PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Ruo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jammy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ruo
vs
Jammy

159 cm
24
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 Los Angeles, Robert Ruo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Jammy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jammy closes the distance but Ruo moves to the side
and Ruo counters with a leg kick.
Jammy has a takedown stuffed.

Ruo forces Jammy back against the cage and clinches.
Ruo leaning against his opponent.
Jammy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ruo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jammy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ruo to keep the fight standing.
Robert Ruo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jammy.
Jammy has had enough of the clinch but Ruo keeps him there for the moment.
Ruo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jammy's efforts to push away.
Ruo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jammy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jammy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruo goes for a takedown attempt but Jammy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jammy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ruo clinches up against the cage.
Ruo really is a fat lump.

Ruo breaks from the clinch.
Jammy shoots for a takedown but Ruo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ruo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Ruo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jammy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jammy has a couple of punches blocked by Ruo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jammy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruo has him pressed against the cage.
Ruo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jammy after a bit of a struggle.
Jammy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruo taking a breather.
Jammy tries to pull guard but Ruo holds him up against the cage and eventually Jammy drops back down to his feet.
Jammy tries to circle away but Ruo has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ruo.

Ruo jumps into guard, dragging Jammy to the mat.
Jammy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruo wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruo trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jammy tries to hold on but Ruo pushes him away.
Jammy is squirming around, avoiding Ruo's attempts to control the action.
Jammy tries to hold on but Ruo pushes him away.
Ruo looking to control but Jammy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jammy working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jammy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jammy tries to buck Ruo off but he can't manage it.
Jammy tries to lock up and control but Ruo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jammy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jammy wants to control but Ruo is having none of it.
Jammy is desperately trying to improve his position but Ruo has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruo punching from mount but Jammy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ruo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Ruo dominated that round.
That's time! Ruo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jammy misses with a low kick.

Ruo darts in and clinches Jammy up against the cage.

Ruo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ruo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jammy sprawls well. Jammy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ruo gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jammy is defended easily by Ruo.
Jammy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jammy shoots in for a takedown but Ruo shows good takedown defense.
Robert Ruo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jammy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jammy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jammy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ruo blocks a head kick by Jammy.
Jammy is breathing heavily.

Ruo moves into range and clinches up with Jammy.

Ruo manages to break the clinch.
Robert Ruo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jammy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ruo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ruo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jammy defends it nicely.
Ruo shoots in but Jammy avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jammy wants to clinch but Ruo slips to the side
and Ruo counters with a big head kick but Jammy shrugs it off.
Ruo misses with a head kick.
Jammy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jammy is looking to clinch but Ruo is avoiding it.
Ruo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jammy.
Ruo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jammy scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice sprawl there from Ruo as Jammy shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruo.
Jammy pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jammy.
Jammy slaps away a takedown attempt from Ruo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jammy shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruo sprawls well. He's pushed Jammy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ruo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jammy.
Ruo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jammy avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ruo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jammy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruo but Ruo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ruo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jammy.
Ruo throws a head kick that misses.
Jammy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jammy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ruo.
Ruo fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruo circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jimmy Jammy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jammy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jammy fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruo misses with a head kick.

Jammy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ruo!
Ruo is trying to improve his position.
Jammy is looking to take a break and control but Ruo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jammy working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruo is trying to escape the position but Jammy is controlling the position.
Ruo can't do much from the bottom here.
Ruo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jammy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ruo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jammy advances to full mount.
Jammy looking to ground and pound but Ruo is blocking nicely.
Ruo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ruo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jammy is trying to take his opponent's back.

Jammy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ruo is surviving well by controlling Jammy's body position as best he can.
Ruo tries to hold on but Jammy pushes him away.
Jammy thowing shots but they're missing.
Jammy throwing strikes here but Ruo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jammy controlling his opponent.

Jammy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ruo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ruo wants to hold on but Jammy pushes him away.
Jammy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jimmy Jammy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jammy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ruo because Jammy loaded up on that one.
Jammy trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jammy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ruo wants to hold on but Jammy pushes him away.
Jammy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ruo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ruo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jammy.
Ruo is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jammy can't control as he wanted to and Ruo manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jammy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jammy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!