PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between damian bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roco de Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roco de Cruz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

bain
vs
de Cruz

180 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Fighting Spirit

Blitzkrieg Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, damian bain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roco de Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bain checks a low kick from de Cruz.
bain shoots in and drives through. de Cruz sprawls well.
de Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

de Cruz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
de Cruz wants to stand but bain is controlling the position.

bain postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! de Cruz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of bain, into his guard.
de Cruz tries to stand but bain is controlling from the bottom.

bain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

bain looking for a guillotine here but de Cruz defends easily.

bain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
de Cruz trying to control but bain is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

bain working for a triangle but de Cruz defends it easily.
de Cruz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of bain is proving hard to escape from.

bain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. de Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
de Cruz wants to control from the top but bain keeps moving.
bain looking to hit a scissor sweep but de Cruz is one step ahead there.

bain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
de Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

bain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

de Cruz gets to his feet - bain follows without any prompting.
de Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for de Cruz.

It looks like damian bain has been cut.
bain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
bain is breathing heavily.
de Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
bain shoots for a takedown but de Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for damian bain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
de Cruz throws a series of punches but bain avoids them all with ease.
bain shoots in and drives through. de Cruz sprawls well.
bain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
bain shoots in but no luck this time.

de Cruz feints and as bain raises his hands in defense, de Cruz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
bain looking to hit a scissor sweep but de Cruz is one step ahead there.

bain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

de Cruz stands up and waves to bain to follow him.
damian bain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
bain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and de Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps bain thinking.

de Cruz drives through with a takedown into guard.

bain is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Cruz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oh bain is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

de Cruz decides to stand and escape the position.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
de Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
de Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
de Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
bain with a poor takedown
and de Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
de Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
bain shoots and misses
and de Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
de Cruz throws a series of punches but bain avoids them all with ease.
de Cruz scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
bain dodges the punch combination from de Cruz.
bain seems to have got his legs back now.
bain tries for a takedown but de Cruz circles away easily
and de Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Cruz misses with a double jab.

bain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than bain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

bain is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but de Cruz is surviving well by controlling bain's body position as best he can.
bain wants to take de Cruz's back but he can't do it this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Cruz tries to hold on but bain pushes him away.
bain prevents de Cruz from getting the reversal.

bain looking for a guillotine from mount but de Cruz is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
bain fails to move to back control.
de Cruz can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roco de Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on damian bain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

bain avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de Cruz throws a nice looking combination but bain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
bain shoots for a takedown but de Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

bain drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

bain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by de Cruz, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

bain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by de Cruz, who protects the arm well.

bain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. de Cruz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
de Cruz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but bain is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

bain goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, de Cruz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in bain's guard! Nice work there by de Cruz!
de Cruz trying to stand up but can't free himself from bain's guard.

bain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

bain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but de Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

de Cruz gets to his feet - bain follows without any prompting.
bain shoots in for a double leg but de Cruz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
de Cruz cracks bain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bain shoots for a double leg takedown but de Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed bain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for damian bain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

de Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. bain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
bain stops de Cruz from passing to mount.
de Cruz wants to control but bain is keeping him busy.
bain sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
bain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
bain is not content to let de Cruz control the position.
bain makes his way to full guard. A much better position for bain.
de Cruz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of bain is proving hard to escape from.

bain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. de Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Cruz wants to control from the top but bain keeps moving.

bain looking for a triangle here. de Cruz is fighting it but it looks tight! bain pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, de Cruz is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). damian bain!