Tye Ruotolo vs Jason Nolf | Full CJI Match | Craig Jones Invitational

[@TB-LivingFree]

CJI was one of the most entertaining jj tournaments ever

[@alidastpeyman6220]

I watched live thanks to you guys ❤ im living in iran and paying to watch for us is impossible because sanction also it's very expensive for us even if we able to buy! Thanks a lot craig jones ❤❤

[@DarkArtsDeepDive]

That’s awesome 👏

[@drjimjam1112]

So glad you were able to watch and enjoy.

[@jeremyweaver9755]

Thanks to you and the people of Iran for contributing so much to wrestling and grappling 💫

[@Danieltbnt]

such an awesome event glad you could enjoy

[@GettingBetter26]

Nolf’s hand fighting and angles are on point.

[@joshuaroun14]

I would hope so for a 3x D1 NCAA champ lol

[@Omar-jc3yx]

😂😂😂​@@joshuaroun14

[@andrewcastaneda9382]

Nolf competing w no acl and 6 weeks training is brazy. He just retired from Wrasslin and will be focusing on jits. Give em 2 years

[@Zammy0125]

You can give him 10 years, ain’t gonna do nothing lmfao, but respect to him , rutolo stuffed all his takedowns

[@andrewcastaneda9382]

@@Zammy0125 🧢 nicky Rod was D3 and within 10 years choking everyone out. Give a guy who is levels above him from the start a short time. Tye a savage no doubt but its like may-weather thinking he hot for beating connor. Tye is supposed to dominate a white or blue belt. not down the wire.

[@HectorSmise]

Nolf will never be at the top because I don't see him taking roids like everyone else in this sport... There is no legitimacy and it only matters to all the other glute shooters...

[@Visionquest92]

@@andrewcastaneda9382within 1 year choking guys out

[@RapYouCanUnderstand]

@@andrewcastaneda9382 nolf is too old he doesnt even know how to use a guard. If someone sweeps him hes fucced

[@gregbatchelor9205]

Never seen so many spam bot comments on a BJJ video. Nolf is an absolute badass.

[@MuayThaiDreadlock]

He also greases and admits to it. What an asshat.

[@Mr2fiveone]

Tye Ruotolo and his twin are ABLSOLUTE BADASSES

[@Noscrap909]

Nolf has no offense

[@Jiu-JitsuJourney257]

Nolf had a great showing here.

[@jasonredpill7473]

Pat Downey and Jason Nolf matches were interesting. If they train BJJ heavily in the next year or 2 years. The matches are gonna be more exciting.

[@kerrinhester3378]

They need to do catch wrestling with Erik Paulson or Josh barnett

[@ShichibukaiKuma]

Great match! Everyone was pumped on the mats this last week

[@HoboGardenerBen]

Really cool to see this channel go from a chill little portal of bro vibes to a super influential sports media hub. I hope you guys don't forget the vibes and make all decisions from a corporate profit zombie angle.

[@Elusive_Pete]

7:06, Jason's catch of Tye's kouchi is the fastest reaction I've ever seen in jiu jitsu.

[@realkinehawaii1829]

Bad ass!!!! Love watching the Ruotolo brothers roll!!!👊😎🤙

[@billh3998]

its crazy how difficult wrestling guys with no BJJ training make it on the BJJ experts, would not be the same other way around

[@grantjepson1735]

But the bjj guy did stand up with the wrestler the whole time

[@Zammy0125]

Ruotolo wasn’t even trying lmfao, nolf has been wrestling his whole life and been doing jiu jitsu for the past few years, but keep coping

[@Jack-r5c4b]

⁠@@Zammy0125he did juijetsu for 6 weeks before this and has no acl 💀and ruloto was lucky to get a submission

[@RomanTrismegistus]

Cope

[@JJ-bf8fg]

Crazy how the wrestler couldn't do anything with the takedowns after he got tye down. He was either in a sub or backed off because he didn't know how to engage the guard. On top of that he had a hard time standing with tye as well...soooo wrestling doesn't stand a chance against high level Jiu Jitsu

[@Danimal6100]

Props to Ruotolo for not pulling guard and making this an exciting match

[@JS-uh9hs]

Nolf would probably do well in MMA

[@mgreene011]

Nooooooo. Ya think?

[@maliamiller4374]

Take down pass submission 💪🏽🤙🏽💯

[@errgo2713]

God I love reverse triangles. All the better when they stand up and make things worse. Kudos to Nolf for toughing it out.

[@davidf2244]

Same. The epitome of the bjj critique "that would never work in real life"

[@irsh2786]

Insane fight!! 👌

[@leestefanski8919]

My favorite match from the tournament

[@iwannabealionking]

Such a sick match!!

[@mgreene011]

Was one of them sick?

[@bigj3086]

This has a criminally low level of views. The stand-up was a bit long, but even that was fun to watch.

[@simlittle89]

The stand up was 13 of 15 minutes lol…….

[@KelseyXan]

These twins have saiyan blood in them 💨🐉🔥☄️

[@cspdx11]

no butt scooting. awesome!

[@rns7426]

After this Tye said he wants to box the boxer and arm wrestle the arm wrestler.

[@mikegold3130]

I don’t understand why people are justifying this by saying Nolf has zero jiu jitsu or that he’s a white belt as if wrestling doesn’t directly translate to jiu jitsu. A wrestler has takedown defense and offense, top control, passing, the ability to get up, those are all aspects of jiu jitsu yet when a wrestler loses to a jiu jitsu guy it’s because they suddenly have no jiu jitsu. Most of the time control comes before submission and Nolf is as elite as they come plus he has been around the sport of submission grappling for some years now. Obviously Tye is better at submission grappling but to act like wrestling doesn’t translate or like it’s as different to jiu jitsu as golf is to football is just insane to me.

[@juniorsmith7777]

Wrestling translates to jiujitsu in many ways like you said however the submission element completely eliminates the usefulness of a lot things in wrestling. Low stance? No way, blast double, high-c? Think twice. Bellying out? Exact opposite principle to pulling guard. These are all fundamentals of wrestling that are nullified by jiujitsu. You really aren’t appreciating that they are not at all the same sport otherwise the transfer would go both ways, there’s a reason you don’t need world class wrestling to be a world class jiujitsu guy. Boxing would be completely useful for k1 kickboxing but you simply cannot ignore the first 4 letters of the latter, that is essentially what you are doing here.

[@mikegold3130]

@@juniorsmith7777 my point is wrestlers have an immediate advantage when coming to jiu jitsu that you wouldn’t get in other sport. Many aspects of wrestling translate like I said with things like Takedowns, top control, the ability to stand up and scramble. Those things directly translate to jiu jitsu where as hitting a golf ball doesn’t translate to catching a football. When an elite wrestler has success in jiu jitsu it’s not surprising because it’s all forms of grappling. A highschool state champ will beat the average blue belt because takedowns, top pressure, and aggression all translate to jiu jitsu in which wrestlers have the advantage in over pure jiu jitsu guys and unless you’re an elite level finisher you likely lose on points to elite level wrestlers more often than not. Both forms of grappling and wrestling is huge when it comes to jiu jitsu which is why people shouldn’t be surprised when elite wrestlers can have competitive matches with black belts.

[@friendlyspectr]

@@mikegold3130cope

[@chenwang643]

nolf is something else

[@RAW-content-]

insane match

[@user-xz4un6lm5o]

Judges make it a lot like figure skating and such, wrestling is scored.

[@chasegambrell9562]

Nolf’s corner told him 10 times that Tye was going for a leg…

[@alexandereisen3486]

What an absolute battle

[@jaxchristian3080]

I guess I'm not seeing what a lot of these people are. I'm seeing one of our best wrestlers getting absolutely dominated on his feet by Tye Ruotolo.

[@alexandereisen3486]

@@jaxchristian3080 cool story bro

[@Csmviews]

@@jaxchristian3080 We cant be looking at the same video, Ruotolo had nothing for Nolf on the feet besides the threat of a choke if he gets taken down…

[@jaxchristian3080]

​@@Csmviews NOLF's speciality heavy hands and takedowns. "1st period Tye initiated the 1st td attempt. stopped 2 Takedowns was as heavy hands if not heavier than NOLF purposely gave up a TD to get nolf in a guillotine. Even stopped a 3rd attempt from nolf late in the period." Go back and watch tell me I'm looking at a different video. It was late in the 1st that NOLF was in a guillotine prior to that NOLF had nothing on Ruotolo. Old saying in wrestling " you don't have to be a better wrestler you just have to be better in 6 minutes" Nick Purler

[@jaxchristian3080]

@@Csmviews and leg locks the biggest threat.

[@joewelborn825]

The tear driven pillow hand bros

[@mikelewis5164]

Jason, keep at this. You will be a champ!!

[@frankiecal3186]

Nolf is a beast. Next year, a millionaire.

[@lordsneed9418]

Tye tried to hang with Nolf in the wrestling but decided he had had enough after 3 rounds and would rather win from the bottom with leg locks after being taken down rather than continue to wrestle with nolf another 10 minutes.

[@zemanov2553]

The judge who gave the 10-8 round needs to be evaluated. Flying arm bar attempt by Nolf at the beginning of the round. Shot by Tye is easily stuffed by Jason. Jason dumps Tye with a single leg and then disengages. Jason shoots a double and takes Tye down. Tye then defends and is able to take a controlling position where he spends the last 90 seconds working on a submission. Both men were aggressive, that's not a 10-8 round.

[@magicalfrijoles6766]

How long would Tye last in a wrestling match with Nolf? 90 seconds, right? Don't hate on Nolf. We know he did a ton better than any BJJ guy would do in a world class wrestling tournament.

[@JJ-bf8fg]

Too bad it wasn't a wrestling match 🤷‍♂️

[@johnnybradley1189]

🔥🔥🔥

[@TA8sometimes]

Respect to nolf for staying calm when tye was clubbing the back of his neck. Tye would be a annoying spazzy wrestler 😂

[@suprdez3617]

10:59 is dirty asf bro tried to crank after the bell

[@henrymaccus]

How does a Wrestler white belt step in and go toe to to with the best Jiu Jitsu black belt at his own game? Nolf won that first round IMO.

[@cesargomezu1459]

Nah, Tye had a submission attempt

[@jaxchristian3080]

no way go back and watch.

[@mariushauugis7324]

@@jaxchristian3080 Did you miss the arm in g sub attempt?

[@loganleroy8622]

@@mariushauugis7324 How is a failed attempt at a submission from your back worth more than getting thrown on your back? Nolf completed the offensive move, Tye failed to convert his offensive move and only was able to get back to his feet because Nolf allowed him to get back up. A failed submission attempt shouldn't be looked on more favorably.

[@Zammy0125]

Ruotolo wasn’t even trying lmfao, he was trying to wrestle the whole time , and then almost ripped his knee apart but keep coping

[@Michael-ii9fs]

Ok guys, to be clear, Tye isn't going head to head in Nolf's strength. That wouldn't involve the different scoring and submission elements. If it were wrestling, Tye would have been tech falled from takedowns quickly, if not pinned. Different game. The takedowns here have no consequence going to the back, and involve submission risk...Nolf is playing it safe there because his submission game isn't on par with Ruotolo. There was an element of wrestling displayed, but not exactly the same deal. Nolf needs time to improve submissions if he's going to go this direction.

[@Michael-ii9fs]

Also, there's a ton of film on how Nolf wrestles. It doesn't matter how much someone watches it, it won't help you unless your name is Kyle Dake. The advantage goes to the one with a ton of experience and domination. Not the rookie.

[@Happycamper808]

I dont think anyone’s arguing that point.

[@jaxchristian3080]

wow you must have personal ties to NOLF. Admit it NOLF was 100% dominated on his feet. Tye absolutely went head to head. If anything you are making a case NOLF was not skilled enough for a tournament such as this.

[@jaxchristian3080]

@@Michael-ii9fs rofl....... get over it already.

[@Tdinh79]

@@jaxchristian3080😂😂 You obviously know little to nothing on wrestling. Nolf was cautious in knowing when or how to take Tye down considering certain leg attacks would put him in trouble. In a pure wrestling match, Tye won’t be on his feet longer than 5-10 seconds. 😂😂😂 I mean even if this was mma, Nolf would have taken him down easily knowing he could punch him to avoid being submitted. Come on now….😂😂😂

[@jarettesuikowsky6742]

Tye had 0 takedowns. The only reason he was able to stand up and hand fight with Nolf the way he did was because of the guillotine threat which is not wrestling. This was a fun grappling match to watch.

[@zekegaeta9169]

Nolf did pretty well. A world class wrestler with no experience in BJJ and he made a world class athlete like Tye bust his ass. Really the only reason Tye was able to beat Nolf was because the judges weren’t going to award Nolf the win if he kept taking Tye down so he needed to try grappling from the top position. If this was a takedown competition Nolf would have kick his ass. No question. But BJJ requires more skill than that and Nolf will have to get over that hurdle

[@mikegold3130]

I mean to be fair Tye beat him because he’s better at submission grappling. Nolf obviously isn’t only training jiu jitsu but to say he had no bjj is crazy when he’s been training submission grappling for years now. He did very well but that’s also because Tye was brave enough to wrestle with him. Anyone else would’ve pulled guard and just rolled for his legs for a much less entertaining battle. Yes in wrestling Nolf dominates no questions but in submission grappling where finishing someone is the goal, there’s just no way he was going to submit Tye.

[@zekegaeta9169]

@@mikegold3130 no I whole heartedly acknowledge that Nolf lacks the experience or to submit Tye. Like I said the most Nolf could do to him is take him down and throw Tye all day long. But that won’t win matches in BJJ. Tye was going to win this match the minute Nolf tried to wrestling on top Tye is way too good to not beat Nolf in top or bottom positions

[@theneonandchromeshow]

Brave enough to wrestle with him? What bravery ? When it comes to jitjitsu most wrestling is neutralized. In 10 minutes nolf could take him down 25 times , LITERALLY , NO QUESTION about it , but what good is it if they just put him in danger, so there is no bravery in trying to wrestle Jim

[@mikegold3130]

@@theneonandchromeshow Tye was brave for wrestling because he didn’t need to do it. If he chose to sit to his butt and hunt for legs he likely would’ve finished him a lot sooner but instead he chose to engage in the hand fight and the wrestling, he even shot on him. Most jiu jitsu guys wouldn’t do something they didn’t need to in order to make a match more exciting. And to say wrestling is normally neutralized in jiu jitsu is insane

[@stephenm3470]

Jiu jitsu really feels boring without cji on the horizon.

[@ok25531]

Baffled that the judges gave round 1 to Tye. What on earth were they watching?

[@filthypirate]

The real question is what on earth were u watching? lol

[@TC-bv4on]

The bjj judges gave it to tye. The judge with more of a wrestling / judo background gave it to Nolf.

[@jamesdayton5712]

Because if we are scoring it like they score grappling in mma fights than tye had more effective grappling. He actually had a submission attempt that was closer to ending the match than anything nolf did. This is a grappling match not just a wrestling match

[@jaxchristian3080]

baffled ? NOLF was completely shut down. round 1. The only takedown he got was when TYE gave up a takedown to get NOLF in a guillotine.

[@zemanov2553]

I didn't understand that either. The 10-8 score from one judge is absurd, Jason took Tye down twice and lasted through a submission attempt. Not 10-8.

[@teamtornado9379]

He put oil and shave his legs too

[@veteransowhat5669]

It is, it is not. He had to adjust the plan.

[@chiccngeorge3058]

Tye was out there boxing 🤣🤣

[@michaelmanes3751]

Mikey would easily beat Rutolo!

[@Aztek1994]

gave the first round to nolf

[@victoriaromero6804]

Badass :):!:!ing match

[@samuraisteve2775]

How does such an advanced wrestler keep losing the hand fighting and giving up Tye’s right collar tie? How about Nolf never shooting hard? Disappointed.

[@MichaelJames707]

🙏🏼🐐🙏🏼🐐🙏🏼

[@lekcindr]

not in the bjj community so my question is whether or not pulling guard is looked upon as a weaker competitive approach? Tye said he'd never pull guard when he was on the mic at the end there.

[@Happycamper808]

Its less rewarding in no gi and easier to pass guard. Better to fight on the feet for position because they had active scoring in this tournament, you can win a period/round by being more aggressive.

[@jaxchristian3080]

That's what I was most impressed with Tye dominating NOLF on their feet and not having to pull gaurd.

[@mariushauugis7324]

Its also not how you want to start a fight.

[@loganleroy8622]

@@jaxchristian3080 Nolf was winning on their feet, so I don't know what you're talking about. Nolf has successful leg attacks and Tye had his shots stuffed repeatedly.

[@juniorsmith7777]

@@jaxchristian3080dominating nolf on the feet???

[@mattherzberg991]

Ehh I would have liked to see the first round 10-9 Nolf. If you shoot a takedown you are more likely than not going to have to fight out of a submission attempt. Nolf fought out successfully without being swept and was punished for the entire engagement. I think that was an error in the scoring criteria. It's almost impossible to shoot a double leg like that and not get your head caught, that doesn't mean that the guy who got taken down won the engagement.

[@mattherzberg991]

Also note that Nolf tried a flying attack to start the 2nd round. Psychologically that first round decision really hurt him it's confusing to know what to do if taking your opponent down still loses you the round.

[@filthypirate]

Maybe understand the rules first before u run your mouth like u know what you're talking about

[@jamesn3122]

@@mattherzberg991 bro got knee-barred, I don't think points factored into him losing.

[@mattherzberg991]

@@jamesn3122 He still would have lost but that doesn't make my point any less valid for future matches.

[@BM-of6dg]

@@mattherzberg991he shot for a takedown and got countered. It’s not impossible at all to shoot for a double leg and not get your head caught.. are you a white belt bro?! He should have capitalised and secured the position - he didn’t, he was having to be defensive so the scoring was correct in my opinion.

[@devon4444]

I think Tye got upset mid match because he couldn’t finish a pure wrestler that’s got hardly any bjj training 😂😂

[@Chrisgetspaid]

It’s been a minute and 30 seconds and next to nothing has happened. Start giving penalties for not engaging

[@Jim-j9z]

They need passivity calls like wrestling

[@jasonmiller9495]

BJJ better hope guys like Nolf don’t ever just start 100% training BJJ .

[@radikalnormal3913]

B-Team invested also 1 million in bots for comments?

[@HoboGardenerBen]

Eventually we'll have so much bot chatter reflecting itself that the internet servers will simultaneously explode.

[@MP-db9sw]

Dead Internet Theory.

[@SithFam]

Yes

[@RogerPack]

Bee beep

[@jasonmiller9495]

Mold isn’t a BJJ guy what is this

[@Mr2fiveone]

Wrestler got humbled. Great match 2 Champions.

[@Michael-ii9fs]

I'm not sure what you were watching. Nolf doesn't pretend to be a submission master yet. It wasn't a wrestling match. It was an elite wrestler in a submission match against one of the best in the world. He wasn't supposed to win. He did well. The takedown game was clearly a different kind of takedown scenario than wrestling as well. And Nolf is actually already a humble guy. Very confident, but humble. Also, because Nolf was here, it will influence more views than it would have otherwise. Athletes like this bring a lot of credibility to the sport.

[@biggusdickus2166]

he is a white belt

[@matthewlee8618]

Yeah you know nothing about what nolf if you think he got humbled here haha he stays humble.

[@jaxchristian3080]

@@Michael-ii9fs I'm not trying to discredit NOLF. Give Ruotolo props for dominating NOLF on their feet. Normally we see JiuJitsu guys pull gaurd and butt scoot against top wrestlers.

[@HectorSmise]

@@jaxchristian3080 Ruotolo did not dominate on the feet whatsoever....

[@aaronalldredge2260]

In a real fight nolf destroys him

[@BM-of6dg]

Nolf was outclassed even in the stand up.

[@loganleroy8622]

No he wasn't, you don't understand wrestling on your feet if you thought Tye looked better. Tye's attacks were repeatedly stuffed.

[@framebyframegames]

Nolf's wrestling was not the advantage I thought it would be

[@dh_utahsnow4533]

Tye looked like a little bi with that slap lol

[@scottlee38]

LET me SLAP and CLAP your CHEEKS!!

[@RogerPack]

Feels like Nolf doesn't know bjj much yet...

[@simlittle89]

I just love nogi guys 😂 …. THE GI IS DEAD ITS SO BORING then you have no gi matches where they just slap eachother sorry i mean collar tie for 10 of the 15 minutes….. just go watch wrestling 😂

[@PaulM.H.]

Are heel hooks the ugly step child of bjj?

[@Me-nt6ww]

👏👏

[@danielstan3345]

I think Nolf won that

[@michaelmanes3751]

Ru

[@AnthonyRobinson-z1q]

Young Donna Lee Sarah White Michael

[@raygarcia1168]

Where are the punches 😂🎉

[@StuartEverley-p5u]

Harris Frank Williams Sharon Smith Sandra

[@JohnsonAntonio-s5y]

Allen Nancy Thomas Patricia Lee Jessica

[@samtalhi9665]

Relax bro nobody said anything about dogs.

[@jaxchristian3080]

Wow impressive wrestling for Ruotlo on their feet. Dominated Nolf 2 out of three rounds standing.

[@Thebluesky0311]

Nolf was holding back in his hand fighting, don't know why....

[@cesargomezu1459]

​@@Thebluesky0311it's just not his sport. Any mistake and you get submitted

[@Michael-ii9fs]

this is a poor analysis. Not at all true. Nolf was in control on the feet, hard stop. He chose to be cautious because as soon as they hit the ground, it was Tye's game. It's kind of like, you want the takedown, but do you want to be there afterward.

[@jaxchristian3080]

@@Michael-ii9fs poor analysis? 1st period Tye initiated the 1st td attempt. stopped 2 Takedowns was as heavy hands if not heavier than NOLF purposely gave up a TD to get nolf in a guillotine. Even stopped a 3rd attempt from nolf late in the period. Tye an absolute monster on his feet. Maybe I was wrong dominated NOLF 3 of 3 rounds on their feet. I'm going back to watch the 2nd and 3rd period. Looked like he completely shut down NOLF the 1st period. I see the total opposite Tye on their feet controlled NOLF.

[@jaxchristian3080]

2nd round very nice hard takedown from NOLF, no control after, Tye able to return to his feet easy. NOLF still getting heavy handed and moved around. 2nd TD attempt by NOLF countered and almost crucifixed. So yah Tye wins that round on their feet also.

[@bmxrider8188]

Nolf fans tears could fill a pool. lolol wrestlers

[@jaxchristian3080]

haha. I'm 100% nolf fan. Actually only the first time I've seen Tye Ruotolo and I was most impressed with how he dominated NOLF on their feet.

[@loganleroy8622]

@@jaxchristian3080 That's not what dominating on feet looks like. Nolf won the battle on their feet.

[@PriestleyJill-d6b]

White Steven Hall Joseph Taylor David

[@bilbobaggins7095]

Jason Nolf was pathetic in this match. As a wrestling coach and fan of his, I am embarrassed.

[@princexwoox4l]

Did we watch the same match??

[@mikegold3130]

I’m sure you’d do much better against someone like Tye huh mr wrestling coach

[@magicalfrijoles6766]

Keep chugging beers and dreaming of your high school glory days.

[@michaelmanes3751]

Rutolo sucks!

[@thenewtowncryer]

ef Joko

[@abrahammedhin5510]

High level jiujitsu guys are terrified of losing and making mistakes so they dont take chances. Sooo boring!

[@mikegold3130]

Nolf did well but he got caught. Don’t be a baby about it

[@flaccidsteel5094]

CHI lost credibility with these fake matches

[@street_bjj]

nolff is somewhere below white belt in terms of grappling skills

[@jamesdayton5712]

He wouldn’t have survived this long with one of the best in the world 😂 I know he isn’t a black belt but he is one of the best wrestlers in the world this is a pretty delusional take

[@jamesdayton5712]

Most purple and brown belts wouldn’t do this well against a guy like tye what are you smoking

[@vidguru0062]

you can take him easy then can’t you?

[@decidingpaper6324]

Clearly not

[@street_bjj]

@@jamesdayton5712 dude wrestling isn’t grappling. Any mid bjj guy could submit him inside a round by pulling guard and attacking his legs.

[@Filth_Pig]

Greasy Greasy