PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Nunez (ranked 24680 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Ruiz (ranked 7814 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Ruiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nunez
vs
Ruiz

179 cm
19
214 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
18
221 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Nunez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ruiz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nunez scores with a nice head shot.
Ruiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nunez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ruiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruiz is trying to break the clinch but Nunez is controlling him.
Ruiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Nunez breaks the clinch.
Ruiz throws a nice looking combination but Nunez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hector Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nunez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Nunez. Beautiful body shot.
Ruiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nunez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruiz misses with an uppercut.
Ruiz misses with a wild combination.
Nunez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ruiz sprawls and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruiz.
Ruiz misses with a double jab.
Ruiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruiz misses with a double jab

and Nunez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ruiz is trying to break the clinch but Nunez has him pressed against the cage.

Nunez breaks the clinch.
Ruiz misses with a combination

and Nunez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ruiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Nunez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nunez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ruiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruiz fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Nunez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nunez keeps control of Ruiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Nunez breaks the clinch.
Ruiz wants to clinch up but Nunez keeps it at a distance.
Ruiz misses with the combination.
Ruiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nunez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ruiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Nunez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruiz misses with a double jab

and Nunez counters with a single leg into guard. Ruiz didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nunez is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nunez stands up and waves to Ruiz to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz tries to clinch

so Nunez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nunez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nunez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Nunez gets to his feet - Ruiz follows without any prompting.
Ruiz throws a combination that misses
and Nunez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nunez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nunez is struggling to control the position.
Nunez is looking for a takedown.
Ruiz can't break the clinch.
Ruiz tries to circle away but Nunez has him pinned against the cage.
Nunez landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz wants to break the clinch but can't.

Nunez breaks the clinch.
Nunez takes one to the side of the head.
Nunez defending well as Ruiz loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Ruiz misses its intended target.
Nunez tries to counter by clinching up but Ruiz breaks away and moves out of range.
Ruiz misses with a hook

and Nunez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ruiz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Nunez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz tries to clinch but Nunez moves out of range.
Ruiz looks to clinch

so Nunez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ruiz is looking to stand back up but Nunez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ruiz.
Ruiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ruiz misses with a combination

and Nunez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nunez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nunez prevents Ruiz from breaking the clinch.

Nunez breaks from the clinch.
Ruiz misses with a body punch

and Nunez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nunez.
Nunez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruiz can do to turn this around?

Nunez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Nunez.
Ruiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nunez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz misses with a right hand

and Nunez moves into the clinch.

Nunez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nunez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A shot to the body from Ruiz misses

and Nunez moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez taking a breather.
Nunez is pushing Ruiz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nunez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Ruiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruiz can't break the clinch.

Nunez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz tries to clinch but Nunez moves out of range.
Nunez throwing a counter right hand but Ruiz manages to avoid it.
Ruiz misses with a body punch

and Nunez counters by moving into the clinch.
Ruiz tries to break free but Nunez pushes him back against the cage.

Nunez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Nunez won't allow Ruiz to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nunez is standing up over Ruiz. Ruiz looks to escape but Nunez dives into side control.

Nunez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nunez 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.
Ruiz tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ruiz is trying to escape but he's just digging himself into more trouble. Nunez manages to sink in the hooks and gets a rear naked choke to end the fight in impressive fashion.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nick Nunez!