PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Brox (ranked 9937 p4p, 886 weight class) and Mark Cruz (ranked 8390 p4p, 817 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Brox
vs
Cruz

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Sully's Bar & Grill
IniTech Nutrition

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Brox !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Brox .
Brox looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cruz taking a breather.
Brox blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cruz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brox up against the cage.
Cruz with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.

Cruz clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cruz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cruz taking a breather.
Brox is trying to maintain a safe position but Cruz gets an underhook and turns Brox into the cage.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Brox takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brox 's face.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brox up against the cage.
Cruz working Brox over with knees to the body.
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!
Cruz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Cruz has Brox pushed against the cage.
Cruz stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Cruz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cruz is pushing Brox 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 creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cruz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brox 's brow.
Cruz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cruz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Cruz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cruz gets a clinch.
Brox changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cruz fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
Brox takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Cruz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mark Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cruz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brox takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brox 's face.
Cruz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brox takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls for Cruz to work.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brox 's elbow.
Brox letting Cruz take a breather here.
Cruz leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Cruz.

Brox is rocked!
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Oh Brox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.

Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
Brox seems to have got his legs back now.
Brox being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz is pushing Brox up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brox takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brox avoids a wild elbow strike from Cruz.

Cruz drops Brox with a big knee straight up the middle! Brox is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mark Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Brox takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brox up against the cage.
Cruz avoiding damage.
Cruz receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Cruz stalling.
Brox letting Cruz take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.

Cruz moves into the clinch.
Cruz stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Brox 's ribcage.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brox takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cruz has Brox pushed against the cage.
Brox looking for a takedown.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Brox controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brox has been working on his balance at Cozad MMA New York, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Cruz.
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cruz.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Brox takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz working Brox over with knees to the body.
Cruz just leaning against Brox , taking a breather.
Cruz stalls.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Cruz taking a breather.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brox up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.
Cruz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cruz wants it to stay on the feet.

Cruz moves into the clinch.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Cruz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Cruz's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Brox throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cruz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cruz stalling against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.

Cruz instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cruz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Cruz!