PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Ruaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Tulley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruaz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Unborn - Tupac. Marcos Ruaz had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ruaz
vs
Tulley

186 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Ruaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Tulley!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruaz throws a head kick that misses.
Tulley stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruaz. Ruaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Tulley moves in looking to clinch but Ruaz pushes him off.
Ruaz misses with a head kick.
Ruaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Tulley.
Ruaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tulley counters with a three punch combo that has Ruaz backing up. Ruaz nods at Tulley to acknowledge the strikes.
Ruaz throws a head kick that misses

and Tulley counters by clinching up.
Knees to the body from Tulley.
Knees to the body from Tulley.
Ruaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tulley is pressed up against the ropes. Ruaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tulley down to the mat. Tulley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tulley wants to clinch up but Ruaz keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tulley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruaz throws a sloppy head kick

and Tulley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tulley.
Tulley lands a body punch.
Tulley stalling in the clinch but Ruaz improves position.
Ruaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Tulley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Ruaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tulley manages to break the clinch.
Ruaz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tulley counters by moving into the clinch.
Ruaz is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulley slows down the pace here.
Ruaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Tulley won't allow it.

Tulley breaks from the clinch.

Ruaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tulley leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tulley lands a nice knee to the body.

Tulley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Tulley instigates a clinch.
Tulley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tulley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruaz blocks it with crossed arms.

Tulley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcos Ruaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruaz throws a head kick that misses
and Tulley counters with a two punch combo.
Tulley with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Tulley has closed the distance and engaged Ruaz in a clinch.
Tulley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tulley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruaz.
Ruaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tulley jumps guard but Ruaz stands there with Tulley around his waist. Tulley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Tulley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamal Tulley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Tulley drives through and clinches with Ruaz against the ropes.

Tulley breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Ruaz misses

and Tulley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Tulley manages to break the clinch.
Ruaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruaz misses with a takedown attempt
letting Tulley counter with a right hand.
Ruaz throws a lazy head kick

and Tulley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Tulley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tulley wants to get back to his feet but Ruaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ruaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Tulley is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulley wants to sweep here but Ruaz controlling him for the moment.
Tulley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruaz with a flurry of punches that miss.

Ruaz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tulley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tulley has escaped and now he's on top!
Ruaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tulley is looking to get back to is feet but Ruaz passes into side control.
An elbow from Ruaz crashes against the mat.
Tulley is trying to get back to his feet.
Ruaz landing strikes.

Ruaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ruaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Ruaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulley is trying to control Ruaz's posture but Ruaz avoids it.
Tulley is looking to reverse the position.
Tulley manages to get back to half guard.
Ruaz working over Tulley with some ground and pound. Tulley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tulley is trying to maintain the position but Ruaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Ruaz wants to take a breather but Tulley is having none of it.
Ruaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tulley is trying to get back to full guard.
Ruaz is looking to take a break and control but Tulley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruaz trying to pass the guard but Tulley defending well.
Ruaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Ruaz is working for a submission of some sort.

Ruaz is working for a kimura but Tulley is defending it quite comfortably.

Tulley kicks Ruaz off and gets back to his feet.

That's six 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.

Tulley moves into range and clinches up with Ruaz.
Tulley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruaz is defending well for now.
Ruaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruaz wants a takedown.
Ruaz is looking to control Tulley's arms but Tulley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ruaz has his back to the ropes.
Tulley tries to pull guard but Ruaz holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tulley drops back down to his feet.
Tulley is pressed up against the ropes. Ruaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tulley down to the mat. Tulley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ruaz with a poor takedown
and Tulley counters with a left to the body.

Tulley clinches up with Ruaz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tulley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruaz blocks the elbow strike.

Ruaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tulley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruaz closes the distance but Tulley moves to the side

and Tulley counters by clinching up.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tulley looking to stall.
Ruaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tulley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tulley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruaz is defending well for now.
Ruaz avoids the elbow strike from Tulley, against the ropes.
Ruaz wants a takedown.
Ruaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tulley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tulley just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tulley blocking some punches.
Ruaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Tulley manages to pull guard.
Tulley working a defensive guard here.
Ruaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tulley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruaz trying to control but Tulley is working from the bottom.
Tulley trying to keep a closed guard but Ruaz is proving a slippery customer.
Ruaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tulley wants to clinch up but Ruaz keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Ruaz misses
and Tulley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tulley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tulley.
Ruaz taking a breather.

Tulley jumps guard and drags Ruaz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ruaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Tulley has wrist control.
Ruaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tulley wants to get back to his feet but Ruaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz stopping the sweep attempt from Tulley.
Ruaz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tulley tries to clinch there but Ruaz circles away.
Ruaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Tulley drives through and clinches with Ruaz against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Tulley dominated that round.
That's time! Ruaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ruaz tests Tulley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruaz throws a sloppy head kick

and Tulley counters by clinching up.
Tulley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tulley lands with a left to the head.
Tulley pushes off an throws an elbow but Ruaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ruaz is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ruaz can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tulley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruaz's brow.
Tulley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tulley looking to stall.
Tulley scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruaz jumps guard but Tulley stands there with Ruaz around his waist. Ruaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tulley lands a body shot.
Ruaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tulley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Ruaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tulley is pressed up against the ropes. Ruaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tulley down to the mat. Tulley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tulley avoids the head kick by Ruaz.
A head kick by Ruaz misses

and Tulley counters by clinching up.
Ruaz can't break the clinch.
Ruaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulley tries to stall but Ruaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ruaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Tulley.
Tulley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hook to the body lands for Tulley.
A left hand lands to the body for Tulley.
Ruaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jamal Tulley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tulley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tulley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ruaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Tulley has double underhooks.
Ruaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Tulley avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Tulley.
Ruaz looking for a takedown.
Tulley's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tulley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruaz is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tulley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tulley effectively controlling the action here.
Tulley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulley trying to control the position but instead, Ruaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tulley into the ropes.

Tulley manages to break the clinch.
Ruaz misses with a takedown attempt

and Tulley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tulley.

Tulley breaks from the clinch.
Ruaz has his takedown stuffed

and Tulley counters by moving into the clinch.
Tulley lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tulley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tulley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Tulley instigates a clinch.
Tulley lands a nice elbow.

Ruaz gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ruaz wants to control from the top but Tulley keeps moving.
Ruaz working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulley is looking to stand up but Ruaz isn't so interested in that idea.

Ruaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Ruaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ruaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tulley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tulley controls Ruaz momentarily but Ruaz frees himself.
Ruaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick by Ruaz misses

and Tulley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ruaz managing to block the knees to the body from Tulley.
Tulley scores with a shot to the side of Ruaz's head.
Tulley wants to stall.
Tulley is trying to break the clinch but Ruaz is controlling him.
Tulley is pressed up against the ropes. Ruaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tulley down to the mat. Tulley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ruaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Tulley is looking to clinch.
Ruaz throws a head kick that misses

and Tulley counters by clinching up.
Tulley stalling the fight.
Tulley trying to stall but Ruaz improves his position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tulley. Ruaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruaz darts in trying to clinch

and Tulley counters by clinching up.
Ruaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tulley is pressed up against the ropes. Ruaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tulley down to the mat. Tulley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tulley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tulley leaves Ruaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tulley tries to clinch up but Ruaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Tulley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ruaz counters by clinching up.
Tulley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Ruaz breaks from the clinch.

Tulley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruaz, pushing him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Tulley.
Ruaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tulley lands a nice elbow.
Ruaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruaz tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Tulley breaks from the clinch.

Tulley has Ruaz up against the ropes in a clinch.

Ruaz breaks from the clinch.
Tulley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruaz circles away.

Ruaz tries to keep at a distance but Tulley has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Tulley.

Tulley manages to break the clinch.
Ruaz throws a sloppy head kick and Tulley moves out of range easily.
Tulley wants to clinch up but Ruaz keeps it at a distance.
Tulley wants to clinch but Ruaz slips to the side
and Ruaz counters with a leg kick.
Ruaz tries for a takedown but Tulley circles away easily

and Tulley moves into the clinch.
Ruaz is trying to break free.
Ruaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tulley walks away with a smile on his face. Ruaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ruaz throws a head kick that misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Tulley moves into range and clinches up with Ruaz.

Tulley manages to break the clinch.
Tulley moves away from the strike by Ruaz.
Ruaz tries for a takedown but Tulley circles away easily

and Tulley moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tulley.
Ruaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tulley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Tulley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tulley tries to clinch up but Ruaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Marcos Ruaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tulley circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tulley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ruaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruaz is trying to break the clinch but Tulley is controlling him.
Tulley missing with knees to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Ruaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tulley avoids the head kick by Ruaz.

Tulley gets a clinch.

Tulley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruaz throws a wild body kick that Tulley sees coming a mile off.
Tulley tries to clinch up

and Ruaz moves into the clinch.
Tulley tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruaz avoids the damage to the body.
Ruaz tries to pull guard but Tulley won't allow it.
Tulley working Ruaz over with knees to the body.
Ruaz misses with an elbow strike.
Ruaz trying to land knees to the body.
Ruaz is trying to force a seperation but Tulley has the dominant position.

Ruaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruaz throws a nice head kick!
Tulley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marcos Ruaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruaz misses with a takedown attempt

and Tulley moves into the clinch.

Tulley breaks from the clinch.
Ruaz throws a sloppy head kick and Tulley moves out of range easily.
Tulley is looking to clinch but Ruaz is avoiding it.
Tulley tries to clinch up

and Ruaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruaz.

Tulley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tulley moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Tulley.
A frustrated look appears on Tulley's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Ruaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruaz throws a sloppy head kick and Tulley moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Tulley slams his shin into Ruaz's torso.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Tulley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tulley 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Jamal Tulley!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Jamal Tulley!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Jamal Tulley!

Jamal Tulley wins by unanimous decision!