PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifford Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Cruz
vs
Smith

215 cm
42
232 lbs
36 - 24 - 0

197 cm
34
258 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifford Smith!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Clifford Smith has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
A big left from Smith misses.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Cruz throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Cruz blocks the low kick.
Cruz lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Cruz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cruz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.

That has opened up Clifford Smith's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Cruz.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clifford Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz misses with a double jab
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz jabs at Smith's body.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cruz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Smith moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands a jab to the head.

Smith is rocked!
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Cruz throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Smith square on the jaw! Damn, Smith is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorge Cruz!
After the fight, Jorge Cruz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.