PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Rutten (ranked 5753 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Mordino (ranked 2697 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Rutten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rutten
vs
Mordino

180 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

187 cm
31
180 lbs
9 - 20 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mordino shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mordino is keen to just control but Rutten is a slippery customer.

Mordino is looking for a kimura here.
Mordino is trying to control the action in half guard but Rutten is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutten keeping hold of Mordino's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordino is thwarting Rutten's attempts to control the position.
Rutten is pressing down on Mordino's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mordino wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
Rutten trying to control the position here.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Mordino from controlling successfully.
Rutten is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mordino is controlling him.
Mordino wants to pass the guard but Rutten is keeping the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Rutten clinches up with Mordino and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Rutten has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mordino is trying to keep an underhook but Rutten manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rutten sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mordino defending well though.

Rutten seems to be looking for submissions.
Rutten passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mordino is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rutten landing strikes from the mount and Mordino is in trouble!
Rutten wants to get back to his feet but Mordino is holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mordino gets back to half guard.
It looks like Rutten is going to stand back up.
Rutten wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mordino keeps working.

Rutten seems to be working for a kimura but Mordino defends the submission attempt.
Rutten seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mordino does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mordino is trying to stand back up but Rutten is controlling him
Rutten is trying to control. Mordino wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mordino is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mordino is looking for a sweep. Rutten is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Rutten is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mordino has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rutten throwing shots but Mordino is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rutten prevents Mordino from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rutten.
A nice side step and Mordino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Rutten dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mordino stuns Rutten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown but Mordino shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mordino unleashes a big counter combination but Rutten bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Rutten shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rutten was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mordino struggling a bit here.
Mordino is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rutten tries for a kimura but Mordino is defending well.
Rutten trying to control the position but Mordino is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino struggling a bit here.

Rutten is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mordino knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Rutten tries for a kimura but Mordino is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You can see the frustration on Mordino's face as Rutten controls the position.
Rutten looks up at the clock and then as Mordino takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rutten smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rutten postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rutten is looking to take a break and control but Mordino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rutten in side control, throwing shots but Mordino defends.
Rutten content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rutten tries for a kimura but Mordino is defending well.
Mordino sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mordino has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Mordino wants to get back to his feet.

Rutten is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mordino doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rutten.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mordino takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Victor Mordino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mordino darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rutten is controlling Mordino's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten wants to get back to full guard.
Rutten is doing well to control the position and prevent Mordino from advancing to side control.
Mordino wants to take a breather but Rutten is having none of it.
Mordino is thwarting Rutten's attempts to control the position.
Mordino looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rutten slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Mordino postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rutten is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mordino, into his guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Rutten dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rutten forces Mordino back against the cage and clinches.
Rutten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mordino can do to turn this around?
Rutten wants to take the fight to the mat but Mordino manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Rutten jumps guard and drags Mordino to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mordino prevents Rutten from getting back to his feet.
Mordino controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mordino looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rutten manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Rutten stopping the sweep attempt from Mordino.
Rutten trying to control but Mordino is working from the bottom.
Mordino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rutten.
Rutten is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rutten is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rutten preventing the sweep.
Rutten wants to control from the top but Mordino keeps moving.
Rutten postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rutten has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mordino is proving hard to escape from.
Rutten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mordino trying to keep a closed guard but Rutten is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mordino drives through with a takedown into Rutten's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mordino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mordino trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rutten looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mordino passes into side control.
Rutten gets back to half guard.
Mordino sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Victor Mordino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Rutten is defending against the submission attempts here by Mordino.
Sebastian Rutten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rutten.
Mordino tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutten is retaining full guard.

Mordino drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rutten manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mordino has Rutten in his guard.

Rutten is pushing down on Mordino's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mordino is fighting to maintain full guard but Rutten has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sebastian Rutten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rutten wants to control but Mordino is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rutten, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Rutten!
A very excited looking Sebastian Rutten made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.