PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moss's entrance music is Wild Thing. A fine choice. Brandon Moss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moss
vs
Rutten

200 cm
27
237 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

186 cm
24
260 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutten tries for a takedown but Moss circles away easily
and Moss counters with a straight right hand.
Moss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Rutten throws a lazy uppercut
and Moss counters with a left to the body.
Rutten throws a poor cross that misses

and Moss counters with a single leg into guard. Rutten didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moss throwing strikes but missing.

Rutten is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moss wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
Moss throws a big right hand that misses.
Moss won't allow Rutten to get back to his feet.
Rutten looks gassed!

Rutten is working an open guard so Moss takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a hook
and Moss counters with a nice body shot.
Moss throws a nice looking combination but Rutten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moss.
Moss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten misses with a takedown
and Moss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brandon Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Rutten.
Rutten shoots and misses

and Moss counters with a shoot takedown. Rutten fights it but they end up in guard.
Moss with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moss sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rutten's guard.
Moss winds up and cracks Rutten with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moss thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moss sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Moss is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rutten defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Moss.
Moss postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rutten looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Moss connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Moss is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rutten to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rutten shrugs it off.
Moss raining down hammerfists from mount.
Moss will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moss with the ground and pound from mount.
Moss controlling from the full mount.
Moss is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss raining down shots from the mount!
Moss landing punches.
Rutten is bucking up trying to escape but Moss cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moss punishing his opponent with strikes.
Moss trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moss content just to control the position here.
Moss scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moss lands with some strikes.
Moss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moss looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Moss lands a nice shot to the head.
Moss has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
BOOM! Moss connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rutten is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moss lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moss lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moss landing strikes from the mount.
Moss landing punches.
Moss putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rutten keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Moss lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Moss dominated that round.
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.

Rutten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rutten fails with the takedown

and Moss counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rutten won't be happy with that.
Rutten is not content to let Moss control the position.
Moss working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Moss just content to control the position.
Rutten takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rutten tries to buck Moss off but Moss is having none of it.
Moss cracks Rutten with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Rutten takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Moss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutten can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss slows the pace down.
Moss wants to control but Rutten is keeping him busy.
Moss connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rutten some visible discomfort.
Moss in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rutten is trying to work for a sweep but Moss has mounted him!

Moss looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Moss controlling the pace for now.
Moss with the ground and pound from mount.
Moss dominating with strikes here.
Moss putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss lands a big elbow.
Moss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rutten is looking to escape.
Rutten is looking to get to half guard.
Rutten is squirming around, avoiding Moss's attempts to control the action.
Rutten is bucking up trying to escape but Moss cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moss in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rutten is bucking up trying to escape but Moss cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moss wants to control the pace but Rutten is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rutten is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moss lands a big elbow.
Moss controlling from mount.
Rutten is trying desperately to improve position.
Rutten is squirming around, avoiding Moss's attempts to control the action.
Moss landing strikes from the mount and Rutten is in trouble!
Rutten taking shots to the head.
Moss in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries to reverse the position but Moss maintains control.
Rutten is in a horrible position here. Moss smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rutten can't escape the position.
Moss punishing his opponent with strikes.
Moss punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rutten takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rutten tries to hold on but Moss pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Moss.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Moss cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rutten is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moss connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Rutten that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rutten is squirming around, avoiding Moss's attempts to control the action.
Rutten wants to hold on but Moss pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Moss dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Moss scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rutten with a poor takedown
and Moss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moss scores with a hook to the body. Rutten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left and a right from Moss both land. Nice combination.
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Moss shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Moss is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moss scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Rutten looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Moss is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rutten has managed to free his arm - good work.
Moss lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moss passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rutten really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moss lands with some strikes.
Rutten is trying to escape the mount.
Moss pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Moss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rutten hang on?
Moss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rutten working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Moss connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moss looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rutten is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Moss raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Moss.
Moss landing punches.
Moss prevents Rutten from getting the reversal.
Moss lands a big elbow.
Moss in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rutten tries to hold on but Moss postures up.
Brandon Moss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rutten is looking to escape.
Rutten really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moss landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rutten is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bas Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moss controlling the position easily from mount.
Moss lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moss scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rutten?
Rutten throwing hammer fists to the chest of Moss. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Moss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moss 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:24
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Moss!