PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dimachaerus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimachaerus has chosen Metallica - The Unforgiven as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cross
vs
Dimachaerus

190 cm
23
193 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

183 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, David Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Dimachaerus!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross shoots in for a takedown but Dimachaerus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cross shoots for a double leg takedown but Dimachaerus sprawls well. He's pushed Cross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimachaerus manages to avoid it.
Cross with a jab.
Dimachaerus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cross throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dimachaerus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cross tries to clinch
enabling Dimachaerus to counter with a crisp jab.
Cross misses with a wild body shot.
Cross misses with a wild body shot.
David Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross misses with an uppercut.
Cross tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dimachaerus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cross.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimachaerus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cross moves to clinch but Dimachaerus breaks away
and Dimachaerus counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross throws a lazy uppercut
and Dimachaerus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimachaerus checks a leg kick.
Dimachaerus lands a leg kick that knocks Cross off balance momentarily.
Dimachaerus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marcus Dimachaerus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dimachaerus lands a lovely overhand right.
Dimachaerus thumps Cross with a low kick.
Dimachaerus feints and then cracks Cross's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cross down.
Dimachaerus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dimachaerus wants it to stay on the feet.
Dimachaerus misses with a hook
and Cross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross swings for the body but Dimachaerus moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dimachaerus.
Cross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dimachaerus. That's going to slow Cross down.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Dimachaerus throws a leg kick which misses Cross's front leg but catches the back leg as Cross tries to avoid it.

Dimachaerus lands a left and a right that send Cross crashing to the mat, dazed. Dimachaerus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Cross is rocked!

It looks like David Cross has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Cross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cross. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That kick from Dimachaerus tenderised Cross's leg. Cross is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cross seems to have got his legs back now.
A cross from Dimachaerus lands.
Dimachaerus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dimachaerus lands an overhand right.
Cross fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dimachaerus.
Cross on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cross shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dimachaerus as he avoids it easily.
Cross looks to clinch
and Dimachaerus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dimachaerus scores with a sloppy right hand. Cross should have avoided that one.
Dimachaerus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Dimachaerus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dimachaerus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimachaerus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cross stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dimachaerus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dimachaerus cracks a nice hook into Cross's ribs.
Dimachaerus connects with a single shot there.
Cross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dimachaerus.
A jab from Dimachaerus does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross swings widly with a right hand
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimachaerus works Cross's body with a nice hook.
Dimachaerus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cross.
Dimachaerus swinging wildly here.
Cross is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dimachaerus misses with a wild body shot.
Cross slips a jab from Dimachaerus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus fakes the leg kick and cracks Cross in the body.
Cross takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Dimachaerus lands a big head kick that sends Cross tumbling to the mat! Dimachaerus takes a step backwards and waves Cross back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cross takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dimachaerus.
Cross takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dimachaerus swings for the body but Cross moves out of range.
Cross is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dimachaerus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimachaerus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross thows a leg kick but Dimachaerus checks it
letting Dimachaerus counter with a right hand.
Cross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dimachaerus is fending him off so far but Cross persists. Nope, Dimachaerus circles away and we're back to standing.
Dimachaerus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Dimachaerus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Cross's cut.
That's time! Cross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cross throws a lazy uppercut
and Dimachaerus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimachaerus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice sprawl there from Dimachaerus as Cross shoots in.
Cross closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dimachaerus circles away.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimachaerus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marcus Dimachaerus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cross with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dimachaerus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimachaerus cracks Cross with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cross shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dimachaerus as he jumps to the side.
Dimachaerus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cross's calf.
Dimachaerus thows a body shot but no joy.
Dimachaerus misses the shot to the body.
Cross takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dimachaerus misses with a body kick.
Dimachaerus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dimachaerus throws a front kick that sends Cross stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dimachaerus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cross's knee momentarily.
Dimachaerus lands a nice looking body shot.
Cross lands with a nice body punch.
Dimachaerus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dimachaerus scores with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus connects with a body shot that sends Cross's belly button to the back.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cross wants to clinch
and Dimachaerus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimachaerus jabs at Cross's body.
Dimachaerus throws a shot to the body.
Dimachaerus is looking to slow Cross down with leg kicks.
Cross tries to bum rush Dimachaerus with a series of wild strikes but Dimachaerus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dimachaerus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dimachaerus connects with an inside leg kick.
Dimachaerus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus pushes Cross away with a front kick.
Dimachaerus lands with a nice body punch.

Dimachaerus lands a big head kick that sends Cross tumbling to the mat! Dimachaerus takes a step backwards and waves Cross back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dimachaerus feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cross sprawling to the canvas! Cross rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dimachaerus finish him?!
Dimachaerus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cross throws a sloppy body shot
and Dimachaerus counters with a solid body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dimachaerus. Cross shrugs it off though.
Cross is looking to wear down Dimachaerus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dimachaerus connects with a single shot there.
Dimachaerus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus throws a nice looking combination but Cross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cross wants to clinch but Dimachaerus slips to the side
and Dimachaerus counters with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dimachaerus.

Dimachaerus gets tackled into the cage by Cross. Cross maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dimachaerus lands a left hand.
Dimachaerus lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cross.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cross.
Cross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimachaerus takes a shot to the head.
Dimachaerus lands a nice uppercut.
Dimachaerus content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Dimachaerus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Dimachaerus as Cross shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dimachaerus.
Cross takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cross will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A left lands for Cross.
Cross wants to clinch.
Cross on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cross misses with a body shot
and Dimachaerus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dimachaerus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross scores with a jab to the body.
Dimachaerus misses with a straight right.
Dimachaerus keeps the fight on the outside.
Cross slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Dimachaerus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Cross's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cross ducks under a wild hook from Dimachaerus.
Cross looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dimachaerus but Dimachaerus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cross shoots in for a double leg but Dimachaerus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cross lands with a straight right. Dimachaerus didn't see that one coming.
Dimachaerus leaves Cross with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cross shoots in and drives through. Dimachaerus sprawls well.
Cross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dimachaerus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cross throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dimachaerus's waist but Dimachaerus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cross off to one side.
Dimachaerus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dimachaerus stuns Cross with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cross throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dimachaerus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cross looks to clinch
and Dimachaerus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cross rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dimachaerus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimachaerus digs a good body shot into Cross's ribs.
Dimachaerus tries to land a front kick but Cross steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dimachaerus connects with a right hand. Cross shakes it off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cross.
Cross darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dimachaerus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dimachaerus counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimachaerus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dimachaerus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cross moves to clinch but Dimachaerus breaks away
and Dimachaerus counters with a leg kick.
Dimachaerus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cross looks for a takedown but Dimachaerus sprawls well.

Dimachaerus drops Cross with a beautiful combination! Cross stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dimachaerus is looking for the KO!
Cross gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Dimachaerus gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Cross is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Dimachaerus!