PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Cruz (ranked 1970 p4p, 2321 weight class) and Michael Montana (ranked 241 p4p, 271 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cruz
vs
Montana

184 cm
25
285
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
26
240
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Montana!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Joey Cruz has been cut.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Montana moves into the clinch.
Montana lands a body shot.
Cruz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Montana.
Montana lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Montana.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Montana.
Montana lands a nice uppercut.
Montana lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Montana lands a body punch in the clinch.

Montana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montana throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Montana scores with a punch to the head.
Montana cracks Cruz with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Cruz tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Montana pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Cruz is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Montana!