PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Reink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Reink has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cruz
vs
Reink

179 cm
27
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Reink!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.

Cruz breaks the clinch.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.

Reink gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reink blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reink backwards.
Reink looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Alex Reink has been cut.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
Cruz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Reink taking a breather.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reink backwards.

Reink is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reink takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reink is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Reink takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reink with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz scores a nice knee to the body.
Cruz landing knees to the body.
Reink looks winded!
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Cruz working the clinch nicely. Reink is working for position but Cruz cracks him with a big knee to the head! Reink crumples up against the cage and Cruz lands two more shots before the ref can save Reink! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Hector Cruz!
Our winner, Hector Cruz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.