PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Cross Furia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross Furia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vivaldi's Winter. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hurley
vs
Cross Furia

200 cm
27
237 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

209 cm
30
276 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bull Hurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Cross Furia!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross Furia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hurley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cross Furia.
Hurley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hurley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Dante Cross Furia has been cut.

Cross Furia closes the distance and pushes Hurley back into the cage.
Hurley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hurley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been informed that Cross Furia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hurley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurley's elbow.

Hurley breaks from the clinch.
Hurley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cross Furia.
Hurley lands a jab to Cross Furia's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross Furia tries to close the distance and clinch but Hurley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hurley throws a body punch but Cross Furia moves out of range.
Cross Furia tries to counter with a clinch but Hurley shakes him off and moves away.
Cross Furia moves out of range of the body kick from Hurley.
Hurley is looking to land body kicks.
Hurley throws a push kick but Cross Furia slaps the foot to one side.
Hurley misses with a body shot.
Cross Furia tries to counter with a clinch but Hurley shakes him off and moves away.
Cross Furia lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hurley staying out of range there.
Hurley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hurley tries to land a front kick but Cross Furia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Cross Furia moves into the clinch successfully.
Cross Furia working aggressively here.
A short left from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hurley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow.
Hurley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cross Furia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cross Furia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hurley tries a body shot but Cross Furia blocks it.
Cross Furia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hurley blocks an uppercut.
Hurley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Hurley has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia tries to throw a body punch but Hurley avoids it by throwing Cross Furia back against the cage.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Hurley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow.
Hurley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hurley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Hurley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross Furia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hurley blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Hurley tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross Furia avoids the damage to the body.
Cross Furia lands a nice shot to the body.
Hurley blocks an uppercut.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cross Furia digs a right hand underneath Hurley's ribcage. Hurley let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cross Furia.
Hurley has a couple of punches blocked by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Hurley.
Cross Furia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hurley tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross Furia avoids the damage to the body.
Hurley blocks an uppercut.
Cross Furia avoiding damage as Hurley throws knees to the body.
Hurley tries a knee to the head but Cross Furia blocks it.
Cross Furia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Hurley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Cross Furia scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hurley is breathing heavily.
Cross Furia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Cross Furia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cross Furia scores with a shot to the side of Hurley's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross Furia lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
Cross Furia avoiding damage as Hurley throws knees to the body.
Hurley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow.
Hurley struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross Furia controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia scores with a shot to the side of Hurley's head.
Cross Furia pushes Hurley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cross Furia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hurleys head.
A short right from Cross Furia on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cross Furia avoiding damage as Hurley throws knees to the body.
Cross Furia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hurley backwards.
Cross Furia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Cross Furia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Cross Furia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Cross Furia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cross Furia lands with an uppercut that bounces Hurley off the cage and back into range.
Hurley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hurley walks into a left hand.

Hurley is rocked!
A clash of legs there as Cross Furia blocks the low kick.
Cross Furia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hurley. Hurley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Hurley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Cross Furia moves into the clinch.
Hurley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross Furia is defending well for now.
Hurley seems to have got his legs back now.
Dante Cross Furia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross Furia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hurley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia prevents a body shot from Hurley.
Hurley lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cross Furia.
A right hand to the body from Cross Furia.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cross Furia pushes Hurley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hurley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hurley struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross Furia controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Cross Furia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hurley backwards.
Cross Furia tries to throw a body punch but Hurley avoids it by throwing Cross Furia back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Cross Furia.
Hurley blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurley's elbow.
Cross Furia struggles to land a body shot inside as Hurley controls his hands.
Hurley takes a shot to the head.
Hurley misses with a punch to the body.
Cross Furia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurley's elbow.
Hurley misses with a punch to the body.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Hurley.
Cross Furia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia scores with a shoulder strike.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia gets through Hurley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hurley blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Hurley blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia prevents a body shot from Hurley.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Hurley.
Hurley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross Furia is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hurley.
Hurley blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Hurley.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
Cross Furia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cross Furia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hurley lands with a left to the head.
Cross Furia tries to work over Hurley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cross Furia on the inside.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Hurley misses with a punch to the body.
Cross Furia tries a body shot but Hurley blocks it.
Hurley can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
Cross Furia lands with a light punch inside.
Hurley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross Furia gets through Hurley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia pushes Hurley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Cross Furia as the two fighters clinch.
Cross Furia lands with a light punch inside.
Cross Furia scores with a hook to the body.
Cross Furia tries to work over Hurley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cross Furia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurley blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross Furia struggles to land a body shot inside as Hurley controls his hands.
Cross Furia pushes Hurley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Cross Furia on the inside.
Cross Furia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cross Furia lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands with a light punch inside.
Cross Furia lands a shoulder strike.
Cross Furia pushes Hurley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cross Furia presses Hurley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a nice uppercut.
Cross Furia lands a big right hand that drops Hurley! The killer instinct kicks in and Cross Furia finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cross Furia!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Cross Furia!
An out of breath Dante Cross Furia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.