PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Wiglaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiglaf comes to the cage accompanied by No More Sorrow. Henry Wiglaf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wiglaf
vs
Ruas

187 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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, Henry Wiglaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Ruas!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Ruas forces Wiglaf back against the cage and clinches.
Wiglaf tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wiglaf wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Wiglaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wiglaf blocking some punches.
Ruas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ruas pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiglaf leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ruas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wiglaf.

Ruas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ruas darts in and clinches Wiglaf up against the cage.
Ruas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wiglaf is breathing heavily.
Ruas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruas lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wiglaf backwards.
Ruas lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wiglaf backwards.
Ruas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wiglaf or not.
Ruas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wiglaf backwards.
Ruas is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiglaf backwards.
Ruas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Henry Wiglaf has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruas.
Wiglaf takes a shot to the head.

Wiglaf is rocked!
Ruas lands with a right to the head.
Oh Wiglaf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Ruas.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruas.
Ruas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wiglaf backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ruas.
Ruas lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ruas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ruas rushes Wiglaf and presses him up against the cage.
Wiglaf seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruas has Wiglaf pushed against the cage.
Ruas lands a nice uppercut.
Ruas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wiglaf.
Ruas stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wiglaf backwards.
Ruas lands a body shot.
Ruas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wiglaf backwards.
Ruas is pushing Wiglaf up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ruas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiglaf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruas lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Ruas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruas works on Wiglaf's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Ruas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruas scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruas.
Ruas lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ruas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ruas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wiglaf backwards.
Ruas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruas pushes Wiglaf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruas.
Ruas gets underhooks to prevent Wiglaf's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Ruas.
Ruas lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruas scores with a shot to the side of Wiglaf's head.
A nice left hand lands by Ruas.
A shot in the inside from Ruas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruas.
Good body shot from Ruas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas has Wiglaf pushed against the cage.
Ruas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ruas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Ruas manages to break the clinch.
Felipe Ruas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruas wants to clinch up but Wiglaf keeps it at a distance.
Ruas wants to clinch.
Wiglaf fails to land the takedown.
Ruas scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiglaf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruas tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Ruas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Wiglaf's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ruas tries to clinch but Wiglaf is having none of it.
Ruas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiglaf circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruas throws a nice looking combination but Wiglaf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Ruas has managed to clinch.
Ruas lands a left hand.
Wiglaf goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ruas prevents it.
Ruas digs a right hand underneath Wiglaf's ribcage. Wiglaf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wiglaf fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch on the inside from Ruas fails to land.
Ruas stops a takedown attempt from Wiglaf.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Wiglaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas gets through Wiglaf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ruas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiglaf wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiglaf blocks an elbow strike from Ruas.
Ruas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wiglaf takes a shot to the head.
Ruas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ruas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiglaf goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ruas prevents it.

Ruas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Ruas. No joy for Wiglaf on that attempt.
Wiglaf swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruas.
Ruas lands with a nice body punch.
Ruas doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiglaf circles away.

Wiglaf drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas is looking for a sweep.
Wiglaf sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ruas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Wiglaf looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ruas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ruas wants to get back to full guard.

Wiglaf is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ruas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wiglaf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas tries to get to full guard but Wiglaf has control of the leg.
Ruas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wiglaf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wiglaf sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruas defending well though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ruas tries to close the distance and clinch but Wiglaf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.
Wiglaf has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wiglaf there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Ruas misses.
Wiglaf fails to land the takedown.
Ruas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruas tries to clinch but Wiglaf moves out of range.
Wiglaf slips a jab and a cross from Ruas.
Wiglaf fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wiglaf shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ruas pinned against the cage. Ruas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Wiglaf scores with a takedown into Ruas's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Ruas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Wiglaf'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 tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiglaf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiglaf slips a jab and a cross from Ruas.
Ruas moves in looking to clinch but Wiglaf pushes him off.
Wiglaf tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruas swivels and escapes.
Wiglaf slips a straight right by Ruas.
Wiglaf shoots in and drives through. Ruas sprawls well.
Ruas doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiglaf circles away.
Ruas connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wiglaf keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruas fails to land with a series of punches.
Felipe Ruas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruas throws a series of punches but Wiglaf avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiglaf looks for a takedown but Ruas sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Wiglaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiglaf.
Wiglaf tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruas swivels and escapes.
Wiglaf fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wiglaf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruas.
Wiglaf closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruas circles away.
Ruas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiglaf.

Wiglaf shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ruas's guard.
Wiglaf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiglaf is working Ruas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ruas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wiglaf.
Wiglaf postures up in Ruas's guard and throws a big left but Ruas blocks it.

Wiglaf postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ruas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wiglaf, into his guard.

Wiglaf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Wiglaf working for a triangle but Ruas defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wiglaf working for submissions but it's allowed Ruas to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wiglaf is looking for a sweep. Ruas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry Wiglaf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felipe Ruas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wiglaf strikes from the bottom but Ruas uses the opportunity to move to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Ruas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30

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