PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 322 p4p, 577 weight class) and Jorge Cruz Jr (ranked 10 p4p, 15 weight class). Jorge Cruz Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Svyatogor
vs
Cruz Jr

209 cm
29
261
24 - 16 - 0

209 cm
39
245
33 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Brooklyn Apothecary

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz Jr jabs Svyatogor right on the nose. Svyatogor blinks but takes it well.
Cruz Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Svyatogor misses.
Cruz Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svyatogor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Svyatogor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jorge Cruz Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand.
Cruz Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz Jr scores with a head kick.
Svyatogor slips under a jab.
Cruz Jr takes a swing at Svyatogor's ribcage but misses.
Cruz Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svyatogor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Svyatogor scores with a body shot.
Svyatogor slips a jab and a cross from Cruz Jr.

Svyatogor moves into the clinch successfully.

Cruz Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz Jr scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz Jr tries to clinch but Svyatogor moves out of range.
Svyatogor throws a hook but Cruz Jr avoids it easily.
Cruz Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Svyatogor misses its intended target.
Cruz Jr looks to clinch
and Svyatogor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cruz Jr slips a straight right by Svyatogor.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz Jr! But no joy.
Cruz Jr tries to clinch
and Cruz Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Jorge Cruz Jr has been cut.
Svyatogor misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svyatogor circles away quickly and effectively.
Svyatogor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Svyatogor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Svyatogor walks into a jab.
Svyatogor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svyatogor slips under a jab.
Svyatogor tries to bum rush Cruz Jr with a series of wild strikes but Cruz Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Cruz Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Svyatogor avoids the head kick by Cruz Jr.
Svyatogor dodges the punch combination from Cruz Jr.
A jab from Svyatogor does it's job there.
Cruz Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svyatogor.
As Cruz Jr looks to move away, Svyatogor throws a big counter combo but Cruz Jr just gets out of the way.
Cruz Jr throws a right and a left that Svyatogor avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Cruz Jr.
Svyatogor slips under a jab from Cruz Jr.

Cruz Jr clinches up against the cage.
Svyatogor lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Svyatogor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Svyatogor.
Cruz Jr looks winded!

Svyatogor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Cruz Jr misses

and Svyatogor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cruz Jr! Svyatogor lets Cruz Jr back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Cruz Jr is rocked!
Cruz Jr is holding his hands too far apart here. Svyatogor throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Cruz Jr is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dimitri Svyatogor!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dimitri Svyatogor made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.