PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Corn (ranked 23361 p4p, 505 weight class) and Eli Rutherford (ranked 8566 p4p, 464 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eli Rutherford enters the ring!

Corn
vs
Rutherford

150 cm
21
135 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Corn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Corn to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corn was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutherford.

Corn moves into range and clinches up with Rutherford.
Corn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Corn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corn is working Rutherford over against the ropes.
Corn digs a right hand underneath Rutherford's ribcage. Rutherford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Corn.
Corn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Corn controls his hands.
Corn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutherford's efforts to push away.
Rutherford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rutherford can't break the clinch.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Corn misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corn lands a shot to the body.
Rutherford has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Corn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rutherford can turn it around.
Corn misses with a body punch.
Corn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Corn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch on the inside from Corn fails to land.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corn backwards.
A body shot lands from Corn.
Corn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Corn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
Rutherford throws a shot from downtown. Corn moves away and avoids it.
Corn missing with a left hand there. Rutherford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutherford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corn.
Rutherford throws a lazy head kick
and Corn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Corn misses.
A nice side step and Rutherford releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Corn takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Rutherford does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corn throws a front kick aimed at Rutherford's knee but Rutherford avoids it well.
Corn lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Rutherford misses.
Rutherford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Corn rushes Rutherford and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rutherford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A body shot lands from Corn.
Corn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corn can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
Corn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Corn.
Corn misses with some punches.
Corn misses with the head strike.
Rutherford taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Corn.
Rutherford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Corn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corn has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Corn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rutherford misses with a few strikes there.
Eli Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutherford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corn misses with a straight left.
Corn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rutherford.
Corn misses with a straight right.
Rutherford jabs Corn right on the nose. Corn blinks but takes it well.
Corn misses with a straight right.
Corn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutherford manages to avoid it.
Corn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutherford was well out of range. Poor timing from Corn.
A jab from Rutherford does it's job there.
Rutherford misses with a looping left.
Rutherford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corn.
Rutherford moves out of range of the leg kick from Corn.
Rutherford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corn is out of range.
Corn works the jab nicely.
Corn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutherford can do to turn this around?
Rutherford scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corn.
Corn misses with a straight left.
Corn checks a leg kick.
Rutherford lands with an overhand left.
Corn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Corn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corn misses with a body kick.
As Corn backs off Rutherford throws a huge counter combo but Corn manages to avoid it all.
Corn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rutherford misses with a hook.

Corn takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Corn.
Corn misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Corn here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Corn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Corn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corn tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Corn back against the ropes.
Corn lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Corn misses with the head strike.
Corn lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Corn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Corn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corn is working Rutherford over against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corn.
A short right from Corn on the inside.
Corn gets through Rutherford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Corn throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Corn.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Corn misses with some punches.
Corn keeps control of Rutherford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rutherford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Corn misses with the head strike.
Corn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corn lands a body shot.
Corn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Corn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rutherford misses with an uppercut. Corn saw that one coming.
Corn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutherford's head backwards.
Corn thuds his right hand into Rutherford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Corn throws a hook to the side of Rutherford's head but Rutherford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corn takes one on the button.
Rutherford throws a hook but Corn blocks it.
Corn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corn, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Rutherford.
Rutherford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Corn moves into range and clinches up with Rutherford.
Corn tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Corn back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Corn as the two fighters clinch.
Corn lands an uppercut.
Corn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corn.
Nice body punch from Corn - that landed with a thud.
Corn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corn cracks Rutherford with a nice body shot.
Rutherford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.

Rutherford breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
Corn throws an overhand right that lands on Rutherford's shoulder, as Rutherford tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Rutherford scores with a four punch combination!
Corn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutherford was well out of range. Poor timing from Corn.

Corn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eli Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford pushes Corn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford is trying to force a seperation but Corn has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Corn as Rutherford tries to tie him up.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Corn swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corn throws a head punch that misses.
Corn digs a right hand into Rutherford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutherford's gas tank.
Corn misses with some punches.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corn misses with a punch to the body.
Corn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutherford is trying to force a seperation but Corn has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Corn.
Corn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corn is leaning against Rutherford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corn is leaning against Rutherford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corn.
Jimmy Corn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutherford.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Corn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

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