PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ruas (ranked 4398 p4p, 468 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 6123 p4p, 582 weight class). Marko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Indestructible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ruas
vs
Marko

200 cm
19
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruas swats away the attempt to clinch by Marko.
Ruas throws a lazy right hand but Marko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marko misses with a hook. Ruas ducked under it nicely.
Marko lands a right hook to the body.
Marko throws a looping overhand right but Ruas ducks down to avoid it.

Ruas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ruas has knee on belly and moves into mount.
You get the feeling that Marko really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ruas forces the positional change into back control.

Ruas is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Marko is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlos Ruas!