PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Great
vs
Cruz

200 cm
22
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

201 cm
22
290 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Notorious Clothing Co.

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tre Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great scores with a jab to the jaw.
Great misses with a looping right.
Great throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Great throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz counters with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Great lands a head shot.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Great.
Great fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Great lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Great bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Great misses.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Great.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to land body kicks.
Great misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Cyrus Great has been cut.
Great looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body. Great takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Great throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Great throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Great looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Great uses good head movement to avoid it.
Great throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Great misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Great was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Great.
Great lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Great is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Great loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Great throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Cruz misses.
Great connects with a single shot there.
Great moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Great checks it.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Great.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Great.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Great cracks Cruz with an open hand slap.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Great.
Great looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Great saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Great wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Great.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Great dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Great.
A low kick from Cruz misses
and Great counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cyrus Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Great throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a leg kick.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Great.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Great ducks down to avoid it.
Great jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Great manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz is looking to slow Great down with leg kicks.
Great lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
Cruz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Great.
Great blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Great lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Great connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyrus Great dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyrus Great's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Great throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Great to score with a decent uppercut.
Great misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Great is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Great swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Cruz lands a big head kick that sends Great tumbling to the mat! Cruz takes a step backwards and waves Great back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Great slips a jab from Cruz.
Great lands a right hook to the body.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Great moves away and avoids it.
Great lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Great.
Cruz slips under a jab from Great.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Great throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Great thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Great misses its intended target.
Cruz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Great misses with a body shot
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Great saw that one coming.
Great throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Great looks to land a combination. Cruz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Great misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Cruz misses.
Cruz drops his hands momentarily and Great takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz lands an overhand right.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Great is just out of range.
Great lands a lovely overhand right.
Great lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Great.
Nice shot by Great.
Great lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Great swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
Great connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Great throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a front kick aimed at Great's knee but Great avoids it well.
Great throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Great throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Great misses with a straight right.
Cyrus Great is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz tests Great's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Great fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Great tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Great.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Great counters with a nice uppercut.
Great connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Great throws out a powerful jab.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Great avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cruz feints and then cracks Great's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Great down.
Nice shot by Great.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz misses with a body punch
and Great counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Great just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Great bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Great was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Great misses with a hook
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Great looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyrus Great dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cyrus Great's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Great misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Great scores with a one two! Cruz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Great throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Great lands a body shot.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Great.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Great saw it coming and moves away.
Great lands with a cross.
Cruz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Great counters with a left and a right that stings Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Great is able to avoid easily.
Great with a hook.
Great uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Great misses with a looping right.
Great throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Great throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Great throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Great throws a combination that misses
and Cruz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - Great throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tre Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cruz misses with a leg kick
and Great counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Great looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Great misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz tries to move into range but Great moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Great misses with a straight left.
Great throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Great avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Great saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Great misses the target.
Great avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Great is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Great throws out a powerful jab.
Great throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Great displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Great checks it.
Great throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab by Great.

Cruz lands a big head kick that sends Great tumbling to the mat! Cruz takes a step backwards and waves Great back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Great is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Great swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with an outside leg kick.
Oh Great is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cruz. Great shrugs it off though.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz is stalking Great. Great circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Cruz, and it's lights out! Great really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tre Cruz!
Tre Cruz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Notorious Clothing Co., into his post fight interview.
Cyrus Great spoke after the fight, saying 'O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.'.