PBP Commentary

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

Stone
vs
Dela Cruz

172 cm
29
197 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

187 cm
35
199 lbs
23 - 17 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone checks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Stone. No joy for Dela Cruz on that attempt.
Dela Cruz motions for Stone to come forward. Dela Cruz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dela Cruz takes one on the button.

It looks like Shane Dela Cruz has been cut.
Dela Cruz dips to his left and cracks Stone with an uppercut!
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone leaves Dela Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stone tries to clinch but Dela Cruz is having none of it.
Nice cross by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Stone should have avoided that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dela Cruz checks a leg kick.

Stone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone keeping moving, preventing Dela Cruz from controlling successfully.
Stone wants to stand but Dela Cruz is controlling the position.
Stone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Stone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dela Cruz defends it easily.
Dela Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dela Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dela Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dela Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Stone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dela Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Dela Cruz from controlling successfully.
Dela Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Stone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Dela Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dela Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Stone's legs - danger averted.
Dela Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dela Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dela Cruz working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone working a defensive guard here.
Dela Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dela Cruz wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.

Dela Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Stone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stone manages to kick Dela Cruz off! Dela Cruz jumps back into Stone's guard.

Stone looking for a guillotine here but Dela Cruz defends easily.
Dela Cruz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stone's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dela Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Stone's head.
Dela Cruz wants to take a breather but Stone is having none of it.
Dela Cruz controlling the action here.
Stone is refusing to be controlled, as Dela Cruz sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dela Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Stone is looking to escape.
Dela Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stone tries to get to full guard but Dela Cruz has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dela Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dela Cruz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Dela Cruz there.

Dela Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dela Cruz prevents Stone from improving his position.
Dela Cruz working the head and body with strikes.

Dela Cruz is trying to work for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
Dela Cruz is nestled in close to Stone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Stone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dela Cruz pulls his head out easily.

Stone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Dela Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Dela Cruz's cut.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stone slaps away a takedown attempt from Dela Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Dela Cruz dives in and scores a takedown into Stone's guard.

Stone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dela Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dela Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dela Cruz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dela Cruz is chipping away with strikes.
Stone manages to get back to half guard.
Dela Cruz trying to control from half guard but Stone is working away.

Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stone won't allow Dela Cruz to pass to mount.

Stone is defending against the submission attempts here by Dela Cruz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone is not content to let Dela Cruz control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stone is trying to stand up here but Dela Cruz is controlling him well.
Dela Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Dela Cruz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dela Cruz.

Dela Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stone defends it well.
Stone pushes Dela Cruz off looking to stand but Dela Cruz dives back in and keeps control.
Dela Cruz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dela Cruz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz tries to control but Stone wriggling away.
Stone is working to get back to half guard.
Stone wants to control but Dela Cruz is having none of it.
Dela Cruz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stone looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dela Cruz raining down shots from the mount!
Dela Cruz lands a nice shot to the head.
Dela Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Stone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dela Cruz prevents Stone from getting the reversal.
Stone tries to hold on but Dela Cruz pushes him away.
Stone is bucking up trying to escape but Dela Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dela Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Dela Cruz.
Stone is in all sorts of trouble here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Cruz scoring with strikes but Stone is staying in there.
Dela Cruz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stone working to try and regain half guard.
Dela Cruz wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
Dela Cruz landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Stone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Stone is rocked!
Dela Cruz looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Stone covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Dela Cruz!
A relieved looking Shane Dela Cruz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.