PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews comes to the cage accompanied by Inflikted. Ruiz has chosen jukebox hero as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Andrews
vs
Ruiz

183 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
28
205 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews scores with the left hand. Ruiz knows he should have avoided that one.
Andrews jabs at Ruiz's body.
Ruiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrews uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruiz.
Ruiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrews misses with a straight right.
Justin Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ruiz lands a lovely overhand right.
Ruiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruiz misses with an uppercut
and Andrews counters with a nice leg kick.
Ruiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Andrews bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruiz's head backwards.
Andrews misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruiz misses the target.

Andrews dives in and scores a takedown into Ruiz's guard.

Andrews drops back looking for a leg! Ruiz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ruiz manages to kick Andrews off! Andrews jumps back into Ruiz's guard.
Andrews stopping the sweep attempt from Ruiz.
Andrews postures up in Ruiz's guard and throws a big left but Ruiz blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ruiz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruiz looking to control but Andrews passes into half guard.
Ruiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andrews.

Andrews is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Andrews is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ruiz is just riding it out for now. Andrews eventually gives up the hold.

Andrews seems to be working for a kimura but Ruiz defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz trying to control but Andrews postures up.
Andrews thows a huge punch but Ruiz dodges it nicely.

Andrews is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ruiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andrews.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruiz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Andrews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andrews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ruiz wants to sweep here but Andrews controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andrews tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruiz is retaining full guard.

Andrews 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.
Andrews is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Andrews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andrews scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrews 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andrews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Andrews 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.
Andrews has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Andrews throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Andrews dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Andrews moves out of range as Ruiz strikes.
Ruiz swings for the body but Andrews moves out of range.
Ruiz throws a right hand that misses
and Andrews makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andrews with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruiz to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Ruiz misses.
Jab from Ruiz.
Andrews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruiz misses the jab.
Andrews ducks under a wild hook from Ruiz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruiz misses with a hook. Andrews ducked under it nicely.
Andrews takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Andrews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruiz misses with a looping right.
Andrews takes one to the chin there.
Justin Ruiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruiz throws a right hand that misses
and Andrews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrews moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz throws a series of punches but Andrews moves out of range.
Ruiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrews slips a straight right by Ruiz.
Ruiz lands a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Ruiz. No joy for Andrews on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruiz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ruiz missing with a left hand there. Andrews was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justin Ruiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andrews avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruiz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Andrews's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews ducks under a wild hook from Ruiz.
Ruiz swings for the body but Andrews moves out of range.
Ruiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Andrews.
Andrews avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Ruiz finds it's way through Andrews's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews takes one to the chin there.
Ruiz misses the body punch
and Andrews counters with a nice body shot.
Ruiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrews moves away.
Ruiz misses with a body punch
and Andrews counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruiz misses with an uppercut. Andrews saw that one coming.
Ruiz throws a shot from downtown. Andrews moves away and avoids it.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrews.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Ruiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Andrews ducks under a wild hook from Ruiz.
A swing and a miss from Ruiz.

Andrews gets a takedown into half guard.
Andrews slips a nice elbow through Ruiz's hands, connecting with Ruiz's forehead.

Andrews is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ruiz is just riding it out for now. Andrews eventually gives up the hold.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Andrews connects with a nice short shot to Ruiz's temple.
Ruiz gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andrews thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Andrews throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruiz controls Andrews momentarily but Andrews frees himself.
Andrews is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruiz has wrist control.

Ruiz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andrews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andrews content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Andrews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruiz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Andrews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andrews stopping the sweep attempt from Ruiz.
Andrews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is trying to keep Andrews in close.
Andrews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andrews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ruiz looking to control.

Andrews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andrews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Andrews throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andrews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrews landing some decent shots from guard.
Andrews is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruiz has wrist control.
Ruiz keeping full guard, as Andrews tries to pass.
Andrews sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ruiz's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz trying to hold on to Andrews's head to control him but Andrews postures up.
Andrews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Andrews lands a nice short elbow.
Ruiz is trying to maintain the position but Andrews is very close to passing his half guard.
Andrews lands with a punch from half guard.
BJ Andrews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andrews throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ruiz is pressing down on Andrews's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ruiz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Ruiz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ruiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andrews throwing strikes but missing.
Andrews is working Ruiz 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.
Andrews slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
Andrews grinds an elbow into Ruiz's temple.

Andrews tries for a kimura but Ruiz is defending well.

Andrews in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ruiz is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). BJ Andrews!
BJ Andrews really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.