PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Cruz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika's chin.

Cruz
vs
Chibuzo Ihejirika

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

162 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julio Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ihejirika shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cruz napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Ihejirika tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cruz is trying to improve his position.
Cruz tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ihejirika presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ihejirika lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihejirika lands a heavy elbow.
Cruz is bucking up trying to escape but Ihejirika cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ihejirika landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihejirika lands with some strikes.
Cruz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ihejirika looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ihejirika controlling from the full mount.
Ihejirika has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cruz's face.

Cruz is rocked!
Ihejirika postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Cruz badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ihejirika around the waist but Ihejirika pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ihejirika is the winner by TKO! Ihejirika jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika!
Our winner, Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.