PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barron comes into the arena with Ave Satani blaring out of the sound system. Cruz has chosen Go To Sleep by Eminem feat. DMX, Obie Trice as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Barron
vs
Cruz

196 cm
22
221 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
220 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Barron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiger Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Barron throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Cruz avoids the elbow strike from Barron, against the cage.
Barron misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Barron throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barron.

Barron drags the fight down to the ground.
Cruz tries to stand but Barron is controlling from the bottom.
Barron keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Barron is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Cruz stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barron scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz throws the left hand but Barron avoids the punch easily.
Barron tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Barron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Barron.
Barron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Barron.
Barron scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Barron works Cruz's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Barron ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz tests Barron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barron misses with a wild body shot.
Barron misses with an uppercut.
Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
Barron looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barron.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Barron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.

Barron gets control of Cruz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barron will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz trying to control but Barron is working from the bottom.
Cruz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cruz won't allow Barron to sweep him here.

Cruz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barron misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
Barron finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Barron.
Barron looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Barron.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Barron.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barron scores with a head kick. Cruz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Barron circles away.
Barron misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tiger Cruz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Barron is just out of range.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Barron slips the punch.
Barron is looking to land body kicks.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Barron moves away and avoids it.
Barron throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barron. That one must have hurt.
Barron scores with a decent looking hook.
Barron takes one to the chin there.
Colin Barron is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Cruz digs a good hook to Barron's body.
Barron throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Barron's shoulder, as Barron tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Barron tenderised Cruz's leg. Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barron swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barron misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Barron is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barron punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barron.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Colin Barron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barron wants to slow Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Barron's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barron lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barron slips under a jab.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barron is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Barron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barron swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.

Barron drags the fight down to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz is pushing down on Barron's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barron is fighting to maintain full guard but Cruz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cruz prevents Barron from improving his position.
Cruz passes to full mount!
Barron slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to stand up but Barron is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barron wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz wants to stand up but Barron is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Colin Barron will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cruz checks a low kick from Barron.
Barron misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Barron circles away.
Barron misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz throws a jab when Barron was well out of range.
Barron shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
Barron pushes Cruz away with a front kick.
Barron throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Barron avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barron's head backwards.
Barron walks into a straight right hand from Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Cruz misses.
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
Barron throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barron can pounce on him.
Barron throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barron misses with a series of wild punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cruz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barron - the referee stops the clock and Cruz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barron. Cruz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Barron throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Barron throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Barron only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
Barron throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Barron only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves out of range of the leg kick from Barron.
Barron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
Barron slips under a jab from Cruz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barron.
Cruz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barron.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barron throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Barron looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barron throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Barron feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cruz's calf.
Barron slips under a jab from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barron.
Barron staying out of range there.
Barron swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Barron moved out of range.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Barron keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Barron's shoulder, as Barron tries to avoid the shot.
Barron throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Barron cracks the inside of Cruz's front leg.
Barron scores with a nice strike.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barron goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barron avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Barron moves out of range of the strikes.
Barron throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barron.

Cruz moves into the clinch.
Barron misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barron jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Barron around his waist. Barron gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barron blocks an uppercut.
Barron prevents a body shot from Cruz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Barron showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barron has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Barron!
An out of breath Colin Barron thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.