PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitka Boycheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boycheck has chosen Парус as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dela Cruz
vs
Boycheck

187 cm
38
199 lbs
29 - 25 - 0

180 cm
36
204 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Savage

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 29 - 25 - 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 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitka Boycheck!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boycheck looks to land a combination but Dela Cruz avoids it well.

Dela Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Boycheck looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boycheck won't allow Dela Cruz to pass to mount.
Nice strikes from Dela Cruz there.
Dela Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Boycheck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boycheck wants to get back to full guard but Dela Cruz has passed into side control.
Boycheck can't do much from the bottom here.
Dela Cruz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela Cruz lands a nice forearm strike.
Dela Cruz is chipping away with strikes.
Boycheck takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dela Cruz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dela Cruz cracks Boycheck with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycheck is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dela Cruz grinds an elbow into Boycheck's temple.
Dela Cruz scores with a couple of short elbows.

Boycheck is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Boycheck's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dela Cruz lands an elbow.
Boycheck is still in real trouble! Can Dela Cruz finish him?
Boycheck can't do much from the bottom here.
Boycheck seems to have recovered his senses.
Boycheck tries to bench press Dela Cruz off him but Dela Cruz keeps the position.
Boycheck takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boycheck wants to get back to his feet but Dela Cruz drags him back down.
Boycheck is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dela Cruz thows a huge punch but Boycheck dodges it nicely.
Dela Cruz working Boycheck over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Boycheck quite badly. Boycheck pulls Dela Cruz in close trying to recover. Dela Cruz postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Boycheck on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Boycheck doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Dela Cruz!
Shane Dela Cruz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.