PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Naz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince Naz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Cross's chin.

Cross
vs
Naz

190 cm
22
193 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Cross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Naz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cross misses.
Naz throws a shot to the body.
Naz throws a body punch but Cross moves out of range.
Cross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cross cracks Naz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cross throws a right hand that Naz ducks under and follows up with a left that Naz also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Naz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cross swings away with a body shot that misses
and Naz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cross swings for the body but Naz moves out of range.
Cross misses with a wild combination.

Naz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cross is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Naz is looking to advance position but Cross won't allow it.
Cross is looking to control Naz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cross avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is looking to improve his position.
Naz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cross manages to get to full guard.
Cross wants to sweep here but Naz controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross is working hard here to advance position.
Cross working a defensive guard here.
Cross is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Naz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Naz preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cross holds on and takes a little breather.

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Cross wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Naz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

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.
A jab lands there for Naz.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Naz moved out of range.
Cross scores with a nice right hand.
Cross throws a series of strikes that have Naz backpedaling.
Naz throws a one two combo.
Cross misses with a hook.
Naz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cross swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Naz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Naz is trying to control. Cross wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Naz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cross trying to hold on to Naz's head to control him but Naz postures up.
Cross is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Naz scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross trying to hold on to Naz's head to control him but Naz postures up.
Naz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross wants to control but Naz is keeping busy.
Cross is looking to improve his position.
Naz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cross manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cross is trying to keep Naz in close.
Naz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cross swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Naz prevents Cross from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Naz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cross is trying to control the position from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because David Cross wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naz misses with a jab to the body
and Cross counters with a left to the body.
A jab lands there for Cross.
Cross throws the kick towards the body but Naz avoids it.
Cross swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Naz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cross misses with an uppercut. Naz saw that one coming.
Cross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross misses with a body shot
and Naz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Naz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cross.
Cross scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Prince Naz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Naz takes a swing at Cross's ribcage but misses.
Naz defending well as Cross loads up on a big left hand.
Cross misses with a looping left.
Cross tests Naz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cross misses with a body punch

and Naz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cross will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Naz up against the cage.
Naz tries to break the clinch but Cross is controlling the position.
Naz blocks a body shot from Cross.
A right handed body shot lands from Cross.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cross struggles to land a body shot inside as Naz controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naz wants to get back to striking at distance but Cross won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Cross as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cross.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Naz jumps guard but Cross stands there with Naz around his waist. Naz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cross keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Naz's efforts to push away.
Cross wants to stall.
Cross is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

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.
Naz is trying to break free.
Cross's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Naz can't break the clinch.
Cross can't find room to land a body shot as Naz controls the action.
Cross slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Cross on the inside.
Cross scores with a hook to the body.
Cross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Naz is looking to break free of the clinch but Cross has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to stall but Naz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Naz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cross tries to throw a body punch but Naz avoids it by throwing Cross back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Cross.

Cross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Cross does no damage.

Naz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Naz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Naz seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross controlling the position for now.
Cross trying to hold on to Naz's head to control him but Naz postures up.
Naz trying to control the action but Cross is working from the bottom.
Cross preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Naz wants to take a breather but Cross is having none of it.
Naz is thwarting Cross's attempts to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because David Cross wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cross fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Naz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Naz is breathing heavily.
Cross throws a combination that misses
and Naz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Naz tests Cross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cross dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cross throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Naz counters with a series of strikes. Cross will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big left from Cross misses.
Naz works Cross's body with a nice hook.
Naz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naz manages to avoid it.
Cross clobbers Naz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cross lands with a nice body punch.
David Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross throws a half hearted mid kick.

Cross lands a big right hand that sends Naz crashing to the mat! Cross stays standing though and waves Naz back to his feet!

Naz is rocked!
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!
Cross ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Naz out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Cross!
David Cross retains his middleweight title!