PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabi Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marucs nine millimeter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nine millimeter has chosen Lost Souls - Tupac as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cruz
vs
nine millimeter

190 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

187 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabi Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marucs nine millimeter!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz tries to clinch but nine millimeter is having none of it.
nine millimeter looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Marucs nine millimeter has been cut.
nine millimeter circles away from the clinch attempt.

nine millimeter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
nine millimeter wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.

Cruz gets to his feet. nine millimeter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cruz lands with a nice combination. nine millimeter backs away looking to recover.
Cruz wants to clinch up but nine millimeter keeps it at a distance.
Cruz is looking to clinch but nine millimeter is avoiding it.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - nine millimeter circles away.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and nine millimeter moves out of range easily.
nine millimeter checks a leg kick.
Cruz tries for a takedown but nine millimeter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
nine millimeter swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but nine millimeter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice takedown defense from nine millimeter. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but nine millimeter manages to avoid it.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabi Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
nine millimeter wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nine millimeter is trying to maintain the position but Cruz is very close to passing his half guard.
nine millimeter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cruz tries to stand but his hand is stuck under nine millimeter.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed nine millimeter's head.
nine millimeter trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Cruz 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nine millimeter keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
nine millimeter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Cruz tries to stand but nine millimeter is controlling from the bottom.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as nine millimeter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
nine millimeter controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Cruz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cruz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabi Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marucs nine millimeter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has nine millimeter pinned against the cage. nine millimeter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but nine millimeter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
nine millimeter is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but nine millimeter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabi Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cruz tries for a takedown but nine millimeter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gabi Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz tries to clinch up but nine millimeter circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cruz tries to clinch up but nine millimeter circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but nine millimeter circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but nine millimeter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz throws a body punch but nine millimeter moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swings for the body but nine millimeter moves out of range.
Cruz is looking to wear down nine millimeter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cruz wants to clinch up but nine millimeter keeps it at a distance.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
nine millimeter stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz wants to clinch up but nine millimeter keeps it at a distance.
nine millimeter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cruz counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cruz looks to land a combination but nine millimeter avoids it well.
Cruz with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and nine millimeter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cruz's knee momentarily.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by nine millimeter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
nine millimeter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabi Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marucs nine millimeter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but nine millimeter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around nine millimeter's waist but nine millimeter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz off to one side.
Cruz tries to clinch but nine millimeter moves out of range.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz closes the distance looking to clinch
and nine millimeter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
nine millimeter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but nine millimeter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz postures up.
nine millimeter being controlled here, momentarily.
Cruz wants to get up but he can't break nine millimeter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nine millimeter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Cruz is looking to stand up but nine millimeter won't let him.
nine millimeter being controlled here, momentarily.
nine millimeter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz wants to stand but nine millimeter is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nine millimeter keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but nine millimeter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Cruz tries to clinch but nine millimeter is having none of it.
Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? nine millimeter is fending him off so far but Cruz persists. Nope, nine millimeter circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and nine millimeter counters with a thumping low kick.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with nine millimeter but nine millimeter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabi Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
nine millimeter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but nine millimeter pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Marucs nine millimeter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gabi Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but nine millimeter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabi Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabi Cruz!