PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Rutherford (ranked 3342 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Face (ranked 3450 p4p, 0 weight class). Face has chosen Tyga - Real Deal as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rutherford
vs
Face

187 cm
31
190 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

189 cm
37
194 lbs
25 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face misses with a series of wild punches.
Rutherford tries a head kick but it misses.
Face throws a hook but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford tries to counter with a takedown but Face is quick to defend against it.
Rutherford throws a nice looking combination but Face bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutherford misses with a looping right.
Rutherford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rutherford slips a straight right by Face.
Rutherford connects with a single shot there.

Face is rocked!
Face throws a hook but Rutherford avoids it easily.
Rutherford looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Face is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutherford finish him?

Rutherford drops Face with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Face looks back up at him and smiles so Rutherford waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Face as Rutherford shoots in.
Rutherford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rutherford shoots and misses
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Face lands a jab to the head.
Face seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a head kick but Face moves out of range.
Rutherford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Face circles away quickly and effectively.
A lazy left from Rutherford finds it's target.
Face slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Face looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Face looks to land a right hand but Rutherford moved out of range.
Rutherford misses with a takedown attempt
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Rutherford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutherford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rutherford tries to clinch but Face moves out of range.

Rutherford lands a big head kick that sends Face tumbling to the mat! Rutherford takes a step backwards and waves Face back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford throws a right hand that Face ducks under and follows up with a left that Face also avoids with ease.
Face throws a hook but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Angel Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Face slips under a jab from Rutherford.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutherford throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Rutherford looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rutherford advances position into side control!
We've been hearing good reports from Rutherford's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Face is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Face is looking for a sweep.
Face is not content to let Rutherford control the position.
Rutherford connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Face some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford is staying tight to Face's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Face struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rutherford is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Face knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rutherford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Face keeps working.
Rutherford scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rutherford has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Face!
Rutherford misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rutherford tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rutherford looking to finish with strikes here!
Face really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Face wants to hold on but Rutherford pushes him away.
Face blocking the ground and pound.
Rutherford lands a couple of good shots and Face has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good control from Rutherford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Rutherford 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.

Rutherford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rutherford tries to clinch but Face moves out of range.
Face throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Rutherford lands a big head kick that sends Face tumbling to the mat! Rutherford takes a step backwards and waves Face back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rutherford looks to land a combination but Face avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Face! But no joy.
Rutherford moves out of range as Face strikes.
Rutherford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?
Rutherford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Face.
Rutherford tries to score a power double leg takedown but Face sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rutherford somewhat.
Face looks to land a combination. Rutherford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford staying out of range there.
Rutherford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Face.
Face misses with a wild body shot.
Face takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rutherford shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Face sprawls well. Face wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rutherford gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Rutherford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutherford fails with the takedown.
Rutherford dives in for a single leg takedown but Face sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
No joy there for Rutherford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rutherford throws a sloppy head kick and Face moves out of range easily.
Rutherford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Face but Face pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Face dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford lands with a kick to the temple. Face shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Face's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutherford under the eye.
Rutherford tries to bum rush Face with a series of wild strikes but Face uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Face misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Face.
Rutherford seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutherford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Face is fending him off so far but Rutherford persists. Nope, Face circles away and we're back to standing.
Face scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Face swings for the body but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Face avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Face throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutherford is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Face circles away.
Rutherford fails with a takedown attempt.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas Rutherford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Face lands a left and a right that send Rutherford crashing to the mat, dazed. Face thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Rutherford is rocked!
Face cracks Rutherford with a left hook right on the temple and Rutherford goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Face lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Rutherford is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angel Face!
A victorious Angel Face thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.