PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Wolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolek has chosen DMX - Ruff Ryders anthem as his entrance music. Kendall Cross has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cross
vs
Wolek

166 cm
25
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
141 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendall Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukasz Wolek!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolek scores with a jab. Cross acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cross slips a jab from Wolek.
Wolek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cross under the eye.
Lukasz Wolek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolek thuds a left hand into Cross's body.
Wolek lands a really nice looking cross but Cross seems unphased.
Wolek has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cross is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cross walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Cross is rocked!
Wolek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cross on the side of the head.
Oh Cross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cross throws a right hand that misses
and Wolek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolek looks to land a left hand but Cross moved out of range nicely.
Cross seems to have got his legs back now.
Cross takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Wolek.
Wolek tries to clinch up but Cross circles away and keeps his distance.
Cross throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cross is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wolek sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wolek lunges at Cross with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cross's hand.
Wolek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolek is looking to clinch but Cross is avoiding it.
Wolek misses with a double jab
and Cross counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross ducks right into an uppercut from Wolek.
Cross takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wolek lands a lovely overhand right.
Wolek throws a combination. Cross tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolek's corner calls for a 1-2. Wolek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wolek pounces like a tiger and cracks Cross with a vicious hook! Cross is down but not out! Wolek follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lukasz Wolek!
A very excited looking Lukasz Wolek made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.