PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Ruez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Kailea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruez comes to the cage accompanied by Face Breaker - Poison Pen. Rocco Kailea is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ruez
vs
Kailea

178 cm
32
163 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

173 cm
28
168 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvin Ruez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Kailea!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruez misses with a body shot.
Ruez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kailea but Kailea pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ruez fails with a takedown attempt.
Kailea feints a jab promting Ruez to slip. Kailea then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ruez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Kailea.
Kailea lands a slapping body shot.

Ruez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ruez is looking to control Kailea's arms but Kailea gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ruez has his back to the cage.
Kailea just leaning against Ruez, taking a breather.
Kailea trying to control the position but instead, Ruez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kailea into the cage.
Kailea working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kailea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kailea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kailea swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kailea takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kailea scores with a leg kick.
Ruez misses with a wild combination.
Ruez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kailea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruez shoots in looking for a takedown. Kailea tries to sprawl out of it but Ruez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kailea manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvin Ruez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruez misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kailea, right into the meat.
Ruez throws a right hand that Kailea ducks under and follows up with a left that Kailea also avoids with ease.
Ruez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kailea fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Rocco Kailea has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kailea counters with a thumping low kick.
Rocco Kailea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kailea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ruez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kailea.
Ruez blocks a low kick nicely.
Ruez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruez throws a series of punches but Kailea avoids them all with ease.
Ruez tries to close the distance and clinch but Kailea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kailea thumps Ruez with a low kick.
Kailea throws a right hand that Ruez ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruez also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruez. Kailea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kailea connects with a leg kick. Ruez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kailea scores with a punch to the head.
Kailea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruez shoots in and drives through. Kailea sprawls well.
Kailea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kailea lands with a nice body kick.

Ruez moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruez.
Kailea pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ruez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kailea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kailea misses with an uppercut. Ruez saw that one coming.
Ruez misses with a looping left.
Ruez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruez moves out of range as Kailea throws a body kick.
Ruez moves in looking to clinch but Kailea pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rocco Kailea will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocco Kailea's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Ruez. Kailea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruez wants to clinch.
Kailea throws a leg kick but Ruez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ruez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kailea's waist but Kailea gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ruez off to one side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kailea - that will leave a mark!
Ruez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kailea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kailea throws a chopping leg kick but Ruez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Ruez misses.
Kailea lunges at Ruez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruez's hand.
Ruez wants to clinch up but Kailea keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kailea uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruez has time to react.
Ruez is looking to wear down Kailea with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kailea throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kailea wants to land a leg kick but Ruez is out of range.
Ruez fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ruez.
Ruez is looking to clinch but Kailea is avoiding it.
Ruez moves forwards but Kailea connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kailea throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ruez tries to clinch
and Kailea counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruez thinking.
Kailea throws a right hand that misses
and Ruez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kailea tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kailea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kailea counters with a good low kick that Ruez was not able to check.
Ruez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kailea is able to avoid easily.
Ruez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kailea throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ruez wants to clinch up but Kailea keeps it at a distance.
Ruez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kailea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kailea throws a sloppy head kick and Ruez moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ruez.
Ruez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kailea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruez misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruez throws a head kick but Kailea moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvin Ruez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Kailea catches Ruez right on the button with a cross.
Elvin Ruez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kailea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kailea scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kailea.
Ruez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kailea.
Ruez tries to clinch up.
Kailea throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruez counters with a left to the body.
Ruez tries to clinch but Kailea moves away
and Kailea counters with a good, hard body kick but Ruez shrugs it off.
Kailea swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kailea scores with a leg kick.
Ruez misses with a leg kick
and Kailea counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ruez shoots in for a double leg but Kailea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kailea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Ruez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kailea delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ruez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kailea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Kailea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rocco Kailea's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ruez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kailea swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kailea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruez misses the jab.

Ruez pushes Kailea up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kailea tries to land a knee to the head but Ruez blocks with his arms.
Ruez can't find room to land a body shot as Kailea controls the action.
Kailea throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruez can't break the clinch.
Ruez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kailea lands a shoulder strike.
Kailea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kailea.

Kailea breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kailea lands a head kick. Ruez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ruez keeps the fight on the outside.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kailea.
Kailea avoids the body shot from Ruez.
Ruez misses with a looping left.
Ruez doesn't manage to clinch there - Kailea circles away.

Kailea moves into the clinch.
Kailea lands an elbow that stopped Ruez in his tracks for a moment.
Ruez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Kailea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kailea!
Ruez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kailea defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kailea.
Kailea pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruez is out of range and Kailea settles back down.
Kailea slips a straight right by Ruez.
Kailea moves out of range of the body kick.
Kailea keeps the fight on the outside.
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 works the jab nicely.
Kailea paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Ruez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kailea, pushing him back against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ruez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kailea throws an elbow but misses.
Kailea trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruez throws a punch but it's blocked by Kailea.
Kailea wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Kailea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kailea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Ruez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kailea manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ruez trying to control but Kailea is working from the bottom.
Kailea working a defensive guard here.
Kailea wants to improve his position but instead Ruez has moved into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruez controlling the action here.
Kailea moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Elvin Ruez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kailea pulls Ruez in close to prevent any damage.
Ruez tries to free his leg and advance position but Kailea is retaining full guard.
Rocco Kailea is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Kailea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kailea winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Kailea!
During a confident post fight interview, Rocco Kailea thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.