PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Chestner (ranked 2442 p4p, 2662 weight class) and Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 283 p4p, 298 weight class). Chestner comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Bruiser. Brad Chestner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chestner
vs
P Cruz

190 cm
38
207
25 - 16 - 0

193 cm
33
225
13 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Chestner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chestner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

P Cruz has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chestner.
Chestner misses with a punch on the inside.
Chestner working aggressively here.
P Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Chestner working aggressively here.
P Cruz blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by P Cruz.
Chestner misses with the head strike.
Chestner can't find room to land a body shot as P Cruz controls the action.
P Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chestner.
P Cruz leaning against his opponent.
P Cruz working Chestner over with knees to the body.
P Cruz lands a nice knee to the body.
Chestner is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
P Cruz lands an uppercut.

P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

P Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
P Cruz lands a left hand.
Chestner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on P Cruz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Chestner fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz leaning against his opponent.
P Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chestner backwards.

P Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chestner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
P Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Chestner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ricardo P Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chestner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by P Cruz.
Chestner swats away the attempt to clinch by P Cruz.

P Cruz closes the distance and clinches.

P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
P Cruz defending well as Chestner loads up on a big left hand.

P Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chestner working aggressively here.

P Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

P Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chestner swings wildly with an uppercut but P Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
P Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
P Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chestner can't find room to land a body shot as P Cruz controls the action.
P Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
P Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chestner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by P Cruz after a bit of a struggle.
P Cruz blocking some punches.
P Cruz has Chestner pressed against the cage, preventing Chestner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
P Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
P Cruz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

P Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

P Cruz gets a clinch.
Chestner throws a head punch that misses.
Chestner can't find room to land a body shot as P Cruz controls the action.
P Cruz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chestner seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if P Cruz can turn it around.
P Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by P Cruz.

It looks like Brad Chestner has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz stalls.
P Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Chestner.
P Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chestner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on P Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chestner misses with a punch on the inside.

P Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
P Cruz scores with a jab to the head.
Chestner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from P Cruz.
Chestner throws a right hand that misses
letting P Cruz counter with a right hand.
P Cruz tries to clinch but Chestner is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Chestner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
P Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
P Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chestner was well out of range. Poor timing from P Cruz.
Chestner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

P Cruz pushes Chestner up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chestner.
P Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Chestner has worked for underhooks and has pushed P Cruz into the cage.
Chestner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chestner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chestner can't find room to land a body shot as P Cruz controls the action.
Chestner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Chestner fails to land.
Chestner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chestner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chestner misses with a body punch.

P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Chestner gets tackled into the cage by P Cruz. P Cruz maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Chestner as the two fighters clinch.
P Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chestners head.
P Cruz has Chestner pushed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo P Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Chestner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

P Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chestner throws the left hand but P Cruz avoids the punch easily.
P Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
P Cruz throws a leg kick that is checked
and P Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - P Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
P Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chestner counters with a nice uppercut.

P Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chestner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chestner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with P Cruz's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Chestner fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
P Cruz tries a knee to the head but Chestner blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from P Cruz.
A short left from P Cruz.
Still in the clinch, Chestner scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner throws a punch but it's blocked by P Cruz.
Chestner lands with a short shot to the head.

P Cruz is rocked!
Chestner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chestner tries to work over P Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
P Cruz prevents a body shot from Chestner.
A head punch on the inside from Chestner fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Chestner fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Chestner fails to land.
Chestner tries to work over P Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
P Cruz lands a knee to the body.
Ricardo P Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chestner swings wildly with an uppercut but P Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from P Cruz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
P Cruz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
P Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Chestner's ribcage.

P Cruz breaks the clinch.

P Cruz darts in and clinches Chestner up against the cage.
Chestner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chestner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

P Cruz pushes Chestner up against the cage in a clinch.
P Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
P Cruz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chestner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of P Cruz backwards.
P Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
P Cruz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
P Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chestner's face.
P Cruz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
P Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from P Cruz.
P Cruz lands a knee to the body.
P Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.

P Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chestner throws a body shot but no joy.
P Cruz is looking for the big counter here.
P Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
P Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Chestner avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by P Cruz.
Ricardo P Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.

P Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.

P Cruz manages to break the clinch.
P Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chestner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
P Cruz thows a body kick. Chestner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
P Cruz tries to clinch up.
Chestner throws a big shot that misses.
P Cruz blocks a jab.

Chestner gets tackled into the cage by P Cruz. P Cruz maintains the clinch.
P Cruz trying to stall but Chestner improves his position.
Chestner lands a nice uppercut.
Chestner misses with a punch on the inside.
Chestner misses with the head strike.

P Cruz breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

P Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chestner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt P Cruz or not.
Chestner misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chestner tries to work over P Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chestner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of P Cruzs head.
P Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chestner swings wildly with an uppercut but P Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
P Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, P Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
P Cruz taking a breather.
Chestner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chestner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Chestner does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo P Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brad Chestner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

P Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Chestner seems unphased.
A head kick misses from P Cruz.
Chestner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Chestner with that takedown attempt.

P Cruz closes the distance and pushes Chestner back into the cage.

P Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
P Cruz is looking to clinch.

P Cruz clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
P Cruz blocking some punches.
P Cruz prevents a body shot from Chestner.

P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
P Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Chestner circles away.
A jab from Chestner misses.
P Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Chestner misses.

P Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
P Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chestner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of P Cruz backwards.
Chestner tries to work over P Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chestner goes for a takedown attempt but P Cruz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
P Cruz wants to clinch.
Chestner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chestner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but P Cruz manages to avoid it.

Chestner tries to keep at a distance but P Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.

P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chestner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
P Cruz wants to clinch up but Chestner keeps it at a distance.
Chestner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chestner takes a swing at P Cruz's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

P Cruz rushes Chestner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Chestner.
P Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chestner tries to work over P Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
P Cruz blocks a body shot from Chestner.
P Cruz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by P Cruz.

P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chestner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chestner takes one to the side of the head.

P Cruz rushes Chestner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
P Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Chestner's head.
Chestner lands a nice uppercut.
P Cruz stalling the fight.
P Cruz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
P Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
P Cruz blocking some punches.
Brad Chestner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner tries to throw a body punch but P Cruz avoids it by throwing Chestner back against the cage.
P Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from P Cruz.
Chestner misses with a body punch.
Chestner lands a left hand that snaps the head of P Cruz backwards.
P Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Chestner backwards.
P Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.

P Cruz breaks the clinch.
P Cruz scores with a head kick. Chestner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

P Cruz lands a left and a right that send Chestner crashing to the mat, dazed. P Cruz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Chestner is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

P Cruz rushes Chestner and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Chestner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
P Cruz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chestner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
P Cruz lands a big knee to the head and Chestner goes down! P Cruz pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo P Cruz!