PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Cross Furia (ranked 393 p4p, 59 weight class) and Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 70 p4p, 12 weight class). Cross Furia comes to the cage accompanied by Vivaldi's Winter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cross Furia
vs
Fujimoto

209 cm
40
264 lbs
36 - 18 - 1

192 cm
24
250 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Cross Furia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross Furia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fujimoto.
Cross Furia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cross Furia misses with a body kick.
Cross Furia wants to clinch.
Cross Furia darts in trying to clinch
and Fujimoto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cross Furia really felt that one!
Fujimoto blocks the body kick.
Fujimoto throws a big counter head kick but Cross Furia avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross Furia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujimoto manages to avoid it.
Fujimoto walks into a jab.
Cross Furia cracks Fujimoto with a right hand to the side of the head.

Cross Furia darts in and clinches Fujimoto up against the cage.
Fujimoto blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fujimoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Fujimoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fujimoto throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cross Furia tries to work over Fujimoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fujimoto can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Cross Furia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cross Furia prevents a body shot from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Cross Furia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fujimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Cross Furia.
Fujimoto blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia tries to throw a body punch but Fujimoto avoids it by throwing Cross Furia back against the cage.
Cross Furia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross Furia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujimoto misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia lands with a light punch inside.
Fujimoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fujimoto works on Cross Furia's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia.
Fujimoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Fujimoto blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Cross Furia working aggressively here.
Cross Furia lands with a right to the head.
Fujimoto misses with some punches.
Fujimoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Cross Furia.
Fujimoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fujimoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fujimoto blocking some punches.
Cross Furia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujimoto tries to throw a body punch but Cross Furia avoids it by throwing Fujimoto back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Fujimoto.
A short left from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fujimoto.
A short left from Fujimoto.
Cross Furia tries to work over Fujimoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fujimoto lands an uppercut.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Cross Furia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross Furia misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia cracks Fujimoto with a nice body shot.
Fujimoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cross Furia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fujimoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fujimoto throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto blocks an uppercut.
Fujimoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimoto scores with a hook to the body.
Cross Furia is breathing heavily.
Fujimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Cross Furia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A hook to the body from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fujimoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cross Furia backwards.
Fujimoto lands a right hand.
Fujimoto throws a head punch that misses.
Fujimoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fujimoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cross Furia backwards.
Fujimoto throws a big uppercut that drops Cross Furia! More strikes from Fujimoto and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cross Furia lies dazed against the cage as Fujimoto celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
Our winner, Gyukosho Fujimoto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.