PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odelin Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Klein
vs
Cruz

190 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Klein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Odelin Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Klein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klein misses with an uppercut
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klein swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Klein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Klein lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Klein counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Klein to counter with a crisp jab.
Klein misses with a hook
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Klein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Klein throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a right hand to the body.
Klein throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Klein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klein is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cruz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Klein misses with a hook to the body
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Klein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klein scores with a punch to the head.
Klein misses with a hook
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klein swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Klein is rocked!
Klein moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Klein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klein moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Klein staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Klein is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Klein ducks down to avoid it.
Klein slips under a jab from Cruz.
Klein seems to have got his legs back now.
Klein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruz pounces like a tiger and cracks Klein with a vicious hook! Klein is down but not out! Cruz follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Odelin Cruz!