PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fa Yang Narong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Narong has chosen 5 Minutes Alone as his entrance music. Narong has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Fa Yang Narong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ruas
vs
Yang Narong

194 cm
19
237 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Blaze Ronin Street Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fa Yang Narong!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narong tries to clinch but Ruas is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Narong as Ruas shoots in.
Ruas swats away the attempt to clinch by Narong.

Ruas takes the fight into the clinch.

Ruas breaks the clinch.
Narong misses with a double jab.
Narong tries to clinch up.
Narong wants to clinch up but Ruas keeps it at a distance.
Ruas looks for a takedown but Narong sprawls well.
Narong wants to clinch up but Ruas keeps it at a distance.
Ruas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruas.
Ruas wants to clinch up but Narong keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narong thows a body shot but no joy.
Narong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruas.
Narong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Ruas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruas is breathing heavily.
Ruas lands a nice shot that snaps Narong's head back.
Narong tries to clinch up but Ruas circles away and keeps his distance.
Narong moves in looking to clinch but Ruas pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Narong is looking to clinch but Ruas is avoiding it.
Narong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Narong loads up on a big right hand but Ruas slips the punch.
Fa Yang Narong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ruas closes the distance and clinches.
Ruas wants to break free but Narong has control.
Ruas taking a breather.
Narong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Narong lands an elbow just above Ruas 's eye.
Narong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruas managing to block the knees to the body from Narong.
Ruas keeps control of Narong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Narong wants to break free but Ruas has control.

Ruas breaks from the clinch.
Ruas looks for a takedown but Narong sprawls well.
Narong tries to clinch

and Ruas counters by clinching up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Narong.

Ruas breaks from the clinch.
Ruas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruas moves in looking to clinch but Narong pushes him off.

Ruas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narong trying to control from the bottom.
Narong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruas.

Ruas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Ruas in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Narong tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ruas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Ruas!