PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Booya Kasha (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.

Ruas
vs
Kasha

180 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Booya Kasha!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas stuffs the takedown attempt from Kasha. Kasha gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruas tries to clinch up but Kasha circles away and keeps his distance.

Kasha moves into the clinch.
Kasha managing to block the knees to the body from Ruas.
Ruas tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasha avoids the damage to the body.
Ruas crunches a lovely knee into Kasha's ribcage.
Ruas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasha avoids it.
Ruas lands a good knee to the midsection. Kasha won't want to take too many of those.
Ruas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ruas.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ruas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kasha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kasha looks gassed!
Kasha has had enough of the clinch but Ruas keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kasha tries to break the clinch but Ruas is controlling the position.
Ruas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kasha missing with knees to the body.
Ruas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kasha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruas tries to land a knee to the head but Kasha blocks with his arms.
Ruas lands an elbow just above Kasha 's eye.

It looks like Booya Kasha has been cut.
Ruas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas lands an elbow just above Kasha 's eye.
Kasha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ruas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ruas lands a nice knee to the body.
Kasha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ruas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasha avoids it.
A knee to the head by Ruas.
Kasha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kasha takes an elbow to the temple.
Ruas missing with knees to the body.
Ruas landing knees to the body.
Ruas has Kasha pressed against the cage, preventing Kasha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruas crunches a lovely knee into Kasha's ribcage.
Kasha lands a body shot.
Kasha misses with an elbow strike.
Ruas keeps control of Kasha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kasha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruas has him pressed against the cage.
Kasha managing to block the knees to the body from Ruas.
Kasha avoiding damage as Ruas throws knees to the body.
Kasha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruas is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Kasha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kasha stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kasha breaks the clinch.
Kasha throws a series of punches but Ruas avoids them all with ease.
Kasha loads up on a big right hand but Ruas slips the punch.
Ruas fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ruas has closed the distance and engaged Kasha in a clinch.
Ruas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kasha is defending well for now.
Kasha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ruas throws a knee to the head but misses.

Kasha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruas manages to avoid it.
Ruas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasha.
Kasha tries to clinch

and Ruas counters by moving into the clinch.
Kasha has had enough of the clinch but Ruas keeps him there for the moment.
Kasha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kasha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kasha tries to break the clinch but Ruas is controlling the position.
Ruas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasha.
A hook to the body from Kasha.
Ruas trying to land knees to the body.
Kasha leaning against his opponent.
Ruas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kasha stalling.
Ruas missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Booya Kasha.

Kasha shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kasha was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kasha punching from mount but Ruas doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kasha trying to control but Ruas is having none of it.
Ruas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kasha looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kasha trying to control but Ruas is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Ruas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Booya Kasha's cut.
That's time! Ruas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kasha misses the shot to the body.
Kasha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ruas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruas.
Kasha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ruas missing with knees to the body.
Kasha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kasha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ruas connects with a knee to the head.
Ruas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kasha's face.
Ruas has Kasha pressed against the cage, preventing Kasha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruas prevents Kasha from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ruas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasha avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kasha is trying to break the clinch but Ruas is controlling him.
Ruas trying to land knees to the body.
Kasha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruas missing with knees to the body.
Kasha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruas has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas lands a nice elbow.
Kasha is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruas has double underhooks.
Kasha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kasha lands with a light punch inside.
Kasha avoiding damage as Ruas throws knees to the body.
Ruas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kasha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kasha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasha.
Ruas has Kasha pressed against the cage, preventing Kasha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kasha tries to break free but Ruas pushes him back against the cage.
Ruas looking to throw knees to the head but Kasha is blocking nicely.
Kasha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kasha is trying to break free.
Ruas missing with knees to the body.
Ruas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasha.
Kasha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kasha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kasha lands with a short punch from the clinch.

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.
Kasha controlling the action here for a moment.
Ruas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kasha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kasha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kasha cracks Ruas with a nice body shot.
Kasha wants to break free but Ruas has control.
Kasha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Kasha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kasha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasha.
Ruas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kasha is defending well for now.
Kasha tries a knee to the head but Ruas blocks it.
Kasha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kasha.
Kasha continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kasha tries to break the clinch but Ruas is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kasha lands a right hand.
Kasha blocks an elbow strike from Ruas.
Kasha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kasha tries to circle away but Ruas has him pinned against the cage.
Kasha is trying to break free.
Kasha is trying to break free.
Kasha avoiding damage as Ruas throws knees to the body.
Kasha is trying to force a seperation but Ruas has the dominant position.
Kasha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruas avoids it.
Kasha avoiding damage.
Ruas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kasha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ruas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kasha tries to stall but Ruas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kasha managing to block the knees to the body from Ruas.
Kasha has had enough of the clinch but Ruas keeps him there for the moment.
Kasha missing with knees to the body.
Kasha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kasha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kasha blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kasha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kasha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kasha working hard to break the clinch.
Kasha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruas has him pressed against the cage.
Ruas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ruas missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kasha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kasha tries to circle away but Ruas has him pinned against the cage.
The referee calls for Kasha to work.
Ruas misses with a knee to the head.
Ruas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasha.
Kasha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kasha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kasha avoiding damage as Ruas throws knees to the body.
Kasha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kasha stalling against the cage.
Kasha tries to break the clinch but Ruas is controlling the position.
Kasha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Booya Kasha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Booya Kasha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ruas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kasha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kasha misses with a wild combination.
Ruas throws a push kick but Kasha slaps the foot to one side.
Booya Kasha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ruas instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kasha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruas misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasha avoids the damage to the body.
Ruas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ruas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kasha blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Kasha.
Ruas lands a good knee to the midsection. Kasha won't want to take too many of those.
Kasha can't break the clinch.
Kasha stalling in the clinch.
Kasha is trying to force a seperation but Ruas has the dominant position.
Kasha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kasha wants to stall.
Ruas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruas lands a knee to the head.
Kasha looking to throw knees to the head but Ruas is blocking nicely.
Kasha tries to break the clinch but Ruas is controlling the position.
Ruas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kasha blocks it with crossed arms.
Kasha stalling against the cage.
Kasha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ruas looking to throw knees to the head but Kasha is blocking nicely.
Anderson Ruas has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two 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.
Kasha wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruas won't allow it.
Kasha can't break the clinch.
Ruas avoids the elbow strike from Kasha, against the cage.
Kasha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kasha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kasha is trying to break free.
Kasha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ruas scores a nice knee to the body.
Ruas missing with knees to the body.
Kasha lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasha avoids it.
Kasha wants to break free but Ruas has control.
Kasha wants to break free but Ruas has control.
Kasha wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruas won't allow it.
Ruas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kasha wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruas.
Kasha tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruas avoids the damage to the body.
Kasha blocks the elbow strike.
Kasha is trying to break the clinch but Ruas is controlling him.
Kasha trying to stall but Ruas improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kasha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ruas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruas trying to land knees to the body.
Kasha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kasha is trying to break the clinch but Ruas has him pressed against the cage.
Ruas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ruas prevents Kasha from breaking the clinch.
Kasha is trying to break the clinch but Ruas is controlling him.
Ruas lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruas trying to land knees to the body.
Kasha tries to circle away but Ruas has him pinned against the cage.
Ruas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasha.
Kasha is trying to force a seperation but Ruas has the dominant position.
Ruas prevents Kasha from breaking the clinch.
Ruas throws an elbow that misses.
Kasha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruas scores with a knee to the head.
Kasha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kasha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ruas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kasha's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kasha tries to circle away but Ruas has him pinned against the cage.
Kasha can't break the clinch.
Ruas landing knees to the head.
Ruas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasha avoids it.
Kasha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kasha misses with a knee strike.
Kasha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ruas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasha tries to circle away but Ruas has him pinned against the cage.
Ruas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasha.
Ruas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ruas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kasha's efforts to push away.
Kasha is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruas has double underhooks.
Ruas lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruas avoids the elbow strike from Kasha, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kasha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kasha stalling the fight.
Ruas tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasha avoids the damage to the body.
Ruas tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasha avoids the damage to the body.
Ruas blocks an elbow strike from Kasha.
Ruas misses with an elbow over the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anderson Ruas.
I think Ruas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Ruas!