PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zereck Doolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doolander
vs
Cruise

180 cm
20
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zereck Doolander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruise avoids the head kick by Doolander.
Doolander misses with a series of wild punches.
Doolander throws a sloppy head kick and Cruise moves out of range easily.
Doolander shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruise keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Doolander has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zereck Doolander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doolander shoots in and drives through. Cruise sprawls well.

Cruise darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Cruise stands up out of the half guard.
Doolander is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Doolander.

Cruise feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cruise trying to control but Doolander is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cruise wants to control from the top but Doolander keeps moving.
Cruise tries to stand but Doolander is controlling from the bottom.
Cruise is looking to work some ground and pound but Doolander has wrist control.
Cruise looking to pass the guard.
Cruise is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cruise tries to free his leg and advance position but Doolander is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cruise gets a takedown into half guard.
Cruise blocks the strikes from Doolander.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cruise is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Doolander has managed to free his arm - good work.
Doolander is looking to improve his position.
Cruise wants to take a breather but Doolander is having none of it.
Cruise prevents Doolander from improving his position.
Cruise wants to stand up but Doolander has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Doolander wants to control but Cruise is keeping busy.
Cruise passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Doolander!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolander is squirming around, avoiding Cruise's attempts to control the action.
Doolander keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cruise thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cruise wants to control the pace but Doolander is squirming around nicely.
Doolander is looking to improve his position but Cruise isn't that keen on the idea.
Cruise working Doolander over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cruise lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like Zereck Doolander has been cut.
Cruise has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doolander is trying desperately to improve position.
Cruise content just to control the position here.
Cruise unloads with some shots from mount but Doolander bucks and avoids them well.
Cruise looking to finish with strikes here!
Doolander is squirming around, avoiding Cruise's attempts to control the action.
Cruise thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Cruise dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zereck Doolander's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Doolander gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cruise loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Cruise stands up and waves to Doolander to follow him.
Doolander takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doolander stuffs the takedown.
Cruise looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doolander is fending him off so far but Cruise persists. Nope, Doolander circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruise keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruise avoids the body shot from Doolander.
Cruise scores with a shot to the body.
Cruise throws a right and a left that Doolander avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise misses with a body kick.
Cruise lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruise.
Cruise lands a slapping body shot.
Cruise misses with a leg kick.
Doolander misses with a takedown
and Cruise cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left and a right from Cruise both land. Nice combination.

Cruise fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doolander, pushing him back against the ropes.

Cruise gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cruise seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Doolander won't allow Cruise to pass to mount.
Cruise thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolander wants to get back to full guard but Cruise has mounted him!
Doolander is working to get back to half guard.
Cruise looking to ground and pound but Doolander is blocking nicely.
Cruise controlling from mount.

Cruise working for a submission but Doolander is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cruise throws some wild stikes that Doolander manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolander is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cruise trying to control but Doolander is having none of it.
Cruise throws some wild stikes that Doolander manages to avoid easily.
Doolander is desperately trying to improve his position but Cruise has a good base and remains in mount.
Cruise looking to ground and pound but Doolander is blocking nicely.
Cruise prevents Doolander from getting the reversal.
Cruise unloading with bombs!

Cruise looking to secure an arm triangle but Doolander defends it well.
Doolander is squirming around, avoiding Cruise's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cruise is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cruise misses with a head shot.
Cruise takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cruise throws some wild stikes that Doolander manages to avoid easily.
Vince Cruise has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doolander holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cruise tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Cruise there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cruise throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Doolander because Cruise loaded up on that one.
Cruise throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Doolander because Cruise loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Cruise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zereck Doolander's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cruise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruise avoids a kick to the body.
Doolander tries to land a front kick but Cruise steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Cruise shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Doolander's guard.
Cruise missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruise trying to stand up but can't free himself from Doolander's guard.
Cruise trying to control the position from guard on top but Doolander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cruise drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Cruise as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Doolander screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Cruise! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Vince Cruise!