PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Cruz has chosen http://youtu.be/lTiAdy--FOQ as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Reed
vs
De La Cruz

190 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
188 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loan

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus De La Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Reed clinches with his opponent.
Reed is stalling here.
Reed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De La Cruz's elbow.
De La Cruz tries to break the clinch but Reed is controlling the position.
Reed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Reed breaks the clinch.
Reed lands with a nice body kick.
De La Cruz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reed tries to clinch there but De La Cruz circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Reed misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reed closes the distance and clinches.

Reed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De La Cruz looks winded!
De La Cruz tries to clinch up.
Reed avoids a kick to the body.

Reed takes the fight into the clinch.
Reed lands a body punch in the clinch.

Reed breaks the clinch.

Reed has closed the distance and engaged De La Cruz in a clinch.
De La Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Reed won't allow it.

Reed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reed wants to clinch up but De La Cruz keeps it at a distance.

Reed moves into range and clinches up with De La Cruz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz is trying to break free.
Reed misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Reed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jake Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed keeps the fight on the outside.
Reed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De La Cruz backs up against the cage.
Reed throws a head kick but De La Cruz moves out of range.
De La Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reed.
Reed tries to clinch but De La Cruz is having none of it.
Reed misses with a double jab.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but Reed moves out of range.
De La Cruz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good exchange - Reed coming out on top.
De La Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reed instigates a clinch.
De La Cruz wants to break free but Reed has control.
Reed avoiding damage.

Reed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reed throws a quick inside leg kick.
A left lands for Reed.

De La Cruz is rocked!
Reed connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends De La Cruz to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Reed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Reed!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Reed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.