PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 254 p4p, 704 weight class) and Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 42 p4p, 103 weight class). Cruzeiro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cruzeiro
vs
Mirage

194 cm
27
210
12 - 4 - 0

191 cm
34
212
27 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Alphonzo Mirage!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruzeiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Mirage is just out of range.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Mirage checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro takes one on the button.
Mirage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mirage.
Cruzeiro throws a sloppy head kick
and Mirage counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirage misses the target.
Mirage loads up on a big right hand but Cruzeiro slips the punch.
Mirage slips under a jab.
Cruzeiro lands a jab.
Mirage throws a low kick but Cruzeiro moves out of range easily.
Mirage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruzeiro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Mirage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruzeiro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mirage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruzeiro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy left from Mirage finds it's target.
We've been informed that Mirage 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.
Mirage scores with a nice right hand.
Mirage throws a shot from downtown. Cruzeiro moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruzeiro slips a straight right by Mirage.
Cruzeiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mirage thuds his right hand into Cruzeiro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cruzeiro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mirage checks it well.
Mirage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mirage tries a quick counter leg kick but Cruzeiro is wise to it.
Mirage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruzeiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cruzeiro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mirage.
Cruzeiro walks into a jab.
Mirage misses with a right hand
and Cruzeiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruzeiro looks to throw the jab but Mirage is out of range.
Cruzeiro throws a right hand that misses
and Cruzeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruzeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Mirage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirage.
Mirage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruzeiro.
Mirage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruzeiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Mirage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cruzeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirage.
Mirage throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruzeiro counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Cruzeiro misses.
Mirage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mirage throws a good cross that connects.
Cruzeiro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at []—The Zoo—[] in the buildup to the fight.
Mirage is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruzeiro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cruzeiro throws out a loose jab but Mirage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mirage.
Cruzeiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruzeiro scores with a nice strike.
Cruzeiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mirage throws a solid leg kick but Cruzeiro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mirage.
Cruzeiro misses the jab.
Mirage looks to land a right hand but Cruzeiro moved out of range.
As Mirage backs away, Cruzeiro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cruzeiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Mirage wants to clinch up but Cruzeiro keeps it at a distance.
And Cruzeiro counters with a quick kick to the body but Mirage blocks it.
Cruzeiro tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage looks to land a right hand but Cruzeiro moved out of range.
Cruzeiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mirage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruzeiro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mirage blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruzeiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruzeiro throws a big shot that misses.
Mirage looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruzeiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cruzeiro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but Mirage avoids it.
Cruzeiro takes one to the chin there.
Mirage misses with a head kick.
Cruzeiro with the inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro feints and then cracks Mirage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mirage down.
Mirage looks to throw the jab but Cruzeiro is out of range.
Cruzeiro takes a swing at Mirage's ribcage but misses.
Mirage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruzeiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Mirage misses
and Cruzeiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruzeiro wants to clinch up but Mirage keeps it at a distance.
Mirage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cruzeiro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mirage if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirage throws a right hand that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruzeiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mirage.
A swing and a miss from Mirage.
Cruzeiro throws out a leg kick but Mirage moves out of range and Cruzeiro only half commits.
Mirage missing with a left hand there. Cruzeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruzeiro jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mirage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruzeiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruzeiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruzeiro scores with a nice right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro cracks a nice hook into Mirage's ribs.
Cruzeiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mirage feints a counter leg kick.
Cruzeiro lands a jab to the head.
Mirage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirage throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Mirage finds it's way through Cruzeiro's defenses.
Mirage throws an off balance right hand

and Cruzeiro counters by clinching up.
Cruzeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirage misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alphonzo Mirage will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cruzeiro misses with a low kick as Mirage jumps back.
Mirage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzeiros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cruzeiro tries to score with a low kick but Mirage moves his leg out of the way.
Cruzeiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mirage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruzeiro checks it well.
Mirage throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruzeiro.
Mirage throws a hook but Cruzeiro avoids it easily.
It looked like Cruzeiro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mirage.
Cruzeiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mirage has time to react.
Cruzeiro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruzeiro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mirage.
Mirage checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirage misses the target.
Cruzeiro jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cruzeiro jabs Mirage right on the nose. Mirage blinks but takes it well.
Cruzeiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruzeiro slips under a jab.
Mirage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mirage in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirage tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruzeiro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cruzeiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mirage on the side of the head.
Alphonzo Mirage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut.
Cruzeiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Mirage.
Mirage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Mirage clinches up against the cage.
Mirage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruzeiro lands a shot to the body.
Mirage working aggressively here.
Mirage misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Cruzeiro.
A left hand lands to the body for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirage.
Mirage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mirage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Mirage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mirage throws the left hand but Cruzeiro avoids the punch easily.
Cruzeiro is looking to counter punch.
Cruzeiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mirage looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruzeiro throws a head kick but Mirage moves out of range.
Mirage lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage looks to land a left hand but Cruzeiro moved out of range nicely.
Mirage checks a leg kick nicely.
Cruzeiro is looking to chop away at Mirage's legs.
Mirage feints and then cracks Cruzeiro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruzeiro down.
Mirage throws a head kick that misses.
Mirage lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cruzeiro backs up against the cage.
Cruzeiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cruzeiro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mirage ducks under a wild hook from Cruzeiro.
A swing and a miss from Cruzeiro.
Mirage tries to land a leg kick but Cruzeiro saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Mirage finds it's way through Cruzeiro's defenses.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mirage counters with a stiff right hand.
Mirage misses with a straight left.
Cruzeiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Mirage.
Cruzeiro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mirage checks it well.
Mirage swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruzeiro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mirage tries to score with a low kick but Cruzeiro moves his leg out of the way.
Mirage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mirage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruzeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruzeiro throws the left hand but Mirage avoids the punch easily.
Mirage lands with a slapping head kick.
Cruzeiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mirage tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruzeiro throws a front kick that sends Mirage stumbling back into the cage.
Cruzeiro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mirage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cruzeiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Mirage.
Cruzeiro scores with a spinning back kick!
Cruzeiro throws the left hand but Mirage avoids the punch easily.
Cruzeiro throws a body punch but Mirage moves out of range.
Mirage throws a sloppy head kick and Cruzeiro moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirage throws a combination that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a good low kick that Mirage was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mirage.
It appears Cruzeiro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cruzeiro throws a solid leg kick but Mirage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cruzeiro.
Mirage avoids the head kick by Cruzeiro.
Mirage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruzeiro punishes Mirage's body with a nice straight punch.
Mirage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cruzeiro scores with a leg kick.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Mirage.
Mirage misses with a leg kick
and Cruzeiro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mirage really felt that one!
Cruzeiro misses with a two punch combination.
Alphonzo Mirage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mirage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mirage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruzeiro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirage cracks Cruzeiro with an open hand slap.
Mirage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cruzeiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mirage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alphonzo Mirage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cruzeiro with the inside leg kick.
Mirage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cruzeiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mirage.
Mirage slips under a jab from Cruzeiro.
Mirage drops his hands momentarily and Cruzeiro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands with a right hand.
Cruzeiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mirage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a left to the body.
Mirage throws a chopping leg kick but Cruzeiro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Mirage.
Cruzeiro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mirage avoids it.
Cruzeiro connects with a crisp jab.
Cruzeiro throws a solid leg kick but Mirage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cruzeiro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirage throws an overhand right that lands on Cruzeiro's shoulder, as Cruzeiro tries to avoid the shot.
Cruzeiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Mirage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruzeiro.
Mirage moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mirage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruzeiro.
Mirage misses with a head kick.
Cruzeiro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Mirage finds it's target.
Cruzeiro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruzeiro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mirage connects with a leg kick.
Mirage misses with a combination
and Cruzeiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mirage.
Mirage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro swings for the body but Mirage moves out of range.
Mirage misses the shot to the body.
Cruzeiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruzeiro backing away here, and Mirage unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mirage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cruzeiro throws a right hand that Mirage ducks under and follows up with a left that Mirage also avoids with ease.
Cruzeiro moves away from the strike by Mirage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mirage was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Julio Cruzeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruzeiro connects with a right hand. Mirage shakes it off.
Mirage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruzeiro counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Cruzeiro finds it's way through Mirage's defenses.
Mirage throws out a loose jab but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruzeiro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mirage just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruzeiro connects with an inside leg kick.
Mirage scores with a head kick. Cruzeiro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cruzeiro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good leg kick by Mirage.
Cruzeiro moves out of range as Mirage strikes.
Cruzeiro slips under a jab from Mirage.
Mirage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mirage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mirage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruzeiro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cruzeiro connects with a single shot there.
Mirage catches Cruzeiro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mirage's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mirage duly obliges.
Mirage takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mirage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mirage misses with a hook. Cruzeiro ducked under it nicely.
Mirage throws a jab when Cruzeiro was well out of range.
Mirage throws a leg kick but Cruzeiro moved away.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Mirage checks it.
Mirage checks a leg kick nicely.
Mirage throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro lands a body shot.
Mirage has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirage cracks a nice hook into Cruzeiro's ribs.
Cruzeiro blocks a head kick by Mirage.
Mirage drops his hands momentarily and Cruzeiro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage throws a lazy right hand but Cruzeiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruzeiro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cruzeiro scores with a shot to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruzeiro tried to score with a low kick but Mirage checks it.

Mirage tries to keep at a distance but Cruzeiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cruzeiro gets through Mirage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro blocking some punches.
Mirage prevents a body shot from Cruzeiro.
Mirage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirage scores with a shot to the side of Cruzeiro's head.
Mirage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruzeiro can't find room to land a body shot as Mirage controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Mirage fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro blocking some punches.
Alphonzo Mirage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruzeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cruzeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mirage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphonzo Mirage!
Alphonzo Mirage bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.