PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tre Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidov has chosen Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cruz
vs
Khalidov

201 cm
21
290 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

206 cm
21
241 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

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Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tre Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khalidov lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mamed Khalidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidov misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khalidov missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Cruz misses its target.
Khalidov scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Khalidov.
Khalidov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khalidov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khalidov misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
Khalidov misses with a looping right.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khalidov throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidov throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cruz cracks Khalidov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Khalidov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cruz finish him?

Khalidov is rocked!

It looks like Mamed Khalidov has been cut.

Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Khalidov is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Khalidov is trying to force a seperation but Cruz has the dominant position.
Khalidov seems to have recovered his senses.
Khalidov is trying to maintain a safe position but Cruz gets an underhook and turns Khalidov into the cage.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Khalidov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
I was talking to Cruz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Khalidov trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Cruz working Khalidov over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khalidov working aggressively here.
Khalidov misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz trying to stall but Khalidov improves his position.
Cruz has Khalidov pushed against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Khalidov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khalidov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Khalidov.

Khalidov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khalidov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khalidov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khalidov tries to clinch up

and Cruz counters with a head kick that drops Khalidov to the mat! Khalidov scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Khalidov.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Khalidov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz blocks a jab.
It looked like Cruz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khalidov.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a lazy head kick
and Cruz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Khalidov's knee momentarily.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Khalidov misses with a straight left.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Khalidov. That snapped Cruz's head back.
Khalidov throws a one two combo.
Cruz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khalidov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Khalidov.
Khalidov tries to score with a low kick but Cruz moves his leg out of the way.
Cruz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khalidov throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Khalidov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khalidov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Khalidov - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Khalidov misses.
Khalidov swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a leg kick.

Khalidov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khalidov backwards.

Khalidov breaks the clinch.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalidov moves away.
Khalidov throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khalidov throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khalidov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalidov throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khalidov just manages to avoid it.
Khalidov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Khalidov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Khalidov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khalidov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cruz's hands.
A slow jab from Khalidov misses its intended target.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Khalidov's belly button to the back.
Khalidov tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Khalidov.
Khalidov misses with a series of wild punches.
Khalidov is looking to land body kicks.
Cruz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mamed Khalidov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a nice body kick.
Khalidov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalidov cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khalidov throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
As Khalidov backs away, Cruz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Khalidov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khalidov throws a lazy head kick
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Khalidov lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Khalidov scores with a jab to the head.
Khalidov tries a head kick but it misses.
Khalidov lands with a thumping leg kick.

Khalidov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cruz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khalidov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khalidov is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz is stalling here.
Khalidov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cruz is keeping busy.
Khalidov is trying to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Khalidov fails to land.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Khalidov.
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!
Khalidov managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cruz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks it.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tre Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khalidov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khalidov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Khalidov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khalidov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khalidov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khalidov blocks it with crossed arms.

Khalidov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khalidov throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
Khalidov scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cruz feints and then cracks Khalidov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khalidov down.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Khalidov as he connects with a hook.
Khalidov is looking to clinch.
Cruz swings for the body but Khalidov moves out of range.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Khalidov wants to clinch but Cruz slips to the side
and Cruz counters with a left to the body.
Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalidov bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Cruz comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Khalidov falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Khalidov was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tre Cruz!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tre Cruz made sure he mentioned Underworld Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.