.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rude loads up on a big right hand but Van Damme slips the punch.
Rude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rude wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rude throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Damme.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rude throws a jab when Van Damme was well out of range.
Van Damme swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rude misses with a double jab
and Van Damme counters with a body kick.
Rude misses with a straight right.
Van Damme thumps Rude with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Damme.
Rude connects with a jab.
Van Damme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rude.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Damme.
Van Damme connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Rude misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rude dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Van Damme thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rude if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Damme on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Damme loads up on a big right hand but Rude slips the punch.
Rick Rude is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damme throws a right hand that Rude ducks under and follows up with a left that Rude also avoids with ease.

Rude clinches up with Van Damme and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Damme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rude working aggressively here.

Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rude stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Damme.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Damme looks to score with a jab to the body but Rude is just out of range.
Rude misses with a hook.
Rude throws a right and a left that Van Damme avoids nicely.
No joy there for Rude, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Damme lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Damme has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slow jab from Rude misses its intended target.
Van Damme delivers a nice body kick.
Rude defending well as Van Damme loads up on a big left hand.
Rude throws a series of punches but Van Damme avoids them all with ease.
Rude takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Damme on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rude throws a right and a left that Van Damme avoids nicely.
Rude jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Damme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rude.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Damme - that will leave a mark!
Rick Rude is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damme throws a head kick that Rude semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rude throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Damme dodges the punch combination from Rude.
Rude uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Damme.
Van Damme avoids the body shot from Rude.
Nice body punch from Rude.
Van Damme is looking to land body kicks.
Rude is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rude lands a right hook to the body.
Van Damme has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Damme explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rude ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Damme moves away.
Van Damme throws a counter combo.
Van Damme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws an overhand right that lands on Rude's shoulder, as Rude tries to avoid the shot.
Rude wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Damme.
Van Damme takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crunch! Van Damme slams his shin into Rude's torso.
Rude misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rude crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Damme - the referee stops the clock and Rude gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Damme. Rude manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Damme throws a body punch but Rude moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rude crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Damme - the referee stops the clock and Rude gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Damme. Rude manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Damme.
Rude throws a nice looking combination but Van Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Van Damme releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Damme slips a jab from Rude.
Nice uppercut there from Van Damme.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Damme throws out a counter right but Rude avoids it with no problem.
Rude throws out a loose jab but Van Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Van Damme was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Damme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rude misses with a hook
and Van Damme makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rude avoids a kick to the body.
Rude throws a looping overhand right but Van Damme ducks down to avoid it.
Van Damme misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Rude. Beautiful body shot.
Van Damme throws a series of punches but Rude avoids them all with ease.
Rude ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Damme has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rude.
Van Damme connects with an inside leg kick.
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 Rick Rude will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rude's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Rude misses with a double jab.
Rude scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rude dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rude throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A good leg kick by Van Damme.
Rude will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Damme throws a nice looking combination but Rude bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rude fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Damme looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rude fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rude lands with a nice body punch.
Van Damme feints and then cracks Rude's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rude down.
Van Damme throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Damme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rude digs a good body shot into Van Damme's ribs.
Van Damme lands a head kick. Rude smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude stalks Van Damme and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Damme's face. Van Damme staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from Rude. Those never looked like landing.
Rude tries to clinch up.
Rude fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rude throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Damme feints a counter leg kick.
Van Damme scores with a jab to the body.
Rude lands a slapping body shot.
Rude takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Damme is looking to land body kicks.
As Van Damme tries to get set, Rude tries to push him back and clinch up but Van Damme manages to avoid the attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Damme. Rude shrugs it off though.
Rude will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude scores with a jab. Van Damme acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rude pushes Van Damme up against the cage in a clinch.
Rude doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Damme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Damme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rude backwards.
Van Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Rude uses good head movement to avoid it.

Van Damme breaks the clinch.
Van Damme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Van Damme tries to get set, Rude tries to push him back and clinch up but Van Damme manages to avoid the attempt.
Rude uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Damme.
Van Damme takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Damme takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme takes a swing at Rude's ribcage but misses.
Van Damme throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Van Damme.
Rude smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rude throws a nice looking combination but Van Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rude lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Damme circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Damme was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Damme.
Rude steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Damme. That one must have hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Rude.
Rude listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Damme.
Rude cracks Van Damme with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude misses with a double jab.
Ryu Van Damme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Damme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Damme dodges the punch combination from Rude.
Van Damme on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rick Rude is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Van Damme tries to keep at a distance but Rude has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rude tries to throw a body punch but Van Damme avoids it by throwing Rude back against the cage.
Van Damme blocks a body shot from Rude.
Van Damme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Damme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Damme looking to slow down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Rude showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rude has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Rick Rude!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Rick Rude!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Rick Rude!

Rick Rude wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Rick Rude took to the microphone: 'Wasn't that just....RAVISHING?????'.
Ryu Van Damme spoke after the fight, saying 'Suck my ass'.