PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Larson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rutten
vs
Larson

185 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Larson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larson has a takedown stuffed.
Larson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rutten's waist but Rutten gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larson off to one side.
Bas Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Larson.
Rutten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larson doesn't seem bothered though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Larson.
Larson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Larson looks gassed!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutten.
Rutten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Larson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rutten cracks Larson with an uppercut from hell and Larson crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rutten's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Larson is rocked!
Rutten has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rutten postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Larson is still in real trouble! Can Rutten finish him?
Rutten cracks Larson with a solid left hand.
Rutten stands and throws Larson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Larson seems to have recovered his senses.
Rutten knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Larson on the ground.
Rutten controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two 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.
Rutten cracks Larson with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutten slows the pace down.

Rutten decides to stand back up.
Rutten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rutten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rutten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rutten lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Larson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rutten lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Rutten does it's job there.
Rutten throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rutten cracks Larson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rutten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larson in his tracks.
Rutten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larson.
Rutten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Larson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Larson checks a leg kick.
Rutten lands a nice looking kick to the body. Larson takes a step back to recover.
Larson blocks a head kick by Rutten.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rutten lands a with a good body shot.
Larson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rutten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larson tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rutten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rutten connects with a body shot.
Rutten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Larson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutten stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Rutten dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rutten lands a glancing blow to the side of Larson's head.
Larson shoots in for a takedown but Rutten shows good takedown defense.
Larson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.
Larson blocks a head kick by Rutten.
A left and a right from Rutten both land. Nice combination.
Larson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larson can do to turn this around?
Larson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rutten lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rutten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Rutten.
Decent striking displayed by Rutten there.
Rutten stuns Larson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rutten lands with a hook. Larson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Rutten.
Larson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutten counters with a low kick, right behind Larson 's knee.
Larson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rutten is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Larson.
Nice uppercut lands for Rutten. That snapped Larson's head back.
A nice combination there by Rutten.
Bas Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Larson moves away from the strike by Rutten.
Larson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rutten but Rutten pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bas Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Larson.
A right-left combo lands from Rutten.
Rutten lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Bas Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larson is looking to slow Rutten down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
Larson moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Rutten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Larson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rutten pinned against the cage. Rutten gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larson tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Rutten.
Bas Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten scores with a shot to the body.
Rutten throws a head kick but Larson moves out of range.
Larson lands a high kick!
Larson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rutten darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Larson shoots for a takedown but Rutten saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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A solid body kick from Rutten.
Larson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Larson shoots in looking for a takedown. Rutten tries to sprawl out of it but Larson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rutten manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson tries to clinch up.
Larson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rutten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larson in his tracks.
Larson checks a low kick from Rutten.
Rutten lands with a hook. Larson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Larson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rutten but Rutten pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Larson avoids the head kick by Rutten.
No luck for Larson with that takedown attempt.
Larson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutten.
Larson takes one to the chin there.
Nice sprawl there from Rutten as Larson shoots in.
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Larson sees coming a mile off.

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.
Rutten scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No joy there for Rutten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larson shoots in for a double leg but Rutten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Larson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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Larson is looking to land body kicks.
Larson shoots for a takedown but Rutten saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rutten scores with a nice strike.
Rutten digs a good body shot into Larson's ribs.
Rutten throws a body punch but Larson moves out of range.
A big right from Rutten misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larson misses with a few strikes there.
Larson lands a right hook to the body.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Rutten dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rutten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Larson's head backwards.
Larson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rutten's waist but Rutten gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larson off to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Rutten.
Rutten lands a right hook to the body.
Larson throws a lazy head kick
and Rutten counters with a right hand to the body.
A left and a right from Rutten both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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Jab by Rutten.
Rutten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larson.
Rutten with a nice cross.
Larson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rutten scores with a one two! Larson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten stuffs the takedown.
Rutten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutten lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice takedown defense from Rutten. No joy for Larson on that attempt.
Bas Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Larson.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Larson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Larson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Rutten throws a head kick that Larson semi-blocks.
Larson looks to clinch
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutten lands with a hook. Larson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Larson. Larson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A cross from Rutten lands.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Larson.
Larson closes the distance and clinches up with Rutten, looking for a takedown. Larson pushes Rutten against the cage but Rutten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Larson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larson there as he acknowledges the shot.
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Larson fails with the takedown.
Larson shoots in but Rutten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rutten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Larson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rutten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a series of wild punches.
Larson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larson shoots in for a takedown but Rutten shows good takedown defense.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rutten.
Rutten is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice sprawl there from Rutten as Larson shoots in.
Larson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Rutten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larson wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
Rutten digs a good hook to Larson's body.
Larson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Larson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Larson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rutten.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rutten lands a glancing blow to the side of Larson's head.
A shot to de liver by Rutten. Beautiful body shot.
Rutten displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Rutten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rutten throws a series of strikes that have Larson backpedaling.
Nice sprawl there from Rutten as Larson shoots in.
Larson tries to clinch but Rutten moves away
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutten lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Rutten. That snapped Larson's head back.
Larson fails to land the takedown.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Larson moves out of range easily.
Ron Larson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bas Rutten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Larson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutten 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!