PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Ruin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Garner
vs
Ruin

154 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deangelo Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Ruin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ruin 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.

Garner looking for a guillotine here but Ruin defends easily.
Ruin passes into half guard.
Ruin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ruin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Garner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ruin trying to control from Garner's half guard. Garner has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruin throwing strikes but missing.
Garner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ruin controls from within his opponent's guard.

Garner has his foot on Ruin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruin works his way back into a safe position though.
Ruin wants to control from the top but Garner keeps moving.
Ruin pushes down on Garner's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ruin controlling the action here.
Ruin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruin is looking to stall here but Garner recovers full guard.
Ruin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruin trying to control the position from guard on top but Garner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ruin defends well.

Ruin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ruin has managed to get both his arms back between Garner's legs - danger averted.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ruin connects with a couple of short punches.
Ruin controlling from the top position.
Garner has a closed guard, preventing Ruin from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Ruin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garner to the mat! Garner manages to get full guard.
Ruin advances to half guard.

Garner looking for submissions off his back.
Garner is breathing heavily.
Garner is in trouble now - Ruin has advanced to mount!
Ruin content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ruin drives through with a takedown into Garner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Garner wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ruin manages to pass to side control.

Ruin controlling the action here.

Garner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ruin moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Garner.
Garner throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ruin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marcel Ruin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Garner's shoulder. That is not cool.
Check out the look on Ruin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ruin wants to control but Garner is keeping him busy.
Ruin tries to stand but Garner is controlling his head.
Garner tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garner throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ruin wants to stand but Garner has his arm trapped.
Check out the look on Ruin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ruin taking a breather here.
Ruin tries to stand but Garner is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruin scores with punches from side control.
Garner tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Garner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ruin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ruin lands an elbow.
Ruin wants to control but Garner is keeping him busy.
Ruin lands a few punches from side control.
Garner is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Garner is not content to let Ruin control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Ruin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ruin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruin lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Ruin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ruin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ruin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ruin scoring with punches from side control.
Garner is looking for a sweep.
Ruin cracks Garner with a big right hand but Garner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ruin is looking to take a break and control but Garner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner is looking to regain half guard here but Ruin keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruin is looking to take a break and control but Garner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruin scores with punches from side control.
Ruin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Garner some visible discomfort.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Garner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ruin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garner keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Ruin has hold of Garner's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Garner seems comfortable defending it but Ruin has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Garner is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Garner is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ruin couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcel Ruin!