PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Domonic Dilbrandt (ranked 454 p4p, 549 weight class) and Dom Cruz (ranked 31 p4p, 34 weight class). Dilbrandt comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ is Here. Domonic Dilbrandt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dom Cruz's chin.

Dilbrandt
vs
Cruz

173 cm
28
148
20 - 8 - 0

172 cm
42
144
37 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition
Altitude Clothing

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domonic Dilbrandt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dilbrandt.
Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the strikes.
Dilbrandt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Dilbrandt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cruz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cruz's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Cruz misses.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Dilbrandt misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt avoids them all with ease.
Dilbrandt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cruz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dilbrandt.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick that misses.
Dilbrandt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dilbrandt there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Dilbrandt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cruz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dilbrandt.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dilbrandt.
A solid body kick from Dilbrandt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the leg kick from Cruz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Dilbrandt blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Cruz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz checks a low kick from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a straight left.
Cruz is looking for the big counter here.
Dilbrandt takes one to the chin there.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dilbrandt thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt avoids them all with ease.
Dilbrandt throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Cruz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cruz throws the left hand but Dilbrandt avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dilbrandt.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Dilbrandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dilbrandt!
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Dilbrandt tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dilbrandt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Dilbrandt's head.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dilbrandt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dilbrandt missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Domonic Dilbrandt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz slips a straight right by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dilbrandt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cruz misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dilbrandt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.
Cruz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dilbrandt defends well and Cruz ends up having to push Dilbrandt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Dilbrandt's defenses.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Dilbrandt saw that one coming.
Dilbrandt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Cruz is rocked!
Dilbrandt scores with a nice head shot.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Dilbrandt finish him?
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Dilbrandt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dilbrandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Dilbrandt moves forwards but Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Cruz coming out on top.
Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dilbrandt defends it nicely.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dilbrandt throws out the jab.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilbrandt circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Dilbrandt avoids nicely.
Dilbrandt drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cruz sprawls and moves away.
Cruz throws a jab when Dilbrandt was well out of range.
Cruz throws the left hand but Dilbrandt avoids the punch easily.
Cruz with a hook.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
Dilbrandt with a hook.
Cruz cracks Dilbrandt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dilbrandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz catches Dilbrandt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cruz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dilbrandt looks to land a body kick but Cruz moved away.
Dilbrandt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt connects with a body shot.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Cruz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dilbrandt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cruz scrambles back to his feet.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Dilbrandt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Dilbrandt lands with a good body shot.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Dilbrandt attempts a counter takedown but Cruz avoids it well and moves away.
Dilbrandt looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Dilbrandt moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Dilbrandt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dilbrandt checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Dilbrandt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice cross by Dilbrandt.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt avoids them all with ease.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dilbrandt.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Dilbrandt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Dilbrandt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dilbrandt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cruz! Dilbrandt dives in looking to finish! Cruz is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domonic Dilbrandt!
Domonic Dilbrandt retains his bantamweight title!
Domonic Dilbrandt made sure to mention his sponsor, Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview.