PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Kalfic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jimmy Kalfic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jimmy Kalfic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kalfic
vs
Cruz

173 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
24
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Kalfic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hector Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kalfic or perhaps it was just good defense by Cruz, which made it look bad.
Cruz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little feinted left hand from Kalfic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Cruz is pressed up against the cage. Kalfic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cruz down to the mat. Cruz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kalfic dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Kalfic is looking to counter the offense by Cruz and move into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kalfic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Kalfic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalfic throws a combination that misses
and Cruz counters with a left and a right that stings Kalfic.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
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!
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz stuffs the takedown.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalfic misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.

It looks like Jimmy Kalfic has been cut.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Kalfic avoids them all with ease.
Kalfic slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Kalfic misses with the combination.
Cruz lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Kalfic goes down and covers up as Cruz starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Cruz!