PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen mahna mahna as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cruz
vs
Torres

170 cm
26
146 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
Miguel Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torres 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 Cruz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cruz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Torres throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Torres's ribs.
Torres tries a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Torres lands with a cross.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Cruz throws a low kick, looking for Torres's leg but Torres calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Torres misses.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Cruz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torres is out of range and Cruz settles back down.
Torres has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruz.
Cruz moves out of range of the leg kick from Torres.
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torres's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a straight right. Torres didn't see that one coming.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz lands an overhand right.
Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Torres checks it.
Cruz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cruz throws a head kick that Torres semi-blocks.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Cruz throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Cruz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres misses with a combination
and Cruz counters with a good, hard body kick but Torres shrugs it off.
Torres looks gassed!
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cruz - that will leave a mark!
Torres takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a solid body kick.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz thumps Torres with a low kick.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torres doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz jabs at Torres's body.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torres throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torres wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torres's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Torres's front leg but catches the back leg as Torres tries to avoid it.
Torres avoids the head kick by Cruz.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Torres saw that one coming.
Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. Torres looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cruz duly obliges.
Torres's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Torres shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cruz eats them both and turns towards Torres to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Torres tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cruz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Cruz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cruz connects with a leg kick. Torres looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torres takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Torres throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Cruz throws a front kick aimed at Torres's knee but Torres avoids it well.
Torres chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
Torres fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruz checks it well.
Cruz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Torres.
Dominick Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz throws a head kick that half lands.
Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a left to the body.
Cruz is looking to wear down Torres with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torres.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Cruz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Cruz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice combination there by Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Torres throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Torres looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
Torres walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Torres might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cruz has got the better of the exchanges.
Cruz feints and then cracks Torres's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torres down.
Torres is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cruz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Torres fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Torres's front leg but catches the back leg as Torres tries to avoid it.
Torres on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dominick Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torres looks to land a combination. Cruz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cruz looks to land a combination. Torres sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cruz. That one must have hurt.
Torres blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cruz.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Torres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Torres misses with a takedown
and Cruz counters with a series of strikes. Torres will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Torres's belly button to the back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Torres crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cruz - the referee stops the clock and Torres gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cruz. Torres manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Torres should have avoided that one.
Torres lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cruz connects with a high kick.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. Torres looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruz.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Torres off balance momentarily.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cruz lands with a kick to the ribs.
That kick from Cruz tenderised Torres's leg. Torres is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torres steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cruz. That one must have hurt.
Torres takes one to the side of the head.
Torres throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Torres as he checks the leg kick.
Torres misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Torres throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Torres lands with a slapping head kick.
Cruz keeps Torres at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Cruz.
Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Torres takes a kick to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Torres.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz lands a high kick!
Cruz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Torres checks it well.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Torres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Cruz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz works over Torres's head and body with a nice combination.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Torres tries to score with a low kick but Cruz moves his leg out of the way.
Torres closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cruz lands a high kick!
Torres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Cruz tenderised Torres's leg. Torres is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz throws a body kick that misses.
Torres throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz misses with a kick to the body.
Torres tries to work over Cruz's front leg with a kick but Cruz checks it.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
Torres throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Cruz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Torres wants to slow Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
A clash of legs there as Torres blocks the low kick.
Torres moves out of range of the body kick.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz tries to work over Torres's front leg with a kick but Torres checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
A big right from Torres misses.
Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Torres avoids it.
Torres throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cruz.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz thumps Torres with a low kick.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Torres throws a front kick aimed at Cruz's knee but Cruz avoids it well.
Torres takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Torres lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Torres lands a head shot.
Cruz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Torres falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz moves out of range as Torres throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That kick from Cruz tenderised Torres's leg. Torres is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A thudding body kick lands there by Torres!
Cruz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Torres.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miguel Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torres at a distance.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz cracks the inside of Torres's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Torres crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cruz - the referee stops the clock and Torres gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cruz. Torres manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Torres throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torres.
Cruz lands with a nice body kick.
Cruz connects with a jab.
Cruz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torres's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Cruz!
Dominick Cruz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.