PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gilas
vs
Dela Cruz

189 cm
18
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Gilas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bernard Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dela Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dela Cruz tries for a takedown but Gilas circles away easily

and Gilas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gilas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gilas throws a big right hand that misses.

Dela Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gilas landing some decent shots from guard.
Gilas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gilas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position.
Gilas scoring with some ground and pound.
Dela Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gilas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dela Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Gilas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gilas trying to control but Dela Cruz is working from the bottom.
Gilas postures up in Dela Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Dela Cruz blocks it.
Gilas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gilas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gilas 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.
Gilas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dela Cruz can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas throwing strikes but missing.
Gilas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gilas distracts Dela Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Dela Cruz working for a triangle but Gilas defends it easily.
Gilas connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gilas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gilas distracts Dela Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gilas throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gilas wants to control from the top but Dela Cruz keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilas cracks Dela Cruz with a solid left hand.
Gilas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gilas landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilas scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dela Cruz is on top in guard.
Dela Cruz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz wants to get up but he can't break Gilas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dela Cruz is fighting to break Gilas's control of his arms but Gilas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dela Cruz won't allow Gilas to sweep him here.
Dela Cruz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dela Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Gilas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Gilas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gilas thows a body shot but no joy.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gilas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gilas. Dela Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.

Dela Cruz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gilas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gilas sneaks back into half guard.
Dela Cruz trying to control the action but Gilas is working from the bottom.
Dela Cruz looks to land a strike but Gilas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dela Cruz is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gilas is on top in guard.
Gilas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gilas trying to control but Dela Cruz is working from the bottom.
Gilas advances to half guard.
Gilas working over Dela Cruz with some ground and pound. Dela Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gilas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dela Cruz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gilas dominating with strikes here.
Dela Cruz is in a horrible position here. Gilas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gilas with the ground and pound from mount.
Dela Cruz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gilas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gilas with the ground and pound from mount.
Dela Cruz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Dela Cruz is rocked!
Dela Cruz is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dela Cruz?
Dela Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Gilas finish him?
Dela Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dela Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Gilas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gilas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dela Cruz can do to turn this around?
Dela Cruz working to try and regain half guard.
Gilas cracks Dela Cruz with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Gilas!