PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sameer Hamadoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamadoui's entrance music is Lights Out. A fine choice. Pedro Cruz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hamadoui
vs
Cruz

180 cm
24
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sameer Hamadoui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cruz duly obliges.
A punch combination from Hamadoui misses.
Cruz moves out of range as Hamadoui throws a body kick.
Hamadoui throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hamadoui throws a lazy head kick
and Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamadoui throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cruz's head.
Cruz lands with a hook. Hamadoui tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hamadoui misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz fakes the leg kick and cracks Hamadoui in the body.
Sameer Hamadoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamadoui throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab by Cruz.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Hamadoui does no damage.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamadoui circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz checks a low kick from Hamadoui.
Cruz tries to clinch up
and Hamadoui finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Hamadoui.
Hamadoui takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hamadoui throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Cruz.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Hamadoui falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Hamadoui displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Hamadoui bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hamadoui throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Hamadoui throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Hamadoui falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Hamadoui throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Hamadoui.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz jabs Hamadoui right on the nose. Hamadoui blinks but takes it well.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamadoui.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Hamadoui shows good takedown defense.
Sameer Hamadoui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz looks gassed!
Hamadoui blocks a jab.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Hamadoui takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Hamadoui throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz connects with a high kick.
Hamadoui takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cruz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hamadoui throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Hamadoui looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hamadoui if he has to take too many more of those.
Hamadoui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamadoui throws a series of strikes that have Cruz backpedaling.
Hamadoui throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Hamadoui misses.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Hamadoui circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Hamadoui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hamadoui.
Hamadoui throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hamadoui goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Hamadoui.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hamadoui had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cruz thows a body kick. Hamadoui tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hamadoui throws a head kick that misses
and Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Hamadoui backing up. Hamadoui nods at Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Cruz lands a head kick. Hamadoui smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hamadoui pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hamadoui blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Hamadoui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No joy there for Hamadoui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz moves out of range as Hamadoui strikes.
Hamadoui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hamadoui manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamadoui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hamadoui falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadoui throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that misses
and Cruz counters with a big head kick but Hamadoui shrugs it off.
Cruz lands a jab-cross combination.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Hamadoui circles away.
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
Hamadoui looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hamadoui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Hamadoui circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamadoui tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hamadoui looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hamadoui swinging wildly here.
Hamadoui throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Nice body kick there by Cruz.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hamadoui avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hamadoui has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Hamadoui moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hamadoui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Hamadoui is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hamadoui can pounce on him.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamadoui looks to land a combination. Cruz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pedro Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamadoui drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hamadoui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Hamadoui sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hamadoui misses with a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Hamadoui
and Cruz counters with an outside leg kick.
Hamadoui fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Hamadoui.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Cruz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hamadoui.
Cruz fails with the takedown.
Sameer Hamadoui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Cruz.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
Sameer Hamadoui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamadoui tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pedro Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hamadoui's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hamadoui lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Hamadoui goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Hamadoui 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Hamadoui.
Hamadoui throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
Hamadoui falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hamadoui really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Hamadoui backs away looking to recover.
Hamadoui will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cruz swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hamadoui throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Hamadoui looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sloppy strikes from Hamadoui. Those never looked like landing.
Hamadoui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hamadoui pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hamadoui misses with a straight right.
Cruz looks to land a combination. Hamadoui sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice shot by Cruz.
Cruz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hamadoui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Hamadoui tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hamadoui.
Hamadoui gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hamadoui.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hamadoui chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz thows a body kick. Hamadoui tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sameer Hamadoui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Cruz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hamadouis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Hamadoui.
Hamadoui looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pedro Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamadoui throws a body kick the misses
and Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cruz throws a nice head kick!
Hamadoui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Cruz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruz lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hamadoui.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamadoui.
Hamadoui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamadoui pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hamadoui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Hamadoui.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamadoui takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Hamadoui's defenses.
Hamadoui swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro Cruz.
Well Cruz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Cruz!