PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Ruane (ranked 9081 p4p, 708 weight class) and qq qq (ranked 7249 p4p, 643 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ruane
vs
qq

175 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Ruane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, qq qq!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
qq paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Brandon Ruane has been cut.

Ruane clinches with his opponent.
qq wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite qq's efforts to push away.
qq is trying to push Ruane away but Ruane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Ruane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
qq tries a head kick but it misses.

Ruane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
qq has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
qq is trying to force a seperation but Ruane has the dominant position.
qq goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Ruane decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ruane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. qq gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
qq wants to get up but he can't break Ruane's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruane lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

qq is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ruane is controlling him.
Ruane engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ruane pushing down on qq's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
qq is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ruane stalling.

Ruane wants to work for an arm triangle but qq is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ruane looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ruane throwing shots but qq is blocking nicely.
qq really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruane takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
qq tries to kick Ruane off in order to stand up. Ruane Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Ruane in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruane has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ruane looking to control and managing it successfully.
You get the feeling that qq really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ruane punching from mount but qq doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ruane thowing shots but they're missing.
qq wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ruane.
Ruane 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruane controlling from the full mount.
Ruane has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Ruane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Ruane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

qq throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
qq is looking to clinch.

Ruane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ruane trying to land knees to the body.
qq taking a breather.
Ruane wants to take the fight to the mat but qq manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
qq tries to break the clinch but Ruane is controlling the position.

Ruane jumps guard.
Ruane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Ruane passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
qq is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruane controlling from mount.
Ruane throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Ruane there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

qq defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ruane.
Ruane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that qq can do to turn this around?
Ruane content just to control the position here.
qq has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.

Ruane working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ruane working for the choke.
Ruane throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

Ruane looking for the RNC.

qq preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ruane.

Ruane is looking for the choke from the back position but qq is controlling his hands well.
qq avoids the strikes from Ruane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
qq covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Ruane is looking for the choke from the back position but qq is controlling his hands well.
Ruane throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

Ruane is looking for the choke from the back position but qq is controlling his hands well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruane biding his time, looking for the opening.

Ruane patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruane controls the position.
Ruane missing with strikes from the back.

Ruane tightening his grip on qq, looking for the choke.

Ruane looking to break qq's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. qq remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ruane will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I would not like to be qq right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Ruane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Ruane's cut.
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!

Ruane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
qq wants to break the clinch but can't.
qq using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Ruane on the inside.
Ruane goes for a takedown attempt but qq pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
qq with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruane shoots in for a takedown but qq shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
qq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
qq displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ruane.
A nice side step and qq releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Ruane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruane keeps the fight on the outside.
qq throws a series of punches but Ruane avoids them all with ease.
Ruane throwing a counter right hand but qq manages to avoid it.
qq misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruane dives in and grabs qq's left leg, looking for a takedown. qq pushes down on Ruane's head and hops out.
A slow jab from qq misses its intended target.

qq lands a high kick to the side of Ruane's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! qq dives into guard, looking to finish.
qq takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Ruane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
qq tries to stand but Ruane is controlling from the bottom.

Ruane had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. qq defends it easily.

Ruane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. qq doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. qq manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruane has his hands on qq's head, controlling the position.
Ruane lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Ruane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruane stays in close to qq's body and controls the position.

Ruane gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - qq looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruane fails with the takedown.
qq lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
qq qq is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruane slips under a jab from qq.
Ruane shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruane darts in looking for a takedown but qq gets double underhooks and turns Ruane into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
qq throws a push kick but Ruane slaps the foot to one side.
qq turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No luck for Ruane with that takedown attempt.
qq misses with a head kick.
Ruane has a takedown stuffed.
That kick from qq tenderised Ruane's leg. Ruane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruane closes this distance looking for a takedown but qq circles away.
qq qq seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Ruane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with qq, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
qq tries to circle away but Ruane has him pinned against the cage.
Ruane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
qq qq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon Ruane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite qq's efforts to push away.
qq with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
qq qq comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Ruane!