PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Humungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross comes to the cage accompanied by The American Dream Song. Humungus has chosen My Speech as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lord Humungus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cross
vs
Humungus

179 cm
26
168 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

177 cm
26
168 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Humungus!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cross misses.
Cross misses with a body kick.
Cross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Humungus looks to score with a jab to the body but Cross is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Cross. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cross.
Humungus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cross.
Cross scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Humungus enables Cross to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Humungus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cross is working Humungus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Humungus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cross can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cross is working Humungus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Humungus has momentary wrist control but Cross slips an elbow through the middle.

Humungus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cross stopping the sweep attempt from Humungus.

Humungus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Humungus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cross stands up over Humungus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Humungus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cross pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Humungus is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cross preventing the sweep.
Humungus looking to control but Cross passes into half guard.
Cross is keen to just control but Humungus is a slippery customer.
Humungus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross is thwarting Humungus's attempts to control the position.

Cross is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Humungus has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Humungus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Humungus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cross doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cross manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cross stands up over Humungus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Humungus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Humungus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Humungus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cross.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross is pushing down on Humungus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Humungus is fighting to maintain full guard but Cross has managed to sneak the leg through.
Humungus wants to control but Cross is keeping busy.
Cross wants to lay and pray for a moment but Humungus keeps working.

Humungus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cross is looking to take a break and control but Humungus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Humungus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Humungus looks gassed!
Humungus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Humungus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cross scores with a couple of nice shots.
Humungus tries to roll over but Cross keeps him under control.
Cross drops an elbow to the side of Humungus's head.
Humungus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cross scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross wants to control but Humungus is keeping him busy.

Humungus is defending against the submission attempts here by Cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross drops an elbow to the side of Humungus's head.
Cross wants to free his trapped foot but Humungus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Humungus taking some punishment here, with Cross in his half guard.
Humungus wants to get back to full guard.
Cross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Humungus's head.
Cross controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Humungus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Humungus wants to control but Cross is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cross dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cross misses with a low kick.
Cross throws a jab but it's blocked by Humungus.
Humungus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cross takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Cross bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Humungus slips a straight right by Cross.
Humungus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cross.
Cross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Humungus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cross cracks the inside of Humungus's front leg.
Cross throws a combination that misses

and Humungus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cross's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Humungus pushing down on Cross's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to get to full guard but Humungus has control of the leg.
Humungus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Humungus is nestled in close to Cross, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Humungus misses with a head shot. Cross uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Humungus stopping the sweep attempt from Cross.
Humungus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Humungus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Humungus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Humungus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Humungus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cross throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Humungus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Cross escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Humungus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cross wants to improve his position but instead Humungus has moved into half guard.
Cross is looking to improve his position.
Humungus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Cross is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Humungus connects with a nice short shot to Cross's temple.
Oh Cross is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Humungus lands a big elbow - Cross is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Humungus!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lord Humungus!