PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 725 p4p, 694 weight class) and Ace Rob (ranked 47 p4p, 45 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Cruz
vs
Rob

172 cm
37
144
31 - 22 - 0

170 cm
36
143
21 - 21 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Altitude Clothing

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 31 - 22 - 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 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Rob!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz is looking to slow Rob down with leg kicks.
Rob lands a jab to the head.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Cruz catches Rob right on the button with a cross.

Rob drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cruz controlling the position.
Rob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Rob tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cruz holds on and takes a little breather.
Rob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Rob from controlling successfully.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rob is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rob trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Rob trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Cruz tenderised Rob's leg. Rob is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rob looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Rob ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cruz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rob was covering up waiting for the punch and Cruz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rob is pulling down on Cruz's head to control his posture.
Rob wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Cruz postures up in Rob's guard and throws a big left but Rob blocks it.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rob swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Rob.
Cruz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Rob.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rob's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rob defending well though.
Rob is looking to improve his position.
Rob is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rob trying to control here.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rob does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz prevents Rob from improving his position.
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
Cruz thows a huge punch but Rob dodges it nicely.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Rob is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rob has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz works his way into side control.
Cruz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cruz working away.
Rob is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Cruz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cruz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rob napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Rob is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz working the ground and pound from side control.
Rob is trying to improve his position.
Rob is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rob tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
Rob trying to control but Cruz postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rob is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rob throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rob throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rob's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz slows the pace down in half guard.
Cruz is thwarting Rob's attempts to control the position.
Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rob can do to turn this around?
Cruz uses his free foot to push down on Rob's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rob.
Cruz looking to control but Rob is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Cruz! Rob is hurt baaadly! Cruz is firing away with more strikes - Rob is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Cruz!
Dom Cruz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.