PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hoodlum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cruz
vs
Hoodlum

194 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

The Knot
Perkele!

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Hoodlum!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Ted Cruz has been cut.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoodlum.
It seemed like Hoodlum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cruz throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Hoodlum to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Cruz misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoodlum! But no joy.
Hoodlum is looking to land body kicks.

Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoodlum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz lands a shot to the body.
Hoodlum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz digs a right hand into Hoodlum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoodlum's gas tank.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoodlum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoodlum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz stalling the fight.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoodlum's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hoodlum trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Hoodlum.
A short right from Hoodlum on the inside.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Hoodlum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoodlum taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hoodlum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cruz has Hoodlum pushed against the cage.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Hoodlum swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Hoodlum fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Hoodlum.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoodlum's elbow.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Hoodlum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Hoodlum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoodlum tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Hoodlum back against the cage.
Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Hoodlum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoodlum swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoodlum! But no joy.
Hoodlum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoodlum staying out of range there.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a body punch but Hoodlum moves out of range.
Hoodlum keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoodlum was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hoodlum jabs at Cruz's body.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Hoodlum counters with an outside leg kick.
Hoodlum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoodlum explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hoodlum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoodlum lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hoodlum swinging wildly here.
Hoodlum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Hoodlum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ted Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoodlum stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoodlum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoodlum darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoodlum sizes up Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoodlum keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Hoodlum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoodlum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hoodlum counters with a nice body kick.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Hoodlum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cruz's hands.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Hoodlum avoids it well.
Hoodlum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Hoodlum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Hoodlum circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Hoodlum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoodlum connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hoodlum scores with a leg kick.
Hoodlum stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoodlum jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoodlum cracks Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Hoodlum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Hoodlum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Cruz's cut.
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.

Hoodlum tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Hoodlum keeps it at a distance.
Cruz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hoodlum finds it's way round the side to connect with Cruz's head.
Hoodlum scores with a leg kick.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Hoodlum throws out a counter right but Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Hoodlum swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Hoodlum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoodlum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hoodlum. That one must have hurt.
Hoodlum blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoodlum! But no joy.
Hoodlum scores with a shot to the body.
The Hoodlum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoodlum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cruz tries to counter with a takedown but Hoodlum is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoodlum counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz darts in trying to clinch
and Hoodlum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoodlum slips under a jab.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoodlum swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Hoodlum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hoodlum throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hoodlum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoodlum swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoodlum counters with a straight right hand.
Hoodlum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz tries to clinch but Hoodlum moves away
and Hoodlum counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoodlum takes one to the chin there.
Hoodlum slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoodlum shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoodlum scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz misses with a double jab
and Hoodlum counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Cruz misses
and Hoodlum counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hoodlum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoodlum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoodlum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoodlum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoodlum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hoodlum lands a jab.

Hoodlum sends Cruz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hoodlum is motioning to the referee to let Cruz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Cruz is rocked!
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoodlum.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruz tries to clinch up
and Hoodlum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoodlum makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoodlum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hoodlum wants it to stay on the feet.
Hoodlum tries a quick counter leg kick but Cruz is wise to it.
Hoodlum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoodlum scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz in his tracks.
Hoodlum feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.

Hoodlum lands a big uppercut and Cruz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cruz looks OK. Hoodlum waves Cruz back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoodlum seems to be stalking Cruz here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Cruz drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). The Hoodlum!
The Hoodlum decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.