PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Fala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fala
vs
Cross

200 cm
25
287 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Fala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Cross!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fala defends it nicely.

Cross shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cross showed some decent athleticism there.
Fala wants to get back to his feet.
Fala is not content to let Cross control the position.

Fala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cross pulls his head out easily.
Cross is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cross seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Fala actively working from the bottom here.

Fala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cross pulls his head out easily.
Fala on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fala tries to get out of the position.
Cross scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cross working over Fala with some ground and pound. Fala looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Fala looking for submissions off his back.

Fala actively working from the bottom here.
Fala knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cross on the ground.
Fala is trying to stand back up but Cross is controlling him
Cross slips a nice elbow through Fala's hands, connecting with Fala's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cross winds up and cracks Fala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cross working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cross landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cross takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fala looking for submissions off his back.
Fala is breathing heavily.
Cross working the head and body with strikes.
Cross lands strikes from half guard.
Cross winds up and cracks Fala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cross lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cross lands a nice short elbow.
Cross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fala with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cross is nestled in close to Fala, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cross working the head and body with strikes.
Cross seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Fala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cross pulls his head out easily.
Cross scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cross working Fala over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Cross there.
Cross lands with a punch from half guard.
Cross looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Fala looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fala on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cross winds up and cracks Fala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Cross.
Cross wants to control but Fala is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cross scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cross connects with a nice short shot to Fala's temple.
Cross lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Cross there.
Cross is controlling the pace.
Cross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fala with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fala tries to get to full guard but Cross has control of the leg.
Cross winds up and cracks Fala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cross scores with a couple of nice shots.

Fala looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cross working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross lands with a punch from half guard.
Cross lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Cross dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fala is fending him off so far but Cross persists. Nope, Fala circles away and we're back to standing.
Fala is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Fala has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cross is looking for a takedown.
Cross has Fala pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fala manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tim Fala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Cross.
Fala tries to land a knee to the head but Cross blocks with his arms.
Fala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross.
Fala prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cross is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fala is defending well.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fala.

It looks like Marco Cross has been cut.
Fala lands a knee to the body.
Cross takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Fala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fala lands an elbow that stopped Cross in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Marco Cross's cut even more.
Cross takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fala lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Marco Cross's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Fala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fala lands an elbow inside that Cross shrugs off.

Marco Cross's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marco Cross's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tim Fala!