PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Ruez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ruez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Face Breaker - Poison Pen. Elvin Ruez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ruez
vs
Maia

178 cm
20
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

[JMFC] Slaughterhouse Nutrition
[JMFC] Slaughterhouse Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elvin Ruez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Maia!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Maia with that takedown attempt.
Ruez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruez lands with a hook. Maia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Damian Maia has been cut.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruez tries to sprawl out of it but Maia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruez swinging wilding here.
Ruez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maia swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruez dips to his left and cracks Maia with an uppercut!
Ruez cracks Maia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruez thuds his right hand into Maia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maia.
Elvin Ruez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Maia.
Ruez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ruez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Ruez does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruez throws a head kick that misses.

Ruez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maia tries to buck Ruez off but Ruez is having none of it.
Ruez misses with the ground and pound.
Ruez advances to full mount.
Ruez looking to finish with strikes here!
Ruez controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ruez controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruez raining down shots from the mount!
Ruez working the ground and pound effectively.
Ruez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maia looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvin Ruez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Maia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ruez moves into the clinch.

That has opened up Damian Maia's cut even more.

Ruez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruez counters with a three punch combo that has Maia backing up. Maia nods at Ruez to acknowledge the strikes.
Maia throws a right and a left that Ruez avoids nicely.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ruez moves into the clinch.
Ruez pushes Maia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maia takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruez.
A short body shot lands from Ruez as the two fighters clinch.

Ruez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elvin Ruez is winning the standup battle so far.

Ruez gets a clinch.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Ruez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maia up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maias head.
Ruez stalling.
Ruez seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Elvin Ruez.
Maia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

The cut above Damian Maia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maia drops his hands momentarily and Ruez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ruez has closed the distance and engaged Maia in a clinch.
Ruez digs a right hand underneath Maia's ribcage. Maia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee calls for Ruez to work.
Maia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ruez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Maia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Damian Maia's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ruez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruez.

Ruez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ruez 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.
Ruez wants to pass the guard but Maia is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruez content to stall in guard here.
Ruez is working Maia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ruez is stalling in the full guard.
Ruez is working Maia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

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.
Ruez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ruez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ruez with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruez tries to free his leg and advance position but Maia is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvin Ruez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damian Maia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Maia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Elvin Ruez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruez to score with a decent uppercut.
Maia fails with the takedown

and Ruez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maia won't be happy with that.

Ruez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Maia to his feet.

Ruez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ruez lands in his opponent's guard.
Maia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ruez throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruez cracks Maia with a solid left hand.
Ruez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maia can do to turn this around?
Ruez scoring with some ground and pound.
Maia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruez controls the pace.
Ruez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maia's head.
Ruez is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ruez postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruez.
Maia is trying to keep Ruez in close.
Ruez is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Elvin Ruez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Elvin Ruez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maia has momentary wrist control but Ruez slips an elbow through the middle.
Damian Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruez tries to stand but Maia is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elvin Ruez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruez 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvin Ruez!