PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cruz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Way - Limpbizkit. Rafael Cruz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cruz
vs
Reagan

186 cm
27
184 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

182 cm
28
182 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Reagan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Cruz drops his hands momentarily and Reagan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reagan slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook but Reagan avoids it easily.
Reagan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.

Reagan gets caught flat footed, as Cruz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reagan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reagan looking for a sweep. Not yet Reagan, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reagan keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Reagan trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reagan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Reagan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Reagan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reagan wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Reagan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reagan thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reagan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice cross by Cruz.
Ronald Reagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Cruz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reagan to the mat! Reagan manages to get full guard.
Reagan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cruz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Reagan keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Reagan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reagan wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.
Reagan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Reagan.
Cruz slips under a jab from Reagan.
Cruz tries to counter with a takedown but Reagan is quick to defend against it.

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.
Cruz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Cruz is rocked!
Reagan measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Cruz! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ronald Reagan!
The defeated Rafael Cruz had this to say: 'This is it; can't be losing to subpar competition. I'm outta here '.