PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz Jr (ranked 8893 p4p, 639 weight class) and Doctor Tennant (ranked 8091 p4p, 616 weight class). Jorge Cruz Jr has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cruz Jr
vs
Tennant

209 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doctor Tennant!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Cruz Jr tenderised Tennant's leg. Tennant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jorge Cruz Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tennant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tennant has time to react.
Tennant tries to clinch there but Cruz Jr circles away.
Tennant has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tennant there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tennant lands with a good body shot.
Cruz Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tennant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Tennant should have avoided that one.
Cruz Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tennant unleashes a big counter combination but Cruz Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cruz Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz Jr scores with a jab. Tennant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Doctor Tennant has been cut.

Cruz Jr rushes Tennant and presses him up against the cage.
Cruz Jr has had enough of the clinch but Tennant keeps him there for the moment.

Cruz Jr breaks from the clinch.
Cruz Jr scores with a jab. Tennant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Tennant's shoulder, as Tennant tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz Jr misses with a head kick.
Tennant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cruz Jr catches Tennant with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tennant jabs Cruz Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz Jr lands a head kick. Tennant smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tennant keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Cruz Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tennant.
Cruz Jr lands a front kick.
Tennant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Tennant takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Cruz Jr.
Tennant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Tennant moves out of range easily.
Tennant swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennant fails to land with a series of punches.
Tennant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tennant misses with a wild combination.
Cruz Jr scores with a head kick. Tennant tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cruz Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Tennant seems unphased.
Tennant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz Jr lands a jab to the head.
Cruz Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tennant lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cruz Jr throws a head kick but Tennant moves out of range.
Tennant appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tennant jabs at Cruz Jr's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz Jr scores with a nice strike.
Tennant blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Cruz Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tennant doesn't seem phased though.
Cruz Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looks like Cruz Jr has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tennant moves away from the strike by Cruz Jr.
A countering left hand to the body from Tennant misses.
Tennant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz Jr defending well as Tennant loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz Jr throws a hook but Tennant blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Tennant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruz Jr doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Jorge Cruz Jr has been cut.
Tennant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz Jr in his tracks.
Cruz Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruz Jr misses with a straight left.
Cruz Jr looks to land a body kick but Tennant moved away.
Tennant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tennant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz Jr can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennant swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz Jr.
It seemed like Tennant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Tennant drives through and clinches with Cruz Jr against the cage.
Tennant throws a head punch that misses.

Cruz Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz Jr throws a head kick that misses.

Tennant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tennant lands a shoulder strike.
Tennant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tennant swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Cruz Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tennant ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tennant throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz Jr throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Tennant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice jab there from Cruz Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Cruz Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cruz Jr throws a hook to the side of Tennant's head but Tennant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tennant can do to turn this around?
Cruz Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tennant punishes Cruz Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Tennant seems unphased.
Tennant throws a hook but Cruz Jr blocks it.
Cruz Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Cruz Jr does no damage.
Cruz Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tennant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz Jr throws out the jab.
Tennant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tennant pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cruz Jr back to the cage. Tennant follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cruz Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tennant.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz Jr.
Tennant misses the shot to the body.
Cruz Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tennant to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz Jr is looking to clinch.
Cruz Jr misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tennant to counter with a crisp jab.
Tennant takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cruz Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Tennant with a hook.
Tennant punishes Cruz Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz Jr misses with a head kick.
Tennant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tennant keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz Jr throws a hook to the side of Tennant's head but Tennant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cruz Jr misses with a lunging right hand

and Tennant counters by moving into the clinch.
Tennant works on Cruz Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Tennant.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tennant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Tennant lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Tennant as the two fighters clinch.
Tennant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tennant scores with a shot to the side of Cruz Jr's head.
Tennant lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz Jr backwards.
Tennant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tennant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tennant digs a right hand into Cruz Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruz Jr's gas tank.
Tennant has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cruz Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tennant can turn it around.
Tennant tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz Jr blocks with his arms.
Tennant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tennant.
Tennant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tennant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tennant.

Cruz Jr is rocked!
Tennant digs a right hand into Cruz Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruz Jr's gas tank.
Oh Cruz Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tennant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tennant creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Cruz Jr with a big uppercut! Cruz Jr tries to clinch up but Tennant pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Cruz Jr to the mat! Cruz Jr covers up and Tennant unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Doctor Tennant!
Doctor Tennant seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.