PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Oczam (ranked 6461 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Cruz (ranked 6946 p4p, 525 weight class). The key to victory for Jack Oczam has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Oczam
vs
Cruz

200 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Oczam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ty Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oczam tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Cruz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oczam won't be happy with that.
Oczam holding on.
Oczam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oczam regains half guard.
Oczam slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz stands up over Oczam, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Oczam looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oczam escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oczam's head.
Oczam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oczam is trying to keep Cruz in close.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Oczam escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Oczam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz stands up over Oczam, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Oczam is rocked!
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Oh Oczam is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz is in close to Oczam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oczam seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Oczam is breathing heavily.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oczam's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oczam's head.
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oczam has momentary wrist control but Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.
Cruz gets to his feet and stands over Oczam, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Oczam felt that one! Cruz unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Oczam from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ty Cruz!
Ty Cruz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.