PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Contreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omega Rugal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Contreras
vs
Rugal

173 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Contreras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omega Rugal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugal fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rugal forces Contreras back against the cage and clinches.
Rugal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Contreras in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rugal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rugal prevents a body shot from Contreras.
Rugal crunches a lovely knee into Contreras's ribcage.
Contreras is breathing heavily.
Rugal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Contreras takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rugal lands a knee to the head.
Rugal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rugal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rugal landing knees to the head.
Rugal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rugal scores a nice knee to the body.
Rugal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rugal landing knees to the head.
Rugal lands a knee to the body.
Rugal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rugal working Contreras over with knees to the body.
Contreras takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rugal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Contreras's face.
Rugal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Contreras's defenses.
Rugal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rugal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rugal prevents a body shot from Contreras.
Contreras goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rugal prevents it.
Contreras takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Rugal - that landed with a thud.
Contreras stalling in the clinch but Rugal improves position.
Rugal landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugal with a knee to the head.
Contreras is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rugal lands a knee to the head.
Rugal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Contreras's defenses.
Rugal with a knee to the head.
Contreras takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rugal blocking some punches.
Rugal connects with a knee to the head.
Rugal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Contreras takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rugal with a knee to the head.
Rugal stops a takedown attempt from Contreras.
Rugal lands an elbow inside.
Rugal with a knee to the head.
Rugal landing knees to the body.
Contreras wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rugal.
Rugal landing knees to the head.
Rugal misses with a punch on the inside.
Contreras is trying to drag Rugal to the mat but Rugal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Contreras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rugal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rugal obliges.
Rugal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Contreras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rugal lands an elbow inside that Contreras shrugs off.
Contreras really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rugal lands a knee to the body.
Contreras tries for a takedown but Rugal manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rugal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rugal lands an elbow inside that Contreras shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Rugal.
Contreras looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Contreras goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rugal prevents it.
Contreras tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rugal's elbow.
Rugal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Contreras's defenses.
Rugal landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rugal.
Rugal lands an elbow inside.
Rugal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Contreras's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Contreras has Rugal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rugal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Contreras tries to stall but Rugal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rugal scores with a knee to the head.
Rugal lands a knee to the body.

Rugal is fighting off a takedown attempt but Contreras is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rugal to the mat. Rugal regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rugal wants to stand and escape but Contreras is having none of it.

Contreras 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.
Rugal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Contreras drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rugal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rugal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rugal!
Contreras is trying to get back to half guard.

Rugal stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Rugal moves into the clinch successfully.
Rugal lands a knee to the body.
Rugal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Contreras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rugal lands an elbow inside.
Rugal lands with a right to the head.
Rugal landing knees to the body.
Rugal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rugal lands a good knee to the midsection. Contreras won't want to take too many of those.
Rugal lands a knee to the head.
Rugal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Contreras's face.
Contreras takes an elbow to the forehead.
Contreras wants to break free but Rugal has control.
Rugal lands a knee to the head.
Contreras misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rugal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rugal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rugal lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rugal lands a damaging elbow.
Rugal pushes Contreras back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rugal scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rugal fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Contreras throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Contreras shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rugal pinned against the cage. Rugal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Rugal moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rugal lands a nice knee to the body.
Rugal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Contreras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rugal lands an elbow that stopped Contreras in his tracks for a moment.
Rugal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rugal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rugal lands a knee to the body.
Rugal lands a knee to the body.
Rugal scores a nice knee to the body.
Rugal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Contreras backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreras takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rugal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Contreras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rugal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Omega Rugal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rugal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Contreras.
Contreras takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rugal crunches a lovely knee into Contreras's ribcage.
Rugal scores with a knee to the head.
Contreras tries to break free but Rugal pushes him back against the cage.
Rugal working Contreras over with knees to the body.
Rugal connects with a knee to the head.
Rugal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rugal scores with a knee to the head.
Rugal lands a good knee to the midsection. Contreras won't want to take too many of those.
Rugal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Contreras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rugal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Contreras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Rugal.
Contreras takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rugal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Contreras's face.
Rugal lands a knee to the body.
Contreras is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rugal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Contreras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rugal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Rugal.
Rugal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rugal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rugal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rugal scores a nice knee to the body.
Rugal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Contreras's face.
Rugal has a couple of punches blocked by Contreras.
Rugal working Contreras over with knees to the body.
Rugal lands a good knee to the midsection. Contreras won't want to take too many of those.
Rugal lands an elbow inside that Contreras shrugs off.
Contreras can't find room to land a body shot as Rugal controls the action.
Contreras working hard to break the clinch.
Rugal lands an elbow inside.
Contreras takes an elbow to the temple.
Contreras goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rugal prevents it.
Rugal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Contreras's face.
Rugal lands a knee to the body.
Rugal lands an elbow that stopped Contreras in his tracks for a moment.
Rugal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rugal working Contreras over with knees to the body.
Rugal digs a right hand into Contreras's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Contreras's gas tank.
Rugal working Contreras over with knees to the body.
Rugal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Contreras misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rugal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Contreras tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rugal connects with a knee to the head.
Rugal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rugal with a knee to the head.
Contreras digs a right hand into Rugal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rugal's gas tank.
Rugal landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rugal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Contreras tries a body shot but Rugal blocks it.
Rugal landing knees to the head.
Contreras blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Rugal.
Rugal lands a knee to the head.
Contreras has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rugal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Contreras takes a knee right on the jaw!
Contreras tries to circle away but Rugal has him pinned against the cage.
Rugal with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Rugal.
Rugal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Rugal.
Rugal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Contreras tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rugal's elbow.
Rugal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rugal has Contreras pressed against the cage, preventing Contreras from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rugal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Contreras takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rugal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Rugal.
Contreras tries to break free but Rugal pushes him back against the cage.
Contreras looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rugal lands an elbow inside that Contreras shrugs off.
Rugal scores with a knee to the head.
Rugal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Contreras looking to stall.
Rugal has Contreras pressed against the cage, preventing Contreras from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rugal with a knee to the head.
Rugal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rugal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rugal lands a nice knee to the body.
Contreras can't get the takedown.
Contreras takes an elbow to the forehead.
Contreras wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Contreras tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rugal lands a nice knee to the body.
Rugal landing knees to the head.
Rugal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rugal keeps control of Contreras as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Contreras is working for takedown but Rugal is calmly controlling the position for now.
Contreras is trying to break the clinch but Rugal is controlling him.
Rugal lands a knee to the body.
Rugal lands an elbow that stopped Contreras in his tracks for a moment.
Rugal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Rugal.
Rugal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Contreras takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rugal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rugal lands a good knee to the midsection. Contreras won't want to take too many of those.
Contreras scores with a hook to the body.
Rugal lands with a right to the head.
Rugal scores with a knee to the head.
Contreras tries to circle away but Rugal has him pinned against the cage.
Rugal with a knee to the head.
Rugal landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omega Rugal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Rugal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Contreras, pushing him back against the cage.
Contreras tries a body shot but Rugal blocks it.
Contreras misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rugal crunches a lovely knee into Contreras's ribcage.
Contreras is trying to break the clinch but Rugal has him pressed against the cage.
Rugal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rugal scores a nice knee to the body.
Rugal lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Rugal.
Rugal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rugal lands a knee to the body.
Rugal scores a nice knee to the body.
Contreras misses with a punch to the body.
Rugal lands an elbow inside that Contreras shrugs off.
Rugal working aggressively here.
Rugal crunches a lovely knee into Contreras's ribcage.
Contreras takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rugal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rugal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rugal lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rugal working Contreras over with knees to the body.
Rugal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rugal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Contreras's defenses.
Contreras wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Rugal.
Rugal connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreras is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Contreras looking for a takedown.
Rugal crunches a lovely knee into Contreras's ribcage.
Rugal landing knees to the body.
Rugal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rugal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rugal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rugal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Contreras.
Rugal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rugal with a knee to the head.
Contreras is trying to break the clinch but Rugal is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Contreras's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Contreras drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rugal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Contreras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rugal lands a nice knee to the body.
Rugal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rugal lands an elbow inside that Contreras shrugs off.
Rugal blocking some punches.
Contreras is working for takedown but Rugal is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rugal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rugal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rugal scores with a knee to the head.
Contreras takes an elbow to the temple.
Rugal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Contreras looking to stall.

That's two 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.
Rugal connects with a knee to the head.
Rugal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Contreras in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Contreras has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rugal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rugal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Contreras takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rugal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Contreras's defenses.
Contreras takes a knee right on the jaw!
Contreras misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rugal obliges.
Rugal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Contreras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Contreras misses with a short punch on the inside.
Contreras wants to break free but Rugal has control.
Rugal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rugal lands an elbow inside that Contreras shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Rugal.
Contreras lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rugal.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rugal.
Rugal cracks Contreras with a nice body shot.
Rugal stops a takedown attempt from Contreras.
Contreras is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rugal lands a nice knee to the body.
Contreras has Rugal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rugal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rugal letting Contreras take a breather here.
Contreras takes an elbow to the temple.
Rugal keeps control of Contreras as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rugal scores with a knee to the head.
Rugal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Contreras's efforts to push away.
Contreras blocks a body shot from Rugal.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rugal lands a good knee to the midsection. Contreras won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Rugal.
Rugal is pressed up against the cage. Contreras has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rugal down to the mat. Rugal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rugal moves in looking to clinch but Contreras pushes him off.
Omega Rugal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rugal tries to clinch but Contreras moves out of range.
Rugal tries to clinch but Contreras moves out of range.

Rugal clinches up against the cage.
Rugal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Contreras's defenses.
Rugal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rugal lands an elbow just above Contreras 's eye.
Rugal lands an elbow inside.
Contreras blocks a body shot from Rugal.
Contreras can't find room to land a body shot as Rugal controls the action.

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.
Rugal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rugal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Contreras tries to break free but Rugal pushes him back against the cage.
Rugal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rugal gets underhooks to prevent Contreras's takedown attempt.
Rugal lands a good knee to the midsection. Contreras won't want to take too many of those.
Contreras tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rugal lands an elbow inside that Contreras shrugs off.
Rugal lands an elbow just above Contreras 's eye.
Rugal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A body shot lands from Rugal.
Contreras can't find room to land a body shot as Rugal controls the action.
Contreras tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rugal scores a nice knee to the body.
Contreras working hard to break the clinch.
Rugal lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rugal as Contreras tries to tie him up.
Contreras takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vincent Contreras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Contreras is looking to break free of the clinch but Rugal has double underhooks.
Rugal crunches a lovely knee into Contreras's ribcage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Contreras looking to slow down the pace here.
Rugal landing knees to the body.
Rugal lands an elbow just above Contreras 's eye.
Contreras has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Omega Rugal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Contreras tries to break free but Rugal pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rugal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omega Rugal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rugal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omega Rugal!