PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Cross Furia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross Furia has chosen Vivaldi's Winter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cross
vs
Cross Furia

224 cm
24
287 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

209 cm
27
276 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Magnus Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Cross Furia!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Cross does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Cross lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cross Furia doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Dante Cross Furia has been cut.
Cross Furia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cross throws out a loose jab but Cross Furia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross Furia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cross Furia thinks about the counter body kick.
Cross Furia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
Cross throws a hook but Cross Furia avoids it easily.

Cross moves into the clinch.
Cross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cross Furia has Cross pressed against the cage, preventing Cross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross Furia prevents Cross from breaking the clinch.
Cross is looking to break free of the clinch but Cross Furia has double underhooks.
Cross Furia struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
Cross Furia swings wildly with an uppercut but Cross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross Furia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Cross.
Cross wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cross Furia misses with a punch to the body.
Cross Furia prevents Cross from breaking the clinch.
Cross Furia lands an uppercut.
Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
Cross Furia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cross Furia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cross Furia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cross tries to pull guard but Cross Furia won't allow it.
Cross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cross Furia working aggressively here.
Cross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross Furia tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing Cross Furia back against the cage.

Cross Furia drops Cross onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cross is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Cross is rocked!

It looks like Magnus Cross has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Cross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cross drags the fight down to the ground.
Cross seems to have got his legs back now.
Cross Furia stands and throws Cross's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Cross's face as Cross Furia controls the position.
Cross is trying to improve his position.

Cross Furia decides to stand back up. Cross Furia steps back and let's Cross get back to his feet.

Cross Furia feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cross sprawling to the canvas! Cross rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cross Furia finish him?!

Cross Furia pushes Cross up against the cage in a clinch.

Cross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cross takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cross throws a poor cross that misses
and Cross Furia scores with a counter punch that sends Cross to the canvas! Cross Furia smells blood - he's punishing Cross with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cross has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Cross Furia!
Our winner, Dante Cross Furia, 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.