PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smells like Teen Spirit . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Martin
vs
Cruz

205 cm
31
270 lbs
20 - 6 - 1

215 cm
36
228 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Martin misses.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Martin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin thumps Cruz with a low kick.

Martin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martin lands a damaging elbow.
Martin taking a breather.

Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Martin throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cruz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cruz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martin blocks a jab.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Cruz tries to move into range but Martin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cruz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cruz.
Martin throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a kick to the side of the head.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Cruz misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a nice body kick.
Martin tries to land a leg kick but Cruz saw it coming and moves away.
Martin avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Martin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martin tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Martin tries to work over Cruz's front leg with a kick but Cruz checks it.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martin's head.
Cruz throws a leg kick
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martin under the eye.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martin under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jorge Cruz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Martin.
Cruz jabs at Martin's body.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Nice cross by Martin.
Martin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Martin counters with a thumping low kick.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Martin defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Cruz slips a straight right by Martin.
Martin tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz misses with a kick to the body.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cruz tries a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Nice jab there from Cruz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Cruz tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Martin wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Martin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Cruz sees coming a mile off.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin misses with a jab to the body
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Cruz punishes Martin's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Martin defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Martin is looking to wear down Cruz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Cruz.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Martin cracks the inside of Cruz's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz moves out of range of the leg kick from Martin.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martin's head backwards.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Jorge Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Cruz with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martin lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Martin cracks the inside of Cruz's front leg.
Martin moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Martin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cruz's calf.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Martin moves into range and connects with a jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cruz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dustin Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martin slips under a jab from Cruz.
Martin lands a nice looking body kick.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.

Martin darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Martin pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Martin.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin prevents Cruz from breaking the clinch.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martin has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Martin.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
Jorge Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Martin lands with a light punch inside.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
Martin lands an elbow inside that Cruz shrugs off.
Dustin Martin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martin.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dustin Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Cruz!
A relieved looking Jorge Cruz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.