PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gedo Sake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gedo Sake will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cruz
vs
Sake

225 cm
24
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

220 cm
20
290 lbs
6 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Markus Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gedo Sake!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sake looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sake looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cruz lands a nice forearm strike.
Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
Cruz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sake takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cruz is working Sake over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cruz happy to just control the position for now.
Cruz landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz working away.
Cruz cracks Sake with a big right hand but Sake just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cruz taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sake manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cruz's best efforts.
Still in half guard, Cruz seems content to control.
Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cruz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Markus Cruz.

Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cruz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cruz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cruz sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working over Sake with some ground and pound. Sake looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cruz slips a nice elbow through Sake's hands, connecting with Sake's forehead.
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sake taking some punishment here, with Cruz in his half guard.
Cruz winds up and cracks Sake with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cruz moves nicely into side control.
The referee asks Cruz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cruz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cruz working the head with strikes.
Cruz is putting a hurting on Sake here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cruz lands a few punches from side control.

Sake is rocked!
Cruz working the ground and pound.
Sake is still in real trouble! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Sake looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Cruz turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus Cruz!