BJJ Phenoms Collide 💪🥋 Tye Ruotolo vs. Jozef Chen | Full Fight

[@ThCiccc]

Josef Chen’s style is beautiful and inspiring. That said, the decision is probably right because of the 1.5 successful takedowns by Tye. The rest of the match was probably a draw. Chen had incredible guard retention and beautiful entries, and inverted very well out of the estima lock. Ruotolo had incredible pressure and balance and managed to spin out and almost invert Chen’s attempts to enter the legs. Both men attacked and defended beautifully from their respective positions. A great technical bjj match won ironically by a blast double takedown.

[@MrCmon113]

Agreed. But imo when you're on top you're winning even if you're not able to pass completely.

[@ThCiccc]

@@MrCmon113 I disagree with the generalization. Guard player can be much more offensive and threatening than the top player. Top player controls the distance and can stall by refusing to engage (this match is not the case of course).

[@jaimefernandez6903]

@@ThCiccc Totally agree on your point here, it depends on the level of agression the top player is having.

[@danielcalvo4635]

Yeah good analysis imo 🫶🏻🫶🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@supern0is349]

tye has been training his whole life, joseh doesnt even have 5 years of exclusive dedication to bjj. THe fact that he not only survived but put up a great fight its insane.

[@LooneyTunes-x2z]

less than 5 years, and he's made it to One Championship is impressive

[@filipepaivazoega3669]

As they said: the sky is the limit for that guy

[@Kkkaa.111]

@@LooneyTunes-x2zno he started bjj in 2018

[@fazer12779]

Excellent. It would be good to see a submission only match between these two :)

[@420gamingWithGF]

yes, i was so excited i never knew this match was gonna happen. only to watch the full match to be dissapointed

[@fazer12779]

@@420gamingWithGF We (the fans) need to see a proper win! 😃

[@howiseetheworld3581]

imo at this level, on a stage like ONE.. it should be sub only. What you guys think?

[@ali-su6ow]

whats a sub only match? whats the difference between this and that

[@howiseetheworld3581]

@@ali-su6ow sub only means the match ends only via an athlete being submitted. Instead of this format where the rounds are timed, so if no submission by the end of the timer on the final round, the winner is decided by points scored

[@Pinpadprompts]

Can't believe the Ruotolos are still just 21. Bright future in the sport for these too.

[@mindmachine4491]

I don't get the comments here saying "Joseph should've won". Each of them had one moderately threatening sub attemt. Tye had a takedown, a back take attempt and was slightly more aggressive overall. Yes it's a close one, but Tye clearly is the winner. Just because everybody wants to see the prodigy win, doesn't mean he's always better.

[@SHERMA.]

dude please stop with this like lets take a step back here before we get into this debate for a start, its absolutely fair to say that tyes takedown essentially "won" him this match *as nothing else substantial really happened* after the takedown happened we saw tye get ever more frustrated as the minutes went by as he struggled to pass jozefs guard (if you disagree with this i suggest you watch him resort to face smothering a few times) now that we have essentially agree'd he won from the takedown lets look at the entire situation jozef has CGI for life changing money in 30days (45days since fight) the ONE place your not going to defend a takedown attempt is in an elevated boxing ring keep defending the takedown? = getting singled or doubled and driven into and through ropes, 5ft down and onto concrete any intelligent grappler would concede the takedown and live to fight another day so yea.. all you tye fans btw can go watch his post-fight interview and watch how completely disappointed and upset he was with his performance. what we saw was a defeated tye who noticed his extravagant spazzy and active style doesnt and will not work vs technical composed and prepared players life jozef... a worrying conclusion to come too 45 days before 1million$

[@samiramiri5539]

@@SHERMA. you are as biased as they come. you focused on all the bad things that happened to Tye in this match but fail to name evven one for Chen. Do you think Chen was frustrated that he couldn't out wit Tye and that he couldn't even come close to doing anything relevant from his guard except for one insignificant sub attempt? What conclusions did Chen draw from this battle before the 1 mil tournament? Tye took Chen down and was in perma attack whilst Chen failed everything he tried. Tye > Chen, have fun coping.

[@SHERMA.]

@@samiramiri5539 HAHA!

[@dnbmania]

​@@SHERMA.Are you going to reply to him?

[@SHERMA.]

@@dnbmania not worth arguing with stupidity, they will beat you with experience

[@gundropmusic]

lol why are people complaining about the smothers and one-handed chokes. thats the game. youre not gonna get the sub but you'll get reactions. Plus those one handed chokes are legal so long as its on the arteries not the windpipe

[@kallepikku4991]

Good to see Catch wrestling back on the scene in 2020s.

[@bradaaaJT]

Unpopular opinion: submission grappling should have NO time limit and NO draw, only submission ends the match

[@Kkkaa.111]

Thats boring

[@eschelar]

​​@@Kkkaa.111it's the name of the event. Submission grappling. I watched for ten minutes on the edge of my seat. I would have had no trouble watching another ten or even twenty more minutes.

[@adamoates9969]

These dudes are so good

[@user-sw5wn8go3k]

Yea they are. Though I find it hard to appreciate some of Tye's moves (covering opponent's mouth, stepping on legs etc)

[@Biellushi]

This was too good to not happen again in the submission only match.

[@G.I_Jane]

they had to protect their golden boy

[@samiramiri5539]

lol what do you mean? Tye was better in this match he took Chen down and was permanently trying to pass without Chen being able to set up anything of significance.

[@Ecko960]

high level of grappling

[@dr-nj4sq]

Gray worm VS Bran Stark

[@NickisDanger]

hahahaha

[@ZettontheGOAT]

Nahhh 😂

[@mnonj9]

This is where I see the limit in pure grappling. With striking, the position that Tye was in, he be at huge advantage to hit and open up the game. But not in pure grappling. The Ruotolo want that respect and legacy to their name and that’s why, I believe, they are making their way to mma. MMA is the meta hand to hand combat sport. As of now, the Khabib’s line of mma grappling proving to be one of the most efficient, not the most effective. Garry Tonon too, is trying to prove bjj grappling in mma. Sadly though, highly doubt that Gordon Ryan will ever make his mma transition. He know his strengths and short coming too well as per John Danaher

[@mnonj9]

If not

[@vibovitold]

what do you mean by "most efficient, not the most effective"?

[@andreasnigeus640]

Good match from them both, I feel the win went to the right person in this case. If you’re playing guard you need do be able to bully the other person and in this case Josef couldn’t

[@eschelar]

Yeah. I can play bottom position all day with brown and purple belts, but doesn't mean I'm as good as them. The fact is, I'm on bottom because I am preserving energy. That's not in my favor.

[@gordo_rides_bikes]

Stale mate, think chen had more sub attempts dispite Tye's efforts, even with his classy hand over mouth techniques

[@samiramiri5539]

Lol What in the world do you call a sub attempt, just reaching for someones heel ?

[@melvin2296]

He tried the get the leg but I don't think it was deep enough to count it as significant.

[@rabbychan]

sub attempts bc Tye is the one pressuring which makes him more vulnerable as well. He could just stay on top, frame, do nothing.

[@eschelar]

That was flipping electric.

[@mr.mo_alsh]

The crazy part is that they’re very young. Like seriously how do you get this good at bjj in only 20 years of living on earth

[@benhallo1553]

Josef is south African?

[@LiwaySaGu]

yeah but i think his ethnicity is taiwanese

[@colingreenway6540]

yeah didnt know that too. south african german mom its seems!!!! Lekker he's representing SA!!!

[@danielcalvo4635]

With German and Chinese blood.....and that counts for a looooot

[@petermuskett3414]

We need a rematch, sub only, 15 minutes

[@danielcalvo4635]

Yeah!!!! best comment so far imo

[@romeg5531]

In a couple of years time, when they’ve grown more and packed on more strength and size, I think it’ll be one of the Ruotolos that’ll dethrone Gordon. Thoughts?

[@Kkkaa.111]

We will see

[@saadatnazaralieva9753]

2:47 he was a fairy 🧚🏼‍♀️

[@whatever9042]

The ring platform is kinda annoying

[@ZettontheGOAT]

I like KC's Pit more for Grappling

[@daddieray8317]

What a sport.😛

[@イスラム教と割礼]

Josef was very flex.

[@_rufcut]

huge fan of Tye and Kade, but that constant hand on throat, hand on face/mouth...just doesn't look great...and he couldn't even get close to passing his guard...

[@АлексРассПодкаст]

Joseph did more work.... In jits if you on top doesn't mean you r winning... There is just as many attack from bottom and top.

[@samiramiri5539]

Its true that if you are on top it doesnt mean you are winning but in this case Tye was defenitley winning on top lmao. Chen fan boys gotta cope!

[@MrCmon113]

Then why are you getting points for a takedown and not for a sit-down? Why was Tye able to smother and choke Josef forcing a reaction, if his position wasn't better?

[@breixoalonso569]

why isnt this sport olympic?

[@ZettontheGOAT]

I read on some forum that said it's cause they didn't have a single unified ruleset and have no anti doping. Part of it is because they still tied to the Gracie Family i guess.

[@duckpk10]

Whoever claims they can call a winner is talking absolute rubbish.

[@W67w]

The hand over the mouth is such a bogus move

[@Darko1.0]

Tye's looks so messy but it's so dangerous

[@thor-andrewang983]

They need more time!

[@marsatacc2220]

Quel combat 🎉

[@nerocaligula3609]

Tye by unanimous decision. Chen was battling to retain guard the whole match, and only got a whiff of some sub attempts because tye took risks to be aggressive. Dominated from top the whole match with beautiful takedowns.

[@hilmiyusof6368]

Josef Chen still 19??

[@antonioferrer53]

Aca son dos de los 5 o 6 mejores del Mundo y no gano Ninguno de los dos , Altisimo combate , empate Mr One

[@thiswonderfulnature]

Slightly

[@cm2877]

Comments should be opt in

[@gabriellarrotta8636]

So, now blocking your opponent's breath ways is part of BJJ?

[@RoyBlumenthal]

Of course it is. It's called a choke. (If you're uncertain, look for "mother's milk choke".)

[@mrk8699]

@@RoyBlumenthal that Ruotolo guy was straight up putting his hand on the guys neck and choking him, that is not a mothers milk choke. and he was literally putting his hand on the guys mouth and nose blocking his breathing. i don't know what moves those are called

[@RoyBlumenthal]

@@mrk8699 Covering the mouth and nose is legal under the One Championship rules. Regarding the hands on the throat, that's also legal, with the exception of actual strangulation (they're not allowed to close their fingers around the throat). When Ruotolo had his hand on Chen's throat, he wasn't actually closing his fingers, so the move was legal.

[@mrk8699]

@@RoyBlumenthal Dang! i didn't know that. i was so surprised the ref wasn't calling it or something and the commentators not saying anything about it😂

[@RoyBlumenthal]

@@mrk8699 The reason I mentioned the Mother's Milk submission is that it's legal in most of the legit tournaments. The point being that a smother is legal elsewhere. (Just clarifying. I don't want you to think that I thought Ruotolo was actually found a Mother's Milk.)

[@denilsonsabine2497]

WHY DOES IS SHOW SOUTH AFRICAN FLAG

[@Pifagorass]

Time for Kade focus on MMA - no-Gi BJJ is getting tighter 😅

[@lukerockhold5216]

jozef chen is the next rodolfo vieira

[@เทย่าเก็กเค]

Jozef เก่งมาก ต่อสู้ได้ครบเวบาแบบสูสีเลย อายุยังน้อย อนาคตไกลแน่นอนค่ะ หวังว่าจะได้เห็นบนเวทีนี้อีกนะคะ ชื่นชมค่ะ 👍

[@MansfieldBblythe-x8r]

Blair Ford

[@linksvexier9272]

Won with the takedown

[@Longestspring]

The guy on the bottom lost

[@anasshaikh8686]

Mikey will be real test

[@killybiddy7418]

Spoiler blocker

[@philippeorphanides9596]

I see a lotta hugging and neck cupping and not much wrestling for the first 4 minutes

[@hightopwill6935]

shoudl of beena drawh

[@ThomasKynes-fb8mi]

Thats a draw.

[@LiwaySaGu]

nah, jozef had an actual attempt at submission while ruotolo had none, but he won anyway

[@ducanhtran4842]

estima lock attempt at 3:54?

[@agarraaki1]

The Takedown, the throw and top position were invisible?

[@samiramiri5539]

@@agarraaki1 Chen fans can't cope, just ignore them.

[@MrCmon113]

Tye was attacking the entire time and Jozef defending the entire time.

[@danielcalvo4635]

But ruotolo was better at take down..... He actually had one so maybe....I love Joseph though. Met him in Sydney we did a seminar with him just before he blow out to the big stage. He is an amazing person in and out of the mats dedicated to bjj

[@BAN-o7r]

What a scam, chen was better, awsome defence

[@bwa_8]

Draw

[@jademoth1626]

🇿🇦🙏🏽

[@Outdoorswiththeboyz]

Josef should’ve won 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ItsMe_17_StillMe]

Nah, no chance bro

[@mnishamalamadingdong1829]

Tye had no submission attempts, Jozef had at least 1 serious attempt on the heel hook, the only deciding factor is Tye being in top position for the match but realistically top position shouldn't win you the match if it inst a definite pin and at no point did he have Jozef 100%percent pinned. Jozef should have won but One obviously wont do that to the boy. should have been an overtime round and force a decision.

[@oglinga]

@@mnishamalamadingdong1829 and the takedown

[@lueurdespoir7253]

@@mnishamalamadingdong1829Lol I need the time for "1 serious attempt on the heel hook" ? Bro, I prefer Jozef but he lost, that was a close fight but he lost.

[@lohascha462]

@@mnishamalamadingdong1829how about the toe hold?

[@doblealfabrazilianjiujitsu7365]

Boring match

[@SeanMacLachlan]

Correct decision

[@brian1982100]

Let's go Tye! TEAM USA 🎉

[@brohan24]

jozef was robbed

[@nitscho1]

this tye is just a horrible sport

[@quandalemcgee]

yh not rigged at all

[@maxwellalves3881]

It was a draw

[@anbernicguy]

No one watches grappling fights.