PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Struwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan Struwe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Struwe
vs
Cruz

173 cm
27
146 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

172 cm
21
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear

Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Struwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Struwe moves away.
Struwe throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Struwe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Struwe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cruz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Struwe is pulling down on Cruz's head to control his posture.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cruz landing strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
Cruz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Struwe some visible discomfort.
Cruz working away.
Cruz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Struwe some visible discomfort.
Cruz scores with punches from side control.
Struwe's coaches at All In MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Cruz is putting a hurting on Struwe here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Struwe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cruz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Struwe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cruz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Struwe!
Cruz landing punches.

Struwe is rocked!

Cruz is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Struwe is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Struwe flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Cruz anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Struwe and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Cruz slips an arm under Struwe chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Cruz has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Cruz is squeezing on Struwe like an anaconda would it's prey. Struwe fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dom Cruz!
Dom Cruz made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Ive said it over and over. No one can match my training, my speed, my intelligence. I won this fight before I stepped into the ring.'.