PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Castor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troy comes into the arena with Volbeat / 16 Dollars blaring out of the sound system. Castor Troy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Troy
vs
Cross

173 cm
18
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Castor Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Cross!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Troy rushes Cross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Troy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Troy jumps guard but Cross turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cross stalling against the cage.
Cross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
Cross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Cross on the inside.
Troy struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cross.
Cross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
Nice body punch from Cross - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Cross.
Troy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cross walks away with a smile on his face. Troy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castor Troy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Troy.
Troy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castor Troy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troy throws a hook to the side of Cross's head but Cross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cross jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Cross clinches.
Cross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troy tries to pull guard but Cross holds him up against the cage and eventually Troy drops back down to his feet.
Cross holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cross lands a nice shot to the body.
Troy jumps guard but Cross turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cross digs a right hand into Troy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Troy's gas tank.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy can't find room to land a body shot as Cross controls the action.
Cross displaying some good clinch control by pressing Troy up against the cage.
Troy tries to pull guard but Cross forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cross lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Cross.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Troys head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cross lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cross walks away with a smile on his face. Troy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jab by Cross.
Cross misses with a straight right.
Cross keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cross lands a jab to the nose.
Cross lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cross.

It looks like Castor Troy has been cut.
Troy misses with a left hand
and Cross counters with a three punch combo that has Troy backing up. Troy nods at Cross to acknowledge the strikes.

Troy is rocked!
Cross throws a looping overhand right but Troy ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from Troy.
Troy walks into a straight right hand from Cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Troy drives through and clinches with Cross against the cage.
Troy tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Cross.
Cross lands a right hand.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Troys head.
Cross is pressed up against the cage. Troy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cross down to the mat. Cross avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cross connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Troy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Cross takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cross.
Cross holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Cross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Castor Troy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cross swings for the body but Troy moves out of range.
Troy tries for a takedown but Cross circles away easily
and Cross counters with a stiff right hand.
Cross lands the left hand.
Cross slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Troy with a poor takedown
and Cross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Troy needs to keep his hands up - Cross had a free shot at his head there.
Troy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Troy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cross scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cross moves into the clinch.
Troy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cross walks away with a smile on his face. Troy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castor Troy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cross sizes up Troy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cross lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cross throws an overhand right that lands on Troy's shoulder, as Troy tries to avoid the shot.
Cross works Troy's body with a nice hook.
Aaron Cross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Cross. Those never looked like landing.
Troy drops his hands momentarily and Cross takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cross fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cross jabs Troy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Cross misses the target.
Cross might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy with a poor takedown
and Cross counters with a stiff right hand.
Cross works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross with a hook.

Cross clinches up against the cage.
Troy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Troy takes a shot to the head.
Cross slows down the pace here.
Cross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Troy can't get the takedown.
Troy can't find room to land a body shot as Cross controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cross to keep the fight standing.
Troy is trying to pull guard but Cross has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cross leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Cross - that landed with a thud.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Troy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cross.
Aaron Cross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cross presses Troy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Troy.
Cross is leaning against Troy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cross is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Troy has a couple of punches blocked by Cross.
Cross pushes Troy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troy is trying to pull guard but Cross turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Troy or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Cross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Castor Troy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cross cracks Troy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Troy misses with a body shot.
Cross tests Troy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cross cracks a nice hook into Troy's ribs.
Cross lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Troy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cross scores with a jab to the head.
Cross lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Troy.

Cross instigates a clinch.
Troy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cross smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cross moves into the clinch.
Cross scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Troy.
Cross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Troy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cross walks away with a smile on his face. Troy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Cross gets tackled into the cage by Troy. Troy maintains the clinch.
Cross avoiding damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cross.
Troy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cross is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castor Troy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troy fails to pull guard.
Troy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a shot to the body.
Cross has Troy pressed against the cage.
Troy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Troy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Troy jumps guard but Cross stands there with Troy around his waist. Troy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Cross on the inside.
Cross has Troy pressed against the cage.
Cross cracks Troy with a nice body shot.
Cross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy misses with a body punch.
Cross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
Nice body punch from Cross.
Cross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cross.
Cross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aaron Cross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Troy throws a head punch that misses.
Cross lands a body punch.
Troy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Troy tries to pull guard but Cross holds him up against the cage and eventually Troy drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cross.
Cross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cross lands a shot to the body.
Cross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross lands a right hand.
Cross will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Troy up against the cage.
Castor Troy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Cross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cross has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Aaron Cross!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Aaron Cross!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Aaron Cross!

Aaron Cross wins by unanimous decision!