PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome to the Jungle. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Casey Carwin enters the cage!

Cruz
vs
Carwin

168 cm
25
163 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

176 cm
26
163 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kale Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Kale Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Carwin. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Carwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Carwin misses with a body shot.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
Carwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Carwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body

and Carwin counters with a takedown into side control.
Cruz taking a bit of punishment here - Carwin scoring with strikes.
Cruz tries to buck Carwin off but Carwin is having none of it.
Carwin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cruz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carwin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cruz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cruz is trying to get back to half guard.
Carwin throws a strike aimed at the side of Cruz's head but Cruz avoids it well.
Carwin misses with the ground and pound.
Carwin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Carwin.
Carwin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cruz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cruz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Cruz looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
Carwin looks to land a strike but Cruz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cruz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carwin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carwin's head.
Carwin wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carwin is pressing down on Cruz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cruz is working Carwin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carwin is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz is working Carwin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Carwin has wrist control.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Carwin blocks nicely.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Carwin.
Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carwin's head backwards.
Cruz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carwin swivels and escapes.
Carwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz fails with the takedown

and Carwin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carwin trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Carwin stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Cruz controls Carwin momentarily but Carwin frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carwin postures up.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carwin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Carwin controlling him for the moment.

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

Cruz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Carwin tries to pass.
Carwin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Carwin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Carwin's shoulder, as Carwin tries to avoid the shot.
Casey Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carwin defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz slaps away a takedown attempt from Carwin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Carwin swinging wildly here.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Carwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.

Carwin clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.

Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Carwin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Carwin closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carwin.
Carwin working aggressively here.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Carwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carwin effectively controlling the action here.
Cruz wants a takedown but no success here.
Carwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Carwin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cruz up against the cage.
Carwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Carwin fails to land.
Carwin tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Carwin tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Carwin back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carwin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carwin prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carwin is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carwin lands a right hand.
Cruz is working for takedown but Carwin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carwin misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Carwin.
Nice body punch from Carwin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carwin.
Carwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Carwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carwin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
A short uppercut from Carwin.

It looks like Kale Cruz has been cut.
Carwin cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carwin continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Carwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carwin.
Carwin is working Cruz over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Carwin - that landed with a thud.
Carwin pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carwin lands with a left to the head.
Carwin leaning against his opponent.
Carwin pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Carwin.
Carwin digs a right hand into Cruz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruz's gas tank.
Carwin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Carwin.
Stalling in the clinch from Carwin.
Carwin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carwin.
Carwin lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Carwin.
Carwin lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Carwin has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Carwin pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carwin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carwin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Carwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kale Cruz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

No joy there for Carwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carwin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Carwin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed

and Carwin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
Cruz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carwin is looking to escape.
Carwin is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Cruz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carwin wants to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz looking to ground and pound but Carwin is blocking nicely.
Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Carwin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Carwin is rocked!
Cruz loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Carwin scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Cruz land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Cruz stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kale Cruz!