Craig Jones Invitational | Day One |

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
  • Welcome to the first day of the Craig Jones Invitational! Get ready for intense matches as top grapplers go head-to-head in an epic showcase of skill and strategy.
    Donate to the Fair Fight Foundation: donate.stripe....
    marekhealth.co... - Get a 10% discount on the Optimization Package (use code BTEAM)
    Merch out now! bteamjj.shop // Submeta: submeta.io/@bteam |
    ● Learn our techniques!
    Craig: bjjfanatics.co...
    Nicky Rod: bjjfanatics.co...
    Ethan: bjjfanatics.co...
    Nicky Ryan: bjjfanatics.co...
    Jay Rod: bjjfanatics.co...
    ● Get B-Team Shirts, Rashguards, Shorts:
    bteamjj.shop/
    ● For exclusive training rounds, breakdowns, Q&A's, courses:
    submeta.io/@bteam
    ● Follow us on Instagram
    / bteamjj
    ● Subscribe to our channel
    @bteamjj
    ● Want to train with us?
    B-TEAM JIU JITSU
    1701 W. Ben White Blvd, Ste 163 Austin, TX 78704
    Website: bteamjj.com/
    Instagram: / bteamjj
    Merch: www.ma1combat....
    #bteamjiujitsu #jiujitsu #bjj #nogi #adcc #craigjones #nickyrod #nickyryan #ethancrelinsten #bteam #submeta
    27:13 Nicky Rodriguez v Max Gimenis
    44:54 Owen Livesey v Mahamed Aly
    1:13:58 Adam Bradley v Kyle Boehm
    1:40:03 Pat Downey v Luke Rockhold
    2:14:52 Victor Hugo v Lucas Kanard
    2:25:04 Inacio Santos v Pedro Alex
    2:50:26 Daniel Kerkvliet v Fellipe Andrew
    3:15:34 Joao Rocha v William Tackett
    3:50:53 Nicky Rodriguez v Owen Livesey
    3:59:53 Adam Bradley v Pat Downey
    4:26:48 Lucas Kanard v Inacio Santos
    4:52:19 Fillipe Andrew v Joao Rocha
    5:27:04 Tye Ruotolo v Jason Nolf
    5:50:43 Roberto Jimenez v Levi Jones-Leary
    6:03:58 Lucas Barbosa v Kenta Iwamoto
    6:25:49 Andy Varela v Jozef Chen
    6:55:03 Kade Routolo v Matheus Diniz
    7:33:39 Magid Hage v Eoghan O’flanagan
    7:42:58 Andrew Tackett v Nicky Ryan
    8:09:40 Gabi Garcia Interview
    8:17:58 Tye Ruotolo v Levi Jones-Leary
    8:43:43 Jozeph Chen v Lucas Barbosa
    9:06:39 Kade Ruotolo v Tommy Langaker
    9:29:50 Eoghan O’flanagan v Andrew Tackett

КОМЕНТАРІ • 1,4 тис.

  • @openmatjiujitsubrisbane
    @openmatjiujitsubrisbane 25 днів тому +2483

    27:13 Nicky Rodriguez v Max Gimenis
    44:54 Owen Livesey v Mahamed Aly
    1:13:58 Adam Bradley v Kyle Boehm
    1:40:03 Pat Downey v Luke Rockhold
    2:14:52 Victor Hugo v Lucas Kanard
    2:25:04 Inacio Santos v Pedro Alex
    2:50:26 Daniel Kerkvliet v Fellipe Andrew
    3:15:34 Joao Rocha v William Tackett
    3:50:53 Nicky Rodriguez v Owen Livesey
    3:59:53 Adam Bradley v Pat Downey
    4:26:48 Lucas Kanard v Inacio Santos
    4:52:19 Fillipe Andrew v Joao Rocha
    5:27:04 Tye Ruotolo v Jason Nolf
    5:50:43 Roberto Jimenez v Levi Jones-Leary
    6:03:58 Lucas Barbosa v Kenta Iwamoto
    6:25:49 Andy Varela v Jozef Chen
    6:55:03 Kade Routolo v Matheus Diniz
    7:33:39 Magid Hage v Eoghan O’flanagan
    7:42:58 Andrew Tackett v Nicky Ryan
    8:09:40 Gabi Garcia Interview
    8:17:58 Tye Ruotolo v Levi Jones-Leary
    8:43:43 Jozeph Chen v Lucas Barbosa
    9:06:39 Kade Ruotolo v Tommy Langaker
    9:29:50 Eoghan O’flanagan v Andrew Tackett
    Cheers,
    @openmatjj

    • @samhumes
      @samhumes 25 днів тому +45

      Someone pin this comment!

    • @secretstravel
      @secretstravel 25 днів тому +15

      Pin plz!!

    • @tvskat
      @tvskat 25 днів тому +10

      Saint🎉

    • @bjjblog
      @bjjblog 25 днів тому +9

      LOL. I was like 17 minutes late. Should have skipped my breakfast and immediately start working :D

    • @LopezMagno
      @LopezMagno 25 днів тому +4

      Many Thanks

  • @JHONZAXIZ
    @JHONZAXIZ 25 днів тому +1404

    The compétition started at midnight here in europe now its 10am in the morning and now i'll go to work without sleep but its worth it, this is a history for bjj world

    • @tns2853
      @tns2853 25 днів тому +38

      Could've watched after work or while working losing sleep in over a UA-cam video geez you got much to learn 😅

    • @mistaschaub3280
      @mistaschaub3280 25 днів тому +26

      I hope you don't operate heavy machinery

    • @mistaschaub3280
      @mistaschaub3280 25 днів тому +17

      Be even worse if you're a heart surgeon

    • @JHONZAXIZ
      @JHONZAXIZ 25 днів тому +13

      @@tns2853 hahaha I was too excited😅

    • @diogolmbhz
      @diogolmbhz 25 днів тому +7

      Same!!! It was very exciting and now I feel like a zombie 😅😅

  • @rickjitsu91
    @rickjitsu91 25 днів тому +1625

    1 million views
    Great day for jiu jitsu
    Thank you Craig, can’t wait for Saturday

    • @TrismegistusH
      @TrismegistusH 25 днів тому +15

      And it was 10 hours long

    • @thatguitarguyguy
      @thatguitarguyguy 25 днів тому +2

      That’s low compared to ADCC

    • @fich1111
      @fich1111 25 днів тому +17

      ​@@thatguitarguyguywhere do you get that info? I've searched for adcc viewing figures from previous years and can't find anything at all. Be interested to see how it's actually comparing

    • @Phlegmcandango
      @Phlegmcandango 25 днів тому +13

      @@fich1111 thats the problem with PPV, ADCC don't want to reveal how much money they've made because that reveals how little the competitors are getting paid.

    • @stupidbro2301
      @stupidbro2301 25 днів тому

      ​@fich1111 It is far more than ADCC. We can not say how many people watch ADCC, but we can do maximum. You can watch ADCC only with an annual subscription, which is 150 USD. By Flosports public part of accounting the revenue of Flograppling is bellow 5 mil USD. So even if all revenue of Flograppling came from the subscriptions (which is not) and their revenue bellow 5 mil was 4 999 999 USD the maximum people who can watch ADCC is 33 000 on official stream.

  • @dizzydean
    @dizzydean 25 днів тому +723

    First time I watched 9 hours of grappling and most matches were so entertaining. I almost feel guilty watching this for free. I actually might make a donation as appreciation.

    • @234i9
      @234i9 25 днів тому +3

      They have sponsors u know

    • @VegaH_
      @VegaH_ 25 днів тому

      @@234i9their also accepting donations it’s a charity tournament 1st

    • @WarmEmpanada
      @WarmEmpanada 25 днів тому +31

      I agree. I was more entertained by CJI Day 1 than I am by most UFC cards nowadays and I don’t even train grappling

    • @Indianajones420
      @Indianajones420 25 днів тому +4

      I made a small donation.

    • @blakeforrest6382
      @blakeforrest6382 25 днів тому

      They don't need your donations. Craig will be rolling in it from this

  • @bjjblog
    @bjjblog 25 днів тому +278

    0:00 Intro
    28:40 Nicky Rodriguez vs Max Gimenis
    46:10 Owen Livesey vs Mahamed Aly
    1:14:40 Adam Bradley vs Kyle Boehm
    1:41:10 Pat Downey vs Luke Rockhold
    2:16:15 Victor Hugo vs Lucas Kanard
    2:25:45 Inacio Santos vs Pedro Alex
    2:51:30 Daniel Kerkvliet vs Fellipe Andrew
    3:18:45 Joao Gabriel Rocha vs William Tackett
    3:52:15 Nicky Rodriguez vs Owen Livesey
    4:01:50 Adam Bradley vs Pat Downey
    4:28:05 Lucas Kanard vs Inacio Santos
    4:53:00 Fellipe Andrew vs Joao Gabriel Rocha
    5:28:30 Tye Ruotolo vs Jason Nolf
    5:53:25 Roberto Jimenez vs Levi Jones-Leary
    6:05:00 Lucas Barbosa vs Kenta Iwamoto
    6:29:15 Josef Chen vs Andy Varela
    6:58:00 Kade Ruotolo vs Matheus Diniz
    7:09:30 Renato Canuto vs Tommy Langaker
    7:34:20 Magid Hage vs Eoghan O’Flanagan
    7:43:15 Andrew Tackett vs Nicky Ryan
    8:19:10 Tye Ruotolo vs Levi Jones-Leary
    8:44:35 Josef Chen vs Lucas Barbosa
    9:07:35 Kade Ruotolo vs Tommy Langaker
    9:33:05 Eoghan O’Flanagan vs Andrew Tackett
    Thank you, Craig Jones and the team behind CJI for such a great production. The host, Alex Wendling ❤, was amazing and held everything together very well. Here is my little contribution to the success of this event :) Oss! 🤙

    • @wushu297
      @wushu297 25 днів тому +12

      Commenting to boost

    • @bjjblog
      @bjjblog 25 днів тому +4

      @@wushu297 ❤

    • @GeorgeMcG90
      @GeorgeMcG90 25 днів тому +12

      Spoils the winner of each match. Could of put quarter final 1 etc with time stamp

    • @WP.Maestro
      @WP.Maestro 25 днів тому +2

      💯

    • @whodunitpros8555
      @whodunitpros8555 25 днів тому +3

      Thanks Mate!

  • @ramonveltmeijer9961
    @ramonveltmeijer9961 25 днів тому +965

    The only thing i was scared about is the production being low quality but the production absolutely delivered!

    • @MrNemesis85
      @MrNemesis85 25 днів тому +13

      Sometimes as big moves happened the camera angle would shift, and I would miss the details of the move. Other than that small thing, production was amazing.

    • @rebelreseller
      @rebelreseller 25 днів тому +4

      100% agree

    • @lnw_art4346
      @lnw_art4346 25 днів тому +5

      I would have preferred some more personality and passion in the commentators. Eddie bravo would have been great imo

    • @DondeCake
      @DondeCake 24 дні тому +12

      ​@lnw_art4346 oh god no. Please for the love of leglocks, no

    • @fruitlandgrizzly
      @fruitlandgrizzly 24 дні тому

      ​@@lnw_art4346absolutely not

  • @scottwarrington2728
    @scottwarrington2728 25 днів тому +504

    Love the mat layout and judging system. No boring stop start.

    • @TitanIapetus
      @TitanIapetus 24 дні тому +11

      The slanted walls are the standard now. Just head and shoulders above the standard mat layouts! Backing up and not engaging is unbelievably detrimental! It's perfect. 🤙🏼
      I was extremely critical of having a 10 point must system and rounds. But after watching that last night I'm more than willing to admit that I was wrong. The format worked great!

    • @miguelladinodevera614
      @miguelladinodevera614 24 дні тому +14

      ​@@TitanIapetusCraig knew he hit gold doing Karate Combat's Pit Submission Combat. He subs Phil Rowe with an on the wall flying triangle choke and he gets the idea that slanted walls r the best.

  • @Schwerthase
    @Schwerthase 25 днів тому +158

    As a 43 old blackbelt with a shitty cardio I will always cheer for Nicky Ryan. One of us! ;)

    • @arenscott4934
      @arenscott4934 24 дні тому

      😆

    • @rojofish504
      @rojofish504 24 дні тому

      Hahaha I felt this

    • @youtubeconnollyfamily
      @youtubeconnollyfamily 24 дні тому +5

      Haha that poor kid he’s only 23 he needs to work on his cardio. He’s got good skill but he’s just nervous of losing energy.

    • @zezuntxiduntxi
      @zezuntxiduntxi 22 дні тому +3

      yeahh... but he basically has no meniscus on 1 leg, and no ACL on the other....

    • @yogurtstains
      @yogurtstains 22 дні тому +1

      The ZYN master Nicky Ryan died after his first and only match. RIP

  • @wushu297
    @wushu297 25 днів тому +309

    Without question or hyperbole, this was the greatest jiu jitsu tournament I've ever seen. Did not expect some of those wins but now I have new people to be excited about. I hope every other tournament is watching and taking notes. This ruleset is the best and most watchable for non practitioners that has ever been put together.

    • @paulg5220
      @paulg5220 24 дні тому +2

      Yes sir!

    • @youtubeconnollyfamily
      @youtubeconnollyfamily 24 дні тому +1

      Seeing Hugo lose first rd was nuts! With the million dollars on the line, you never know

  • @LopezMagno
    @LopezMagno 25 днів тому +349

    Game changing. paradigm shifting history in the making.
    One million+ views.
    No lasers, no pyros just Jiu Jitsu excellence
    .

    • @Azul_blue1923
      @Azul_blue1923 25 днів тому +16

      They had some pyros

    • @Tech-qq7yz
      @Tech-qq7yz 25 днів тому +19

      Little pyros

    • @FentonMulley-cz8pv
      @FentonMulley-cz8pv 25 днів тому +9

      I million views in a night and the adcc replay going for 24/7 for a month hit only 600k. I loved adcc, but this is the new wave. So happy to see it.

    • @x3frankV
      @x3frankV 24 дні тому +8

      1.5 million views & only shy of 50k likes come on people

    • @Jordan-sy7my
      @Jordan-sy7my 24 дні тому +2

      OP has had 229 concussions and went through his entire toolbox to come up with that comment 😂

  • @mmomus5863
    @mmomus5863 25 днів тому +655

    First time I watch a high quality production bjj stream with actually exciting matchups and matches

    • @sammcmillan545
      @sammcmillan545 25 днів тому +13

      Yeah my worry for this was the production and pacing. Both were smashed out the park fair play to everyone involved

    • @aaronkinder2807
      @aaronkinder2807 25 днів тому

      With solid audio quality, good transitions between segments, good commercials, interviews that weren't constantly repetitive, I could go on... FloGrappling should be taking some freaking notes and using ChatGPT to help them strategize improving. I'm about to cancel my subscription.

    • @jeffsstt
      @jeffsstt 25 днів тому +4

      For free!

    • @RTUK1
      @RTUK1 24 дні тому +1

      Yeah it beats Flo

    • @youtubeconnollyfamily
      @youtubeconnollyfamily 24 дні тому

      Same for me and that’s what’s going to make the sport more popular is by just like any professional sport having thousands and thousands of people watch it that don’t compete. Just the average guys that go to work every day and just want something enjoyable to watch on TV. That’s what makes sports very popular.

  • @mistaschaub3280
    @mistaschaub3280 25 днів тому +203

    Thank you Craig. This is the first time I've actually enjoyed watching jiu jitsu

    • @jacobday3826
      @jacobday3826 25 днів тому +4

      Never seen an EBI, WNO, or Quintet? They're fantastic!

    • @simonmoylan4014
      @simonmoylan4014 25 днів тому +4

      100% I dunno this layout is so much better I think letting them have a short break so it's not just 2 men getting exhausted on each other and the point system

    • @youtubeconnollyfamily
      @youtubeconnollyfamily 24 дні тому

      @@jacobday3826 the good thing about this promotion is it brought a lot of fans who never watched a single jujitsu match before. It’s already at 1.5 million views. I guarantee you 70% of those viewing. Probably never watched a match before.

  • @peterllacuna1627
    @peterllacuna1627 25 днів тому +62

    I can’t believe the best professional BJJ tournament is broadcast for free on the best platform, with the best production I’ve ever seen, and the perfect rule set to make the sport finally entertaining enough to make me lose sleep. 😅 Craig Jones has finally won the elusive #1 title in jiu-jitsu!

  • @yustinlee
    @yustinlee 25 днів тому +42

    I’ve never watched a single grappling match in my life but I watched the hell out of this

  • @notalano
    @notalano 25 днів тому +409

    Shoutout to the chat, 105k live was most I saw. 78k nerds till the end 3:45am EST. Surprising numbers.....tomorrow we try to pump those up
    Shoutout to Craig, baby ya done it. Doing jujitsu proud son

  • @Dahn.Baern.
    @Dahn.Baern. 25 днів тому +75

    Craig Jones, of all people, has completely and totally revolutionized this sport.

    • @BaxterThewall
      @BaxterThewall 24 дні тому

      Then you're not alone in greatly underestimating him 😊

    • @Dahn.Baern.
      @Dahn.Baern. 24 дні тому

      @@BaxterThewall there’s not a soul alive who would’ve said a few years ago that any single BJJ guy could have made this happen. Craig was just the conduit for his Saudi donator.

    • @kfork814
      @kfork814 24 дні тому

      @@Dahn.Baern.how you finna assume that

    • @limit420
      @limit420 23 дні тому

      @@Dahn.Baern. you're right, some random saudia donor came up with this whole plan to help a sport he has nothing to do with... Definitely wasn't Craig's idea that he simply needed financing for

  • @TheKnowledgeofGoD
    @TheKnowledgeofGoD 25 днів тому +172

    This was one of the best productions for jiujitsu I’ve ever seen!

    • @B-RaDD
      @B-RaDD 24 дні тому

      And it was their first event so hopefully they can keep doing this every 2 years. Maybe even every year.

  • @Koko161081
    @Koko161081 25 днів тому +48

    Mat-walls, round system, and per-round-scoring made all the difference. Finally a non-boring bjj tournament. Craig’s the (gay)man!

  • @ricardobjj24
    @ricardobjj24 25 днів тому +252

    I'm a jiu jitsu nerd so today felt like Christmas morning. Great competition

    • @alienboitv648
      @alienboitv648 25 днів тому +8

      10x better than ADCC 👑 go 🇺🇲

  • @biashacker
    @biashacker 25 днів тому +57

    Main Take Away from CJI Day 1: The Alley BJJ Pit is a perfect grappling space for jiu jitsu.

    • @ObscureOcelot17
      @ObscureOcelot17 24 дні тому +6

      Agreed. It also acted as a deterrent for people not wanting any part of it. Crazy how they CAN actually stay in the middle…

  • @ioannisplatikostas9676
    @ioannisplatikostas9676 25 днів тому +86

    World is changing folks...free gifts for everyone!! Thank u Craig you've got some balls..

  • @lacika2481
    @lacika2481 25 днів тому +165

    Thank you for making it free 🎉🎉🎉

  • @nourdinemazali493
    @nourdinemazali493 25 днів тому +265

    This must be a turning point for BJJ! LFG🔥

    • @thatguitarguyguy
      @thatguitarguyguy 25 днів тому

      Why?

    • @Munted846
      @Munted846 25 днів тому +3

      @@thatguitarguyguy tomorrow there’s going to be 2 people who won a million dollars… stream had over a million views… both seem fairly significant

    • @youtubeconnollyfamily
      @youtubeconnollyfamily 24 дні тому

      @@thatguitarguyguy how about the fact it’s already at 1.5 million views lol

    • @thatguitarguyguy
      @thatguitarguyguy 24 дні тому

      @@youtubeconnollyfamily “lol” what’s adcc at? “Lmao”

  • @legitprowrestling6653
    @legitprowrestling6653 25 днів тому +45

    Craig Jones has saved Jiu Jitsu! This is way more exciting to watch than ADCC!

  • @redhaegar
    @redhaegar 25 днів тому +36

    Shoutout to the woman presenting and interviewing the athletes. Such energy! She was on point and got opinions. So rare.

    • @julianbassk
      @julianbassk 18 днів тому

      fr. she was great. so many of the livechat comments were negative. but thats sadly cuz there are a lot of sexist incels in the community

    • @solup7991
      @solup7991 17 днів тому

      Honestly i really didn't like her either. She has some very awkward comments, like the cancer one with joao gabriel rocha. Like why would she mention it for no reason? Even joao said he doesn't like to mention it...

  • @coreyfgraves
    @coreyfgraves 25 днів тому +26

    You did it Craig! Athletes can get paid, competitors can joke around and not take themselves seriously, multirounds allow the matches to develop, sloped walls keep the action and the 10 point system is intuitive for the audience!

  • @LJ-MMA
    @LJ-MMA 25 днів тому +40

    I was never into watching the sport of bjj, but personalities like Craig made it interesting, and I enjoy watching it now and appreciate the elite level skill and I feel invested in individual personalities like from the B team. ✌️

  • @Budsport_TV
    @Budsport_TV 25 днів тому +129

    10 hour free stream on day one with over a million views off the bat, +7,500 tickets sold. Thats called a home run folks. RIP ADCC

    • @dntas9548
      @dntas9548 25 днів тому +15

      If they can do it yearly that would be amazing, even if they lower the prize to 100k.

    • @aaronkinder2807
      @aaronkinder2807 25 днів тому

      ​@@dntas9548 I would like to see them expand to have a couple women's divisions and possibly a third day. It would also be cool if they could start before 5pm my time lol, but that's just me being selfish.

    • @miguelladinodevera614
      @miguelladinodevera614 24 дні тому +2

      ​@@dntas9548it would be nuts if they can keep the grand prize at 1M every year. Big thing is if they'll ever increase the show-up money maybe even double it. Heck it would be crazier if they doubled both the show-up money and the grand prize every year hence.

    • @toddwinchell6337
      @toddwinchell6337 24 дні тому

      I'd like to know if offering it for free is a good thing. I wonder if it was PPV, how many views they would get

    • @I3uzzKillinton
      @I3uzzKillinton 24 дні тому +5

      Here's the thing we don't want ADCC to die we want it to get better. Having two large tournaments handing out real money, one earned the other invitational would be great for the sport.

  • @lewisdavies8830
    @lewisdavies8830 25 днів тому +50

    This is legendary. A one million dollar troll campaign.

  • @AN043V3R
    @AN043V3R 25 днів тому +92

    I fucking love Levi Jones-Leary. Beautiful guard work displayed.

    • @gabrielx8699
      @gabrielx8699 25 днів тому +4

      In person you can really appreciate his discipline and decision making.

    • @wushu297
      @wushu297 25 днів тому +12

      Had no idea who he was going in but he is insanely good. I'm already a huge fan.

    • @MrJumboHumbo
      @MrJumboHumbo 25 днів тому +2

      him and Lucas Kanard had incredible guards.

    • @fresh0678
      @fresh0678 25 днів тому +2

      ​@@LocalChokerthis is why submission only ruleset is the way to go

    • @LocalChoker
      @LocalChoker 25 днів тому

      @@fresh0678 either way, sitting to your ass straight off the whistle should be penalized

  • @CoachZahabi
    @CoachZahabi 25 днів тому +41

    Best event format I've seen yet! Love it!!! ❤❤❤

  • @bkabara
    @bkabara 25 днів тому +23

    Woke up at 3 AM drove 5 1/2 hours from Phoenix to Vegas…left event at 1am. Best decision I made this year! LFG!

    • @paulg5220
      @paulg5220 24 дні тому +1

      Heck yeah! Love for the game

    • @fmcdomer
      @fmcdomer 24 дні тому

      Day 2?

    • @bkabara
      @bkabara 24 дні тому +2

      Just arrived at Thomas and Mack! Day 2 should be amazing

  • @thechamp0203
    @thechamp0203 25 днів тому +16

    Can’t lie I didn’t expect for production to be this good for a free show. And the matches were very entertaining as well!

  • @kevineichorn5654
    @kevineichorn5654 25 днів тому +15

    How TF did Craig Jones Pull off an event like this first try?? He must have hired the UFCs production team or something!! Best grappling event coverage & production ever by far! As far as watching it on “tv” goes (I wasn’t there)

    • @japiro14
      @japiro14 25 днів тому

      I think the production is most likely the easiest part. especially when people know that it's for charity and the athletes are being properly paid.

    • @kevineichorn5654
      @kevineichorn5654 25 днів тому +1

      @@japiro14 when compared to a Jake Paul boxing event or even other current boxing events this better and can tell it was well put together… I think he might just be taking over the BJJ game

    • @deadbythirty4254
      @deadbythirty4254 24 дні тому

      This event was so successful bc of a ton of teamwork, nothing this big is achieved alone. Glad they knocked it out 💪🏼

  • @Hitchenz
    @Hitchenz 25 днів тому +64

    Alexandra Wendling is doing an amazing job, really impressed

    • @frankiecal3186
      @frankiecal3186 25 днів тому +15

      Renato Laranja would do it way better.

    • @Danieltbnt
      @Danieltbnt 25 днів тому

      ​@@frankiecal3186maybe he'll be on Sunday 🤷

    • @judahgrubi8113
      @judahgrubi8113 25 днів тому +3

      I agree she smashed it

  • @leeroc.1063
    @leeroc.1063 25 днів тому +39

    What an epic format. Many thanks Craig!

  • @bloop2880
    @bloop2880 25 днів тому +173

    ONE MILLION VIEWS

    • @graychev
      @graychev 25 днів тому +7

      So far *

    • @fresh0678
      @fresh0678 25 днів тому

      Even the adcc competitors are watching. Gordon included

    • @Louisesyoutube
      @Louisesyoutube 25 днів тому +1

      1.3 mil 🎉

  • @levishepard3696
    @levishepard3696 25 днів тому +13

    Nicky Ryan really knows how to break your heart every time

    • @joebeast15
      @joebeast15 24 дні тому +3

      That was definitely disappointing. I have no idea what was wrong with him, he looked bad.

  • @kevivtawar7716
    @kevivtawar7716 25 днів тому +10

    BJJ is famous now thanks to Craig fucking Jones!
    what a blessing it is to see it live on your phone for free!
    The athletes are happy( those who went to semis) the fans are happy!

    • @leonaj.5835
      @leonaj.5835 25 днів тому

      Everyone gets 10k +1 dollar, so they're all winners even those who didn't go through the semi finals

    • @kevivtawar7716
      @kevivtawar7716 25 днів тому

      @@leonaj.5835 very well said!

  • @rst0278
    @rst0278 25 днів тому +7

    Shout out to Craig Jones!
    I'm almost 29 years old, I fell in love with Jiu Jitsu back in 2010 In short, I won't start talking much but this is a first time i'm watching a Jiu Jitsu event and this is a pretty enterteining unlike events which happens because of "Wikipedia record" lol
    in Craig Jones we Trust, bravo and thank you!

  • @madbowler6
    @madbowler6 24 дні тому +3

    This mat concept with the slanted wall is GENIUS!! Absolutely no stoppages for restarts. The match goes until submission, time runs out, or if there's a blood stoppage. Any other tournament has constant restarts for going out of bounds. This is absolutely genius!!

  • @devinlyster6798
    @devinlyster6798 24 дні тому +8

    Have never watched BJJ longer than maybe 1 match. You have made a new fan 7 hours later!

  • @jakek5447
    @jakek5447 25 днів тому +34

    Thank You Craig Jones.

  • @VadimTitko
    @VadimTitko 25 днів тому +17

    The best BJJ event I ever watched. And for free!

  • @sprengt
    @sprengt 25 днів тому +11

    Langaker vs Ruotolo never dissapoints. Warriors

  • @kriskros4749
    @kriskros4749 25 днів тому +31

    I'm not even a jiu-jitsu guy and i've watched it. Done great job with both promotional and event making. Well Done!

  • @GeorgeMcG90
    @GeorgeMcG90 25 днів тому +8

    Found jiu jitsu through Gordon Ryan, staying with it because of Craig Jones and all of B-Team. What a show, cant wait for day 2!! New jiu jitsu fan for life

  • @bkabara
    @bkabara 25 днів тому +10

    Levi is the Dark horse! His guard is sick!

    • @joebeast15
      @joebeast15 24 дні тому

      I’m rooting for him for sure

  • @Mattchew2232
    @Mattchew2232 25 днів тому +7

    Definitely enjoyed the format and aesthetic more than ADCC. Great job, everyone, and thank you so much for providing this for free.

  • @benmicallef9428
    @benmicallef9428 25 днів тому +10

    Thanks Craig Jones for giving us this great event to watch for free. So so good.

  • @gabrielx8699
    @gabrielx8699 25 днів тому +12

    The Brazilian stalling was such a problem. I realised their style of BJJ is what’s killing viewership.

  • @AhPhoey
    @AhPhoey 25 днів тому +9

    William Tackett was a beast. Out weighed by 60lbs and gave Rocha all he could handle.

    • @joebeast15
      @joebeast15 24 дні тому +1

      Yeah they weren’t even close to being in the same weight class

    • @AhPhoey
      @AhPhoey 24 дні тому

      @@joebeast15 I think he was the smallest heavyweight, followed closely by Pat Downey

  • @johnswick7108
    @johnswick7108 25 днів тому +4

    I’m so happy this has 1.3 million views already

  • @Fishyfishcakes88
    @Fishyfishcakes88 25 днів тому +18

    Production / direction during the fights was great. High quality gear congrats boys

  • @squishypillow3162
    @squishypillow3162 25 днів тому +49

    Respect to Kade for complimenting Tye immediately after his win

    • @Senth99
      @Senth99 24 дні тому +1

      Don't blame him; Tye looks upset from getting injured. Mostly likely we would have a final with these two.

  • @depmaudoofal74
    @depmaudoofal74 25 днів тому +21

    At one point I saw 124K steaming live. That was awesome to see. It stayed over 100K for the majority of the event.
    We watched the entire first day. It was a lot of fun.
    ❤😊

  • @j.espinoza7304
    @j.espinoza7304 25 днів тому +43

    We love you craig

  • @dr.fistingstein1566
    @dr.fistingstein1566 24 дні тому +6

    I was supposed to get my life together today but stayed up all night watching CJI. Now I’m back in rehab and they are taking my phone as I typ

  • @dnd6075
    @dnd6075 25 днів тому +15

    loved the speed of which the next match was executed. andrew tackett ive never seen before he was really exciting to watch, very reckless!

  • @nicmarley12241990
    @nicmarley12241990 24 дні тому +2

    Kade is so badass! Dudes aggressive as hell he never backs off! All love for his brother too. Super exciting to watch

  • @fabrizio9920
    @fabrizio9920 25 днів тому +354

    Nicky Ryan got robbed. He clearly dominated from under mount position the whole match.

    • @goscarinrealife
      @goscarinrealife 25 днів тому +13

      Is that considered a superior position though in the scoring system?

    • @qasimhussaini5976
      @qasimhussaini5976 25 днів тому +85

      @@goscarinrealifeI think he’s being sarcastic

    • @ba8e
      @ba8e 25 днів тому +36

      @@goscarinrealife Second only to dominating under back control.

    • @kappanegra4400
      @kappanegra4400 25 днів тому +6

      Tackett is a beast tho

    • @AC-wc7ju
      @AC-wc7ju 25 днів тому +24

      @fabrizio9920 nicky ryan really has all the skills and knowledge to be one of the best in the world...but between the ruotolos and tacket brothers he needs to realise, his cardio is terrible because he doesn't work near hard as these guys. He's regularly blown way over weight, we havnt seen him lean since he was 13 years old.
      With the work rate of the new guys, he needs to figure his training out, or he might aswell quit...
      Get on a versa climber two session a day and completely blow your lungs out aswell as bjj.
      Will sort his shit pretty quick

  • @d0nttreadonm3
    @d0nttreadonm3 24 дні тому +1

    I would like to support CJI with this comment. Craig has done a very good job to organize such a beautiful event. 🖤

  • @jbortiz98
    @jbortiz98 25 днів тому +72

    Can’t wait for tomorrow!

  • @NollaGirl504
    @NollaGirl504 18 днів тому +1

    Craig, thank you so much for putting this together and paying these amazing athletes for what they do. Im getting my Blue Belt soon, bjj is tough!!! They deserve to be paid properly, this is all nothing without these incredible athletes. ❤

  • @Thegarf954
    @Thegarf954 25 днів тому +68

    Hell yeah! Nose beers for everyone!

  • @paulg5220
    @paulg5220 24 дні тому +5

    Wow! Incredible show. Only day 1 too?
    We need the Alley in regular competitions. I saw zero referee interference or resets. I didn’t know it was even possible.

  • @WilliamNelson-im3rc
    @WilliamNelson-im3rc 25 днів тому +8

    My head hurts so bad not even hung over just watched cji all night

    • @slizzmo
      @slizzmo 24 дні тому +1

      Me too man and have to get ready for promotions tomorrow at my gym

  • @SonysDream
    @SonysDream 25 днів тому +37

    My courtdate for weekend custody of my 3 children was today. I live in Germany but I stayed up until 11am and missed the date. This is my first time watching BJJ and I'll probably never see my brats again.

    • @Schwerthase
      @Schwerthase 25 днів тому +4

      win/win?

    • @benditsler5248
      @benditsler5248 25 днів тому +1

      Worth it

    • @zezuntxiduntxi
      @zezuntxiduntxi 25 днів тому +3

      not good or cool.

    • @metalfan4u
      @metalfan4u 25 днів тому

      As the great Michael Jordan would say: "fuck them kids"

    • @JB-tn3gm
      @JB-tn3gm 24 дні тому

      @@Schwerthasewin/win/win if you consider the kids.

  • @XxKiprotichxX
    @XxKiprotichxX 25 днів тому +29

    This is already better than adcc and we're just halfway through 🎉

  • @jatinderbains9828
    @jatinderbains9828 25 днів тому +2

    No pay walls. High quality Jiu Jitsu. Thank you for this!

  • @frankiecal3186
    @frankiecal3186 25 днів тому +34

    Nolf match was 🔥

  • @ORIGINALDAJJ
    @ORIGINALDAJJ 24 дні тому +2

    Congratulations to everyone involved. This is good for combat sports in general. Cheers.

  • @daretimilehin4981
    @daretimilehin4981 24 дні тому +4

    I have actually been so impressed. Its crazy how far a little online trolling, a personality, pettyness and 3 million will go.
    This has been a joy to watch as a BJJ fan. Production was also very good . Very high level matches and upsets.
    Commentary a bit weird at times but great effort from the guys on the desk. Looking forward to day 2.

  • @Arizmi
    @Arizmi 24 дні тому +2

    One of the first times BJJ has ever been watchable

  • @yewwinmcgregor4042
    @yewwinmcgregor4042 25 днів тому +24

    Good Onya Craig! Huge success. Mo and Gordon are seething. 😂

  • @frankiecal3186
    @frankiecal3186 25 днів тому +16

    Nicky Rodriguez is on 🔥

  • @chrisprobasco8447
    @chrisprobasco8447 25 днів тому +4

    The rule set is fantastic and promotes action. Even my wife was up watching with me late last night.

  • @zezuntxiduntxi
    @zezuntxiduntxi 25 днів тому +4

    CJI will change Grappling for the better. Thank you Craig Jonsey

  • @JackSimpsonBJJ
    @JackSimpsonBJJ 25 днів тому +2

    Huge hats off to Craig for putting this together. And it’s all for a good cause, not to just line his pockets. Respect.

  • @billyphantha
    @billyphantha 25 днів тому +3

    watching this makes me really hate the out of bounds and resetting. Thanks Craig! Good show.

  • @frankiecal3186
    @frankiecal3186 25 днів тому +22

    We need Renato Laranja as presenter or at least to do color commentary.

  • @molobeats2880
    @molobeats2880 25 днів тому +3

    as a non bjj practitioner this format was especially exciting to watch, especially the nicky ryan match lol

  • @ELIROCKSYOSOCKS
    @ELIROCKSYOSOCKS 25 днів тому +7

    Was an awesome show, Craig Jones is seriously the man!

  • @jeffsstt
    @jeffsstt 25 днів тому +4

    The brothers thing is magic. Brothers with a common goal are army

  • @frankiecal3186
    @frankiecal3186 25 днів тому +31

    Ryan and Rockhold are the 🐐 GOATS.

    • @AN043V3R
      @AN043V3R 25 днів тому +5

      They both lost in the first round...

    • @zombievikinggaming4258
      @zombievikinggaming4258 25 днів тому +5

      ​@@AN043V3RGoats doesn't mean currently the best

    • @armedjoy3045
      @armedjoy3045 25 днів тому +1

      ​@@zombievikinggaming4258has Nicky ever won anything

    • @AN043V3R
      @AN043V3R 25 днів тому

      @@zombievikinggaming4258 GOAT - Greatest of All Time...
      It means they're the best. What are you even talking about?

  • @eivojc6241
    @eivojc6241 25 днів тому +7

    Awesome show! Thanks for the sponsors, producer, Craig and the team of CJI!

  • @artemlobov3685
    @artemlobov3685 25 днів тому +3

    The incline wall is a smart idea, prevents the ref having to constantly bring fighters to the centre when being of bounds.

  • @brandonf1482
    @brandonf1482 23 дні тому +1

    Don’t train jiu jitsu… never really watched it outside of ufc… but now I’m a full on fan of CJI. Already can’t wait for the next one!

  • @Pol-jj7my
    @Pol-jj7my 25 днів тому +3

    If Gordon Ryan does not compete in ADCC, they are done. Long live CJI!!!

  • @riohvbcho
    @riohvbcho 25 днів тому +5

    I watched this for 7+ hours straight after work

  • @sebastianbroscheyoga
    @sebastianbroscheyoga 25 днів тому +9

    Awesome job by nolf! Imo it shows that wrestling like judo is a bit hampered by a narrow rule set, and with the freedom of sub grappling it's harser for the specialists to adapt. Huge props to nolf though, what an absolute unit!

  • @MessianicJewJitsu
    @MessianicJewJitsu 24 дні тому +1

    Love the long form and commentary. This is like listening to a beisbol game on the stereo. Thank you for having a good commentary team

  • @dylangools1086
    @dylangools1086 25 днів тому +3

    Yep!! This dominates adcc in every way!! Love it!!

  • @TitanIapetus
    @TitanIapetus 24 дні тому +2

    Tired as fuck today because of this tournament. I was starting to nod off at the tail end of the 80+ bracket. But once Tye vs Nolf kicked off, it was like a shot of adrenaline!! I was planning on watching that bracket this morning, but I couldn't turn it off!! What a great event so far! Super stoked to see how it ends! 🤙🏼

  • @cameronlucero9879
    @cameronlucero9879 25 днів тому +4

    Woke up to seeing 1.3 million views, baby we did it

  • @errgo2713
    @errgo2713 25 днів тому +2

    Binged the whole 9hrs from 06:00 (Taiwan). Absolutely amazing. Got to comment for posterity.

  • @frankiecal3186
    @frankiecal3186 25 днів тому +19

    Ryan and Rockhold are into humiliation rituals.

  • @JStraight160lbs
    @JStraight160lbs 25 днів тому +82

    Was Nicky Ryan born with one lung?

    • @dubstepXpower
      @dubstepXpower 25 днів тому +2

      Yeah he did nothing. Wonder if he had a covid or the flu recently?

    • @mubarkqardas46
      @mubarkqardas46 25 днів тому +1

      Steroids will do that to you.

    • @shainn2237
      @shainn2237 25 днів тому

      😂😂😂

    • @averysaltyburrito1192
      @averysaltyburrito1192 25 днів тому +1

      fr what is up w/ nicky

    • @lobsterairsoft499
      @lobsterairsoft499 25 днів тому +3

      You can’t expect to develop competitive cardio in a fight camp. Andrew has that level year round

  • @yamjam7434
    @yamjam7434 25 днів тому +8

    Nicky Ryan gotta start training like the rod bros. You have all the technical abilities in the world he needs grit and aggressiveness with a gas tank to back that up. The times he tried everything worked. But my god Tackett is a DAWG. And has superstar potential. Eoghan is very underrated too.

    • @LiquidityThieves
      @LiquidityThieves 25 днів тому +3

      The whole Bteam "we all coach each other" thing doesn't work for undisciplined people. Nicky needs a strict conditioning coach. Cuz his conditioning is at an amateur level.

    • @yamjam7434
      @yamjam7434 25 днів тому +1

      @@LiquidityThieves yeah and his injuries and inactivity probably held him back a bunch. He’s too used to sparring and this adcc trials where people actually took a slower more controlled tempo but the moment big breakfast used his athleticism he won Nicky. Nicky probably beats everyone in his weightclass or lower in sparring but man needs to step it up and actually go at it like Nicky rod.

    • @LeelosAdventure
      @LeelosAdventure 25 днів тому +1

      @@LiquidityThieves thats a good point, for some reason nicky ryan competes at like 30% of his potential. and gasses out every time. he needs much better cardio

    • @Dan-e7f
      @Dan-e7f 16 днів тому

      @@yamjam7434 awe now u want to change your mind u insecure little kid😂

    • @Dan-e7f
      @Dan-e7f 16 днів тому

      @@yamjam7434 u need to stop talking about athletes when u don't even train kid

  • @alexwendling
    @alexwendling 24 дні тому +5

    so honored to be a part of this event! see you tonight... 2 million dollar night!