PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Behr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Cross
vs
Behr

190 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

179 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Richards' Remedies

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Behr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Behr throws a series of punches but Cross avoids them all with ease.
Behr jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Behr moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.
Cross needs to keep his hands up - Behr had a free shot at his head there.
Behr scores with a body shot.
Cross uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Behr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Behr throws a looping overhand right but Cross ducks down to avoid it.
Behr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cross missing with a left hand there. Behr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cross buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Nice defenses there by Behr.
The fighters circling - Behr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Behr digs a good body shot into Cross's ribs.
Behr swinging wilding here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Behr.
Cross lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Behr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Behr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cross as he avoids it easily.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cross.
Behr tries for a takedown but Cross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
David Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Behr.
Behr looks gassed!
Behr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cross.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Behr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cross closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Danny Behr has been cut.
Behr looks to score with a jab to the body but Cross is just out of range.
Behr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.
Cross will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Behr swings for the body but Cross moves out of range.
Cross tests Behr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Behr circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behr falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Cross drags the fight down to the ground.

Cross looking for a guillotine here but Behr defends easily.
Behr stopping the sweep attempt from Cross.

Cross is looking to sinch up a triangle. Behr throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cross's body to avoid the submission. Cross has instead reached around Behr's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cross arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Cross!