PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macka Briggs (ranked 667 p4p, 1022 weight class) and Rufus Rutger (ranked 111 p4p, 166 weight class). Briggs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh. Rutger has chosen Wardance as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Briggs
vs
Rutger

187 cm
28
195
16 - 12 - 0

193 cm
30
210
15 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macka Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Briggs moves into the clinch.
Briggs tries a body shot but Rutger blocks it.
A short right from Briggs on the inside.

Briggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Briggs scores with a four punch combination!
Briggs misses with the combination.
It seemed like Rutger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Briggs misses with a leg kick
enabling Rutger to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
Briggs misses with a body shot
and Rutger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutger is just out of range.
Briggs sets himself, and Rutger steps forward looking for the clinch! Briggs avoids it this time.
Briggs lands with a hook. Rutger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Briggs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Rufus Rutger has been cut.
Briggs misses with a hook
and Rutger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Rutger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rutger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Rutger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Rutger tries to keep at a distance but Briggs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutger lands a right hand.
Briggs pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rutger avoids the elbow strike from Briggs, against the cage.
Briggs gets through Rutger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Briggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutger controls his hands.
Briggs misses with a body punch.
Briggs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Briggs misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Briggs.
Briggs blocking some punches.
Briggs lands a damaging elbow.
Rutger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rutger blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Briggs as the two fighters clinch.

Briggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Briggs misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs misses with a right hand
and Rutger counters with a nice uppercut.
Rufus Rutger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Briggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Macka Briggs's cut is getting worse.
Briggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Rutger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Briggs thinking.
Briggs drops his hands momentarily and Rutger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Briggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Briggs motions for Rutger to come forward. Briggs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rutger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rutger misses with a wild body shot.
Briggs just misses with a punch to the body.

Briggs clinches up with Rutger and pushes him back against the cage.
Briggs wants a takedown but no success here.
Rutger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.

Rutger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Briggs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rutger's waist but Rutger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Briggs off to one side.
Rutger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macka Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briggs swings widly with a right hand
and Rutger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Briggs misses the body punch
and Rutger counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Briggs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rutger to the mat! Rutger manages to get full guard.
Rutger is wriggling around but Briggs manages to pass to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rutger tries to kick Briggs off but Briggs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Briggs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Briggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutger has wrist control.
Briggs wants to pass the guard but Rutger is keeping the position.
Rutger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Briggs with a nice head shot there.
Briggs preventing the sweep.
Briggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macka Briggs dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Briggs shoots in and gets a takedown into Rutger's guard.
Briggs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Briggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutger can do to turn this around?
Briggs wants to control from the top but Rutger keeps moving.
Briggs postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs being controlled here momentarily.
Briggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rutger is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Briggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rutger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Briggs's guard.

Briggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Briggs trying to control the position.
Briggs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rutger manages to get himself to full guard.

Rutger 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Briggs controls the pace.
Briggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rutger managing to control the position.
Rutger wants to sweep but no luck.
Rutger controlling Briggs's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rutger working a defensive guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs lands a body shot.
Briggs has his takedown stuffed
and Rutger counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Rutger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rutger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Briggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rutger just misses with a punch to the body.
Macka Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Briggs throws a low kick, looking for Rutger's leg but Rutger calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutger! But no joy.
Briggs shoots for a takedown but Rutger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Briggs.
A countering left hand to the body from Rutger misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macka Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briggs misses with a leg kick
and Rutger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutger connects with a right hand. Briggs shakes it off.

Macka Briggs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Briggs connects with a body shot.
Briggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutger tries to counter with a clinch but Briggs shakes him off and moves away.
Briggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice jab there from Briggs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Briggs here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A bone on bone clash there as Rutger blocks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macka Briggs dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rufus Rutger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Briggs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rutger circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutger! But no joy.
Briggs lands a jab to Rutger's midsection.
Rutger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Rutger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutger is just out of range.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutger is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Briggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutger doesn't seem phased though.
Rutger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rutger counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Briggs has his takedown stuffed
and Rutger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Briggs throws a series of punches but Rutger moves out of range.
Rutger throws out a counter right but Briggs avoids it with no problem.

Briggs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Briggs showed some decent athleticism there.
Briggs is trying to control the action in half guard but Rutger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rutger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Briggs scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Briggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rutger tries to kick Briggs off but Briggs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Briggs trying to pass the guard but Rutger defending well.
Briggs working the head and body with strikes.
Briggs is trying to control. Rutger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rutger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rutger tries to kick Briggs off but Briggs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Briggs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Briggs distracts Rutger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Briggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutger has wrist control.
Briggs throwing strikes but missing.
Rutger can't keep his opponent in guard - Briggs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Briggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rutger is staying active underneath Briggs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs trying to pass the guard but Rutger defending well.
Rutger trying to control here.
Rutger gets back to full guard.
Briggs trying to move into half guard but instead Rutger has managed to sweep!

Rutger wants to control from the top but Briggs keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Briggs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rutger manages to get himself to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Macka Briggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Briggs 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 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macka Briggs!
A victorious Macka Briggs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.