PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renan Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Euclides Cunhha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruas comes to the cage accompanied by ATB- Could you believe. Cunhha has chosen Raimundus - Eu quero ver o oco as his entrance music. Euclides Cunhha looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Ruas
vs
Cunhha

184 cm
24
212 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

184 cm
29
204 lbs
8 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Euclides Cunhha!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas scores with a nice strike.
Cunhha looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ruas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cunhha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Ruas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cunhha wants to take the fight to the mat but Ruas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Ruas successfully pulls guard.

Ruas wriggles free and stands up.

Ruas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cunhha tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ruas is in Cunhha's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruas controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Renan Ruas just wasn't active enough.
Ruas lands a glancing blow to the side of Cunhha's head.
Ruas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruas stuns Cunhha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Ruas feints and as Cunhha raises his hands in defense, Ruas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cunhha wants to get back to his feet but Ruas passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Renan Ruas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruas. That snapped Cunhha's head back.
Ruas looks to score with a jab to the body but Cunhha is just out of range.
Cunhha avoids the head kick by Ruas.
Ruas tries to clinch up but Cunhha circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruas thows a body shot but no joy.

Ruas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ruas showed some decent athleticism there.
Ruas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Renan Ruas just wasn't active enough.
Cunhha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renan Ruas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ruas lands a body shot.
Ruas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruas lands a right hook to the body.
Ruas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruas connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruas throws a sloppy head kick and Cunhha moves out of range easily.
Ruas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ruas looks to land a body kick but Cunhha moved away.

Ruas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Ruas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ruas uses his free foot to push down on Cunhha's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cunhha.
Cunhha is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Renan Ruas.
Ruas throws a sloppy head kick and Cunhha moves out of range easily.
Renan Ruas is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruas throws a head kick but Cunhha moves out of range.
Ruas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cunhha can do to turn this around?

Ruas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ruas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Renan Ruas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Renan Ruas.
Ruas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruas tries to bum rush Cunhha with a series of wild strikes but Cunhha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ruas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cunhha tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ruas is in Cunhha's guard.
Ruas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Renan Ruas wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Ruas has Cunhha up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ruas gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renan Ruas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ruas lands with a nice body punch.
Ruas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruas connects with a body shot.

Cunhha gets tackled into the cage by Ruas. Ruas maintains the clinch.

Ruas pulls guard.
Ruas wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruas wants to get back to his feet but Cunhha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ruas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunhha prevents Ruas from getting back to his feet.
Cunhha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruas seems keen to control Cunhha's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Renan Ruas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cunhha walks into a straight right hand from Ruas.

Ruas clinches.

Ruas lands a takedown into guard.
Ruas 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.

Renan Ruas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Ruas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ruas showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunhha is in trouble now - Ruas has advanced to mount!
Ruas controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cunhha for as long as he can get away with.
Euclides Cunhha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas'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.

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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Renan Ruas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ruas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cunhha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruas throws a nice head kick!
Cunhha takes a body punch but keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renan Ruas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruas 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan Ruas!