PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roco de Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

de Cruz
vs
Johnson

185 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BADGER MILK!
BADGER MILK!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roco de Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson dodges the punch combination from de Cruz.
de Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
de Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
de Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from de Cruz.

Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but de Cruz is keeping the position.
de Cruz wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.

Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
de Cruz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
de Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. de Cruz is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from de Cruz misses.
de Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
de Cruz throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
de Cruz scores with a jab to the head.
de Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
de Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
de Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
de Cruz tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
de Cruz misses with the combination.
de Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
de Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from de Cruz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Cruz jabs at Johnson's body.
A jab from de Cruz does it's job there.
de Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from de Cruz.
de Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
de Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
de Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts de Cruz, as that shot connected.
de Cruz stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
de Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
de Cruz misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from de Cruz.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
de Cruz catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
de Cruz thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
de Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
de Cruz throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling de Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
de Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
de Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
de Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
de Cruz with a jab.
de Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
de Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from de Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from de Cruz.
de Cruz throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Good shot there by de Cruz.
de Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
de Cruz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
de Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roco de Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from de Cruz both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
de Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
de Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from de Cruz.
de Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
de Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
de Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Roco de Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab from de Cruz.
de Cruz swinging wilding here.
de Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson slips under a jab from de Cruz.
de Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but de Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
de Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
de Cruz swinging wilding here.
de Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

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.
de Cruz misses with the combination.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses de Cruz's sensitive parts.
de Cruz lands a jab-cross combination.
de Cruz throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
de Cruz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right-left combo lands from de Cruz.
de Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roco de Cruz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

de Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from de Cruz both land. Nice combination.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, jab by de Cruz - just one landing.
de Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around de Cruz's waist but de Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from de Cruz.
de Cruz throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from de Cruz.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
de Cruz misses with a combination

and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
de Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
de Cruz wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as de Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
de Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but de Cruz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Johnson prevents de Cruz from escaping the position.

Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but de Cruz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
de Cruz tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Cruz parries the strikes from Johnson easily there. Johnson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable de Cruz to escape.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

de Cruz throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
de Cruz misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Cruz throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
de Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roco de Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
de Cruz misses with the combination.
de Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
de Cruz scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
de Cruz throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at de Cruz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
de Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brad Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from de Cruz.
de Cruz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
de Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
de Cruz gets back to half guard.

de Cruz has one foot on Johnson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
de Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from de Cruz.
Johnson misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brad Johnson.
I think de 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roco de Cruz!