PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavi D Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Downey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by mama said knock you out. Chris Downey has the eye of the tiger tonight.

D Cruz
vs
Downey

178 cm
19
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavi D Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Downey!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Cruz clobbers Downey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from D Cruz.
Xavi D Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from D Cruz finds it's way through Downey's defenses.
D Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A cross from D Cruz lands.

D Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Downey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
D Cruz scores with a couple of short elbows.
D Cruz wants to control but Downey is keeping him busy.
Downey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of D Cruz.
Downey can't do much from the bottom here.
Downey is looking to reverse the position.
Downey can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
D Cruz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D Cruz working the ground and pound.
Downey takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D Cruz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Downey tries to improve position but can't.
D Cruz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Downey down.
D Cruz lands a nice forearm strike.
D Cruz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
D Cruz lands some shots froms side control.
D Cruz working the ground and pound.

Downey is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Downey is looking to regain half guard here but D Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
D Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Downey to see if he's OK.
Downey struggling a bit here.
D Cruz scoring with punches and elbows.
D Cruz working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz is working Downey over with some ground and pound from side control.
Downey on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
D Cruz scoring with punches and elbows.
D Cruz lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
D Cruz lands some shots froms side control.
Downey looks gassed!
D Cruz lands an elbow.
D Cruz grinds an elbow into Downey's temple.
Downey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Downey trying to hold on to D Cruz's head to control him but D Cruz postures up.
D Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Downey taking some punishment here, with D Cruz in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downey trying to control from the bottom.
D Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
D Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Downey's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. D Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
D Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Downey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. D Cruz is working away from the top position though.
Downey is trying to get back to full guard.
Downey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but D Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
D Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
D Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

D Cruz stands up from half guard.
D Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Downey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Downey walks into a stiff left hand from D Cruz.
Nice jab there from D Cruz.
D Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
D Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
D Cruz connects with a single shot there.
D Cruz lands with a right hand.
D Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Downey at a distance.
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!

D Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Downey.

D Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Downey shoots in for a takedown but D Cruz shows good takedown defense.
A right-left combo lands from D Cruz.
A jab from D Cruz does it's job there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz swinging wilding here.
D Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

D Cruz gets a takedown into half guard.
D Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from D Cruz.
Downey taking some punishment here, with D Cruz in his half guard.
Downey is looking to improve his position.
D Cruz winds up and cracks Downey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. D Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
D Cruz slips a nice elbow through Downey's hands, connecting with Downey's forehead.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz working Downey over with strikes.
D Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. D Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Downey's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. D Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Downey's temple.

D Cruz decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
D Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Downey momentarily.
D Cruz lands with a nice combination. Downey backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
D Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.

D 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.
D Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Downey's brow.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz scoring with punches to the head and body.
D Cruz lands a couple of digs.

Downey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. D Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
D Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Downey working for a triangle but D Cruz defends it easily.
D Cruz is in close to Downey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
D Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
D Cruz distracts Downey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's eight 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.
D Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
D Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Downey's head.
D Cruz working some strikes from top position.
D Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
D Cruz forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from D Cruz.
Downey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but D Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
D Cruz lands strikes from half guard.
Downey has hold of D Cruz's hands but D Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
D Cruz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
D Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Xavi D Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from D Cruz there.
D Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.

D Cruz is looking for a kimura but Downey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for D Cruz to get the leverage.
D Cruz stalling away here and it's allowed Downey to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
D Cruz postures up in Downey's guard and throws a big left but Downey blocks it.
D Cruz throws and elbow that misses. Downey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in D Cruz's guard. Nice move by Downey!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Downey stops D Cruz from standing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavi D Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well D 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Xavi D Cruz!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Xavi D Cruz!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Xavi D Cruz!

Xavi D Cruz wins by unanimous decision!