PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 552 p4p, 894 weight class) and Boris Orlov (ranked 34 p4p, 54 weight class). Orlov has chosen K.A.B.O.S.H. - God Of War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cruz
vs
Orlov

172 cm
36
144
29 - 20 - 0

175 cm
36
147
19 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Altitude Clothing

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Orlov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Orlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz with a hook.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Orlov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orlov as he avoids it easily.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Orlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Orlov leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Orlov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Orlov misses with a looping left.
A low kick lands for Orlov.
A combination from Orlov does no damage.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Orlov misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orlov on the side of the head.
Cruz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Orlov eats them both and turns towards Cruz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Orlov misses with a body shot
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Orlov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Orlov stops Cruz from passing to mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Cruz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the position but Orlov is working away.
Cruz prevents Orlov from escaping the position.
Cruz looks up at the clock and then as Orlov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cruz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cruz taking a breather here.

Cruz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Orlov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cruz's guard! Nice work there by Orlov!

Orlov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cruz, up you get!
Orlov misses with a straight right.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov scores with a hook.
Orlov misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Cruz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Orlov takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Orlov misses with a looping left.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orlov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Cruz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Orlov's guard.

Orlov pushes Cruz off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cruz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Orlov was covering up waiting for the punch and Cruz finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz advances to half guard.
Cruz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cruz is just content to waste time from the top position. Orlov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cruz trying to control but Orlov is working from the bottom.
Cruz stops Orlov from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Orlov is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Cruz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Orlov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Orlov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Orlov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Orlov moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Cruz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Orlov to the ground. Cruz is now in Orlov's guard.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Orlov keeps moving.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orlov can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orlov is keeping the position for now.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Orlov keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses. Orlov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cruz's guard. Nice move by Orlov!

Cruz trying to control the position.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Orlov controlling him for the moment.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orlov won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Dom Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cruz holds on and takes a little breather.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orlov is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Orlov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cruz tries to improve position but can't.

Orlov stands up.

Cruz gets a double leg takedown into Orlov's guard.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orlov is looking to stand up but Cruz isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz slips nicely into half guard.

Cruz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Orlov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orlov's head.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Orlov's head.
Orlov tries to kick Cruz off but Cruz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Orlov's head.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but Orlov defending well.
Cruz trying to control from Orlov's half guard. Orlov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orlov is keeping the position for now.
Cruz forces his way into half guard.
Cruz wants to pass to mount but Orlov is defending the position.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orlov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz throws a strike but Orlov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Cruz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Nice takedown defense from Orlov. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Orlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz with a jab.
Orlov misses the shot to the body.
Orlov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Orlov.
Orlov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Orlov.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Orlov's head but Orlov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dom Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Orlov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Orlov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boris Orlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
Orlov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Orlov.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Orlov's head back.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Orlov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Orlov as Cruz shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orlov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cruz takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
Orlov throws a front kick aimed at Cruz's knee but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orlov throws out a counter right but Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Orlov loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a chopping leg kick but Orlov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Orlov swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Cruz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Orlov thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlov moves away.
Orlov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz scores with a nice body kick.
Dom Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orlov scores with a one two! Cruz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Cruz is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orlov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orlov takes one to the chin there.
Cruz with a nice calf kick.
Orlov throws a poor cross that misses

and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cruz content to stall in guard here.
Orlov wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.
Boris Orlov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz prevents Orlov from getting back to his feet.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruz controlling from the top position.
Cruz is working Orlov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Orlov keeps moving.
Cruz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Orlov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Orlov wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cruz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dom Cruz.
Well Cruz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Cruz!
Dom Cruz made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Boris Orlov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Got vodka?'.