PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cruz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dopamine, Serotonin, Adrenalin. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sosa's choice of entrance music: HELLUVA LIFE. Humberto Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cruz
vs
Sosa

170 cm
25
150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

169 cm
28
162 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Bushido Clothing

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sosa. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Sosa.
Sosa throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Sosa.
Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Sosa checks it.
Cruz checks a low kick from Sosa.
Sosa 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.
Sosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sosa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sosa. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sosa.
Sosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Cruz blocks the low kick.
Sosa walks into a jab.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sosa swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Sosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Sosa settles back down.

Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Sosa misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sosa throws an elbow but misses.
Sosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Sosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sosa lands a left hand.
Cruz looking to slow down the pace here.
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!
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Sosa is controlling the position.
Sosa can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sosa as Cruz tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.

Sosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Cruz does it's job there.
Sosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Marcello Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sosa takes a step back to recover.
Sosa moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Sosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
Sosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
Sosa swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sosa throws a head kick that half lands.
Sosa swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosa moves away.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Sosa off balance momentarily.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Nice jab there from Cruz.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
A good leg kick by Sosa.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Sosa checks it.
Sosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz moves out of range as Sosa throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Sosa's body.
Sosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Sosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Sosa's shoulder, as Sosa tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sosa. Sosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sosa tries a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cruz checks a low kick from Sosa.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sosa checks a leg kick.
Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sosa scores with a three punch combo!
Cruz misses the jab.
Sosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
Sosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Sosa settles back down.
Sosa checks a low kick from Cruz.
Cruz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sosa checks it well.
Sosa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Sosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Sosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sosa's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Sosa misses.
Marcello Sosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sosa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cruz lunges at Sosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sosa's hand.
Sosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
Cruz moves out of range as Sosa throws a body kick.
Cruz misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa misses with a kick to the body.
Cruz defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sosa.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Sosa saw that one coming.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crunch! Sosa slams his shin into Cruz's torso.
Sosa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz throws a one two combo.

Sosa is rocked!
Sosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Sosa is breathing heavily.
Sosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz fakes the leg kick and cracks Sosa in the body.
Cruz fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sosa to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sosa looks to clinch but Cruz throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sosa taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Humberto Cruz!