PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darian Cruz (ranked 20496 p4p, 23801 weight class) and Igor Trubitsyn (ranked 547 p4p, 567 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cruz
vs
Trubitsyn

173 cm
38
146
3 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darian Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Trubitsyn!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trubitsyn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Trubitsyn throws a sloppy head kick

and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Trubitsyn wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.

Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but Trubitsyn defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Trubitsyn pushes Cruz off, looking to escape but Cruz dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Trubitsyn is forced to tap! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darian Cruz!
After winning the bout, Darian Cruz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.