PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Cruise is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hyabusa
vs
Cruise

180 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryo Hyabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Cruise!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyabusa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruise finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cruise swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruise throws a one two combo.
Cruise defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hyabusa.
Cruise swinging wilding here.
A head kick misses from Cruise.
Cruise swinging wilding here.
Cruise swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyabusa looks for a takedown but Cruise sprawls well.
Hyabusa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryo Hyabusa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hyabusa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise throws a leg kick but Hyabusa moved away.
Hyabusa throws the kick towards the body but Cruise avoids it.
Cruise lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruise.
Cruise goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Ryo Hyabusa has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hyabusa tries to pull guard but Cruise won't allow it.
Cruise looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruise wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hyabusa decides to pull guard.
Hyabusa is pulling down on Cruise's head to control his posture.
Cruise would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruise is one step ahead there.
Hyabusa seems keen to control Cruise's posture.
Cruise tries to stand but Hyabusa is controlling from the bottom.
Cruise preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise wanted to stand there but Hyabusa had control of the position.
Hyabusa looking for a sweep. Not yet Hyabusa, not yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruise throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hyabusa.
Cruise moves out of range of the body kick.
Cruise throws a head kick that misses.
Cruise lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hyabusa is breathing heavily.
Hyabusa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruise misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cruise lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hyabusa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hyabusa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cruise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruise is looking to clinch but Hyabusa is avoiding it.
Christian Cruise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruise throws a body kick that misses.
Cruise circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cruise counters with a one-two to the body.
Cruise lands a two punch combo.
Hyabusa misses with a body kick.
Cruise misses with a low kick.
Good work by Hyabusa as he checks the leg kick.
Hyabusa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruise.
Hyabusa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruise is fending him off so far but Hyabusa persists. Nope, Cruise circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruise tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruise throws a low kick but Hyabusa avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Cruise dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryo Hyabusa'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.

Cruise circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cruise counters with a three punch combo that has Hyabusa backing up. Hyabusa nods at Cruise to acknowledge the strikes.
Hyabusa avoids the head kick by Cruise.
Hyabusa misses with a takedown
and Hyabusa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Cruise moves into the clinch.
Hyabusa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hyabusa tries to pull guard but Cruise holds him up against the cage and eventually Hyabusa drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryo Hyabusa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruise looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruise creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyabusa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruise's efforts to push away.
Hyabusa throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruise.
Cruise tries to break free but Hyabusa pushes him back against the cage.

Hyabusa breaks from the clinch.
Hyabusa fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise throws a combination. Hyabusa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hyabusa avoids the head kick by Cruise.
Cruise throws a combination. Hyabusa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cruise throws the kick towards the body but Hyabusa avoids it.
Cruise stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruise tried to score with a low kick but Hyabusa checks it.
Hyabusa shoots in but Cruise avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruise tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyabusa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruise lands a jab.
Cruise throws a chopping leg kick but Hyabusa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruise throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hyabusa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruise's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cruise duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruise throws a front kick aimed at Hyabusa's knee but Hyabusa avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruise. That's going to slow Hyabusa down.
Cruise throws a head kick but Hyabusa moves out of range.
Cruise misses with a low kick.
Cruise throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hyabusa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cruise throws a head kick but Hyabusa moves out of range.
Cruise tries to clinch there but Hyabusa circles away.
Cruise is working the combinations to good effect here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cruise.
Hyabusa moves out of range of the leg kick from Cruise.
A combination from Cruise does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise connects with a solid leg kick.
Cruise connects with a high kick.
Christian Cruise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruise lands a body shot.
Cruise throws a one two combo.
Cruise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruise.
Cruise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruise works Hyabusa's body with a nice hook.
Hyabusa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cruise motions for Hyabusa to come forward. Cruise throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cruise misses with a wild combination.
Cruise scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyabusa closes the distance but Cruise moves to the side
and Cruise counters with a head kick. That will keep Hyabusa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cruise moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Cruise - just one landing.
Hyabusa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Cruise pushes Hyabusa up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruise is trying to break the clinch but Hyabusa is controlling him.
Hyabusa keeps control of Cruise as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruise looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruise tries to circle away but Hyabusa has him pinned against the cage.
Cruise wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hyabusa has him pressed against the cage.
Hyabusa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cruise prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Cruise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryo Hyabusa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cruise will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hyabusa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cruise counters with a three punch combo that has Hyabusa backing up. Hyabusa nods at Cruise to acknowledge the strikes.
Hyabusa misses with an uppercut. Cruise saw that one coming.
Cruise fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruise tries a low kick but Hyabusa avoids it.
Hyabusa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some wild striking there from Cruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyabusa tries to clinch up
and Cruise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hyabusa throws a combination that misses
and Cruise counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyabusa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruise scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cruise takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cruise misses with a head kick.
Cruise fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruise scores with a three punch combo!
Cruise tries to clinch there but Hyabusa circles away.
Cruise throws a head kick but Hyabusa moves out of range.
Cruise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyabusa blocks a head kick by Cruise.
Cruise throws a sloppy head kick and Hyabusa moves out of range easily.
Cruise does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise leaves Hyabusa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Cruise.
Cruise moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hyabusa blocks a head kick by Cruise.
Ryo Hyabusa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruise misses with a kick to the body.
Cruise throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hyabusa counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruise is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hyabusa wants to control for a moment but Cruise uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Cruise stops Hyabusa from getting back to his feet.
Christian Cruise is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa is looking for a sweep. Cruise is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruise tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hyabusa wants to improve his position but Cruise is controlling well.
Cruise wants to stand but Hyabusa has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Cruise closes the distance and clinches.
Hyabusa prevents Cruise from breaking the clinch.
Cruise can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cruise's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hyabusa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cruise avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cruise is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruise wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cruise scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cruise is trying to break free.
Cruise has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cruise lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruise working hard to break the clinch.
Ryo Hyabusa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruise tries to circle away but Hyabusa has him pinned against the cage.
Cruise has had enough of the clinch but Hyabusa keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Cruise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cruise winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Cruise!