PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cluk Cloo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cluk Cloo Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cluk Cloo Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Cloo Jr
vs
Cruz

163 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cluk Cloo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Cruz !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Cloo Jr saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Cloo Jr misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cruz enables Cloo Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cruz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Cloo Jr from controlling successfully.
Cruz trying to control the position here.
Cloo Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.

Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cruz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz , not yet.
Cruz controlling Cloo Jr's posture.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cruz misses with a double jab.

Cloo Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cruz did well to prevent Cloo Jr getting side control.
Cloo Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cruz is pressing down on Cloo Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cruz has his hands on Cloo Jr's head, controlling the position.
Cruz 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cloo Jr wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cloo Jr is one step ahead there.
Cloo Jr takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz managing to control the position.
Cruz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cruz lands with some strikes.
Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Cruz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cloo Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cloo Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cloo Jr is squirming around, avoiding Cruz 's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz content just to control the position here.

Cruz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cloo Jr is surviving well by controlling Cruz 's body position as best he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cloo Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Cloo Jr taking shots to the head.
Cloo Jr wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cloo Jr?
Cruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Cruz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cloo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cloo Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz .

Cloo Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cruz 's half guard.
Cruz is holding on to half guard well.
Cruz trying to hold on to Cloo Jr's head to control him but Cloo Jr postures up.
Cruz is pressing down on Cloo Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cruz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cloo Jr is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz seems keen to control Cloo Jr's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Cloo Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cloo Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Cruz 's legs - danger averted.
Cloo Jr is fighting to break Cruz 's control of his arms but Cruz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cloo Jr defends well.

Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cloo Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cloo Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cloo Jr!
Cruz looking to finish Cloo Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cloo Jr!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cruz looking to secure an arm triangle but Cloo Jr defends it well.
Cruz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cloo Jr is squirming around, avoiding Cruz 's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cruz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cruz looking to finish Cloo Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cloo Jr!

Cloo Jr is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cloo Jr is squirming around, avoiding Cruz 's attempts to control the action.
Cruz raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Cloo Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Cruz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cloo Jr taking shots to the head.

Cruz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cloo Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Cruz ! Cloo Jr is hurt baaadly! Cruz is firing away with more strikes - Cloo Jr is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Cruz !
In his post fight interview, Diego Cruz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.