PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frito Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cruz
vs
Lei

175 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
34
170 lbs
24 - 73 - 3

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 73 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frito Lei!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lei clinches with his opponent.
Cruz lands a left hand.
Lei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Cruz - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lei backwards.

Lei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lei.
Cruz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruz, as that shot connected.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz avoids the body shot from Lei.

Lei instigates a clinch.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.

Lei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz sizes up Lei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei blocks a head kick by Cruz.

Lei rushes Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Lei manages to break the clinch.
Cruz cracks Lei with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lei if he has to take too many more of those.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Lei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lei's sensitive parts.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Lei off balance momentarily.
Frito Lei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lei has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lei breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Lei. Those never looked like landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
Cruz with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lei forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
Lei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lei backwards.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Lei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cruz.

Lei is rocked!
Cruz is leaning against Lei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Lei breaks the clinch.

Lei has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lei is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Cruz.
Lei seems to have recovered his senses.

Lei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lei takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That kick from Cruz tenderised Lei's leg. Lei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cruz with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Lei fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Lei misses with a knee strike.

Lei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz tests Lei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lei ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.

Lei moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Cruz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lei backwards.

Lei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Lei has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Lei off balance momentarily.
Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lei clinches.
Cruz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz lands a big right hand that drops Lei! The killer instinct kicks in and Cruz finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cruz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Cruz!