PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cruz
vs
Andersson

175 cm
21
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

150 cm
20
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augusto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Andersson throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Andersson scores with a jab to the body.

Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andersson lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Andersson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cruz into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Andersson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz pushes Andersson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz tries to work over Andersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Andersson manages to break the clinch.

Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz throws a one two combo.

Cruz rushes Andersson and presses him up against the cage.
Andersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Andersson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andersson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Andersson is controlling the position.
Andersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andersson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Andersson avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Andersson lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andersson.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Andersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andersson blocking some punches.
Andersson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Andersson.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Andersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Andersson cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Andersson scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Andersson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andersson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Andersson.
Andersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch but Andersson keeps him there for the moment.
Andersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Andersson fails to land.
Andersson misses with a punch to the body.
Andersson is working Cruz over against the cage.
Andersson cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
A short left from Andersson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andersson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andersson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andersson lands a right hand.

Andersson breaks from the clinch.
Andersson misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Andersson misses with a leg kick.
Cruz cracks the inside of Andersson's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Andersson.

It looks like Augusto Cruz has been cut.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Andersson thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Andersson scores with a jab to the head.

Cruz is rocked!
Andersson moves in close and cracks Cruz with a massive right hand! Cruz, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Andersson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harald Andersson!
Harald Andersson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.