PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Cruz (ranked 6933 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Harri (ranked 8071 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cruz
vs
Harri

180 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
16
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roland Harri!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harri connects with a leg kick. Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Cruz has Harri up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Harri blocks it.
Cruz is pressed up against the cage. Harri 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.

Cruz gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz scores a nice knee to the body.
Harri is trying to pull guard but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Harri.
Cruz avoiding damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.
Harri tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
Harri is working Cruz over against the cage.
Cruz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harri is trying to break free.
Harri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Harri is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cruz to keep the fight standing.
Harri wants a takedown but no success here.
Harri looks winded!
Cruz just leaning against Harri, taking a breather.
Harri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cruz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Cruz.

It looks like Roland Harri has been cut.
Harri jumps guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harri misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cruz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harri's brow.
Harri takes an elbow to the temple.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harri takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Harri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Harri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz has Harri pushed against the cage.
Cruz misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cruz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harri's face.

Harri is rocked!
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harri is trying to pull guard but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Harri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harri up against the cage.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.

Cruz pushes Harri up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. Harri won't want to take too many of those.
Cruz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cruz digs a right hand underneath Harri's ribcage. Harri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Harri's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Harri tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harri has had enough of the clinch but Cruz keeps him there for the moment.
Cruz is struggling to control the position.
Cruz leaning against his opponent.
Harri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Harri has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cruz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Harri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harri's face.

That has opened up Roland Harri's cut even more.
Cruz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Cruz to work.
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.
Harri is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cruz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harri can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cruz stalling the fight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harris head.
Cruz slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
Harri letting Cruz take a breather here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.

Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cruz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Cruz has Harri pressed against the cage.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harri is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?

The cut above Roland Harri's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Harri fails to pull guard.
Cruz has Harri pressed against the cage.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harri up against the cage.
Cruz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Harri seems to have recovered his senses.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
Harri trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. Harri won't want to take too many of those.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roland Harri'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cruz pushes Harri up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Harri blocks with his arms.
Harri lands a nice knee to the body.
Cruz is stalling here.
Harri jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Harri around his waist. Harri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harri is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz working Harri over with knees to the body.
Harri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harri's face.
Harri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cruz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cruz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz stalling.
Cruz stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cruz is pushing Harri up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.

Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.
Cruz lands a knee to the body.
Cruz lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz is pushing Harri up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cruz is stalling here.
Harri wants a takedown but no success here.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Harri.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz avoiding damage.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Harri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cruz stalling against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz just leaning against Harri, taking a breather.
Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mark Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.
Harri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roland Harri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Mark Cruz!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Mark Cruz!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Mark Cruz!

Mark Cruz wins by unanimous decision!