PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wally West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wally West looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

West
vs
Cruz

185 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Grappling Pro Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wally West!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says West as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from West. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Wally West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Cruz.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West avoids it really well and circles away.
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
West doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
West throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Wally West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
West clinches but Cruz breaks the clinch

and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stops West from standing up.
Cruz thows a big elbow that misses.
West working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Cruz trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cruz is standing up over West. West looks to escape but Cruz dives into side control.
West dodges the ground and pound from Cruz.
Cruz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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.
West is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cruz is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
West tries to clinch

and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown. West fights it but they end up in guard.
West is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
West is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cruz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cruz distracts West with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz works over West with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz stops West from standing up.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but West has wrist control.
West utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of West's head.
West wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cruz advances position into side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cruz scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a decent elbow from side control.
West is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
West bucks up and tries to throw Cruz off but instead Cruz has got his back!
Cruz connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for West to escape the position.
Cruz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Cruz. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Cruz. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Cruz scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Cruz is working the ground and pound. Can West escape?
Cruz is punishing West with strikes - can he finish him?!
Cruz cracks West with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing West from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Cruz is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at West. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
West is taking damage to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

West keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
West looks to clinch

and Cruz counters with a nice double leg into side control. West won't be happy with that.
Cruz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
West is pushing Cruz's head away, looking to escape. Cruz manages to hold on to the position though.
Cruz is putting a hurting on West here, landing some big shots from side control.

Cruz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. West looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cruz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. West is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cruz lets go of the hold and West can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eric Cruz!
Eric Cruz is the new light heavyweight champion!