PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fridtjof Jarlsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jarlsberg
vs
Cruz

176 cm
21
154 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fridtjof Jarlsberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarlsberg shoots for a takedown but Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jarlsberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Jarlsberg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cruz!
Cruz is looking to regain half guard here but Jarlsberg keeps moving and retains side control.
Cruz wants to control but Jarlsberg postures up.
Cruz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jarlsberg working the head and body with strikes.
Cruz is not content to let Jarlsberg control the position.
Cruz being controlled for a moment.
Cruz taking a bit of punishment here - Jarlsberg scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jarlsberg's best efforts.
Jarlsberg is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jarlsberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jarlsberg wants to pass the guard but Cruz is defending well.
Jarlsberg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jarlsberg trying to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Jarlsberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cruz tries to hold on but Jarlsberg pushes him away.
Jarlsberg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarlsberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jarlsberg landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarlsberg trying to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Jarlsberg landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Jarlsberg.
Cruz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
Jarlsberg trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Jarlsberg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cruz tries to reverse the position but Jarlsberg maintains control.
Jarlsberg lands a nice shot to the head.
Cruz wants to control but Jarlsberg is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarlsberg lands with some strikes.

Jarlsberg moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cruz has worked his arm free - good work by Cruz!
Jarlsberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jarlsberg working the head with strikes.
Cruz is trying to control Jarlsberg's posture but Jarlsberg avoids it.
Jarlsberg working the ground and pound.
Cruz is trying to control Jarlsberg's posture but Jarlsberg avoids it.

Jarlsberg wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cruz, who protects the arm well.
Jarlsberg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cruz to see if he's OK.
Cruz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cruz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarlsberg lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jarlsberg advances nicely into full mount.
Jarlsberg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jarlsberg lands with some strikes.

Cruz is rocked!
Jarlsberg looking to finish Cruz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cruz!
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Jarlsberg finish him?
Jarlsberg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jarlsberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jarlsberg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jarlsberg looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Cruz covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fridtjof Jarlsberg!