PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragan Dragic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cruz
vs
Dragic

182 cm
23
233 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
18
274 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Determined

[†CoE†]Terror-Trition 155Q[†CoE†]
[†CoE†]Terror-Trition 155Q[†CoE†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Santiago Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dragan Dragic!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragic cracks the inside of Cruz's front leg.
Cruz moves out of range as Dragic throws a body kick.
Dragic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dragic.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dragic.
Dragic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cruz takes a step back to recover.
Dragic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dragic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cruz takes a step back to recover.
Dragan Dragic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dragic - that will leave a mark!
Dragic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dragic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dragic. That's going to slow Cruz down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Dragic.
Cruz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dragic lands with a nice body kick.
Dragic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cruz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dragic - the referee stops the clock and Cruz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dragic. Cruz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dragic cracks the inside of Cruz's front leg.
Dragic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cruz will feel that in the morning.
Dragic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cruz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dragic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dragic pushes Cruz away with a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dragic. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Dragic scoring well with a low kick there.
Dragic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dragic scores with a spinning back kick!
Dragic cracks the inside of Cruz's front leg.
Both fighters circling a little - Dragic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragic misses with a body kick.
Dragic cracks the inside of Cruz's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dragic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dragic throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Dragic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Dragan Dragic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragic scores with a nice body kick.
Cruz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dragic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dragic throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dragic.
Cruz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A good leg kick by Dragic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragic lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dragic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dragic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dragan Dragic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dragic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dragic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santiago Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Dragic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cruz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cruz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dragic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cruz will feel that in the morning.
Dragic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dragic. Dragic obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dragic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dragic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Dragic.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dragic.
Dragic scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dragic, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Dragic.
Dragic scores with a leg kick.
Dragic tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dragic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Dragic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dragan Dragic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Dragic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Dragic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cruz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dragic scores with a leg kick.
Dragic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dragic scoring well with a low kick there.
Dragic throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dragic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dragic. Dragic obviously looking to wear him down.
Dragic throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Dragic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Santiago Cruz has been cut.
Dragic scores with a spinning back kick!
Cruz could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Good leg kick by Dragic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crunch! Dragic slams his shin into Cruz's torso.
Dragic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dragic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dragic.
Good leg kick by Dragic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dragic. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Dragic scores with a spinning back kick!
Dragic is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dragic scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dragan Dragic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Santiago Cruz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Dragic. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Dragic fakes the leg kick and cracks Cruz in the body.
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!
Dragic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz moves out of range as Dragic throws a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dragic.
Dragic lands a front kick.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dragic can pounce on him.
Dragic is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Dragic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragic thows a body kick. Cruz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dragic connects with a solid leg kick.
Dragic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cruz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dragic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dragic lands a nice looking body kick.
Dragic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dragic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dragic. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Dragic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dragic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dragic is looking to clinch.
Dragic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dragic.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dragic can pounce on him.
Cruz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dragic.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dragic can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Dragic slams his shin into Cruz's torso.
Dragan Dragic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters circling a little - Dragic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cruz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dragic throws a front kick that sends Cruz stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Dragic.
Cruz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dragic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dragic throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dragic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dragic.
Cruz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dragic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dragic scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Dragic.
Dragic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cruz if he has to take too many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dragan Dragic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dragic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 24:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 24:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragan Dragic!