PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steve Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Dela Cruz looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Dela Cruz
vs
Dos Santos

190 cm
28
211 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Basic striking
Experienced

Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dela Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dela Cruz lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Dela Cruz.
A right hook to the body lands for Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Dela Cruz.
A short right from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz lands a shot to 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!
Dela Cruz digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Dela Cruz as the two fighters clinch.
Dela Cruz lands a body punch.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
Dela Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Dela Cruz lands a body shot.
Dela Cruz lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dela Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Dela Cruz works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Dela Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Dela Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Santos is rocked!
Dela Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Dela Cruz finish him?
Dela Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Dela Cruz breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Santos with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Santos looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Santos get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Steve Dela Cruz!