PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Borowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tong Cruise struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Konrad Borowski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Borowski
vs
Cruise

183 cm
19
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Konrad Borowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tong Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruise looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Borowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Tong Cruise has been cut.

Borowski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cruise to the mat! Cruise manages to get full guard.
Borowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Borowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Borowski postures up in Cruise's guard and throws a big left but Cruise blocks it.
Borowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruise has wrist control.
Cruise wants to stand but Borowski is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Borowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Borowski unloading with bombs!
Borowski throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cruise because Borowski loaded up on that one.
Borowski controlling the pace for now.

Borowski is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cruise can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borowski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Borowski controlling his opponent.
Borowski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Borowski lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Borowski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruise is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Borowski throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Borowski working for a guillotine from mount but Cruise is in no mood to give up.
Borowski landing strikes from the mount.
Borowski controlling the pace for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Borowski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Borowski wants to control the pace but Cruise is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borowski lands a big shot there that rocks Cruise but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Borowski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Borowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cruise?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borowski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cruise is bucking up trying to escape but Borowski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Borowski with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borowski landing strikes from the mount.
Borowski controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Borowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Cruise's cut.
That's time! Borowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Borowski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cruise sprawls well initially but Borowski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Borowski in particular looking to stall.
Cruise is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Borowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Borowski content to control rather than advance.
Borowski moves into full mount! Cruise won't be happy about that!
Borowski with shots to the head and body - Cruise looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cruise is breathing heavily.
Borowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Borowski.

Borowski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cruise is surviving well by controlling Borowski's body position as best he can.
Borowski controlling from the full mount.
Borowski unloading with bombs!
Borowski lands a big shot there that rocks Cruise but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cruise is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borowski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cruise can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Borowski lands with some strikes.
Borowski unloads with some shots from mount but Cruise bucks and avoids them well.
Borowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Konrad Borowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruise blocking the ground and pound.
Borowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Borowski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Borowski working for a submission but Cruise is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cruise hang on?
Borowski raining down shots from the mount!
Borowski looking to finish with strikes here!
Cruise taking shots to the head.
Borowski is landing with some decent strikes but Cruise is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Borowski with the ground and pound from mount.
Borowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Borowski has control of Cruise's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cruise regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Borowski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cruise is surviving well by controlling Borowski's body position as best he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cruise looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruise is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Borowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tong Cruise's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cruise keeps the fight on the outside.
Borowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruise is out of range and Borowski settles back down.
Borowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruise can do to turn this around?
Borowski lands with a nice combination. Cruise backs away looking to recover.
Borowski scores with a one two! Cruise had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Borowski shoots in and bounces Cruise off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Borowski works over Cruise with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruise can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Borowski controls the pace.
Borowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cruise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Borowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruise works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruise keeping moving, preventing Borowski from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Borowski 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.
Cruise is looking to stand up but Borowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Cruise utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Borowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Borowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Borowski wants to control from the top but Cruise keeps moving.
Borowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Borowski gets to his feet - Cruise follows without any prompting.

Borowski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cruise wants to get back to his feet but Borowski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Borowski throwing strikes from guard but Cruise blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Borowski gets to his feet. Cruise looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Borowski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Borowski duly obliges.
Borowski lands a two punch combo.
Borowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Borowski.
Borowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cruise backs up against the cage.

Borowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Borowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Borowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cruise dodges an elbow strike from Borowski.

Borowski manages to break the clinch.
Konrad Borowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Borowski, right into the meat.
Borowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borowski with a nice cross.

Borowski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cruise blocking the ground and pound attempt from Borowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Borowski.

Borowski is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cruise is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Konrad Borowski!