PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sidney Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Crosby
vs
Dela Cruz

183 cm
22
210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

194 cm
23
215 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sidney Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Crosby napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Crosby tries to bench press Dela Cruz off him but Dela Cruz keeps the position.
Crosby gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dela Cruz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dela Cruz is taking a breather. Crosby says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Crosby is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crosby is working hard here to advance position.
Crosby has hold of Dela Cruz's hands but Dela Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dela Cruz is taking a breather. Crosby says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dela Cruz is trying to control. Crosby wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crosby regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dela Cruz postures up.
Crosby looking for a sweep. Not yet Crosby, not yet.
Crosby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dela Cruz's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crosby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crosby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dela Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crosby trying to control the position from guard on top but Dela Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dela Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crosby is one step ahead there.
Dela Cruz has his hands on Crosby's head, controlling the position.
Crosby looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dela Cruz managing to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dela Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dela Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crosby is fending him off so far but Dela Cruz persists. Nope, Crosby circles away and we're back to standing.
Dela Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crosby.

Dela Cruz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dela Cruz won't allow Crosby to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crosby working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dela Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dela Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dela Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crosby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dela Cruz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dela Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Crosby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crosby has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dela Cruz has passed into side control.
Crosby manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz wants to take a breather but Crosby is having none of it.
Dela Cruz working over Crosby with some ground and pound. Crosby looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dela Cruz trying to control the action but Crosby is working from the bottom.
Dela Cruz prevents Crosby from improving his position.
Dela Cruz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dela Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Crosby is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dela Cruz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Crosby trying to get back to full guard but Dela Cruz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dela Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Crosby is squirming around, avoiding Dela Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Crosby in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dela Cruz scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dela Cruz landing strikes from the mount and Crosby is in trouble!
Dela Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crosby slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Crosby tries to roll over but Dela Cruz keeps him under control.
Dela Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crosby with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Crosby might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dela Cruz is keen to just control but Crosby is a slippery customer.
Dela Cruz is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Dela Cruz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Crosby misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dela Cruz blocks the strikes from Crosby.
Dela Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Crosby is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dela Cruz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Crosby is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Crosby manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dela Cruz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dela Cruz moves into full mount! Crosby won't be happy about that!
Dela Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dela Cruz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Crosby working to try and regain half guard.
Dela Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dela Cruz tries to control but Crosby wriggling away.
Dela Cruz landing strikes from the mount and Crosby is in trouble!
Crosby working to try and regain half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz cracks Crosby with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Dela Cruz has hold of Crosby's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Crosby manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dela Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
Crosby keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dela Cruz landing strikes from the mount and Crosby is in trouble!
Crosby is looking to improve his position but Dela Cruz isn't that keen on the idea.
Dela Cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Crosby working to try and regain half guard.
Crosby is squirming around, avoiding Dela Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Crosby wants to hold on but Dela Cruz pushes him away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Crosby slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dela Cruz wants to free his trapped foot but Crosby is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Crosby has hold of Dela Cruz's hands but Dela Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crosby gets full guard.
Dela Cruz wants to control from the top but Crosby keeps moving.
Crosby wants to sweep but no luck.
Dela Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crosby wants to sweep here but Dela Cruz controlling him for the moment.

Dela Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crosby has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dela Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Crosby's legs - danger averted.
Dela Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Crosby tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is in close to Crosby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dela Cruz won't allow Crosby to sweep him here.
Crosby is breathing heavily.
Dela Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dela Cruz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crosby's head.
Crosby keeping moving, preventing Dela Cruz from controlling successfully.
Dela Cruz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Crosby kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dela Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dela Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
Dela Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crosby working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Dela Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dela Cruz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Crosby tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dela Cruz is in Crosby's guard.
Crosby lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dela Cruz!
Crosby looking to finish with strikes here!
Dela Cruz is in a horrible position here. Crosby smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

It looks like King Dela Cruz has been cut.
Dela Cruz wants to hold on but Crosby pushes him away.
Crosby lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dela Cruz hang on?
Crosby unloads with some shots from mount but Dela Cruz bucks and avoids them well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dela Cruz tries to hold on but Crosby pushes him away.
Crosby looking to ground and pound but Dela Cruz is blocking nicely.
Dela Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crosby raining down hammerfists from mount.

The cut above King Dela Cruz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at King Dela Cruz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sidney Crosby!