PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 2768 p4p, 4723 weight class) and Boromir Khan (ranked 374 p4p, 498 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

P Cruz
vs
Khan

193 cm
27
225
7 - 3 - 0

193 cm
27
225
2 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

AVALON

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boromir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but P Cruz circles away.
P Cruz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan's coach down at Steel Penn Training Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Khan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ricardo P Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boromir Khan.
P Cruz stuffs the takedown.
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has P Cruz pinned against the cage. P Cruz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
P Cruz works the jab nicely.

It looks like Boromir Khan has been cut.

P Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite P Cruz's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from P Cruz fails to land.
P Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan has P Cruz pushed against the cage.

P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for P Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
P Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. P Cruz tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. P Cruz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been told by P Cruz's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boromir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
P Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Khan fails to land the takedown.
P Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
P Cruz misses with a low kick.
Khan darts in looking for a takedown but P Cruz gets double underhooks and turns Khan into the cage.
P Cruz wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan has a takedown stuffed.
Khan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. P Cruz defends it nicely.
P Cruz is looking for a counter combo.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt - P Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khan looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz lands with a slapping head kick.
P Cruz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and P Cruz wants it to stay on the feet.
Khan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
P Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
P Cruz dips to his left and cracks Khan with an uppercut!
Khan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as P Cruz sprawls well. P Cruz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
P Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khan under the eye.
P Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!
Khan misses with a takedown attempt - P Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice uppercut there from P Cruz.
P Cruz tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. P Cruz defends it nicely.

P Cruz closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Khan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables P Cruz to keep the fight standing.
P Cruz slows down the pace here.

P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by P Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of P Cruz.

Khan forces P Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
P Cruz just leaning against Khan, taking a breather.
Khan tries to pull guard but P Cruz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
P Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
Khan tries to pull guard but P Cruz won't allow it.
Khan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as P Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Khan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. P Cruz defends it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz leaves Khan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
P Cruz thows a body kick. Khan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from P Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Khan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
P Cruz stuffs the takedown.
P Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
P Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
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!
P Cruz feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
P Cruz lands with a straight right. Khan didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khan is defended easily by P Cruz.
Khan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch combination from P Cruz misses.
Khan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
P Cruz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo P Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boromir Khan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Horrible takedown attempt by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by P Cruz, which made it look bad.
P Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
P Cruz stuffs the takedown attempt from Khan. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
P Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
P Cruz slaps away a takedown attempt from Khan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ricardo P Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boromir Khan.
P Cruz is looking to land body kicks.
P Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from P Cruz both land. Nice combination.
P Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
P Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.

Khan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. P Cruz sprawls well initially but Khan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Khan is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

P Cruz manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Khan keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
P Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
P Cruz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. P Cruz smiles and moves away.
P Cruz misses with the combination.
Khan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. P Cruz tries to avoid it but Khan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag P Cruz to the ground. P Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
P Cruz looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Khan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

P Cruz instigates a clinch.
P Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
Khan tries to pull guard but P Cruz won't allow it.
Khan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as P Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Khan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
P Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
P Cruz connects with a crisp jab.
P Cruz looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but P Cruz shows good takedown defense.
P Cruz connects with a high kick.
P Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
P Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before P Cruz can pounce on him.
Khan looks for a takedown but P Cruz sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

P Cruz forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.
P Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by P Cruz.

That has opened up Boromir Khan's cut even more.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Khan tries to pull guard but P Cruz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

P Cruz manages to break the clinch.

P Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Khan.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but P Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
P Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
P Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. P Cruz smiles and moves away.
P Cruz lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts P Cruz, as that shot connected.
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has P Cruz pinned against the cage. P Cruz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

P Cruz lands a big head kick that sends Khan tumbling to the mat! P Cruz takes a step backwards and waves Khan back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Khan is rocked!
Khan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and P Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can P Cruz finish him?
P Cruz lands a jab.
Khan wants to clinch
and P Cruz counters with a big right hand! Oh Khan is in trouble here! P Cruz follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo P Cruz!