PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Mora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross comes into the arena with The American Dream Song blaring out of the sound system. Mora is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seven Nation Army. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Cross
vs
Mora

179 cm
29
168 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

185 cm
26
164 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alejandro Mora!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cross gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cross trying to keep a closed guard but Mora is proving a slippery customer.
Mora throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cross has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Cross looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mora passes into side control.
Mora cracks Cross with a big elbow.
Mora tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mora working away.
Cross is trying to improve his position.
Mora working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is looking for a sweep.
Cross sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cross is looking to improve his position.
Mora not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mora not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cross is looking to control Mora's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cross avoid being mounted?
Mora missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mora not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Mora is looking for a kimura but Cross is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mora to get the leverage.
Mora wants to free his trapped foot but Cross is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Mora is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cross defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is looking to control Mora's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cross avoid being mounted?
Cross is trying to control but Mora passes into side control!
Cross taking punishment in the form of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mora.
Mora working the body and head with strikes.
Mora wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cross keeps working.
Cross defending against the ground and pound.
Cross is trying to control Mora's posture but Mora avoids it.
Mora fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross gets back to half guard.
Mora is trying to control the action in half guard but Cross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cross gets full guard.
Cross has his hands on Mora's head, controlling the position.
Mora throws an elbow that misses. Cross uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mora's guard. Nice move by Cross!
Cross throws a big elbow that misses.
Cross sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mora's guard.
Cross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mora has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cross is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross works his way into side control.
Cross wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mora keeps working.
Cross takes a little break here. Mora wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross working the head with strikes.
Mora tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mora sneaks back into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mora makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mora.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alejandro Mora will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mora walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mora tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mora shoots in but no luck this time.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cross is looking to chop away at Mora's legs.
Mora looks to clinch
and Cross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mora takes a swing at Cross's ribcage but misses.
Cross takes a swing at Mora's ribcage but misses.
Cross checks the leg kick.
Cross throws a body punch but Mora moves out of range.
Mora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mora is looking to clinch.
Mora throws a series of punches but Cross avoids them all with ease.
Mora moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cross is fending him off so far but Mora persists. Nope, Cross circles away and we're back to standing.
Cross connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mora. Mora circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alejandro Mora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cross throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cross connects with a leg kick. Mora looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cross lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mora.
David Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Mora.
Mora with a nice cross.
Cross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cross lands a nice hook to Mora's body. Mora takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mora gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mora doesn't manage to clinch there - Cross circles away.
Cross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mora fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mora misses with a two punch combination.
Cross is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mora shoots in looking for a takedown. Cross tries to sprawl out of it but Mora keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cross manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mora tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cross throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mora with a poor takedown
and Cross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mora thinking.
Mora avoids the body shot from Cross.
Cross with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cross.
A jab lands there for Cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Mora scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cross is looking to wear down Mora with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mora misses with a takedown attempt - Cross sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cross blocks a jab.
Mora pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cross is out of range and Mora settles back down.
Mora dives in and grabs Cross's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cross pushes down on Mora's head and hops out.
Mora tries to clinch there but Cross circles away.
Cross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No luck for Mora with that takedown attempt.
David Cross is winning the standup battle so far.
Mora is breathing heavily.
Cross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cross lands a leg kick that knocks Mora off balance momentarily.
Cross closes the distance and lands a one-two.
David Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cross lands a glancing blow to the side of Mora's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mora looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mora throws a lazy right hand but Cross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cross checks a leg kick.
Cross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mora was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross.
Alejandro Mora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Cross. Beautiful body shot.
Cross cracks Mora with a good jab.
Cross clobbers Mora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mora avoids the body shot from Cross.
Mora with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot by Cross.
Mora fails with the takedown.
Cross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cross dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mora moves into the clinch.
Cross lands a hook that snaps the head of Mora backwards.
Cross working aggressively here.

Cross manages to break the clinch.
Mora misses with a takedown attempt - Cross sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mora fails with the takedown.
Cross is looking to score with low kicks.
Cross lands a high kick!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cross.

Mora is rocked!
A lazy left from Cross finds it's target.
Mora is still on wobbly legs! Can Cross finish him?
Mora tries to clinch
and Cross counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Mora.
Mora seems to have recovered his senses.
Mora moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross throws an overhand right that lands on Mora's shoulder, as Mora tries to avoid the shot.
Cross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mora has a takedown stuffed.
David Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Mora.
Mora takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cross misses with a kick to the body.
Mora checks a low kick from Cross.
Cross lands an overhand right.
Mora throws a hook but Cross avoids it easily.
Mora fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cross avoids it really well and circles away.
Mora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross.
Cross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross stuns Mora with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cross throws a good cross that connects.
Mora shoots in and drives through. Cross sprawls well.
Cross leaves Mora with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cross keeps the fight on the outside.
Cross feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Cross misses.

Mora fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cross, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross.
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.

Cross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mora shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cross as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Mora misses
and Cross counters with a stiff right hand.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mora manages to avoid it.
Cross lands a jab to Mora's midsection.
Mora tries to clinch up.
Mora takes one to the chin there.
Cross clobbers Mora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cross takes a swing at Mora's ribcage but misses.
Mora shoots for a takedown but Cross saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Mora or perhaps it was just good defense by Cross which made him look bad.
Mora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Mora tries to clinch up but Cross circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Cross as Mora shoots in.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Mora fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cross avoids it really well and circles away.
Cross lands a nice looking body shot.
Cross getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mora tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mora doesn't manage to clinch there - Cross circles away.
Mora's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cross throws a shot to the body.
Cross lands a nice looking body shot.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mora manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cross darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mora shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cross defends it nicely.
Cross chopping away at his opponent's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cross has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Cross!
Jumping up and down and very excited, David Cross waved his t-shirt featuring West Coast Apparel 's logo in front of the cameras.