PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jos Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cruz
vs
Lodbrok

170 cm
22
209 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

191 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jos Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ragnar Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lodbrok drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lodbrok landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lodbrok working the ground and pound from side control.

It looks like Jos Cruz has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lodbrok tries to move to mount but Cruz blocks the move with his legs.
Lodbrok lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
My spies in Rape Academy inform me that Lodbrok has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cruz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cruz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lodbrok connects with a decent elbow.
Lodbrok is working Cruz over with some ground and pound from side control.

Lodbrok tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lodbrok has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lodbrok landing strikes.
Cruz is trying to get back to half guard.
Lodbrok scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok 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 get back to half guard.
Cruz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lodbrok scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Cruz is rocked!
Lodbrok lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oh Cruz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jos Cruz's cut is getting worse.

Lodbrok wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cruz, who protects the arm well.
Lodbrok working the head with strikes.

Jos Cruz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jos Cruz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ragnar Lodbrok!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ragnar Lodbrok thanked Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).