PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Romero (ranked 802 p4p, 109 weight class) and Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 705 p4p, 95 weight class). Cruzeiro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Romero
vs
Cruzeiro

185 cm
30
205 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

194 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cruzeiro!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero misses with a body shot.
Cruzeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.

Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Cruzeiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Romero working aggressively here.
Cruzeiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cruzeiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romero is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro cracks Romero with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Cruzeiro.
A short right from Cruzeiro on the inside.
Cruzeiro lands a nice uppercut.
Cruzeiro cracks Romero with a nice body shot.
Cruzeiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruzeiro blocking some punches.
Cruzeiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruzeiro lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Cruzeiro.
Romero takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Cruzeiro prevents a body shot from Romero.
Cruzeiro lands a shoulder strike.
Romero working aggressively here.
Cruzeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruzeiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Cruzeiro blocks a body shot from Romero.
Cruzeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cruzeiro blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Cruzeiro lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Cruzeiro controls the action.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruzeiro lands an uppercut.
Cruzeiro tries to work over Romero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruzeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands with a light punch inside.

Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruzeiro tried to score with a low kick but Romero checks it.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good work by Romero as he checks the leg kick.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruzeiro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Joel Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero cracks Cruzeiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruzeiro.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruzeiro.
Romero is looking to counter punch.
Romero lands the left hand.
Cruzeiro loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Cruzeiro is looking to chop away at Romero's legs.
Romero tries to move into range but Cruzeiro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Romero connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruzeiro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Cruzeiro misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Romero moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruzeiro tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Cruzeiro back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruzeiro.
Romero misses with some punches.
Cruzeiro blocks an uppercut.
Cruzeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruzeiro has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruzeiro presses Romero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero has had enough of the clinch but Cruzeiro keeps him there for the moment.
Cruzeiro throws a head punch that misses.
Romero tries to work over Cruzeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero blocks a body shot from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands with a left to the head.

Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero cracks Cruzeiro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
That's time! Romero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cruzeiro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Romero misses with a shot to the body
letting Cruzeiro counter with a right hand.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruzeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Cruzeiro fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Romero to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Romero looks to clinch but Cruzeiro throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Romero taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Julio Cruzeiro!
Our winner, Julio Cruzeiro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.