PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kusal Perera (ranked 201 p4p, 29 weight class) and Jorge Cruz Jr (ranked 138 p4p, 21 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Perera
vs
Cruz Jr

193 cm
31
240 lbs
29 - 10 - 0

209 cm
28
245 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kusal Perera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perera misses with a hook. Cruz Jr ducked under it nicely.
Perera misses with a wild body shot.
Perera looks to land a body kick but Cruz Jr moved away.
Perera looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz Jr is just out of range.
Cruz Jr throws a counter combo.
Cruz Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Perera misses the jab.
Cruz Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Perera.
Perera is looking to counter the offense by Cruz Jr and move into the clinch.
Perera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz Jr manages to avoid it.
Perera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cruz Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Cruz Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perera gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cruz Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Perera misses.
Cruz Jr misses with a hook. Perera ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Perera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Perera drives through and clinches with Cruz Jr against the cage.
Perera struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz Jr controls his hands.
Cruz Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perera's elbow.
Perera tries to throw a body punch but Cruz Jr avoids it by throwing Perera back against the cage.
Cruz Jr misses with a body punch.
Perera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz Jr misses with some punches.
Perera blocks an uppercut.
Cruz Jr blocks a body shot from Perera.
Cruz Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz Jr misses with the head strike.
Cruz Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Perera.
Perera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perera tries to work over Cruz Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Cruz Jr.
Perera lands a left hand.
Cruz Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Perera as the two fighters clinch.
Perera lands with a left to the head.
Perera lands a body shot.
Perera blocks an uppercut.
Cruz Jr lands a right hand.
Perera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cruz Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Perera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perera struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz Jr controls his hands.
Perera blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Perera.
Perera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Perera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perera lands a body punch.
Cruz Jr looks winded!
Perera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perera scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruz Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Perera uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perera is struggling to control the position.
Perera tries to work over Cruz Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perera lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz Jr fails to land.
Perera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perera tries to throw a body punch but Cruz Jr avoids it by throwing Perera back against the cage.
Perera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruz Jr backwards.
Cruz Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Perera.
A hook to the body from Perera.
Perera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perera misses with some punches.
Perera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perera lands an uppercut.
Perera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Perera lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz Jr backwards.
Perera lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kusal Perera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Perera.
Perera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz Jr can do to turn this around?
Cruz Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perera.

Perera clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz Jr digs a right hand into Perera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perera's gas tank.
Perera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cruz Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Perera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Jorge Cruz Jr has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz Jr slips under a jab.
Cruz Jr wants to counter the offense by Perera and move into the clinch position.
Cruz Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Perera counter with a right hand.

Cruz Jr is rocked!
Cruz Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Perera counters with a huge right that knocks Cruz Jr out cold! Perera is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kusal Perera!
Our winner, Kusal Perera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.