PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totoy Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreas Meyer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Meyer
vs
Cruz

164 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

190 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue 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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andreas Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Totoy Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Meyer as Cruz shoots in.
Cruz dives in for a single leg takedown but Meyer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Meyer misses with an elbow strike.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Cruz manages to pull guard.
Meyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Meyer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Meyer won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz is trying to keep Meyer in close.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Meyer controlling him for the moment.
Meyer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meyer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Meyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meyer is one step ahead there.

Meyer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Meyer has managed to get both his arms back between Cruz's legs - danger averted.

Cruz kicks Meyer off and gets to his feet.
Meyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Meyer sprawls well.
Andreas Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Totoy Cruz.
Meyer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Meyer won't allow it.
Cruz is pressed up against the cage. Meyer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cruz down to the mat. Cruz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Cruz clinches up with Meyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Meyer is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cruz looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Meyer has had enough of the clinch but Cruz keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meyer breaks the clinch.
Cruz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Meyer counters with a left and a right that stings Cruz.
Meyer swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.

Cruz clinches up with Meyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Meyer.
Meyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Meyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz is working for takedown but Meyer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cruz wants to break free but Meyer has control.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Meyer manages to get underhooks.
Meyer is pressed up against the cage. Cruz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Meyer down to the mat. Meyer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Meyer shows good takedown defense.
Cruz fails with the takedown.
Meyer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Meyer has taken the fight to the clinch.

Meyer breaks the clinch.

Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meyer can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Meyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meyer avoids the head kick by Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Totoy Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Meyer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Meyer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Meyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.

Meyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andreas Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Totoy Cruz.

Cruz rushes Meyer and presses him up against the cage.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meyer to keep the fight standing.
Cruz is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meyer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Andreas Meyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Meyer.
Meyer wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed

and Meyer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Meyer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meyer working Cruz over with strikes.
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meyer is working away from the top position though.
Meyer thows a huge punch but Cruz dodges it nicely.
Meyer lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Meyer there.
Meyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Meyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Meyer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Meyer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Meyer thows a huge punch but Cruz dodges it nicely.
Meyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Meyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Meyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Meyer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Meyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Meyer decides to return to a standing position.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Meyer clinches with his opponent.
Meyer is trying to break free.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meyer just leaning against Cruz, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Meyer for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cruz tries to score a body lock takedown but Meyer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Andreas Meyer has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Meyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Meyer jumps guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz looking to sit in guard and control but Meyer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Meyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Meyer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Meyer stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Meyer moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Meyer defends well and Cruz ends up having to push Meyer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cruz fails to pull guard.
Andreas Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Totoy Cruz.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Meyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meyer wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Meyer jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Meyer around his waist. Meyer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to break free.

Meyer breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Meyer shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cruz.
Meyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meyer wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Meyer as Cruz shoots in.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meyer wants to clinch.
Meyer is looking to clinch.
Meyer darts in trying to clinch
and Cruz counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Meyer tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Meyer tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meyer stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick by Cruz misses
and Meyer counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Meyer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cruz up against the cage.

Meyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andreas Meyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meyer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas Meyer!