PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chulainn
vs
Cruz

192 cm
26
220 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

193 cm
27
222 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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5th Round Clothing

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benedict Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Chulainn misses.
Some wild striking there from Chulainn.
Cruz lands a high kick!

It looks like Cu Chulainn has been cut.
Chulainn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Cruz forces Chulainn back against the cage and clinches.
Cruz lands a shot to the body.
Chulainn pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chulainn misses with a punch on the inside.

Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chulainn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Chulainn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Chulainn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Chulainn gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz taking a breather.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Chulainn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chulainn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chulainn throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Chulainn has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Chulainn misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Chulainn is controlling the position.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz tries a body shot but Chulainn blocks it.
Chulainn working aggressively here.
Chulainn tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chulainn lands a left hand.
Chulainn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Cruz working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chulainn.
A head punch on the inside from Chulainn fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chulainn working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cruz.
Chulainn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulainn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chulainn.
Chulainn lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Chulainn avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Chulainn fails to land.
Chulainn misses with a body punch.
A short right from Chulainn.
Chulainn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chulainn's elbow.
Chulainn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chulainn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chulainn tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz cracks Chulainn with a nice body shot.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
Chulainn throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Chulainn scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruz tries a body shot but Chulainn blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chulainn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.

Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chulainn throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Chulainn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chulainn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Chulainn moves out of range easily.
Chulainn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Chulainn misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chulainn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Chulainn.
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 Cu Chulainn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cu Chulainn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chulainn misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Chulainn checks a leg kick.
Cruz tries to work over Chulainn's front leg with a kick but Chulainn checks it.
Chulainn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chulainn throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Chulainn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chulainn dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chulainn circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz lands a nice shot that snaps Chulainn's head back.
Chulainn throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Chulainn blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Chulainn checks a low kick from Cruz.

Cruz pushes Chulainn up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chulainn backwards.
Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chulainn misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chulainn misses with a punch to the body.
Chulainn scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Chulainn misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chulainn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Chulainn blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Chulainn.
Chulainn misses with a punch on the inside.
Chulainn working aggressively here.
Chulainn misses with a punch to the body.
Chulainn lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Chulainn throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cu Chulainn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chulainn takes a knee right on the jaw!

Chulainn is rocked!
Chulainn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
Oh Chulainn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz tries to work over Chulainn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chulainn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Chulainn's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chulainn throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chulainn fails to land.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Cruz tenderised Chulainn's leg. Chulainn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cruz drops Chulainn with a huge uppercut! Chulainn drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Cruz is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benedict Cruz!
A relieved looking Benedict Cruz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.