PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Croft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortunado comes to the cage accompanied by Stairway to Heaven. Croft has chosen I Came to Play - Downstait as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fortunado
vs
Croft

191 cm
34
208 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

188 cm
32
206 lbs
19 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER
Perkele!

Pearson Specter Litt
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquin Fortunado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Croft!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croft scoring well with a low kick there.
Fortunado definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fortunado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortunado throws a body kick that misses.
Croft moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fortunado throws a body shot but no joy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fortunado.
Croft lands a front kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fortunado.
Fortunado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Croft.
Fortunado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortunado. Croft does a little dance to reset his feet.
Croft throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fortunado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Croft.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortunado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Croft counters with a thumping low kick.
Joaquin Fortunado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortunado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Croft.
Fortunado throws the kick towards the body but Croft avoids it.
Fortunado moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Croft feints and then cracks Fortunado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fortunado down.
Croft throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Croft is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fortunado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Croft will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Croft looks for the body kick but Fortunado saw that one coming.
Fortunado keeps Croft at a distance using the push kick.
Fortunado lands with a nice body kick.
Croft is looking to score with low kicks.
Croft throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Fortunado.
Croft moves out of range of the body kick from Fortunado.
Fortunado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Croft. Croft circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fortunado tries a head kick but it misses.
Croft throws a lazy right hand but Fortunado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Croft throws a lazy body kick
and Fortunado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fortunado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croft jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Croft tries to score with a low kick but Fortunado moves his leg out of the way.
Croft throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fortunado blocks the body kick.
Fortunado lunges at Croft with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Croft's hand.
Croft has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fortunado.
Fortunado throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot by Croft.
Croft fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fortunado slips a straight right by Croft.
A swing and a miss from Fortunado.
Croft looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Croft uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fortunado.
A big right from Fortunado misses.
Fortunado on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fortunado swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Croft counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Croft with a hook.
Fortunado lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croft throws a shot to the body.
Fortunado lands with a cross.
Croft lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fortunado takes a step back to recover.
Fortunado is breathing heavily.
Croft throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortunado.
Croft tries to work over Fortunado's front leg with a kick but Fortunado checks it.
Fortunado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fortunado throws an overhand right that lands on Croft's shoulder, as Croft tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Fortunado misses.
Croft getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Joaquin Fortunado has been cut.
Fortunado checks a leg kick.
Croft keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortunado misses with a low kick.
Croft throws a front kick that sends Fortunado stumbling back into the cage.
Fortunado tries to move into range but Croft moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Croft throws out a leg kick but Fortunado moves out of range and Croft only half commits.
Croft drops Fortunado with a straight right hand, right on the button! Croft follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Croft!
Colin Croft looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'That is four in a row, that monkey is off my back. Nice fight Shortfuse but the Cage Cartel just don't quite cut it yet. '.