PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and North West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - Livin' Like I'm Dyin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cruz
vs
West

186 cm
24
192 lbs
3 - 12 - 0

180 cm
22
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

KAISER
Union Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, North West!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. West looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cruz wants to stand but West is controlling his arm.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
Cruz wants to stand but West is controlling his arm.
West tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cruz tries to stand but West is controlling his head.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
Cruz tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control but West is keeping him busy.
Cruz tries to stand but West is controlling his head.
West is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
West is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
West has his hands clasped together around Cruz's back. He's all about the action.
West is not content to let Cruz control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Felix Cruz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Cruz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cruz seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but West is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
West is trying to stand up here but Cruz is controlling him well.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but West does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
West is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control from West's half guard. West has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
West pulls Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
West trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
West misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
West looks winded!

Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. West looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cruz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cruz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down West's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but West is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz moves into full mount!
Cruz trying to control but West is having none of it.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Cruz dominated that round.
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 closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. West quickly recovers to half guard.
Cruz wants to stand up but West is controlling the position.
Cruz wants to stand up but West manages to regain full guard.
Cruz wants to stand but West has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cruz trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
West trying to control the position here.
Cruz wants to stand but West has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
West looking for a sweep. Not yet West, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Felix Cruz wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
West trying to strike off his back.
Cruz wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.

West is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to stand but West is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
West keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Felix Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Felix Cruz just wasn't active enough.
West will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
West is breathing heavily.

West throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. West is in Cruz's guard.
West must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
My spies in the dungeon inform me that West has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
West trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cruz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and West is now in half guard.
Cruz is trying to control but can't.
West sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cruz keeping hold of West's head, controlling as best he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Felix Cruz.

Cruz gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cruz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. West doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cruz.
Cruz wants to stand up but West has a hold of him and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Cruz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

West moves into the clinch successfully.
West is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Cruz jumps guard.
West content to stall in guard here.
West prevents Cruz from getting back to his feet.
West preventing the sweep.
West showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. North West hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Cruz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
West gets full guard.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
West trying to control the position here.
West keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Felix Cruz.

Cruz shoots in and bounces West off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
West wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cruz wants to get up but he can't break West's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
West controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

West gets a clinch.

Cruz jumps guard and drags West to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst West is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Cruz controls West momentarily but West frees himself.
West is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but West has managed to sneak the leg through.
West is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
West thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.

West stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
West fails to land the takedown.
Felix Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into West's guard.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Felix Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz is looking to stand up but West isn't so interested in that idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Cruz!
Felix Cruz gave a mention to BeastMode in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).