PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charmaine Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dela Cruz
vs
Howell

188 cm
22
212 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

189 cm
20
210 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

MADE IN GERMANY

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charmaine Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Howell!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Howell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Thomas Howell has been cut.
Howell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Howell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dela Cruz scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Howell.
Howell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dela Cruz throws a head kick but Howell moves out of range.
Dela Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howell circles away quickly and effectively.
Dela Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howell.
Dela Cruz misses with the combination.
Howell throws a shot from downtown. Dela Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Dela Cruz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Howell throws an overhand right that lands on Dela Cruz's shoulder, as Dela Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Howell lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Dela Cruz.
Howell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dela Cruz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Howell is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Howell 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell.
Dela Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Howell scores with a hook.
Howell moves out of range of the body kick from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Dela Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howell throws out the jab.
Howell scores with a nice head shot.
Howell lands with a shot to the body.
Dela Cruz throws a leg kick but Howell checks it.
Howell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Howell misses with a hook to the body
and Dela Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dela Cruz misses with a low kick.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dela Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Dela Cruz swinging wildly here.
Dela Cruz swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howell throws a lazy right hand but Dela Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dela Cruz throws a hook but Howell blocks it.
Howell looks to land a combination but Dela Cruz avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Dela Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
A leg kick checked by Howell.
Howell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dela Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dela Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dela Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Howell's head.
Dela Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Howell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dela Cruz misses with a double jab.
Howell scores with a hook.
Howell throws a jab but it's blocked by Dela Cruz.
Howell stuns Dela Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Howell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz throws a low kick but Howell avoids it.
Dela Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Dela Cruz is looking to clinch but Howell is avoiding it.
Dela Cruz misses with a double jab
and Howell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well.
Howell scores with a shot to the body.
Dela Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Howell slips a straight right by Dela Cruz.
Howell looks to land a right hand but Dela Cruz moved out of range.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch there but Howell circles away.
Dela Cruz scores with a jab.
Dela Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dela Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howell.
Howell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but Dela Cruz is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dela Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howell.
Dela Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dela Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howell scores with a body shot.
Howell cracks Dela Cruz with a good jab.
Dela Cruz takes one to the chin there.
Dela Cruz throws a head kick but Howell moves out of range.
Howell takes a swing at Dela Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Howell lands with a nice body punch.
Dela Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Howell is just out of range.
Dela Cruz moves forwards but Howell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dela Cruz is breathing heavily.
Dela Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Howell. Those never looked like landing.
Howell throws a series of punches but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charmaine Dela Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Howell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dela Cruz takes one to the chin there.
Dela Cruz connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Dela Cruz.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dela Cruz.
Howell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howell connects with the punch.
Howell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Howell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dela Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Howell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Howell lands with an uppercut that bounces Dela Cruz off the cage and back into rage.
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!
Dela Cruz misses with a head kick.
Howell lands a nice hook to Dela Cruz's body. Dela Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Howell scores with a jab.

Dela Cruz is rocked!
Howell ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Dela Cruz's jaw. Dela Cruz's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Howell does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Howell!