PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cruz (ranked 2207 p4p, 2537 weight class) and Omar Brown (ranked 119 p4p, 141 weight class). Danny Cruz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Omar Brown's chin.

Cruz
vs
Brown

174 cm
20
142
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
135
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Conviction
Arcticus University: London

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Brown!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Omar Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown with the inside leg kick.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Cruz takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cruz.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Cruz.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cruz.
Brown working aggressively here.
Cruz presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Cruz pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz lands a left hand.
Cruz tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cruz scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.

Brown is rocked!
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Brown jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Danny Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Brown.
Cruz is working Brown over against the cage.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Brown.
A short right from Cruz.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Cruz.
Brown looks winded!
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Brown jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruz digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Cruz.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
Cruz pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Brown has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cruz uses from the top position.
Brown keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz works his way into full mount!
Cruz manages to capitalize on a mistake by Brown to take his back!
Cruz just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cruz continues to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Cruz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jab by Brown.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
As Brown looks to move away, Cruz throws a big counter combo but Brown just gets out of the way.
Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.

Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Cruz - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Cruz as the two fighters clinch.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Brown misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Brown blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A short right from Cruz.
Danny Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruz tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Omar Brown has been cut.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Cruz works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown jumps guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Cruz tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Cruz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Cruz as the two fighters clinch.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Cruz presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cruz pushes Brown against the cage. Cruz is working some dirty boxing. Cruz pushes off with a quick right hook! Brown goes down! Brown tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Cruz moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Cruz!
After winning the bout, Danny Cruz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.