PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Compton's choice of entrance music: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cruz
vs
Compton

215 cm
43
232 lbs
37 - 24 - 0

200 cm
29
275 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buck Compton!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Compton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Compton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Compton moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Compton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Compton. Compton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Compton.
Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz scores with a jab. Compton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cruz feints a jab promting Compton to slip. Cruz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Compton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Compton throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Compton lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Compton misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Compton thinking.
Compton shoots in but no luck this time.
Compton slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Buck Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Compton throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Compton.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Compton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Cruz with a nice cross.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Compton's shoulder, as Compton tries to avoid the shot.
Compton walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Compton misses
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolfschanze in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Compton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Compton's head back.
Cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cruz drops Compton with a naaaaasty hook - Compton is in real trouble here! Cruz dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Cruz!
Jorge Cruz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Buck Compton was interviewed post fight and said 'Cant believe I lost this fight, I had a great camp and I was ready, so frustrated.'.