PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Falcon Talk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio da Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Falcon Talk has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Talk
vs
da Cruz

189 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
196 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Falcon Talk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio da Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talk moves in looking to clinch but da Cruz pushes him off.
Talk lands a slapping body shot.
da Cruz looks gassed!
Talk wants to clinch up but da Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Talk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but da Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by da Cruz.

It looks like Fabio da Cruz has been cut.

Talk cracks da Cruz with a big right hand and da Cruz goes down!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talk wants to stand but da Cruz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Talk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talk won't allow da Cruz to sweep him here.
Talk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Talk doesn't manage to clinch there - da Cruz circles away.
Talk wants to clinch.
Talk tries to clinch but da Cruz is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Talk with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Talk drops da Cruz with a left and a right! Oh, da Cruz is hurt - Talk dives into side control looking to finish!

da Cruz is rocked!
da Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.
da Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Talk finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talk wants to stand but da Cruz is controlling his arm.
da Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Talk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for da Cruz on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Talk decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Talk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That has opened up Fabio da Cruz's cut even more.
Talk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talk tries to close the distance and clinch but da Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talk lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but da Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talk moves in looking to clinch but da Cruz pushes him off.
Talk scores with a crisp jab that stopped da Cruz in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
da Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Talk lands with a big right hook that stumbles da Cruz - he's out on his feet here! Talk follows up with another monster hook that separates da Cruz from consciousness! da Cruz falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Talk stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Falcon Talk!