PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georg Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Brandao has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brandao
vs
Cruz

175 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

PWNAGE™ (WOT)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georg Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz takes a kick to the side of the head.

Cruz is rocked!
Brandao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Brandao finish him?
A head kick misses from Brandao.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Cruz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brandao did well to prevent Cruz getting side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cruz tries to pass to full mount but Brandao defends it.
Cruz prevents Brandao from standing back up.

Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Brandao is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brandao wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Cruz is looking for a kimura here.

Cruz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Brandao is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Georg Cruz!