PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckles Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ruiz
vs
Bang

179 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knuckles Bang!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang misses with a hook. Ruiz ducked under it nicely.
Ruiz drops his hands momentarily and Bang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bang is fending him off so far but Ruiz persists. Nope, Bang circles away and we're back to standing.
Knuckles Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang looks to throw the jab but Ruiz is out of range.
Bang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bang as he avoids it easily.
Bang misses with a double jab.
Ruiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Ruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang misses with the combination.
Bang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ruiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Bang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bang misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang misses with a combination

and Ruiz counters with a shoot takedown. Bang fights it but they end up in guard.
Bang is looking to stand up but Ruiz isn't so interested in that idea.
Bang looks gassed!
Ruiz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ruiz pushes down on Bang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bang can do anything to dispel that myth.

Ruiz gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz misses with a head kick.
Bang looks to land a combination but Ruiz avoids it well.
Ruiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bang throws a right hand that Ruiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruiz also avoids with ease.
Ruiz shoots in but Bang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bang misses with a double jab.

Ruiz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Bang is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Ruiz take his back! Uh oh - Ruiz has got a rear naked choke here! Bang is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Ruiz!