PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Wallace (ranked 2385 p4p, 3715 weight class) and Darian Cruz (ranked 264 p4p, 379 weight class). Cruz has chosen System Of A Down - Aerials as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wallace
vs
Cruz

177 cm
28
149
14 - 14 - 0

173 cm
28
146
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darian Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wallace swivels and escapes.
Wallace lands a jab to the head.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz dives in and grabs Wallace's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wallace pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Henry Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darian Cruz.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Wallace sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Wallace lands a big uppercut and Cruz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cruz looks OK. Wallace waves Cruz back to his feet!

Cruz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Cruz hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Henry Wallace!
Darian Cruz spoke after the fight, saying 'Great to see this man back! It's pretty easy decision if you ask us.'.