PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tre Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and HL Mencken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mencken has chosen Circle Jerks - Question Authority as his entrance music. Tre Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cruz
vs
Mencken

201 cm
25
295 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

195 cm
24
265 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear

King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tre Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Mencken as he checks the leg kick.
Mencken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Mencken throws a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a low kick but Mencken avoids it.
Mencken scores with a punch to the head.
Cruz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thunder MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Mencken checks a leg kick.
Mencken now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mencken smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mencken misses with a two punch combination.
Mencken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz moves out of range as Mencken strikes.
We've been informed that Mencken has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mencken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mencken clobbers Cruz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mencken takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mencken! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mencken lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mencken lands a jab to Cruz's midsection.
Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mencken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a jab when Mencken was well out of range.
Mencken misses with a looping left.
Mencken keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mencken scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cruz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mencken has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mencken and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mencken throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mencken.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mencken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Cruz misses.

Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Mencken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mencken blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mencken works on Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Mencken lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Mencken lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Mencken.
Mencken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mencken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mencken lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mencken.
Mencken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mencken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mencken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Mencken.
Mencken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mencken lands with a light punch inside.
Mencken gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Mencken drops Cruz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cruz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Cruz is rocked!
Mencken struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mencken.
Mencken lands with a left to the head.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mencken can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
Mencken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mencken digs a right hand into Cruz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruz's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mencken.
Mencken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mencken lands a shoulder strike.
Mencken lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken lands a nice shot to the body.
Mencken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mencken lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mencken - that landed with a thud.
Mencken scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Mencken is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Mencken scores with a nice short uppercut.

Mencken drops Cruz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cruz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Mencken pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mencken lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Cruz senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). HL Mencken!
HL Mencken managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, King of Fists, into his post fight interview.