PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Withers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Withers has chosen Snap your fingers snap your neck as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Cruz
vs
Withers

178 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Withers!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz checks a low kick from Withers.
Withers misses with a looping right.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Withers takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Withers takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Withers throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Withers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz checks a leg kick nicely.
Withers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Withers looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luke Withers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Withers is looking to chop away at Cruz's legs.
Withers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Withers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Withers rushes Cruz and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz fails to pull guard.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Withers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cruz's face.
Nice elbow from Withers.
Withers trying to land knees to the body.
Withers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Withers lands a knee to the head.
Cruz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Withers smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Withers tries a low kick but Cruz avoids it.

Withers has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
Withers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz can't get the takedown.
Withers lands a knee to the body.
Withers lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Withers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Withers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Withers lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.

It looks like Aaron Cruz has been cut.
Withers lands a knee to the head.
Withers lands a nice elbow.
Withers working the clinch nicely. Cruz is working for position but Withers cracks him with a big knee to the head! Cruz crumples up against the cage and Withers lands two more shots before the ref can save Cruz! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Luke Withers!