PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Drouin (ranked 24719 p4p, 201 weight class) and Ruiz Ruiz (ranked 24735 p4p, 204 weight class). Drouin comes to the cage accompanied by Bones - GraveyardGod. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Drouin
vs
Ruiz

192 cm
20
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
20
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfred Drouin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruiz Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drouin gets a double leg takedown into Ruiz's guard.
Drouin throws a big right hand that misses.
Drouin looking to pass the guard.
Ruiz trying to control the position.
Drouin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruiz is on top in guard.

Drouin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ruiz is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz landing with the ground and pound.
Drouin has control of Ruiz's left arm, preventing Ruiz from doing any damage.
Drouin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drouin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drouin wants to sweep here but Ruiz controlling him for the moment.
Drouin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drouin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drouin tries to get out of the position.
Drouin managing to control the position.
Drouin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ruiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Drouin is retaining full guard.
Drouin looking for a sweep. Not yet Drouin, not yet.
Drouin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drouin is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz keeping moving, preventing Drouin from controlling successfully.
Ruiz wants to stand and escape but Drouin is having none of it.
Ruiz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Drouin trying to control but Ruiz is working from the bottom.
Drouin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ruiz managing to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Drouin shoots in and gets a takedown into Ruiz's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drouin wants to pass the guard but Ruiz is keeping the position.
Drouin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Ruiz looking for a guillotine here but Drouin defends easily.
Ruiz wants to sweep but no luck.
Drouin controlling from the top position.

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.
Ruiz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drouin is one step ahead there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Drouin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruiz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ruiz.
Ruiz is looking to sweep but instead, Drouin has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ruiz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drouin defends it nicely.

Drouin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Drouin throwing shots but Ruiz is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Drouin stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ruiz to get to his feet.

Drouin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ruiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drouin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drouin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Drouin throwing strikes but missing.
Drouin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drouin is stalling in the full guard.
Drouin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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.
Drouin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ruiz's guard.

Drouin is working for a submission of some sort.
Drouin not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Drouin is looking for a kimura here.

Drouin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drouin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruiz is staying active underneath Drouin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ruiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drouin.
Well, if Drouin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Drouin stops Ruiz from getting back to his feet.
Drouin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drouin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drouin not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drouin prevents Ruiz from improving his position.
Drouin thows a huge punch but Ruiz dodges it nicely.

Drouin seems to be looking for submissions.
We've been informed that Ruiz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Well, if Drouin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drouin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfred Drouin dominated that second round.
That's time! Drouin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Drouin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ruiz was covering up waiting for the punch and Drouin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Drouin 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.
Drouin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drouin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drouin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drouin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drouin tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruiz is retaining full guard.
Drouin wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving.

Drouin stands up and waves to Ruiz to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drouin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ruiz defends well and Drouin ends up having to push Ruiz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Drouin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ruiz trying to hold on to Drouin's head to control him but Drouin postures up.

Drouin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Drouin throws a strike but Ruiz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drouin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ruiz is looking to stand up but Drouin isn't so interested in that idea.
Ruiz controls Drouin momentarily but Drouin frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drouin throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruiz, not yet.
Drouin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drouin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drouin controls from within his opponent's guard.

Drouin stands up from Ruiz's guard - Drouin perhaps looking for a knockout.

Drouin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Drouin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Drouin working the strikes but Ruiz uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Drouin is looking for a kimura here.
Drouin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drouin.

Drouin is working for a kimura but Ruiz is defending it quite comfortably.
Drouin is trying to control the action in half guard but Ruiz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drouin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruiz's head.
Ruiz Ruiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Drouin is working for a kimura but Ruiz is defending it quite comfortably.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfred Drouin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drouin 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfred Drouin!