PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caios Ruass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrade kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is wand. Ruass comes into a darkened arena with his song building. stronger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Guilherme Andrade looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Andrade
vs
Ruass

205 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caios Ruass!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ruass shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Andrade looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ruass connects with a couple of short punches.
Andrade looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruass is one step ahead there.
Andrade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ruass passes Andrade's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Andrade looking for submissions off his back.
Andrade wants to get back to full guard.
Ruass working Andrade over with strikes.
Ruass is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ruass working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Ruass seems content to control.
Andrade won't allow Ruass to pass to mount.
Ruass keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ruass is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Andrade!
Ruass looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ruass controlling from mount.
Ruass is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Ruass looking for a guillotine from mount but Andrade is having none of it.
Andrade tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruass content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruass has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Andrade's face.

Ruass looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Andrade wants to control but Ruass is having none of it.
Andrade is trying to escape the mount.
Andrade is working hard here to advance position.
Ruass looking to control but Andrade is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four 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.
Andrade is in all sorts of trouble here.
Andrade wants to hold on but Ruass pushes him away.
Andrade can't escape the position.
Andrade is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ruass tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caios Ruass dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Andrade shoots and misses

and Ruass counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ruass lands strikes from half guard.
Ruass content to control rather than advance.

Ruass is looking for a kimura but Andrade is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ruass to get the leverage.
Andrade trying to control from the bottom.

Andrade looking for submissions off his back.
Andrade is looking to improve his position.
Andrade makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Andrade.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Andrade looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ruass won't allow Andrade to sweep him here.
Andrade really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ruass won't allow Andrade to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Ruass moves into the clinch.
Andrade can't find room to land a body shot as Ruass controls the action.
Ruass blocks the elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ruass - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andrade wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruass won't allow it.

Ruass drags the fight down to the ground.
Ruass is looking to stand up but Andrade isn't so interested in that idea.
Andrade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Ruass looking for a guillotine here but Andrade defends easily.
Andrade thows a big elbow that misses.
Andrade wants to get up but he can't break Ruass's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andrade throwing strikes but missing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Andrade tries to clinch up.
Andrade scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Andrade drives through and clinches with Ruass against the cage.
Ruass stops a takedown attempt from Andrade.
Andrade tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruass avoids the damage to the body.

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

and Ruass counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Andrade!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Andrade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrade tries to hold on but Ruass pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruass content just to control the position here.
Andrade is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Andrade flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Andrade tries to hold on but Ruass pushes him away.
Andrade regains half guard.
Andrade gets full guard.

Andrade looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Andrade working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caios Ruass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ruass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andrade can pounce on him.

Ruass moves into the clinch.
Andrade goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ruass prevents it.
Ruass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andrade is defending well for now.

Ruass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ruass closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Andrade to the mat! Andrade manages to get full guard.
Ruass slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Andrade looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ruass puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ruass performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Andrade slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andrade is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruass prevents Andrade from getting back to his feet.
Andrade doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Andrade wants to get back to his feet but Ruass is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ruass working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andrade bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ruass's guard.

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.
Andrade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andrade preventing the sweep.
Andrade cracks Ruass with a solid left hand.
Andrade will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Andrade showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Andrade trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrade trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ruass's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ruass has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Andrade should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ruass has tightened it up now! Andrade should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Caios Ruass!