PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Georg Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tombstone Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tombstone Terry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cruz
vs
Terry

176 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

188 cm
31
135 lbs
19 - 27 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]
Fighters First Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georg Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tombstone Terry!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Terry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruz has Terry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Terry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Terry.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Terry turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cruz tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georg Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Terry has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cruz uses from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses. Terry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cruz's guard. Nice move by Terry!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Terry stands up from Cruz's guard - Terry perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Terry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Terry keeps the fight on the outside.
Terry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cruz back to the cage. Terry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terry shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Terry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Terry obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Terry drags the fight down to the ground.
Terry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses. Terry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cruz's guard. Nice move by Terry!

Terry stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Terry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruz is working for takedown but Terry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Terry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz tries for a takedown. No joy.
The referee calls for Terry to work.

Terry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Terry, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes Terry against the cage but Terry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Terry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Terry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Terry rushes Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Terry has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Terry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Terry on the inside.

Terry manages to break the clinch.
Terry scores with a spinning back kick!
Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Cruz is rocked!
Cruz shoots and misses

and Terry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cruz's guard now.
Oh Cruz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Terry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.

Cruz is looking for a triangle here but Terry uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Terry stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Terry gets a clinch.
Cruz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz is looking for a takedown.

Terry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick from Terry lands but Cruz takes it in his stride.

Terry clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Terry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Terry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Terry has Cruz pushed against the cage.

Terry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Terry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cruz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cruz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Terry stacks Cruz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Terry!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz is not content to let Terry control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tombstone Terry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Terry has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.

Terry gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Cruz pushes Terry off and gets back to his feet.

Terry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Terry from controlling successfully.
Terry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Terry stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Terry has managed to clinch.
Terry is working for takedown but Cruz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Terry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
Cruz looking to slow down the pace here.

Terry pulls Cruz into guard.

Cruz has gone for a leg lock! Terry slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cruz's guard.

Terry stands up from Cruz's guard - Terry perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cruz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cruz wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cruz's waist but Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Terry off to one side.
Georg Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tombstone Terry.
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Terry counters with a left and a right that stings Cruz.
Terry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Terry circles away easily
and Terry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Terry clinches up against the cage.

Terry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cruz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cruz closes the distance but Terry moves to the side

and Terry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Terry.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Terry has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Terry tightens his grip and picks Cruz up, before dumping him to the ground. Cruz manages to land in guard.
Terry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Terry throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Terry stands and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Terry working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Terry landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Terry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cruz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Terry trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Terry decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tombstone Terry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Terry fails with an attempt to clinch.

Terry moves into the clinch.
Terry lands a knee to the body.

Terry tightens his grip and picks Cruz up, before dumping him to the ground. Cruz manages to land in guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Terry from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Terry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tombstone Terry hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cruz tries to clinch but Terry is having none of it.

Terry darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Terry drags the fight down to the ground.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Terry keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Terry has his feet on Cruz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Terry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terry shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Terry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Terry sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georg Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Terry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Terry scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Terry wants to pass to mount but Cruz is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Terry there.

Terry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Terry slips a nice elbow through Cruz's hands, connecting with Cruz's forehead.
Terry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Tombstone Terry has got the better of the ground game so far.

Terry stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Terry has taken the fight to the clinch.

Terry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry throws out a powerful jab.
Cruz is looking to clinch.

Cruz darts in and clinches Terry up against the cage.

Cruz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Terry is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cruz to the mat. Cruz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Cruz working for a triangle but Terry defends it easily.
Terry forces his way into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tombstone Terry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Terry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tombstone Terry!
Tombstone Terry really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Golden Supplements [O.R.G] logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.