PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross has chosen Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen as his entrance music. David Cross acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Wayne
vs
Cross

175 cm
24
163 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
165 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Cross!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Some bone on bone action there as Wayne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wayne misses the jab.
Wayne tests Cross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wayne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cross moves forwards but Wayne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cross throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wayne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cross dips to his left and cracks Wayne with an uppercut!
Cross moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cross getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Wayne misses the body punch
letting Cross counter with a right hand.
Cross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cross misses with a hook to the body
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Cross moves away and avoids it.
Cross cracks Wayne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cross lands a head shot.
Cross swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wayne.
Wayne needs to keep his hands up - Cross had a free shot at his head there.
Cross scores with the left hand. Wayne knows he should have avoided that one.
Cross scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cross throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Wayne scores a takedown into full mount!
Wayne lands a heavy elbow.
Wayne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wayne sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wayne controlling his opponent.
Cross is looking to get to half guard.
Wayne lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cross?
Wayne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cross tries to hold on but Wayne pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wayne cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wayne postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cross looks a forlorn figure.
Cross is squirming around, avoiding Wayne's attempts to control the action.
Wayne fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wayne prevents Cross from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne with the ground and pound from mount.
Wayne trying to control but Cross is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cross is desperately trying to improve his position but Wayne has a good base and remains in mount.
Wayne wants to control the pace but Cross is squirming around nicely.
Cross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Cross will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wayne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wayne throws a hook but Cross avoids it easily.
Cross falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
Cross looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cross cracks Wayne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cross swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cross's guard.
Wayne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Cross is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross throws a head punch that misses.
Wayne lands with a light punch inside.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cross tries to stall but Wayne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from Cross as the two fighters clinch.
Cross working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Wayne - that landed with a thud.
Wayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wayne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross.
Wayne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Cross lands a hook that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.

Wayne breaks the clinch.
Cross with a body punch. A glancing blow.
David Cross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cross checks a leg kick.
Cross connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cross moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
David Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wayne.

Wayne closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wayne is trying to control the action in half guard but Cross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cross is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wayne scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cross is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wayne pulls his head out easily.
Wayne is keen to just control but Cross is a slippery customer.
Cross tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Wayne has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Cross is trying to escape the mount.
Wayne landing strikes from the mount.
Cross working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries to control but Cross wriggling away.
Cross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wayne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wayne scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cross?
Wayne prevents Cross from getting the reversal.
Cross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wayne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cross taking shots to the head.
Wayne raining down shots from the mount!
Wayne scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cross?
Wayne controlling from the full mount.
Cross tries to reverse the position but Wayne maintains control.
Wayne lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cross is looking to improve his position but Wayne isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wayne dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cross takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne takes a swing at Cross's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cross.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cross is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cross, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Cross misses.
Cross works over Wayne's head and body with a nice combination.
Wayne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cross makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cross blocks a jab.
David Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cross misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cross jabs Wayne right on the nose. Wayne blinks but takes it well.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cross lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Cross finds it's way through Wayne's defenses.
Cross staying out of range there.
Cross wants to clinch
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wayne lands with an overhand left.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
David Cross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wayne feints and as Cross raises his hands in defense, Wayne changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Cross has his foot on Wayne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wayne works his way back into a safe position though.
Cross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cross wants to hit a switch here but Wayne passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cross there!
Cross is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wayne dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne controlling his opponent.
Wayne has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cross is squirming around, avoiding Wayne's attempts to control the action.
Wayne has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cross's face.
Cross is squirming around, avoiding Wayne's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cross is trying to escape the mount.
Wayne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cross really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wayne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cross is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Wayne.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Wayne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wayne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wayne!