PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thibault Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Cruz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, http://youtu.be/lTiAdy--FOQ. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De La Cruz
vs
Fernandez

188 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thibault Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz is looking to clinch but Fernandez is avoiding it.
De La Cruz wants to clinch up but Fernandez keeps it at a distance.
Fernandez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De La Cruz.
Fernandez misses the jab.
Fernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Cruz is just out of range.
A punch combination from Fernandez misses.
De La Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Fernandez had a free shot at his head there.
De La Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
De La Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fernandez. De La Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Fernandez, looking for a takedown. De La Cruz pushes Fernandez against the cage but Fernandez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus De La Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandez misses with an uppercut. De La Cruz saw that one coming.
De La Cruz wants to clinch.
Fernandez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A head kick misses from De La Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De La Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fernandez digs a good hook to De La Cruz's body.
Fernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Fernandez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danga de danga de dang - Fernandez scores with a four punch combination!
De La Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Fernandez lands a nice looking body shot.
De La Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fernandez defends it nicely.
De La Cruz is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De La Cruz backs up against the cage.
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!
Fernandez cracks De La Cruz with a good jab.
Fernandez misses with a looping right.
Fernandez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De La Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fernandez stuffs the takedown attempt from De La Cruz. De La Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Fernandez misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Fernandez.
Fernandez lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De La Cruz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fernandez.
Fernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De La Cruz.
Fernandez connects with a right hand. De La Cruz shakes it off.
De La Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Fernandez had a free shot at his head there.
Fernandez lands a nice shot to the body.
Fernandez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by Fernandez.
De La Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

De La Cruz is rocked!
BAM! Fernandez delivers a spinning backfist that drops De La Cruz like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Thibault Fernandez!