PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Heughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitrious Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heughan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Company-Justin Bieber. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Heughan
vs
Cruz

173 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Heughan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dimitrious Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.

Heughan clinches.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Heughan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Heughan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Heughan.
Heughan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Cruz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Heughan uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Heughan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cruz to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Heughan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cruz pulls down on the head and he's put Heughan to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dimitrious Cruz!