PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Rutten (ranked 738 p4p, 887 weight class) and Lew Rockwell (ranked 98 p4p, 111 weight class). Lew Rockwell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rutten
vs
Rockwell

190 cm
22
265
7 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
280
4 - 3 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lew Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rockwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rockwell throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutten counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutten lands with a hook. Rockwell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rutten connects with a nice looking jab.
Rockwell throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
Rutten appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rockwell throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Rutten misses.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Rockwell.
A left lands for Rutten.
Rockwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rutten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Rockwell moves into range and clinches up with Rutten.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockwell is trying to pull guard but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Rockwell.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell tries to pull guard but Rutten holds him up against the cage and eventually Rockwell drops back down to his feet.
Rockwell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sebastian Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lew Rockwell.
Rutten tries to work over Rockwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Rockwell pulls guard successfully.
Rockwell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rutten controls the pace.

Rockwell has his feet on Rutten's thighs here. He's pushed Rutten off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Rutten screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lew Rockwell!
A relieved looking Lew Rockwell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.