PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Massa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Massa
vs
Cruz

180 cm
24
135 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

179 cm
30
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Massa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz closes the distance but Massa moves to the side
and Massa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Massa counters with a three punch combo that has Cruz backing up. Cruz nods at Massa to acknowledge the strikes.
Massa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: GRITTY'S ELITE KILLAS in the buildup to the fight.
Massa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Massa misses with a straight left.
Cruz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Massa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Massa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hector Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Massa to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Massa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Massa lands with an overhand left.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Massa throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Massa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch
and Massa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Massa counters with a nice body shot.
Cruz tries to score with a low kick but Massa moves his leg out of the way.
Cruz wants to clinch but Massa slips to the side

and Massa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Massa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Massa blocks it.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Massa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Massa blocks with his arms.

Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Massa counters with a right hand to the body.
Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Massa counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massa dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Cruz is looking to clinch but Massa is avoiding it.
Cruz looks to clinch
and Massa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz moves forwards but Massa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz misses with a low kick as Massa jumps back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a double jab
enabling Massa to counter with a crisp jab.
Massa throws a shot to the body.
Massa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Massa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Massa paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves to clinch but Massa breaks away
and Massa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Cruz is rocked!
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Massa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Massa finish him?
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Massa slips the punch.
Cruz tries to clinch up
enabling Massa to counter with a crisp jab.
Massa blocks the body kick.
Cruz tries to clinch up
and Massa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Massa scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one.
Cruz wants to clinch but Massa slips to the side
and Massa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Massa avoids nicely.
Massa cracks Cruz with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Cruz falls to his knees and Massa doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Massa!
The defeated Hector Cruz had this to say: 'Im finished.'.