PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Rafael Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Michihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michihiro has chosen Bad Company as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rafael Cruz
vs
Michihiro

188 cm
23
218 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

1337 ANZAC

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlo Rafael Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Michihiro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michihiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Michihiro looking to score a takedown here. Cruz is defending well but Michihiro drives through and ends up in Cruz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Michihiro looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Michihiro has wrist control.
Michihiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz postures up in Michihiro's guard and throws a big left but Michihiro blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michihiro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Michihiro.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Michihiro blocks nicely.
Michihiro throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michihiro working a defensive guard here.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Michihiro blocks nicely.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michihiro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Michihiro blocks nicely.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michihiro controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Michihiro looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cruz is defending well. Michihiro quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cruz has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Michihiro celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). DJ Michihiro!
DJ Michihiro made sure to mention his sponsor, 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview.