PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Workman (ranked 24531 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Ruiz (ranked 5137 p4p, 511 weight class). Joey Workman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Workman
vs
Ruiz

220 cm
19
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Workman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuel Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ruiz has Workman up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruiz cracks Workman with a nice body shot.
A short right from Ruiz on the inside.

It looks like Joey Workman has been cut.
Ruiz landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Ruiz gets control of Workman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ruiz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ruiz trying to keep a closed guard but Workman is proving a slippery customer.

Ruiz has his foot on Workman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Workman works his way back into a safe position though.
Workman tries to stand but Ruiz is controlling from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ruiz holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Workman tries to stand but Ruiz is controlling from the bottom.
Ruiz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz wants to sweep but no luck.
Workman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Workman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ruiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ruiz dives in and grabs Workman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Workman pushes down on Ruiz's head and hops out.
Ruiz shoots for a takedown but Workman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Workman tries to counter with a takedown but Ruiz is quick to defend against it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ruiz.
A low kick from Ruiz is predictable there

and Workman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Workman wants to stand but Ruiz has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Workman controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is trying to get back to full guard.

Ruiz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Workman not doing much here.

Workman gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ruiz clinches with his opponent.

Ruiz jumps guard.
Ruiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruiz, not yet.
Workman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ruiz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Workman won't allow Ruiz to sweep him here.
Workman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz trying to keep a closed guard but Workman is proving a slippery customer.

Workman gets to his feet - Ruiz follows without any prompting.

Ruiz has Workman up against the cage in a clinch.

Ruiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Workman. Workman gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Ruiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Workman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ruiz drives through with a takedown into Workman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Workman is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ruiz dives into side control.

Ruiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Workman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ruiz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Ruiz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Workman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ruiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Workman throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Ruiz dives in and scores a takedown into Workman's guard.

Workman pushes Ruiz off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ruiz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Workman was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruiz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ruiz prevents Workman from getting back to his feet.
Ruiz pushes down on Workman's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Ruiz stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Workman gets caught flat footed, as Ruiz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Workman is on top in guard.

Workman is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ruiz has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Workman is looking to defend but Ruiz has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Workman! Ruiz pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Workman taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Samuel Ruiz!
Samuel Ruiz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.