PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shock Zhou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Cruz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Zhou
vs
Cruz

177 cm
24
178 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
29
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

VIRAL COMBAT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shock Zhou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz tries to clinch there but Zhou circles away.
Zhou slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Zhou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Zhou throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhou has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hate Made Me Asylum in the buildup to the fight.

Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zhou, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz keeps control of Zhou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Zhou.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Zhou blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz has Zhou pressed against the cage, preventing Zhou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zhou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Zhou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zhou misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zhou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zhou misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Zhou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhou.
Zhou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zhou doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zhou counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhou.
Zhou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhou.
Cruz throws a hook but Zhou avoids it easily.
Zhou misses with a straight left.
Zhou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zhou misses with a head kick.
Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zhou counters with a leg kick.
Zhou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Zhou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chris Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhou moves away.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Zhou's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zhou tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Cruz tries to clinch but Zhou moves out of range.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zhou's hands.
Zhou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz slips a jab from Zhou.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Zhou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zhou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zhou back to the cage. Cruz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zhou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhou misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Zhou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Cruz misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zhou loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Zhou circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zhou swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Zhou throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Chris Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Zhou.
Zhou looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz takes a swing at Zhou's ribcage but misses.
Zhou throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Chris Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz darts in trying to clinch
and Zhou counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zhou momentarily.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruz misses with a double jab
and Zhou counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Zhou moves out of range.
Cruz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zhou back to the cage. Cruz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Zhou.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhou misses with some punches.
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhou backwards.

Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Zhou moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shock Zhou!
After winning the bout, Shock Zhou thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.