PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Ethan Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: it's raining men. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ethan Cruz
vs
Tyson

171 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremiah Ethan Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown. Cruz tries to sprawl out of it but Tyson 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.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson scores with a head kick.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyson lands a head kick!
Tyson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson dives in and grabs Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes down on Tyson's head and hops out.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Tyson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tyson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyson backs up against the cage.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz misses with a body punch
and Tyson counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz misses with a jab to the body
and Tyson counters with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Tyson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tyson throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Tyson throws a wild body kick that Cruz sees coming a mile off.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Cruz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tyson counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruz misses with a hook to the body
and Tyson counters with a good low kick that Cruz was not able to check.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Tyson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cruz swivels and escapes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Tyson counters with a three punch combo that has Cruz backing up. Cruz nods at Tyson to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frankie Tyson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cruz misses with a hook to the body
and Tyson counters with a head kick. That will keep Cruz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Tyson's ribs.
Cruz misses the body punch
and Tyson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cruz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Frankie Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tyson!
Tyson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cruz defends it nicely.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Cruz waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Tyson's body.
Cruz misses with a jab to the body
and Tyson counters with a big head kick but Cruz shrugs it off.

That's two 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.
Cruz throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Cruz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tyson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tyson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz but Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Tyson.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz lunges at Tyson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyson's hand.
Tyson looks to land a body kick but Cruz moved away.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyson.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson counters with a good low kick that Cruz was not able to check.
Nice takedown defense from Cruz. No joy for Tyson on that attempt.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Tyson's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremiah Ethan Cruz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Tyson throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a body punch
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz misses with a jab to the body
and Tyson counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Cruz does it's job there.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz but Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruz lands a with a good body shot.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Tyson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson dives in and grabs Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes down on Tyson's head and hops out.
Cruz misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cruz is looking to wear down Tyson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tyson misses with a body kick.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Tyson's body.
Cruz stalks Tyson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyson's face. Tyson staggers backwards, shaken.

Tyson is rocked!
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jeremiah Ethan Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz misses the body punch
and Tyson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cruz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tyson counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremiah Ethan 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 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

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