PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greek Rabio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Cruz
vs
Rabio

182 cm
22
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Win Nutritional

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greek Rabio!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rabio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Rabio should have avoided that one.
Good shot there by Cruz.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Rabio moved out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rabio is defended easily by Cruz.
Rabio fails to land the takedown.
Cruz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cruz wants it to stay on the feet.
David Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greek Rabio.
Rabio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
A leg kick checked by Rabio.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rabio takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rabio misses with a takedown
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Rabio avoids it well.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rabio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Rabio's body. Rabio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rabio looks gassed!
Cruz cracks Rabio with a good jab.
Cruz is looking to land body kicks.
Rabio ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Rabio is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cruz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rabio.
Rabio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cruz avoids it really well and circles away.
Cruz lands a with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rabio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
David Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Rabio sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Cruz throws a combination. Rabio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cruz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rabio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rabio stuffs the takedown.
Rabio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rabio blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rabio shoots in looking for a takedown. Cruz tries to sprawl out of it but Rabio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cruz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rabio blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Rabio scores with a jab to the head.
Cruz tests Rabio's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rabio has his takedown stuffed
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Rabio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cruz swinging wilding here.
Rabio lands with a nice combination. Cruz backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz misses with a double jab
and Rabio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cruz really felt that one!
A right-left combo lands from Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cruz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz with a hook.
Rabio has his takedown stuffed
and Rabio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rabio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Rabio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz lands a two punch combo.
David Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Rabio's defenses.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
David Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Rabio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Rabio tries for a takedown but Cruz circles away easily
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
David Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greek Rabio.
Nice shot lands for Cruz.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rabio can do to turn this around?
Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Rabio seems unphased.
Rabio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cruz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cruz jabs at Rabio's body.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Rabio with an uppercut!
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Rabio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabio slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabio shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Rabio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cruz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rabio.
Nice shot by Cruz.
Rabio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rabio.
Rabio slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rabio at a distance.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Rabio sprawls well.
Cruz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rabio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a single shot there.
A nice combination there by Cruz.
Rabio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rabio fails with the takedown.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Rabio avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rabio tries for a takedown but Cruz circles away easily
and Cruz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cruz slaps away a takedown attempt from Rabio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rabio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Cruz scores a takedown into full mount!
Cruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.

That's two 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.
Rabio wants to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rabio on the ground.
Cruz controlling the position easily from mount.
Rabio is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cruz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. David Cruz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A left lands for Cruz.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rabio as he avoids it easily.
Cruz lands with an uppercut that bounces Rabio off the cage and back into rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Rabio checks a leg kick nicely.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rabio circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz lands a jab-cross combination.
Cruz lunges at Rabio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rabio's hand.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Rabio shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
David Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greek Rabio.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greek Rabio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz lands a with a good body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
David 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25

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