PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taz Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Upsetters - Dread Lion. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rutten
vs
Nixon

182 cm
31
171 lbs
27 - 7 - 1

170 cm
33
174 lbs
29 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conquer

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nixon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rutten lands with an overhand left.
A head kick by Rutten misses
and Nixon counters with a leg kick.
Taz Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutten.
Nice body punch from Nixon.
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nixon dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Nice cross by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rutten takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Rutten has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rutten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nixon. Nixon obviously looking to wear him down.
Nixon connects with a leg kick. Rutten looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Rutten misses its intended target.
Nixon blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. Nixon saw that one coming.
Rutten lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nixon backs up against the cage.
A solid body kick from Rutten.
Rutten throws a looping overhand right but Nixon ducks down to avoid it.
Rutten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nixon connects with a leg kick. Rutten looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutten.
Rutten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rutten doesn't seem bothered though.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nixon throws out the jab.
Nixon moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Rutten lands with a shot to the body.
Rutten misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nixon.
Nixon scores with a nice body kick.
Rutten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nixon thuds his right hand into Rutten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nixon chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a hook.
Nixon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rutten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nixon.
Rutten throws the kick towards the body but Nixon avoids it.
Nixon slips under a jab from Rutten.
Rutten takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rutten tries to land a front kick but Nixon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nixon dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Nixon misses with a low kick.
Rutten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Rutten.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nixon throws a body kick that misses.
Rutten takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Rutten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nixon misses with a combination

and Rutten counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Nixon pushes Rutten off and gets back to his feet.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Nixon looks to land a body kick but Rutten moved away.
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Nixon sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nixon.
Rutten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nixons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Richard Nixon has been cut.
Nixon scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nixon slips under a jab.
Nixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rutten lands with a cross.
Nixon connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Nixon tried to score with a low kick but Rutten checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon looks to land a body kick but Rutten moved away.
Rutten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Nixon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutten. That did some damage!
Rutten works over Nixon's head and body with a nice combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rutten, as that shot connected.
Rutten lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutten checks a leg kick.
Nixon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nixon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nixon moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Rutten is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rutten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nixon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Rutten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rutten misses with a left hand
and Nixon counters with a right hand to the body.
Nixon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rutten rather than just go for the knockout.
Nixon misses with a straight right.
Rutten throws a push kick but Nixon slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taz Rutten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Nixon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rutten misses with a hook
and Nixon counters with a low kick, right behind Rutten 's knee.
Rutten throws a hook but Nixon avoids it easily.
Rutten moves out of range as Nixon strikes.
Nixon misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nixon.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Nixon moves out of range easily.
Rutten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rutten connects with a right hand. Nixon shakes it off.
Rutten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nixon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rutten misses with a straight left.
Rutten defending well as Nixon loads up on a big left hand.
Nixon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rutten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
Rutten takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten misses with a lunging right hand
and Nixon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rutten throws a looping overhand right but Nixon ducks down to avoid it.
Nixon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutten misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rutten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rutten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rutten crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nixon - the referee stops the clock and Rutten gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nixon. Rutten manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Nixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nixon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crunch! Nixon slams his shin into Rutten's torso.
Nixon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rutten doesn't seem bothered though.
Rutten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten throws the kick towards the body but Nixon avoids it.
Nixon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rutten throws a lazy right hand but Nixon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten throws a lazy uppercut
and Nixon counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nixon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rutten will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Taz Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Nixon scores with a kick to the body.
Nixon is looking to land body kicks.
Nixon lands a front kick.
Nixon lands a front kick.
Nixon scoring well with a low kick there.
Nixon pushes Rutten away with a front kick.
Nixon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutten under the eye.
Rutten throws a lazy right hand but Nixon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten is looking to score with low kicks.
Nixon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rutten takes one on the button.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Nixon's head but Nixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Nixon's head but Nixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rutten misses with a hook. Nixon ducked under it nicely.
Nixon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nixon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rutten blocks a jab.
Nixon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rutten thows a body shot but no joy.
Nixon cracks the inside of Rutten's front leg.
Both fighters circling a little - Nixon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nixon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nixon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nixon lands a nice looking body shot.
Nixon digs a good hook to Rutten's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon is looking to land body kicks.
Nixon connects with a solid leg kick.
Nixon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Nixon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rutten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nixon.
Rutten swinging wildly here.
Nixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rutten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nixon.
Nixon delivers a nice body kick.
Nixon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nixon is looking to slow Rutten down with leg kicks.
Nixon keeps Rutten at a distance using the push kick.
Nixon delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nixon defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Nixon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rutten's sensitive parts.
Rutten throws a body punch but Nixon moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Nixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Nixon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nixon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nixon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutten.
Nixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten swinging wildly here.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Nixon moves out of range easily.
Rutten takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nixon.
Nixon throws a front kick aimed at Rutten's knee but Rutten avoids it well.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten blocks the body kick.
Rutten throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nixon counters with a body kick that stops Rutten in his tracks momentarily.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nixon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nixon lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nixon.
Nice defenses there by Nixon.
Rutten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nixon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nixon checks a leg kick nicely.
Rutten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Nixon slips the punch.
Rutten misses with a hook.
Rutten attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nixon lands an overhand right.
Rutten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nixon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nixon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rutten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nixon defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a push kick but Nixon slaps the foot to one side.
Nixon lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nixon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rutten takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Rutten throws a low kick but Nixon moves out of range easily.
Rutten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sloppy strikes from Rutten. Those never looked like landing.
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Nixon blocks a jab.
Nixon takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Nixon slips a straight right by Rutten.
Rutten thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Rutten.
Nixon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rutten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Rutten.
Nixon scores with the left hand. Rutten knows he should have avoided that one.
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nixon looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Rutten misses with the combination.
Rutten steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nixon. That one must have hurt.
Nixon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nixon doesn't seem bothered though.
Nixon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutten. That did some damage!
Nixon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Nixon lands a slapping body shot.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.
Rutten has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nixon.
Rutten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Nixon sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten throws a head kick that Nixon semi-blocks.
Nixon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rutten momentarily.
Nixon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Rutten walks into a left hand.
Rutten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nixon doesn't seem bothered though.
Nixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Nixon looks to land a right hand but Rutten moved out of range.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
Rutten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nixon pushes Rutten away with a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nixon.
Nixon scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Nixon sees coming a mile off.
Rutten connects with a looping right hand.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Nixon moved away.
Rutten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Nixon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nixon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Nixon!
Richard Nixon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.