PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson McFly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cruz
vs
McFly

181 cm
25
189 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Four Aces Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson McFly!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz tries to counter with a takedown but McFly is quick to defend against it.
Cruz avoids the body shot from McFly.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McFly.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cruz slips under a jab.
McFly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cruz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McFly's guard.

Cruz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cruz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McFly can do anything to dispel that myth.

Cruz drops back looking for a leg! McFly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McFly manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into McFly's guard.
McFly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but McFly is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz wants to control from the top but McFly keeps moving.
Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Cruz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McFly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but McFly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McFly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cruz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McFly, who protects the arm well.
McFly told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cruz is trying to get an arm triangle but McFly is defending well.
Cruz wants to control but McFly is keeping him busy.

Cruz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cruz wants to control but McFly is keeping him busy.
Cruz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Cruz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McFly has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cruz but great work by McFly.
Cruz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McFly tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Cruz.
Cruz wants to control but McFly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but McFly is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McFly manages to get himself to full guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Cruz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cruz walks into a straight right hand from McFly.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big left from McFly misses.
McFly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McFly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McFly misses with a jab, cross combination.
McFly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from McFly lands.
McFly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
McFly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz feinted with a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz dodges the punch combination from McFly.
Cruz feinted with a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz tries to counter with a takedown but McFly is quick to defend against it.
Jackson McFly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from McFly.
Cruz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McFly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson McFly seems to be getting the better of the standup.

McFly drops Cruz with a left right combo! McFly follows him down to the ground into side control.

Cruz is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFly wants to stand but Cruz is controlling his arm.
McFly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz tries to bench press McFly off him but McFly keeps the position.
Cruz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cruz trying to control from half guard but McFly is working away.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. McFly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
McFly is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but McFly defends it.
McFly is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cruz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McFly has managed to free his arm - good work.
McFly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McFly defends it well.
Cruz trying to control the action but McFly is working from the bottom.
McFly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but McFly defends the submission attempt.
McFly is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but McFly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz wants to free his trapped foot but McFly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McFly wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cruz slips a straight right by McFly.
McFly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McFly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McFly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson McFly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McFly throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz drops down looking for a counter takedown but McFly sprawls and moves away.
McFly loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McFly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McFly throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McFly misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
McFly keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.

Cruz drops back looking for a leg! McFly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McFly manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into McFly's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz wants to control from the top but McFly keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz passes McFly's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cruz moves into full mount! McFly won't be happy about that!

Cruz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cruz wants to finish this one by submission but McFly is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cruz.
Cruz punching from mount but McFly doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cruz punching from mount but McFly doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Cruz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McFly manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McFly takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cruz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The strikes coming from Cruz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McFly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Cruz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Cruz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McFly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McFly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cruz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Cruz!
A relieved looking Luis Cruz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.