PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Ruiz (ranked 5866 p4p, 0 weight class) and Que Jackman (ranked 24729 p4p, 731 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ruiz
vs
Jackman

155 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
26
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Angel Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Que Jackman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackman.
Jackman moves to clinch but Ruiz breaks away
and Ruiz counters with a series of strikes. Jackman will be more careful next time no doubt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ruiz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ruiz really is a fat lump.
Jackman trying to control but Ruiz is working from the bottom.
Jackman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ruiz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackman tries to clinch there but Ruiz circles away.
Ruiz is looking to counter punch.
Jackman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruiz as he jumps to the side.

Ruiz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jackman was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruiz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ruiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruiz throwing strikes but missing.
Ruiz stopping the sweep attempt from Jackman.
Ruiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz lands a couple of elbows.
Ruiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ruiz has passed into side control.
Ruiz landing a few strikes.
Ruiz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jackman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackman keeps working.
The strikes coming from Ruiz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ruiz scoring with punches and elbows.
Ruiz 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.
Ruiz in side control, throwing shots but Jackman defends.
Jackman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackman has a hand on Ruiz's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ruiz takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jackman tries to hold on but Ruiz pushes him away.
Jackman is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackman regains half guard.
Jackman tries to roll over but Ruiz keeps him under control.
Jackman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ruiz connects with a nice short shot to Jackman's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Ruiz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Ruiz as Jackman shoots in.

Ruiz has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jackman manages to break the clinch.

Ruiz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jackman was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruiz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jackman is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ruiz dives into side control.

Ruiz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jackman is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz is looking to take a break and control but Jackman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackman dodges the ground and pound from Ruiz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman tries to improve position but can't.
Ruiz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ruiz lands some shots froms side control.
Ruiz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jackman dodges the ground and pound from Ruiz.
Jackman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackman dodges the ground and pound from Ruiz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ruiz tries to score with some ground and pound. Jackman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ruiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jackman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Ruiz crashes against the mat.
Jackman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ruiz connects with a decent elbow.
Jackman looking for a sweep but Ruiz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ruiz with good strikes from the mount here!
Ruiz scoring with strikes but Jackman is staying in there.
Ruiz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ruiz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ruiz winds up and cracks Jackman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ruiz drops an elbow to the side of Jackman's head.
Ruiz slips a nice elbow through Jackman's hands, connecting with Jackman's forehead.
Ruiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Angel Ruiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ruiz trying to control the action but Jackman is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackman defending well though.
Jackman wants to get back to full guard but Ruiz has mounted him!
Ruiz throwing strikes here but Jackman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ruiz landing punches.
Jackman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ruiz landing strikes from the mount and Jackman is in trouble!
Ruiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackman hang on?
Jackman is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruiz avoids the attempt from Jackman to control.
Ruiz punching from mount but Jackman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Ruiz 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ruiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackman throws a sloppy head kick and Ruiz moves out of range easily.

Ruiz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Ruiz.
Ruiz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ruiz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ruiz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Jackman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jackman struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman is looking to regain half guard here but Ruiz keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackman dodges the ground and pound from Ruiz.
Ruiz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jackman is looking to reverse the position.
Ruiz working the ground and pound.
Ruiz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ruiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackman keeps working.

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.
Ruiz cracks Jackman with a big elbow.
Jackman tries to improve position but can't.
Jackman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruiz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackman down.
Ruiz lands an elbow.
Jackman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ruiz.
Ruiz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackman parries the strikes from Ruiz easily there. Ruiz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jackman to escape.
Jackman is looking to reverse the position.
Ruiz landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz with the ground and pound but Jackman regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ruiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackman taking some punishment here, with Ruiz in his half guard.
Ruiz is controlling the pace.
Ruiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four 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.
Jackman has hold of Ruiz's hands but Ruiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ruiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackman can do to turn this around?
Ruiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackman wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ruiz shoots in but Jackman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Angel Ruiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackman misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackman.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ruiz clinches up with Jackman and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Ruiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruiz 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Ruiz!