PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Estate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross comes into the arena with American Badass (Undertaker Theme) by Kid Rock blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cross
vs
Estate

188 cm
25
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Estate!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cross can pounce on him.
Nice cross by Estate.

It looks like Aaron Cross has been cut.
Estate swings for the body but Cross moves out of range.
Cross will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Estate connects with a body shot that sends Cross's belly button to the back.
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!
Estate smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Estate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Estate lands a jab to Cross's midsection.
Cross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Estate misses with a straight right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cross - that will leave a mark!
Sloppy strikes from Estate. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Cross. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estate misses the jab.
Estate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Estate.
Both fighters circling a little - Cross finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Estate connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Estate looks winded!
Cross tries to work over Estate's front leg with a kick but Estate checks it.
Estate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cross counters with a nice low kick that buckles Estate's knee momentarily.
Cross connects with a solid leg kick.
Cross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross lands a head shot.
Cross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cross works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws a front kick that sends Estate stumbling back into the cage.
Cross shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Estate checks the leg kick.
Estate takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cross pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Estate back to the cage. Cross follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cross.
Estate takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cross scores with a kick to the body.
Estate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cross can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cross.
Estate takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross cracks the inside of Estate's front leg.
Cross lands with an uppercut that bounces Estate off the cage and back into range.
Estate just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cross thuds his shin into the meat of Estate's side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cross.
Estate tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cross scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Estate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cross.
Cross clobbers Estate with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Estate tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estate on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Estate.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cross.
Cross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Estate.
Good leg kick by Cross there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Cross.
Cross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cross throws a leg kick but Estate sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cross scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A cross from Cross lands.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cross feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Estate's calf.
Cross is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cross lands the left hand.
Cross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cross lands a front kick.
Cross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cross throws a leg kick but Estate sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cross throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cross throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cross lands a nice leg kick that just misses Estate's sensitive parts.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Estate tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cross thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Estate if he has to take too many more of those.
Estate steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cross. That one must have hurt.
Estate 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.
Cross pivots, looking for a leg kick but Estate is out of range and Cross settles back down.
Cross connects with a solid leg kick.
Cross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cross could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cross fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Estate has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Estate checks a leg kick nicely.
Estate takes a swing at Cross's ribcage but misses.
Cross throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Estate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cross.
Cross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Estate takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cross thumps Estate with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Cross.
Cross chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cross throws a low kick but Estate avoids it.
Estate has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cross.
Estate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cross. Cross obviously looking to wear him down.
Cross scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cross.
Drew Estate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Estate's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a front kick.
Estate checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cross.
Estate tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cross delivers a nice body kick.
Cross lands a nice leg kick that just misses Estate's sensitive parts.
Cross connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Estate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cross. Cross obviously looking to wear him down.
Estate 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.
Cross tests Estate's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cross scoring well with a low kick there.
Cross feints and then cracks Estate's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Estate down.
Cross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Estate. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cross.
Nice body kick there by Cross.
Estate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cross. Cross obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid body kick from Cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross feints and then cracks Estate's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Estate down.
Cross throws a leg kick which misses Estate's front leg but catches the back leg as Estate tries to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cross has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Aaron Cross!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Aaron Cross!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Aaron Cross!

Aaron Cross wins by unanimous decision!
Aaron Cross decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.