PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Breaker
vs
Cruz

165 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benjamin Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jermaine Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz avoids the head kick by Breaker.
Breaker throws a head kick that misses.
Breaker misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Benjamin Breaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Breaker.
Cruz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Breaker throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Breaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz stuffs the takedown attempt from Breaker. Breaker gets slowly back to his feet.
Breaker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cruz pinned against the cage. Cruz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Breaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Breaker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Breaker.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Breaker stops Cruz from standing up.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Breaker tries to pass.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Breaker is one step ahead there.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Breaker passes into half guard.
Cruz is trying to stand.

Breaker decides to stand up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Breaker with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Breaker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Breaker circles away quickly and effectively.
Breaker misses with a body punch
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Benjamin Breaker has been cut.
Jermaine Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Breaker misses with a double jab.
Breaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cruz lands a left and a right that send Breaker crashing to the mat, dazed. Cruz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Breaker is rocked!
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Oh Breaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Breaker is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breaker misses with a head kick.
Breaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Breaker.
Cruz feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Breaker crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jermaine Cruz!