PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (ranked 101 p4p, 15 weight class) and Dom Cruz (ranked 293 p4p, 41 weight class). Walter White could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dom Cruz's chin.

White
vs
Cruz

175 cm
33
141 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

172 cm
34
144 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz prevents White from improving his position.
White keeping control of the position.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White is not content to let Cruz control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Cruz seems content to control.
Cruz wants to pass to mount but White is defending the position.
White wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White trying to control here.
Cruz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've been hearing good reports from White's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but White defends the submission attempt.

Cruz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but White sees it coming and defends easily.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
White is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
Cruz wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cruz wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but White defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cruz with the ground and pound but White uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cruz trying to control but White is working from the bottom.

White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
White controlling Cruz's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four 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.
White keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cruz tries to move into full mount but can't pass White's legs.
Cruz trying to control the position but White is working away.
Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
White is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cruz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White is trying is best to control the position here.
Cruz wants to free his trapped foot but White is holding on for dear life with his legs.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Cruz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from White.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from White.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz lands a head shot.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cruz wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White misses with a body shot.
White throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
White thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
White lands with a cross.
Walter White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from White.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by White, which made it look bad.
Cruz dives in for a single leg takedown but White sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
White throws a big counter combination but Cruz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Walter White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Cruz.
White misses with a body shot.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
White lands with an overhand left.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a leg kick. Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
Dom Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
White is concentrating on defense, preventing Cruz from advancing position.
White is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cruz prevents White from improving his position.
White trying to control but Cruz postures up.
White has his hands clasped together around Cruz's back. He's all about the action.
White wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cruz is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
Cruz is looking to advance position but White won't allow it.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Cruz is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cruz is looking to advance position but White won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
White trying to control from the bottom.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but White defends it.
Cruz working White over with strikes.
White is doing well to control the position and prevent Cruz from advancing to side control.
White has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
White wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
White trying to control here.
Cruz is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
Cruz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
White trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cruz throws a shot to the body.
White explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down White rather than just go for the knockout.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
White throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Cruz unleashes a big counter combination but White bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Walter White is winning the standup battle so far.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from White.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
White misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.

Cruz gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White struggling a bit here.
Cruz trying to control the position but White is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz throws a strike aimed at the side of White's head but White avoids it well.
The referee asks Cruz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cruz prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cruz tries to move into full mount but can't pass White's legs.
A lull in the action here as Cruz stalls from top position.
Walter White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White is not content to let Cruz control the position.
White is letting Cruz control him for a moment.
White is trying to get back to half guard.
Cruz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
White is trying to control Cruz's posture but Cruz avoids it.
Dom Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
White prevents Cruz from improving position.
White managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cruz.
Cruz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for White!
Cruz wants to control the pace but White is squirming around nicely.
Cruz controlling from mount.
Cruz tries to control but White wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White regains half guard.
White is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cruz stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cruz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Cruz!
Dom Cruz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.