PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junin Backflip (ranked 4406 p4p, 4598 weight class) and Buster Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Backflip
vs
Ruthless

180 cm
19
175
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
182
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junin Backflip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buster Ruthless!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backflip tries for a takedown but Ruthless sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Backflip shoots in but Ruthless avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ruthless walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ruthless keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junin Backflip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Backflip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruthless throws out the jab.
Backflip with a poor takedown

and Ruthless counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruthless.
Backflip is trying to drag Ruthless to the mat but Ruthless just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ruthless just misses with a elbow thrown towards Backflip's brow.
Backflip dodges an elbow strike from Ruthless.
Backflip is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ruthless is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Backflip tries to break free but Ruthless pushes him back against the cage.
Backflip avoids the elbow strike from Ruthless, against the cage.

Ruthless lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ruthless controlling the pace.
Backflip tries to get to full guard but Ruthless has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruthless lands strikes from half guard.

Ruthless is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backflip is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Backflip manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Backflip wants to stand but Ruthless is controlling the position.
Ruthless looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backflip bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ruthless's guard.

Ruthless is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Backflip trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruthless is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruthless pulls Backflip in close to his closed guard and prevents Backflip from doing any damage or advancing position.
Backflip wants to control from the top but Ruthless keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Backflip trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Ruthless is looking for a triangle but Backflip pushes his legs off easily.
Backflip has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Backflip wants to control from the top but Ruthless keeps moving.
Ruthless wants to stand and escape but Backflip is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ruthless looking for a guillotine here but Backflip defends easily.
Ruthless has Backflip pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Ruthless dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ruthless stuffs the takedown.

Backflip tries to keep at a distance but Ruthless has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ruthless jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruthless is on top in guard.

Ruthless looking to pass the guard.
Backflip can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruthless controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Backflip pulls Ruthless in close to prevent any damage.
Ruthless not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless distracts Backflip with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ruthless is working Backflip over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Backflip can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruthless controls the pace.
Backflip managing to control the position.
Buster Ruthless has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruthless showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruthless is continuing to stall.

Ruthless gets to his feet. Backflip looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Ruthless throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Backflip tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ruthless is in Backflip's guard.
Ruthless wants to stand but Backflip has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ruthless postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Backflip swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruthless engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Ruthless drops back looking for a leg! Backflip is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Backflip manages to kick Ruthless off! Ruthless jumps back into Backflip's guard.
Ruthless slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Backflip struggling a bit here.
Ruthless tries to stand but Backflip is controlling his head.

Ruthless looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ruthless working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Ruthless showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ruthless throws the kick towards the body but Backflip avoids it.
Ruthless shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Backflip but Backflip pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Ruthless gets a clinch.
Ruthless lands a right hand.
Ruthless is trying to pull guard but Backflip turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Backflip tries a knee to the head but Ruthless blocks it.
Ruthless is pressed up against the cage. Backflip has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruthless down to the mat. Ruthless avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Backflip tries to clinch but Ruthless is having none of it.
Backflip doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruthless circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Backflip or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruthless, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Backflip doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruthless circles away.

Ruthless shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Backflip napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Backflip wants to get back to his feet but Ruthless is dominant here and he's now got Backflip's back!
Ruthless lands a shot to the head.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Backflip can't escape the position.
Good control from Ruthless.
Backflip tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless is riding his opponent, not letting Backflip buck him off.

Ruthless is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Backflip is defending well though. Ruthless let's go of the attempt for now.
The referee is taking a good look at Backflip as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Ruthless!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Backflip preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ruthless.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Backflip.
Ruthless is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Ruthless is working the ground and pound. Can Backflip escape?
Ruthless has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Backflip's body.
Let's hope that Ruthless has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backflip can't escape the position.

Backflip won't enjoy being in this position. Ruthless looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Backflip is tapping - it's over boys! Ruthless picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Buster Ruthless!