PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Techno Viking (ranked 4021 p4p, 4203 weight class) and Santa Cruz (ranked 438 p4p, 451 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Viking might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Save, Change and Exit - Winstan. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Viking
vs
Cruz

188 cm
16
219
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
210
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Techno Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viking on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Cruz clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Viking jumps guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cruz.
Viking misses with some punches.

Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Viking is looking to close the distance but Cruz sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Viking crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Viking is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Santa Cruz!
Santa Cruz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.