PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frodo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick Cruise had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Dominick Cruise has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cruise
vs
Baggins

173 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
31
135 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Cruise!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frodo Baggins!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Cruise.
Cruise looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Baggins dips to his left and cracks Cruise with an uppercut!
Cruise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baggins circles away quickly and effectively.

Cruise instigates a clinch.
Cruise tries to work over Baggins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Baggins.
A head punch on the inside from Cruise fails to land.
Cruise working aggressively here.

Baggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dominick Cruise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baggins dodges the punch combination from Cruise.
Baggins throws a head kick that Cruise semi-blocks.

It looks like Dominick Cruise has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cruise gets caught napping as Baggins dives in and scores a takedown. Cruise manages to retain guard.

Baggins stands and steps away. Cruise gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Baggins fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Cruise to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Cruise looks to clinch but Baggins throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Cruise taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Frodo Baggins!
Frodo Baggins is the new bantamweight champion!