PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osbourne Ruddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Victor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruddock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mighty Dread. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ruddock
vs
Victor Dos Santos

194 cm
22
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
190 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Osbourne Ruddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Victor Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ruddock moves into the clinch successfully.
Ruddock just leaning against Dos Santos, taking a breather.
Ruddock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ruddock tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Ruddock has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruddock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruddock lands a knee to the body.

Ruddock wants the takedown. Dos Santos is fighting it off but Ruddock persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dos Santos's guard against the cage.

Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Ruddock defends easily.
Ruddock trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.

Dos Santos is looking for a triangle but Ruddock pushes his legs off easily.
Ruddock wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Ruddock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Ruddock tries to pass.

Ruddock 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.
Ruddock passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to improve position but can't.

Ruddock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dos Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Ruddock has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Dos Santos is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ruddock yanks on the arm and Dos Santos is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ruddock.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Osbourne Ruddock!