PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Cruz (ranked 5472 p4p, 5134 weight class) and Daniel Reinhardt (ranked 656 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cruz
vs
Reinhardt

185 cm
25
170
2 - 5 - 0

172 cm
25
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dustin Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz takes one to the chin there.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reinhardt avoids it really well and circles away.
Reinhardt cracks Cruz with a good jab.
Cruz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reinhardt defends well and Cruz ends up having to push Reinhardt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Reinhardt.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reinhardt presses Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reinhardt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.
Reinhardt scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Reinhardt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reinhardt lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Reinhardt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reinhardt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reinhardt.

Cruz is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt throws an overhand right that drops Cruz like a sack of potatoes! Reinhardt dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Reinhardt!