PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gota Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaigo Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pass Out. Ruiz has chosen Slayed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yo
vs
Ruiz

178 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

172 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Bio-Tech Industries

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gota Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thaigo Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yo connects with a right hand. Ruiz shakes it off.
Yo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruiz tries for a takedown but Yo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ruiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Yo misses.
Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yo.
Gota Yo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yo scores with a nice right hand.
Yo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ruiz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yo swivels and escapes.
Yo looks to land a left hand but Ruiz moved out of range nicely.
Ruiz staying out of range there.
Ruiz moves away from the strike by Yo.
Yo misses with an uppercut. Ruiz saw that one coming.
Yo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruiz.

Ruiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ruiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ruiz thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yo to regain full guard.
Ruiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruiz throwing strikes but missing.
Ruiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Yo is retaining full guard.
Ruiz throwing strikes but missing.
Ruiz is pushing down on Yo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yo is fighting to maintain full guard but Ruiz has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ruiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yo's head.
Ruiz looks gassed!
Ruiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yo lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruiz off the cage and back into rage.
Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yo.
Yo throws a monster overhand right that drops Ruiz! Yo follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gota Yo!