PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 827 p4p, 706 weight class) and Ryan Bolt (ranked 128 p4p, 108 weight class). Cruzeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Jah Jah The Conqueror by Linval Thompson. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cruzeiro
vs
Bolt

194 cm
37
210
26 - 14 - 1

187 cm
32
212
9 - 4 - 0

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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 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolt finds it's way round the side to connect with Cruzeiro's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cruzeiro. Bolt shrugs it off though.
Bolt throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruzeiro.
Bolt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruzeiro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bolt misses with a hook.
Bolt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruzeiro in his tracks.
Cruzeiro misses the shot to the body.
Bolt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruzeiro misses with a body kick.
Bolt moves out of range as Cruzeiro throws a body kick.
Cruzeiro ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.
Cruzeiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolt misses with a double jab.
Bolt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Cruzeiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bolt looks to land a combination. Cruzeiro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bolt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a solid leg kick but Bolt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cruzeiro.
Bolt looks to land a combination but Cruzeiro avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruzeiro misses the target.
Cruzeiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Ryan Bolt has been cut.
Bolt avoids a kick to the body.
Bolt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cruzeiro scoring well with a low kick there.
Bolt misses with a straight left.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolt.
Bolt throws out a powerful jab.
Cruzeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Bolt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bolt swinging wildly here.
It looked like Cruzeiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bolt staying out of range there.
Bolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Bolt ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruzeiro throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cruzeiro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruzeiro throws a push kick but Bolt slaps the foot to one side.
Bolt blocks the body kick.
Cruzeiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bolt misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Bolt. Those never looked like landing.
Cruzeiro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Cruzeiro dodges the punch combination from Bolt.
Cruzeiro cracks Bolt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruzeiro pushes Bolt away with a front kick.
Cruzeiro defending well as Bolt loads up on a big left hand.
Cruzeiro dodges the punch combination from Bolt.
Bolt throws a right hand that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Bolt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Cruzeiro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bolt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruzeiro to score with a decent uppercut.

That has opened up Ryan Bolt's cut even more.
Ryan Bolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Bolt misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruzeiro misses the target.
Bolt throws a combination. Cruzeiro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bolt throws a shot from downtown. Cruzeiro moves away and avoids it.
Cruzeiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cruzeiro looks for the body kick but Bolt saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bolt momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolt slips under a jab from Cruzeiro.
Bolt moves out of range as Cruzeiro strikes.
Cruzeiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bolt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bolt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruzeiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruzeiro misses with a body kick.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt throws the left hand but Cruzeiro avoids the punch easily.
Cruzeiro gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bolt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruzeiro counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Bolt misses.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Bolt blocks it.
Bolt looks to throw the jab but Cruzeiro is out of range.
Bolt misses the jab.
Nice body kick from Cruzeiro.
Bolt looks winded!
Cruzeiro stuns Bolt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bolt moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bolt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruzeiro tests Bolt's chin there with a solid looking shot.

The cut above Ryan Bolt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the side of Bolt's head but Bolt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a front kick that sends Bolt stumbling back into the cage.
Bolt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruzeiro. Cruzeiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Bolt avoids it easily.
Bolt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Bolt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cruzeiro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bolt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bolt throws out a loose jab but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Bolt ducked under it nicely.
Bolt blocks a jab.
Cruzeiro is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruzeiro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolt misses the target.
Bolt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice defenses there by Cruzeiro.
Nice cross by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolt defending well as Cruzeiro loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Cruzeiro - just one landing.
Cruzeiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Bolt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruzeiro seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bolt throws out a loose jab but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt throws a series of punches but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Bolt takes a swing at Cruzeiro's ribcage but misses.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Bolt ducked under it nicely.
A head kick from Cruzeiro lands but Bolt takes it in his stride.

Ryan Bolt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cruzeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolt can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Bolt misses its intended target.
Bolt avoids a kick to the body.
Cruzeiro misses with a head kick.
Cruzeiro looks for the body kick but Bolt saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Julio Cruzeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro blocks a jab.
Cruzeiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bolt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruzeiro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bolt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cruzeiro scrambles back to his feet.
Cruzeiro throws a head kick that Bolt semi-blocks.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan Bolt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Julio Cruzeiro!
A very excited looking Julio Cruzeiro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.