PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jd Almanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almanez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rock Hood by Shinobi Ninja kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shane Dela Cruz had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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.

Dela Cruz
vs
Almanez

187 cm
36
199 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

190 cm
30
190 lbs
20 - 18 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jd Almanez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Almanez.

It looks like Shane Dela Cruz has been cut.
Almanez throws a sloppy head kick and Dela Cruz moves out of range easily.
Almanez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Dela Cruz is rocked!
Dela Cruz avoids the head kick by Almanez.
Oh Dela Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Almanez finds Dela Cruz's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Dela Cruz flops back against the ropes, eyes gazing into the distance. Almanez lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Dela Cruz will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jd Almanez!
Our winner, Jd Almanez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.