PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nisse Blockson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jorge Cruz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Blockson
vs
Cruz

183 cm
21
281 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

215 cm
28
228 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nisse Blockson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Blockson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blockson walks into a straight right hand from Cruz.
Cruz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blockson backs up against the cage.
Blockson slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz sizes up Blockson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blockson missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Cruz lands a left and a right that send Blockson crashing to the mat, dazed. Cruz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Blockson is rocked!
Cruz slips a straight right by Blockson.
Oh Blockson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jorge Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blockson dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Blockson seems to have got his legs back now.
Blockson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz defending well as Blockson loads up on a big left hand.
Blockson misses with a wild combination.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blockson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Blockson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination

and Blockson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blockson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blockson works on Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
Blockson lands a damaging elbow.
Blockson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cruz looks gassed!
Blockson prevents Cruz from breaking the clinch.
Blockson lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blockson.
Blockson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
Nice elbow from Blockson.
Blockson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Blockson.
Blockson lands an elbow inside.
Blockson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Blockson scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Blockson.
Blockson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blockson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blockson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blockson working Cruz over with knees to the body.
Blockson lands a damaging elbow.
A short uppercut from Blockson.
Blockson scores a nice knee to the body.
Blockson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
Blockson lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Blockson.
Blockson lands a shoulder strike.
Blockson lands a nice elbow.
Blockson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blockson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blockson lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.
Blockson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blockson misses with an elbow strike.
Blockson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blockson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blockson scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Blockson.
Blockson lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blockson.
Blockson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blockson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blockson lands a nice elbow.
Blockson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Blockson.
Blockson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
Blockson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blockson lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Blockson.
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
Blockson digs a right hand into Cruz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruz's gas tank.
Blockson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blockson scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blockson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
Nice elbow from Blockson.
Blockson misses with an elbow over the top.
Blockson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blockson is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blockson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blockson lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Blockson.
Blockson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blockson lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blockson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blockson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Blockson.
Blockson lands with a right to the head.
Blockson is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nisse Blockson dominated that round.
That's time! Blockson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blockson throws a one two combo.
Blockson tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Blockson slips the punch.
Blockson throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blockson throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Blockson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blockson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blockson with a hook.
A good leg kick by Blockson.
Blockson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cruz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cruz misses with a double jab
and Blockson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Blockson takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Blockson on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blockson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blockson has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cruz tries to circle away but Blockson has him pinned against the cage.
Blockson lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
Blockson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blockson lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Blockson.
Blockson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blockson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blockson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blockson gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blockson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blockson.
Blockson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blockson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Blockson.
Blockson lands an elbow inside.

Cruz is rocked!

It looks like Jorge Cruz has been cut.
Blockson lands an elbow inside that Cruz shrugs off.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Blockson finish him?
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blockson lands a nice elbow.
Blockson lands a left hand.
Blockson throws an elbow that misses.
Blockson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
Blockson lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Blockson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.
Blockson scores with a shoulder strike.
Blockson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blockson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blockson lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blockson.
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
Blockson lands an uppercut.
Blockson works on Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
Blockson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blockson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blockson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blockson lands a right hand.
Blockson lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blockson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Blockson.
Blockson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Blockson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Blockson.
Blockson digs a right hand underneath Cruz's ribcage. Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blockson lands a damaging elbow.
Blockson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blockson lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blockson.
Blockson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blockson works on Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
Blockson lands an elbow inside that Cruz shrugs off.
Blockson lands with a light punch inside.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Blockson has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blockson lands an uppercut.
Blockson presses Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Blockson.
A short uppercut from Blockson.
Blockson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Blockson lands with a short shot to the head.
Blockson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blockson scores a nice knee to the body.
Blockson cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Blockson - that landed with a thud.
Blockson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
Blockson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blockson lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blockson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blockson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blockson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nisse Blockson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Cruz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Blockson works over Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
Blockson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Nice shot lands for Cruz.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blockson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Blockson misses.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Blockson throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Blockson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Blockson saw that one coming.
Blockson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Jorge Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Blockson slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blockson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a hook. Blockson ducked under it nicely.
Blockson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Blockson has him pressed against the cage.
Blockson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blockson lands a nice shot to the body.
Blockson scores a nice knee to the body.
Blockson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blockson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blockson scores with a knee to the head.
Blockson lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.
Blockson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blockson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blockson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Blockson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blockson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blockson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blockson lands a damaging elbow.
Blockson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cruz's defenses.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blockson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
Blockson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Blockson on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Blockson has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blockson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Blockson.
Blockson lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blockson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cruz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blockson lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
Blockson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blockson landing knees to the body.
Blockson lands with a right to the head.
Blockson is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blockson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blockson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blockson lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blockson.
Blockson lands an elbow inside.
Blockson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cruz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blockson lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.
Cruz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blockson lands a damaging elbow.
Cruz tries to break free but Blockson pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Blockson.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Blockson has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Blockson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jorge Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blockson.
Blockson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blockson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blockson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cruz's defenses.
Knees to the body from Blockson.
Blockson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blockson misses with a knee strike.
Blockson lands a damaging elbow.
Blockson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blockson crunches a lovely knee into Cruz's ribcage.
Blockson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blockson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruz.
Blockson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nisse Blockson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blockson.
Blockson lands with a light punch inside.
Blockson is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blockson lands a nice elbow.
Blockson lands a body punch in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nisse Blockson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blockson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nisse Blockson!