PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Dela Cruz
vs
Wilhelm

187 cm
35
199 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

190 cm
36
188 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Cyclone Nutrition Company

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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Wilhelm!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilhelm scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Shane Dela Cruz has been cut.
Dela Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Dela Cruz dodges the punch combination from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilhelm slips a straight right by Dela Cruz.
A head kick misses from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilhelm's head.
Wilhelm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dela Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilhelm avoids the body shot from Dela Cruz.
Wilhelm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilhelm throws a right and a left that Dela Cruz avoids nicely.
Dela Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilhelm. Wilhelm obviously looking to wear him down.
Dela Cruz throws a series of punches but Wilhelm avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wilhelm misses the shot to the body.
Dela Cruz blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dela Cruz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wilhelm misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilhelm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelm avoids the head kick by Dela Cruz.
Wilhelm cracks Dela Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dela Cruz blocks a head kick by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilhelm wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilhelm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilhelm throws a series of punches but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Wilhelm blocks a head kick by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz dives in and grabs Wilhelm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilhelm pushes down on Dela Cruz's head and hops out.

Wilhelm pushes Dela Cruz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dela Cruz is trying to pull guard but Wilhelm has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wilhelm breaks the clinch.
Wilhelm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dela Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilhelm manages to avoid it.
Wilhelm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victor Wilhelm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilhelm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilhelm but Wilhelm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilhelm with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wilhelm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Dela Cruz misses.
Wilhelm feints a jab promting Dela Cruz to slip. Wilhelm then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dela Cruz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wilhelm with a hook.
Wilhelm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dela Cruz moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Wilhelm. No joy for Dela Cruz on that attempt.
Wilhelm throws a leg kick but Dela Cruz moved away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dela Cruz is defended easily by Wilhelm.
Dela Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dela Cruz takes a swing at Wilhelm's ribcage but misses.
Dela Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Wilhelm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilhelm throws a series of strikes that have Dela Cruz backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Dela Cruz is rocked!

Wilhelm clinches up against the ropes.
Oh Dela Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Wilhelm breaks the clinch.
Dela Cruz dodges the punch combination from Wilhelm.
Dela Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilhelm's waist but Wilhelm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dela Cruz off to one side.
Wilhelm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilhelm has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dela Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.

Dela Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dela Cruz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dela Cruz is stalling here. Wilhelm is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dela Cruz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wilhelm has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dela Cruz is looking for a sweep.

Wilhelm stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dela Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Wilhelm saw it coming and moves away.
A combination from Wilhelm does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz blocks a jab.
Dela Cruz lands with a straight right. Wilhelm didn't see that one coming.
Wilhelm throws a nice looking combination but Dela Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilhelm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dela Cruz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilhelm misses with a wild combination.
Wilhelm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz lands a jab to Wilhelm's midsection.
Wilhelm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dela Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilhelm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dela Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dela Cruz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilhelm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dela Cruz is out of range.

Dela Cruz looking to score a takedown here. Wilhelm is defending well but Dela Cruz drives through and ends up in Wilhelm's guard.
Dela Cruz throws a strike but Wilhelm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dela Cruz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Wilhelm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Dela Cruz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dela Cruz misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Wilhelm.
A head kick misses from Dela Cruz.
Wilhelm lands with a cross.
Wilhelm misses with a double jab
and Dela Cruz counters with a big head kick but Wilhelm shrugs it off.
Dela Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilhelm.
Dela Cruz misses the jab.
Wilhelm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Wilhelm moves out of range easily.
Wilhelm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilhelm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilhelm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dela Cruz misses its intended target.
Dela Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilhelm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dela Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wilhelm. Wilhelm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wilhelm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dela Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Dela Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilhelm counters with a good low kick that Dela Cruz was not able to check.
Wilhelm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilhelm fails to land with a series of punches.
Dela Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Wilhelm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dela Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilhelm misses with the combination.
A combination from Wilhelm does no damage.
Dela Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dela Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dela Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilhelm moves away.
Good exchange - Wilhelm coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilhelm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wilhelm looks to land a combination but Dela Cruz avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilhelm, as that shot connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilhelm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dela Cruz takes a swing at Wilhelm's ribcage but misses.

Dela Cruz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wilhelm did well to prevent Dela Cruz getting side control.
Wilhelm tries to kick Dela Cruz off but Dela Cruz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm is looking to control Dela Cruz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilhelm avoid being mounted?
Wilhelm looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dela Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilhelm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wilhelm tries to kick Dela Cruz off but Dela Cruz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wilhelm is pressing down on Dela Cruz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dela Cruz pushes down on Wilhelm's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dela Cruz is keen to just control but Wilhelm is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Dela Cruz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wilhelm doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Wilhelm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilhelm blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dela Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shane Dela Cruz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Dela Cruz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilhelm!
Wilhelm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wilhelm lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wilhelm slips a jab and a cross from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilhelm's hands.
Dela Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shane Dela Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dela Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dela Cruz looks to throw the jab but Wilhelm is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilhelm connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Dela Cruz tumbling to the canvas! Wilhelm pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Dela Cruz was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Victor Wilhelm!