PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Ruttijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Big
vs
Ruttijn

200 cm
20
273 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fat Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Ruttijn!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruttijn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Big to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruttijn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Big misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruttijn.
Big tries to clinch up.
Ruttijn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Big tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Big forces Ruttijn back against the cage and clinches.
Big lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Big throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruttijn.
Ruttijn blocks an uppercut.

Big breaks the clinch.
Big wants to clinch.
Ruttijn looks for a takedown but Big sprawls well.
Ruttijn fails with the takedown.

Big clinches with his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Big.
Big fails to pull guard.
Big lands with a light punch inside.
Big lands an elbow that stopped Ruttijn in his tracks for a moment.
Big cracks Ruttijn with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Big.
Ruttijn looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big lands an elbow that stopped Ruttijn in his tracks for a moment.
Big lands an elbow that stopped Ruttijn in his tracks for a moment.
Big lands a damaging elbow.
Ruttijn can't break the clinch.
Big lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Big avoiding damage.

Ruttijn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Ruttijn misses.
Ruttijn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Big backs up against the cage.
Ruttijn feints and then cracks Big's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Big down.
Big uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruttijn.

Ruttijn instigates a clinch.
Ruttijn is trying to break free.
Big misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Big has a couple of punches blocked by Ruttijn.
Ruttijn looking for a takedown.
Fat Big has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Ruttijn.
Big dodges an elbow strike from Ruttijn.
A short right from Big.
Big lands a body punch.
Big lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Big.

Ruttijn is rocked!
Big lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruttijn is still on wobbly legs! Can Big finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Big lands an elbow just above Ruttijn 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big has Ruttijn pushed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Big.

Big breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Big shoots in but Ruttijn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ruttijn seems to have recovered his senses.
Ruttijn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Big but Big pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Big swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Big throws a head kick that misses.
Big darts in trying to clinch
and Ruttijn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruttijn walks into a jab.
Ruttijn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Big counters with a head kick. That will keep Ruttijn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Big pushes Ruttijn up against the cage in a clinch.

Big escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Big looks to clinch

and Ruttijn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Big has one foot on Ruttijn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ruttijn shoots in and drives through. Big sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttijn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruttijn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Big's hands.
Big is looking to clinch.
Big tries for a takedown but Ruttijn circles away easily

and Ruttijn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Big pushes Ruttijn off looking to stand but Ruttijn dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Big tries to roll over but Ruttijn keeps him under control.
Big is staying active underneath Ruttijn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ruttijn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Big is trying to maintain the position but Ruttijn is very close to passing his half guard.

Big has one foot on Ruttijn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Big closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ruttijn to the mat! Ruttijn manages to get full guard.
Big wants to control from the top but Ruttijn keeps moving.
Ruttijn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Big. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Big stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ruttijn misses with an uppercut

and Big moves into the clinch.
Ruttijn tries to pull guard but Big won't allow it.
Big lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruttijn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Big lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruttijn or not.
Big tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice elbow from Big.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short body shot lands from Big as the two fighters clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Big.

Ruttijn breaks from the clinch.
Big staying out of range there.
Ruttijn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Horrible takedown by Ruttijn or perhaps it was just good defense by Big which made him look bad.
Ruttijn throws a head kick that misses
and Big counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ruttijn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Big but Big pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Big slips a jab and a cross from Ruttijn.
Ruttijn fails to land the takedown.
Big fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruttijn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruttijn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruttijn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruttijn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruttijn there as he acknowledges the shot.

Big takes the fight into the clinch.
Big is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruttijn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruttijn blocks a body shot from Big.
Big lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Big misses with a hook to the ribs.

Ruttijn breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Ruttijn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Big closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruttijn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruttijn shoots for a takedown but Big saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Big feints and as Ruttijn raises his hands in defense, Big changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ruttijn wants to sweep but no luck.
Big thows a big elbow that misses.
Big throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Ruttijn pushes Big off and scrambles back to his feet.

Big fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruttijn, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Big lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Big.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Big breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Big feints and as Ruttijn raises his hands in defense, Big changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Big showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Big trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruttijn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Big stands and steps away. Ruttijn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A swing and a miss from Ruttijn.
Ruttijn misses with a low kick.
Big scores with a leg kick.
Big connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ruttijn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Big.
Fat Big seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruttijn takes a step back to recover.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Big.
Big will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ruttijn up against the cage.

Big breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruttijn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Big circles away.
Big works over Ruttijn's head and body with a nice combination.
Ruttijn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruttijn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Big. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruttijn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Big but Big pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Big wants to clinch.
Big is looking to slow Ruttijn down with leg kicks.
Ruttijn throws a leg kick that misses.

Big has closed the distance and engaged Ruttijn in a clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Big missing with knees to the body.
Ruttijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruttijn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ruttijn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Big breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruttijn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Big counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Big fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ruttijn sprawls well initially but Big persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Big sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Big tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ruttijn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Big tries to clinch up but Ruttijn circles away and keeps his distance.
Big tries to clinch but Ruttijn moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Big. No joy for Ruttijn on that attempt.
Ruttijn shoots in and drives through. Big sprawls well.
Ruttijn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ruttijn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruttijn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruttijn swats away the attempt to clinch by Big.

Big rushes Ruttijn and presses him up against the cage.
Big lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Big.
Big has Ruttijn pushed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ruttijn.
Ruttijn blocks the elbow strike.
Big is trying to stall.
Ruttijn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruttijn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Big manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Big blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Big.
Big lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruttijn or not.
Ruttijn misses with a short punch on the inside.

Ruttijn breaks from the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruttijn scores with a four punch combination!
Ruttijn tries for a takedown but Big sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fat Big has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Ruttijn.
Big scores with a hook.
Ruttijn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Big scores with a jab to the jaw.

Big has taken the fight to the clinch.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Big creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Big darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ruttijn closes the distance and clinches up with Big, looking for a takedown. Ruttijn pushes Big against the cage but Big circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Big tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruttijn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Big blocks a head kick by Ruttijn.
Ruttijn tries to clinch there but Big circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ruttijn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Big tries to clinch up but Ruttijn circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruttijn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Big counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttijn stuns Big with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dave Ruttijn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruttijn misses with a wild combination.
Ruttijn misses with a hook. Big ducked under it nicely.
Ruttijn avoids the head kick by Big.
A cross from Ruttijn lands.
Big misses with a double jab.
Big closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Big drives through and clinches with Ruttijn against the cage.
Ruttijn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Big is leaning against Ruttijn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Big lands an elbow inside that Ruttijn shrugs off.

It looks like Dave Ruttijn has been cut.

Big turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Big trying to control the action but Ruttijn is working from the bottom.
Big controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ruttijn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Big is looking to take a break and control but Ruttijn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ruttijn can't do much from the bottom here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Ruttijn gets the takedown into side control.
Big is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ruttijn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Big is looking for a sweep.
Fat Big overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Big wants to control but Ruttijn postures up.
Ruttijn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ruttijn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ruttijn trying to control the action but Big is working from the bottom.
Big tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ruttijn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Ruttijn stands up.
Ruttijn misses with a kick to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ruttijn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Big is fending him off so far but Ruttijn persists. Nope, Big circles away and we're back to standing.

Big forces Ruttijn back against the cage and clinches.
Big misses with some punches.
Fat Big has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruttijn has had enough of the clinch but Big keeps him there for the moment.
Big wants a takedown but no success here.
Ruttijn is leaning against Big and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Big fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Big with a knee to the head.

Ruttijn manages to break the clinch.
Big lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruttijn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Big tests Ruttijn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruttijn waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Big.
Ruttijn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fat Big is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Big looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Big tries for a takedown but Ruttijn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Big has managed to clinch.

Big breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Big shoots in for a takedown but Ruttijn shows good takedown defense.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ruttijn misses with a lunging right hand
and Big counters with a nice uppercut.
Big swinging wilding here.
Big stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruttijn. Ruttijn gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruttijn looks to land a combination but Big avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Big.
A punch lands to the side of Ruttijn 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Big has taken the fight to the clinch.
Big crunches a lovely knee into Ruttijn's ribcage.
Big lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Big scores with a knee to the head.
Big working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Big avoiding damage.
Big drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ruttijn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruttijn keeps control of Big as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Big is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruttijn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Big lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruttijn backwards.
Big has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ruttijn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ruttijn has had enough of the clinch but Big keeps him there for the moment.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ruttijn wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Big.
Big's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Big with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Big.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ruttijn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruttijn misses with a body punch.
A short right from Big.
Big throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttijns head.
Big lands an elbow inside.
Ruttijn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Big scores with a shoulder strike.
Big tries for a takedown but Ruttijn manages to get underhooks.
Big works on Ruttijn's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Big.
Big lands a shoulder strike.
Big stalling the fight.
Ruttijn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Big lands a shot to the body.
Big taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Big wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ruttijn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ruttijn misses with a two punch combination.
Big stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruttijn. Ruttijn gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab-cross combination lands for Ruttijn and sends Big crashing to the mat! Ruttijn follows him down to the mat - Big regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Big is rocked!

It looks like Fat Big has been cut.
Big wants to sweep but Ruttijn has passed to side control!
Oh Big is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Big gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Big gets full guard.
Big seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Big keeping full guard, as Ruttijn tries to pass.
Ruttijn is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fat Big dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Big clinches.
Big landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ruttijn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Big has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Big.
Big lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Big tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruttijn smiles and moves away.
No joy there for Ruttijn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruttijn shoots in but no luck this time.
Big fails in his attempt to clinch.
Big closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruttijn circles away.
Ruttijn is looking to clinch but Big is avoiding it.
Ruttijn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ruttijn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Big fails to land with a series of punches.
Big connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Big tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Big fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Ruttijn as Big shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fat Big. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Big throws a combination that misses
and Ruttijn counters with an outside leg kick.
Ruttijn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Big tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttijn looks for a takedown but Big sprawls well.
Big lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Big fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruttijn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Big with a nice cross.
Big darts in trying to clinch
and Ruttijn counters with a thumping low kick.
Ruttijn throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Big colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Ruttijn as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Big is left battered and dazed whilst Ruttijn and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Ruttijn!