PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Raise The Flag - Airborne. A fine choice. Benedict Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Cruz

190 cm
26
205 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

193 cm
23
222 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Tommy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benedict Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Cruz.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cruz defends it nicely.
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cruz defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Jones.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benedict Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Cruz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruz checks it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Cruz's ribcage. Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Jones.

Jones gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Cruz.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Cruz shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cruz clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Cruz slows down the pace here.
Cruz working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Jones sizes up Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Cruz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cruz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cruz cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Cruz seems unphased.
Tommy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cruz slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Benedict Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Jones.
Jab from Jones.
Cruz throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Cruz in the body.
Jones dives in and grabs Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a combination
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones misses with a hook.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a front kick that sends Cruz stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Jones misses.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones tries to move into range but Cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Cruz throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Benedict Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cruz scores with a body shot.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Jones.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Jones moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to land body kicks.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Cruz stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Cruz as Jones shoots in.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a body kick the misses
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Jones.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz scores with a kick to the body.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Cruz counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cruz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cruz jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
That kick from Cruz tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cruz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Cruz. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benedict Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benedict Cruz!