PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate DeMarcus (ranked 4624 p4p, 406 weight class) and Bryan Cruz (ranked 2569 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Cruz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nate DeMarcus's chin.

DeMarcus
vs
Cruz

178 cm
24
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
148 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate DeMarcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by DeMarcus.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
DeMarcus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but DeMarcus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeMarcus dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
As Cruz looks to move away, DeMarcus throws a big counter combo but Cruz just gets out of the way.
DeMarcus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
DeMarcus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A right-left combo lands from Cruz.

It looks like Nate DeMarcus has been cut.
DeMarcus scores with a one two! Cruz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
DeMarcus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but DeMarcus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from DeMarcus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by DeMarcus there.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeMarcus throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz walks forward, straight into a front kick from DeMarcus.
DeMarcus misses with a body kick.
DeMarcus jabs Cruz right on the nose. Cruz blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from DeMarcus. Those never looked like landing.
DeMarcus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but DeMarcus pushes him off.
DeMarcus misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
DeMarcus connects with a single shot there.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but DeMarcus moved out of range nicely.
Cruz throws a series of punches but DeMarcus avoids them all with ease.
DeMarcus appears to be looking for a big counter.
DeMarcus slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
DeMarcus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeMarcus lands with a nice combination. Cruz backs away looking to recover.
Cruz blocks a head kick by DeMarcus.
Cruz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
DeMarcus is breathing heavily.
DeMarcus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from DeMarcus.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeMarcus throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says DeMarcus as he avoids it easily.
DeMarcus went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nate DeMarcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Cruz.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and DeMarcus counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot by DeMarcus.
DeMarcus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nate DeMarcus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from DeMarcus misses.
Cruz wants to counter the offense by DeMarcus and move into the clinch position.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeMarcus moves away.
DeMarcus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but DeMarcus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like DeMarcus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cruz tries to clinch but DeMarcus moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruz.
DeMarcus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz misses with the combination.
As Cruz looks to move away, DeMarcus throws a big counter combo but Cruz just gets out of the way.
DeMarcus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
DeMarcus leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
DeMarcus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruz throws a right hand that DeMarcus ducks under and follows up with a left that DeMarcus also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and DeMarcus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
It looked like DeMarcus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a right and a left that DeMarcus avoids nicely.
DeMarcus misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. DeMarcus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by DeMarcus, which made it look bad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz fails to land the takedown.
DeMarcus fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
DeMarcus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
DeMarcus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DeMarcus misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz tries to clinch but DeMarcus moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
DeMarcus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate DeMarcus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate DeMarcus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by DeMarcus.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but DeMarcus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz misses with a double jab
letting DeMarcus counter with a right hand.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
DeMarcus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cruz has time to react.
Nice body punch from DeMarcus.
Nate DeMarcus is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
DeMarcus jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz tries to clinch but DeMarcus is having none of it.
DeMarcus swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands a jab-cross combination.
Cruz darts in looking for a takedown but DeMarcus gets double underhooks and turns Cruz into the cage.
Nate DeMarcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Cruz.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
DeMarcus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nate DeMarcus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeMarcus lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but DeMarcus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz throws a right hand that DeMarcus ducks under and follows up with a left that DeMarcus also avoids with ease.
DeMarcus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from DeMarcus.
DeMarcus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
DeMarcus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeMarcus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeMarcus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
DeMarcus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMarcus circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeMarcus throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeMarcus keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeMarcus.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
DeMarcus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and DeMarcus wants it to stay on the feet.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
DeMarcus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
DeMarcus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cruz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, DeMarcus has got the better of the exchanges.
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. DeMarcus sprawls well.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. DeMarcus tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DeMarcus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
DeMarcus with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch but DeMarcus is having none of it.
DeMarcus throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeMarcus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz wants to counter the offense by DeMarcus and move into the clinch position.
DeMarcus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
DeMarcus stuffs the takedown.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as DeMarcus sprawls well. DeMarcus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz tries to bum rush DeMarcus with a series of wild strikes but DeMarcus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DeMarcus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with DeMarcus but DeMarcus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from DeMarcus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeMarcus throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
DeMarcus sizes up Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz dodges the punch combination from DeMarcus.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on DeMarcus's shoulder, as DeMarcus tries to avoid the shot.
DeMarcus keeps the fight on the outside.
DeMarcus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Sloppy strikes from DeMarcus. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz tries to clinch but DeMarcus moves out of range.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
DeMarcus went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate DeMarcus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate DeMarcus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

DeMarcus throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but DeMarcus defends it well.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DeMarcus.
DeMarcus fails to land with a series of punches.
DeMarcus lands a jab.
Cruz tries to clinch there but DeMarcus circles away.
Cruz is trying desperately to land a takedown but DeMarcus is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cruz.
DeMarcus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
DeMarcus fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz tries to clinch but DeMarcus is having none of it.
As Cruz looks to move away, DeMarcus throws a big counter combo but Cruz just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has DeMarcus pinned against the cage. DeMarcus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
DeMarcus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMarcus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeMarcus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but DeMarcus shows good takedown defense.
Nate DeMarcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Cruz.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeMarcus can pounce on him.
DeMarcus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz tries to clinch but DeMarcus is having none of it.
DeMarcus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
DeMarcus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz tries to counter with a clinch but DeMarcus shakes him off and moves away.
DeMarcus lands a nice shot to the body.
DeMarcus slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around DeMarcus's waist but DeMarcus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz off to one side.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but DeMarcus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. DeMarcus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DeMarcus thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from DeMarcus, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting DeMarcus counter with a right hand.
Crunch! DeMarcus slams his shin into Cruz's torso.
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from DeMarcus.
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has DeMarcus pinned against the cage. DeMarcus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeMarcus moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by DeMarcus, which made it look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
DeMarcus scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. DeMarcus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DeMarcus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A cross from DeMarcus lands.
A combination from DeMarcus does no damage.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
DeMarcus stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Nate DeMarcus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMarcus throws a combination. Cruz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
DeMarcus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. DeMarcus sprawls well.
Cruz wants to clinch up but DeMarcus keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from DeMarcus.
DeMarcus with a nice cross.
Cruz blocks a head kick by DeMarcus.
And Cruz tries to counter it with a takedown but DeMarcus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts DeMarcus as he jumps to the side.
DeMarcus avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. DeMarcus tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DeMarcus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bryan Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate DeMarcus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DeMarcus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate DeMarcus!