PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaleb Strader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruiz has chosen U're the Best Around as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Strader
vs
Ruiz

183 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
176 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Forbidden Apple
Pure Fight Science

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Strader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ruiz as Strader shoots in.
Strader shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruiz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strader shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaleb Strader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strader looks for a takedown but Ruiz sprawls well.
A punch combination from Ruiz misses.
Strader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaleb Strader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruiz misses with a wild combination.
Strader shoots in for a double leg but Ruiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Strader is breathing heavily.
Strader fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ruiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruiz throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strader misses with a double jab

and Ruiz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ruiz.
Strader being controlled here, momentarily.
Ruiz is looking to stand up but Strader won't let him.

Strader is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Strader looking for a guillotine here but Ruiz defends easily.

Strader has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ruiz wants to control from the top but Strader keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Strader looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ruiz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Strader is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruiz content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Strader looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ruiz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ruiz wants to stand but Strader is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ruiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Strader trying to keep a closed guard but Ruiz is proving a slippery customer.
Ruiz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ruiz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, Marco Ruiz just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruiz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Strader is rocked!

It looks like Kaleb Strader has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strader tries for a takedown but Ruiz circles away easily

and Ruiz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Oh Strader is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruiz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Strader seems to have got his legs back now.

Ruiz is sitting in close to Strader's body. Strader has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ruiz is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ruiz is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Strader.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kaleb Strader!