PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Ruch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jose Good has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jose Good seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Good
vs
Ruch

167 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

210 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Ruch!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good fails with the takedown
and Ruch counters with a three punch combo that has Good backing up. Good nods at Ruch to acknowledge the strikes.
Ruch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jose Good seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruch is fending him off so far but Good persists. Nope, Ruch circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Good counters by clinching up.
Good missing with knees to the body.
Good tries to pull guard but Ruch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Good. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good tries to pull guard but Ruch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Good manages to break the clinch.
Ruch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruch tries to bum rush Good with a series of wild strikes but Good uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good fails to land the takedown.
Ruch misses with a wild combination.
Ruch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ruch. Those never looked like landing.
Good fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ruch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Ruch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruch looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruch falls off balance throwing a combination

and Good counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Good might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Good is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruch has wrist control.
Good won't allow Ruch to get back to his feet.
Ruch wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Good manages to pass to side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Good lands a nice short elbow.

Good is trying for a kimura here. Ruch looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Good wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Good!