PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yadriel Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minoki Akano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ruiz
vs
Akano

171 cm
16
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Solid 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 Tokyo, Yadriel Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoki Akano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz scores with a decent looking hook.
Ruiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akano.
A jab from Ruiz misses.
Ruiz throws a right hand that misses
and Akano counters with a head kick.
Ruiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akano throws a fast counter high kick but Ruiz manages to duck under it in time.
Akano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Akano has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ruiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akano throws a fast counter high kick but Ruiz manages to duck under it in time.
Ruiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akano slips a jab from Ruiz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz scores with a hook to the body. Akano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akano looks winded!
Ruiz with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz blocks a head kick by Akano.
Akano is looking to land body kicks.
Ruiz misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Ruiz lands.
Ruiz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Akano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruiz.
Akano is trying to counter with his kicks.
A big left from Ruiz misses.
A cross from Ruiz lands.
Ruiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akano moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz throws a lazy right hand but Akano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Akano.
Ruiz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAkano.
Ruiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akano was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruiz.
Ruiz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ruiz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruiz takes a swing at Akano's ribcage but misses.
Akano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ruiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akano throws a fast counter high kick but Ruiz manages to duck under it in time.
Akano slips under a jab.
Akano is looking for the big counter here.
Ruiz throws a hook but Akano blocks it.
Akano tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ruiz misses.
Akano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruiz misses with a left hand
and Akano counters with a nice body kick.
Yadriel Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz scores with the left hand. Akano knows he should have avoided that one.
Ruiz misses with a wild body shot.
Ruiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akano.
Akano counters with a body kick.
Ruiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ruiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akano manages to avoid it.
Akano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ruiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruiz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz throws a jab when Akano was well out of range.
Ruiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruiz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruiz misses the jab.
Akano is trying to counter with his kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruiz looks to throw the jab but Akano is out of range.
Akano throws a counter combo.
Akano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruiz.
Ruiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akano manages to avoid it.
A big left from Ruiz misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yadriel Ruiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Akano slips a straight right by Ruiz.
Ruiz throws a sloppy head kick and Akano moves out of range easily.
Ruiz missing with a left hand there. Akano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruiz misses with a hook. Akano ducked under it nicely.
Ruiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akano misses with a head kick.
Akano slips a jab from Ruiz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz looks to land a left hand but Akano moved out of range nicely.
Ruiz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Akano is breathing heavily.
Ruiz looks to land a combination but Akano avoids it well.
Minoki Akano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruiz.
Akano raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ruiz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Akano.
Akano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruiz.
Akano unleashes a big counter combination but Ruiz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Akano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Akano responds with a good body kick, but Ruiz manages to step out the way in time.
Akano tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Ruiz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruiz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ruiz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ruiz throws a head kick that misses.
Akano slips a jab from Ruiz.
Yadriel Ruiz is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akano misses with a body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Akano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ruiz has got the better of the exchanges.
Ruiz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruiz looks to throw the jab but Akano is out of range.
Ruiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akano manages to avoid it.
Akano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruiz throws out the jab.
A jab from Ruiz misses.
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!
Akano takes one on the button.
Ruiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akano moves out of range as Ruiz strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruiz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruiz throws a big shot that misses.
Ruiz throws a shot from downtown. Akano moves away and avoids it.
Yadriel Ruiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruiz throws a hook but Akano avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Ruiz.
Ruiz misses with a body shot.
Akano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruiz.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruiz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruiz.
Akano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruiz.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruiz.
Akano ducks under a wild hook from Ruiz.
Akano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruiz. Akano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruiz throws a body punch but Akano moves out of range.
Akano throws a fast counter high kick but Ruiz manages to duck under it in time.
Ruiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akano doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akano doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ruiz looks to throw the jab but Akano is out of range.
Akano counters with a body kick.
Akano defending well as Ruiz loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Akano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruiz.
Akano tries to bum rush Ruiz with a series of wild strikes but Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akano throws a head kick but Ruiz moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruiz misses the target.
Akano avoids the head kick by Ruiz.
A jab from Ruiz misses.
Akano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruiz.
Ruiz misses with a straight left.
Akano follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Akano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruiz scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruiz misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz misses with a straight left.
Ruiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akano can do to turn this around?
Ruiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruiz.
Ruiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akano manages to avoid it.
A big left from Ruiz misses.
Ruiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Ruiz misses its intended target.
Akano throws a fast counter high kick but Ruiz manages to duck under it in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz misses with a wild body shot.
Akano is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ruiz with a hook.
Ruiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Akano responds with a good body kick, but Ruiz manages to step out the way in time.
Ruiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Akano is just out of range.
Ruiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruiz.
Ruiz throws a shot from downtown. Akano moves away and avoids it.
Ruiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akano manages to avoid it.
Akano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruiz throws a shot from downtown. Akano moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz throws out a loose jab but Akano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akano is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Akano slips under a jab.
Akano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruiz throws out the jab.
Akano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruiz lands with a good body shot.
Akano moves out of range of the strikes.
Akano is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ruiz loads up on a big right hand but Akano slips the punch.
Akano throws a fast counter high kick but Ruiz manages to duck under it in time.
Ruiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akano manages to avoid it.
Ruiz misses with a looping left.
Ruiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Akano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz misses with a hook. Akano ducked under it nicely.
Ruiz takes a swing at Akano's ribcage but misses.
Ruiz misses with an uppercut. Akano saw that one coming.
Akano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruiz scores with a nice head shot.
Ruiz misses with an uppercut. Akano saw that one coming.
Ruiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruiz throws an overhand right that lands on Akano's shoulder, as Akano tries to avoid the shot.
Minoki Akano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Ruiz misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yadriel Ruiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruiz 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yadriel Ruiz!