PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Reznik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cross might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The American Dream Song. Reznik is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ashes to Ashes by Faith No More. David Cross has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cross
vs
Reznik

179 cm
27
168 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

185 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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 15 - 8 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Reznik!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross throws a body punch but Reznik moves out of range.
Reznik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cross. Cross obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
David Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross connects with a looping right hand.
Cross moves in looking to clinch but Reznik pushes him off.
Cross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Reznik.
Cross lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cross tests Reznik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznik with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cross counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reznik is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cross looks to score with a jab to the body but Reznik is just out of range.
Cross feints and then cracks Reznik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reznik down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cross.
Cross throws an overhand right that lands on Reznik's shoulder, as Reznik tries to avoid the shot.
Cross connects with a body shot that sends Reznik's belly button to the back.
Cross throws a sloppy head kick and Reznik moves out of range easily.
Cross looks to score with a jab to the body but Reznik is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Cross there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross throws a series of punches but Reznik avoids them all with ease.
Cross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reznik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cross but Cross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cross delivers a nice body kick.
Cross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reznik moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznik fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reznik.
David Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Reznik.
Cross lands the left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Cross there.
Reznik takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reznik is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cross is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Reznik.
Cross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reznik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cross is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a shot to the body.
Cross lands a shoulder strike.
Reznik is looking to break free of the clinch but Cross has double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reznik backwards.
Cross lands with a light punch inside.

Reznik breaks from the clinch.
Cross connects with a nice looking jab.

Cross has Reznik up against the cage in a clinch.
Cross pushes Reznik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but Reznik blocks with his arms.
Cross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reznik backwards.
Cross prevents Reznik from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cross dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

An inside leg kick from Cross misses.
Cross fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reznik is out of range.
Cross motions for Reznik to come forward. Cross throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cross moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reznik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cross slips a jab and a cross from Reznik.
Cross keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cross throws a shot to the body.
Cross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Cross. That snapped Reznik's head back.
Cross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reznik can do to turn this around?

Cross darts in and clinches Reznik up against the cage.
Reznik misses with a punch on the inside.
Reznik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reznik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cross comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reznik is trying to break the clinch but Cross has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cross.
Cross keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reznik's efforts to push away.
Reznik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reznik's defenses.
Reznik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a nice knee to the body.
Reznik is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross.
Cross lands a body shot.
Cross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reznik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cross pushes Reznik back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reznik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but Reznik blocks with his arms.
Cross presses Reznik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reznik takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Trevor Reznik has been cut.
Cross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reznik is trying to stall.
Reznik seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Cross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reznik backwards.
Cross lands an elbow inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cross.
Cross lands a nice knee to the body.
Cross scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross cracks Reznik with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Cross.
Reznik takes an elbow to the temple.
Reznik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Cross.
Cross lands an elbow just above Reznik 's eye.
Cross lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cross.
Cross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Reznik is rocked!
Cross lands an elbow just above Reznik 's eye.
Reznik is still on wobbly legs! Can Cross finish him?
Cross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reznik seems to have recovered his senses.
Cross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cross pushes Reznik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reznik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Cross - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a shoulder strike.
Cross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cross scores with a hook to the body.
Cross lands an elbow that stopped Reznik in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Reznik - that landed with a thud.
Reznik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Cross.
Cross with a knee to the head.
Cross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Cross.
Still in the clinch, Cross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reznik takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reznik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Cross.
Reznik takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reznik misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Reznik's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cross with a hook.
Cross stuns Reznik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
David Cross is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Cross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cross gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cross lands a nice elbow.
Reznik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reznik tries to break free but Cross pushes him back against the cage.
David Cross has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but Reznik blocks with his arms.
Reznik tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
Reznik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Reznik tumbles to the floor! Cross threw a big shot that dropped him and now Cross is on top looking to finish! Reznik has guard but can he survive?!
Reznik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Cross stands up from Reznik's guard - Cross perhaps looking for a knockout.
Reznik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cross misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cross.
Cross fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reznik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reznik walks into a jab.
Reznik has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cross finds it's way round the side to connect with Reznik's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reznik.
Cross misses with a two punch combination.
Cross tried to score with a low kick but Reznik checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross tests Reznik's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Cross moves into the clinch successfully.
Reznik trying to control the position but instead, Cross has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reznik into the cage.
Cross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
David Cross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reznik takes an elbow to the temple.
Reznik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reznik's defenses.
Cross scores with a shot to the side of Reznik's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznik takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cross pushes Reznik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reznik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reznik backwards.
Cross lands with a right to the head.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rezniks head.

Reznik manages to break the clinch.
Cross scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross lands with a hook. Reznik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cross lands a slapping body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cross has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Cross!