PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyborg Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Lee (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
Lee

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg 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, Ryan Lee!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Ruas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like Lee is going to stand back up.
Lee is thwarting Ruas's attempts to control the position.
Ruas is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ruas trying to control but Lee postures up.

Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Ruas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruas finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Donk. Ruas catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Ruas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ruas misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Ruas lands.
Lee misses with a combination
and Ruas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cyborg Ruas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruas throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Ruas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruas sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee looks gassed!
Ruas lands a jab-cross combination.
Ruas lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruas tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruas misses the shot to the body.
Ruas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ruas lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruas fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruas swinging wildly here.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ruas throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ruas!
Ruas misses with a few strikes there.
Ruas is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ruas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruas looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Ruas scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Good shot there by Ruas.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ruas with a jab.
Ruas slips a jab and a cross from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruas lands a two punch combo.
Ruas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ruas scores with a nice strike.
Ruas scores with a three punch combo!
Ruas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ruas!
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Ruas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyborg Ruas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruas sprawls well. Ruas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruas tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruas lands with a shot to the body.
Ruas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruas throws a good cross that connects.
Cyborg Ruas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Ruas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ruas thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Ruas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ruas stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ruas defends it nicely.
A punch combination from Ruas misses.
Ruas lands a body shot.
Ruas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee looks to land a combination but Ruas avoids it well.
Ruas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruas lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruas circles away.
Cyborg Ruas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lee.
Ruas sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ruas throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Ruas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ruas misses with a double jab

and Lee counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ruas's guard now.
Ruas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Lee keeping full guard, as Ruas tries to pass.

Ruas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ruas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Ruas from controlling successfully.
Ruas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ruas stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Ruas from controlling successfully.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ruas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ruas lands with a good body shot.
Ruas's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ruas duly obliges.
Ruas throws a combination that misses

so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ruas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee trying to control but Ruas is working from the bottom.

Lee is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Ruas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryan Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

Ruas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Ruas counters with a left to the body.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ruas swinging wildly here.
Ruas lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas misses with a few strikes there.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruas which made him look bad.
Ruas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruas stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruas shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Ruas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ruas works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Ruas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Ruas fights it but they end up in guard.

Ruas working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ruas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruas swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ruas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Ruas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lee manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Ruas wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to escape but Ruas is in control.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Ruas keeps moving and retains side control.
Ruas wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.

Ruas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Ruas is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Lee pushes Ruas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ruas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ruas has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ruas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.

Lee defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ruas.
Cyborg Ruas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee is looking to improve his position but Ruas isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You get the feeling that Lee really doesn't like being in this position too much.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cyborg Ruas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

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