PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandy Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Dark
vs
Rutten

184 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Dark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wandy Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rutten misses with a straight right.

Rutten has closed the distance and engaged Dark in a clinch.

Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dark misses with a few strikes there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutten changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dark fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rutten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutten.
Dark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutten circles away quickly and effectively.

Dark closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Dark.
Dark scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dark.
Dark has Rutten pressed against the cage.
Rutten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Donnie Dark has been cut.
Dark working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Dark to work.
Dark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.

Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dark tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
Dark is looking to clinch.
Dark circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Rutten manages to break the clinch.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Dark moves out of range.
Rutten clinches but Dark breaks the clinch
and Dark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donnie Dark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutten looks gassed!
Dark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten tries to clinch up

and Dark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutten or not.
Dark prevents the takedown attempt.
Donnie Dark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wandy Rutten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dark tries to clinch up.

Dark closes the distance and clinches.
Dark wants to break free but Rutten has control.
Rutten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dark is defending well for now.
Dark scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
Dark has Rutten pushed against the cage.
Dark lands a right hand.
Rutten prevents Dark from breaking the clinch.
Rutten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dark scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.

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

Dark clinches.
Still in the clinch, Dark scores with a nice short uppercut.

Dark manages to break the clinch.
Dark misses with a combination

so Rutten counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dark wants to stand but Rutten is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rutten stops Dark from standing up.
Rutten wants to stand but Dark has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dark is looking to stand up but Rutten isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dark keeping moving, preventing Rutten from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rutten fails with the takedown.
Dark doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutten circles away.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Dark.
Dark thuds a left hand into Rutten's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Dark drives through and clinches with Rutten against the cage.
Dark lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Dark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Dark's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dark gets a clinch.

Rutten manages to break the clinch.
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Dark.
Donnie Dark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutten.
Rutten tries to clinch but Dark moves away

and Dark counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dark.
Dark lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.

Dark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dark darts in and clinches Rutten up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dark.
Dark lands a shoulder strike.
Dark lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Dark breaks the clinch.

Dark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dark.
Dark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttens head.
A frustrated look appears on Dark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rutten fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dark lands with a short shot to the head.
Dark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Dark lands an uppercut.
Dark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dark has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Dark.
Dark blocks an uppercut.
Dark lands an uppercut.
Dark pushes Rutten back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Dark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dark rushes Rutten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rutten is trying to stall.
Dark lands a shoulder strike.
Rutten letting Dark take a breather here.
Dark gets through Rutten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Dark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rutten counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark is looking to clinch.
Rutten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dark counters by moving into the clinch.
Dark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Dark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rutten tries to stall but Dark uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutten.
Dark lands an uppercut.
Dark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.

Dark breaks the clinch.
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Dark punishes Rutten's body with a nice straight punch.

Dark moves into the clinch.
Dark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dark effectively controlling the action here.
Dark is working Rutten over against the cage.
Dark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
A shot in the inside from Dark.
Dark lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Dark.
Dark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Dark to work.
A short right from Dark on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rutten is working for takedown but Dark is calmly controlling the position for now.
Donnie Dark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Dark.
Dark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Dark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dark.
Dark lands a nice uppercut.
Dark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Rutten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dark lands an uppercut.

Dark breaks the clinch.
Dark moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.

That's four 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.
Dark doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutten circles away.

Dark gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dark lands an uppercut.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rutten takes a shot to the head.

Dark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutten wants to clinch but Dark slips to the side

and Dark counters by moving into the clinch.
Dark content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rutten can't break the clinch.

Dark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dark throws a series of punches but Rutten avoids them all with ease.
Rutten darts in trying to clinch
and Dark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Wandy Rutten has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dark doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutten circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Dark dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dark darts in trying to clinch
and Rutten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dark's knee momentarily.

Dark drives through and clinches with Rutten against the cage.
Dark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutten working hard to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Dark.
Dark tries to circle away but Rutten has him pinned against the cage.

Dark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dark moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Dark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rutten instigates a clinch.

Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. Dark saw that one coming.
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dark tries to clinch up
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten closes the distance but Dark moves to the side
and Dark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Dark.
Rutten wants to clinch

and Dark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rutten tries to break the clinch but Dark is controlling the position.

Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dark is looking to wear down Rutten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dark tries to clinch up.
Dark fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dark takes the fight into the clinch.
Dark is trying to break free.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dark is working Rutten over against the cage.
Rutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Dark.
Dark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.

Dark breaks the clinch.

Dark moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark wants to break free but Rutten has control.
A nice left hand lands by Dark.
Dark content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good body shot from Dark.

Dark breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dark!

Dark takes the fight into the clinch.
Dark lands a right hand.
Dark lands an uppercut.
Rutten jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dark walks away with a smile on his face. Rutten gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dark but Dark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Dark rushes Rutten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dark stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Dark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Dark is controlling him.
Dark lands with a right to the head.
Dark lands a right hand.
Dark tries to break the clinch but Rutten is controlling the position.
Rutten wants a takedown but no success here.
Donnie Dark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wandy Rutten.

Dark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dark wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
Dark tries to clinch up.
Dark tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.

Dark instigates a clinch.

Dark breaks the clinch.

Dark drives through and clinches with Rutten against the cage.
Dark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dark avoids it.

Dark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dark tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.

Dark darts in and clinches Rutten up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dark manages to break the clinch.
Dark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Dark.
Dark tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rutten moves into the clinch.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Dark.
Rutten tries to break free but Dark pushes him back against the cage.
Rutten is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rutten wants to break the clinch but can't.

Dark breaks from the clinch.
Donnie Dark is winning the standup battle so far.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dark stuffs the takedown attempt from Rutten. Rutten gets slowly back to his feet.
Dark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wandy Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Dark clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dark takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Donnie Dark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rutten tries to break free but Dark pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Dark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dark, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Dark!